Ageing punks stunned after one of their songs was picked for a hit movie – 45 years after it sold just 50 copies | 1T90MQ7 | 2024-04-01 06:08:01
The Limps fizzled out in 1979 after a handful of gigs — some watched by simply five individuals — and a couple of
A GROUP of ageing punks have pogoed into the limelight after certainly one of their songs was picked for successful movie — 45 years after it bought simply 50 copies.
The Limps fizzled out in 1979 after a handful of gigs — some watched by simply five individuals — and a couple of singles.
However their music Somebody I Can Speak To has now discovered a younger viewers after it was featured in coming-of-age comedy Snack Shack, by US director Adam Rehmeier.
Songwriter Andy Septic, better often known as local councillor Andrew Semple, stated: "When Adam acquired in contact final yr to ask if he might use the music, we thought it was a joke.
"It solely bought about 50 copies.
"It's unbelievable.
"If it wasn't for the internet, the music may need been misplaced altogether and positively wouldn't have been heard by a film director dwelling in Nebraska.
"He stated that as he was writing the movie throughout lockdown, he found Somebody I Can Speak To on a playlist on a streaming platform.
"That is pretty exceptional in itself because not many individuals have ever heard it.
"The track caught in his head and he realised it was the music he needed to exit on throughout an emotional scene between a father and son.
"As American audiences are leaving film theatres, they're leaving to that music we wrote in our brief spell as The Limps between 1978 and 1979.
"We're just blown away.
"The information arrived simply as I acquired my concessionary bus move for senior citizens, so it was a great addition to say the least."
Guitarist Andy shaped the band with Derek Watson, Norman Jardine and Tom Davidson, all 66, in Annan in the Scottish Borders in 1978.
Drummer Derek was referred to as Dee Dee Tee, Norman was Chuck Abnormal on bass and lead singer Tom was Tam Limp.
The Limps moved 20 miles south to Carlisle within the hope of cracking the large time but fame never got here.
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The married dad of two went on to work for the Job Centre in Cumbria and is a Labour councillor in Cockermouth.
Norman labored for the European Commission in Brussels, Tom owns an art gallery in the Scottish Borders and Derek is an NHS supervisor in Middlesbrough.
Andy stated: "We've in all probability mellowed through the years but at coronary heart we're nonetheless those young punks.
"All of us liked the band and still enjoy the music now."
The Limps, AKA Derek Watson, Norman Jardine, Tom Davidson and Andy Semple, fizzled out within the 1970s[/caption]
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