From a live broadcast of Rennes Transmusicals festival 1990 (thanks for the info SimonTologist) (Sorry for the visual blip - didn't affect the audio so ne'er mind...)
John Leckie produced their first album and said that Lee played him a song called “Fishing net”...(which evolved into “Was it something I said”......) ....he said it was one of the best tunes he had ever heard and wanted to record it but nope Mavers said it was for the fabled 2nd album........if only ......
In a Consequence of Sound article it is said that it was Steve Lillywhite who said that. "While working with the La’s in London, Lillywhite remembered Mavers playing a song he wrote called “Fishing Net” that Lillywhite described as one of the best he ever heard. When he asked Mavers if they could record it, Mavers replied “No, that’s for the second album.”
+William Harris And the fact Jake Bugg doesn't write his own songs alone, he has about 2 or 3 writers with him. I was asked to do some work on his debut album a few years ago but had to decline as i was with my family when my old man was dying. Mavers is the real deal, pure talent. Bugg is not.
Same with Robbie Williams and those little cunts in One Direction. They get credited as songwriters just for standing over the REAL songwriter and saying "Yeah, that's really good I like that".
Was it something I said? Or something in your head Get out your bed and Come fill a fishin net Down to the bay On my lonely way Put out your love And come fill a fishin net Put out your love And come fill a fishin net Put out your love And come fill a fishin net
It's so frustrating to hear these incredible bootlegs and wonder what might've been, but then again hearing these tunes on a rough recording is somewhat closer to The La's ethic. It's a catch-22.
Thomas W Ahhh I mind seeing both the Las. And cast. Happy days cast were fking awesome if you got to see em early. The Las were different like fk me that's mental shit
Really has the sound of the sea about it. The rhythm as someone in another thread wisely mentioned is like an Italian Tarantella I went and listened to some Italian Tarantellas and there is definitely influences in 'Fishing Net' Lee never made it a secret that he listened and took influence from many genre's of music. Fishing Net is fabulous 😊
Hey ! According to the voice, I think it was on Bernard Lenoir's programme, on the radio channel "France Inter". Great song by the way, thanks very much for putting it online !
great song, really eerie recording - i'm addicted to it. i don't think it would work recorded in a proper studio. anyone else spotted the police riff at the end ?
+José Marco Segura Jaubert That's the brilliant thing about Mavers. His songs are really timeless and you can trace their roots back to some places you don't find in most other music.
To the comments about the riff at the end: it is the start of Doledrum, another song on their setlist. The song itself is one of the best I have heard, easily one of my favourites m, the bassline is absolutely bouncing all the way through, the lyrics are great as per, Mavers' voice sounds class, and then the lead guitar comes on strong after the final verse to combine with the bass and Mavers' rhythm guitar, it is supreme.
that riff from 2:01 is the same as the end of videotape by radiohead. great minds think alike eh. if lee mavers made another record itd probably be the greatest thing to happen in music for over a decade.
Does anyone know what song this album is on exactly? As far as i know they only made one studio album. So where is the studio version of this song? Or is it just a live song.
hi there could someone explain me the lyrics, i can't get why he talks about "fishing net" and the relation with the rest of the lyrics like "put out your love and come fill a fishing net" (of course i'm a huge fan of Lee Mavers, that's why I wanna know)
Hi everyone. I have the full recording of that concert if anyone is interested. In return I'd love to know what the lyrics to this song are, been trying to figure them out for twenty years... :(
there are still great bands out nowadays, im not refering to the lies of the wombats but the view(minus their song same jeans) and the strokes babyshambles franz paolo nutini nd jamie t
Was it something I said? Or something in your head Get out your bed and Come fill a fishin net Down to the bay On my lonely way Put out your love And come fill a fishin net Put out your love And come fill a fishin net Put out your love And come fill a fishin net
