As part of their BBC Radio 1 shows, the pair produced pastiches of chart songs, such as "You're Gormless", a parody of Babybird's "You're Gorgeous", "Lardy Boy", a parody of Placebo's "Nancy Boy", and "Why Is It Always Dairylea", spoofing Travis's "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?", using the band names 'Baby Bloke', 'Gazebo' and 'Dave Lee Travisty' respectively. When they rewrote The Seahorses' "Love Is the Law" as "(Now) I Know (Where I'm Going) Our Kid", they chose the stage-name Shirehorses, which they then retained for future recordings and performances. Other parodies include "I Want a Roll with It" (spoofing "Roll with It" by Oasis), "Feel Like Shite" ("Alright" by Supergrass), and "Country Spouse" ("Country House" by Blur).
The band toured extensively, playing many small, university gigs to exploit their popularity with students. However, they also performed at larger venues, supporting Blur on a 1997 UK tour, taking in several stadia, and appearing at Glastonbury Festival in 1997.
Marc Riley was formerly a member of BritishManchester band the Fall and later the Creepers before embarking on a radio presentation career alongside Mark Radcliffe. Formerly a double act on BBC Radio 1, in March 2004 they went their separate ways, Radcliffe initially to BBC Radio 2, Riley to BBC Radio 6 Music and later joined at the station by Mark Radcliffe as part of the afternoon Radcliffe and Maconie show.
^Kelly, Jon (8 May 2001). "Mark and Lard take to the stage". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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shirehorses, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2018, learn, w. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shirehorses news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the British band For the breed of horse see Shire horse The Shirehorses were a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley known collectively as Mark and Lard 1 ShirehorsesAlso known asThe Mighty HorseOriginManchester EnglandGenresComedy rock parodyYears active1997 2001LabelsWarner ColumbiaPast membersMark RadcliffeMarc Lard RileyChris LeeRhys HughesPatrick Gallagher AKA Dick ScruttockAs part of their BBC Radio 1 shows the pair produced pastiches of chart songs such as You re Gormless a parody of Babybird s You re Gorgeous Lardy Boy a parody of Placebo s Nancy Boy and Why Is It Always Dairylea spoofing Travis s Why Does It Always Rain on Me using the band names Baby Bloke Gazebo and Dave Lee Travisty respectively When they rewrote The Seahorses Love Is the Law as Now I Know Where I m Going Our Kid they chose the stage name Shirehorses which they then retained for future recordings and performances Other parodies include I Want a Roll with It spoofing Roll with It by Oasis Feel Like Shite Alright by Supergrass and Country Spouse Country House by Blur The band toured extensively playing many small university gigs to exploit their popularity with students However they also performed at larger venues supporting Blur on a 1997 UK tour taking in several stadia and appearing at Glastonbury Festival in 1997 Marc Riley was formerly a member of British Manchester band the Fall and later the Creepers before embarking on a radio presentation career alongside Mark Radcliffe Formerly a double act on BBC Radio 1 in March 2004 they went their separate ways Radcliffe initially to BBC Radio 2 Riley to BBC Radio 6 Music and later joined at the station by Mark Radcliffe as part of the afternoon Radcliffe and Maconie show Discography editThe Shirehorses have released two albums to date The Worst Album in the World Ever EVER a parody of the long string of compilation albums released in the UK since the 1990s called The Best genre Album in the world ever Our Kid Eh a play on the name of Radiohead s album Kid A References edit Kelly Jon 8 May 2001 Mark and Lard take to the stage The Guardian London Retrieved 28 May 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shirehorses amp oldid 1141756637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
