Mac At Anfield

by **Dr Cheese** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:30 am

So there I was watching the Liverpool Legends Hillsborough charity footy match on the telly last night when, right at the end, who should they wheel out to lead the players and crowd in a rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone but our very own Ian McCulloch. My toes have never curled so much - he took the mic, muttered about it being "the greatest honour of my life" or something, it was hard to tell, wandered around in a circle (?) then proceeded to "sing" almost inaudibly the first couple of lines over a backing track of Gerry and The Pacemakers. He then handed the mic to a couple of kids in the crowd who sounded like Orville The Duck on acid. They were still better than Mac though.
Maybe he was overcome with emotion or maybe he was just pissed, I just wish he'd stayed in the stands. Very embarrassing.

I love these comments on an LFC fansite:

"That guy with the mic who was meant to be singing ynwa, who the hell was he? He didnt really wanna be there did he?"

"Dunno, he looked like a tramp they picked up from the streets."

"That Mike Read is a shite singer"

Well done Mac.

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by **Dave Smith** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:59 am

That Mike Read.......I cant stop laughing.Singers at football grounds are shit full stop.I once witnessed Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart at a England Schoolboys game at Wembley.

by **guitarplayer on here too** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:17 am

When I heard about that match on the radio last night, I had visions of Mac standing there singing with kids and their parents shouting from the stands "who's that half blind w**ker with the mike?" :eek:

by **fat cherry** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:37 am

or maybe he just cant do the big crowds. oh no, what have i said. but at least that explains everything - it being a mighty long way down rock n roll, york & glastonbury all the way to pizza hut (this years glasto notwithstanding, though it will be dark - oh hod no, now i realsie why he has the glasses on all time. anyone want any old records?

by **withahip** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:00 am

That makes me sad. Oh, Mac.

by **Dr Cheese** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:13 am

I thought I'd found a video of it on youtube but it's been removed by the user, funny that.

by **withahip** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:27 am

I complain about the duo in some delusional hope they will see this and it will be a kick in the pants to be great.

Now, I feel like what Craig Ferguson said about Brittany Spears.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bbaRyDLMvA[/youtube]

by **Frank The Bunny** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:43 am

Dr Cheese wrote:I thought I'd found a video of it on youtube but it's been removed by the user, funny that.

by **black francis** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:10 am

Right now the official site is proclaiming this is the best exposure ever for the Bunnymen seen by hundreds of millions of American viewers.

by **Dr Cheese** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:24 am

That video does nothing to convey the shambolic nature of Mac's appearance, we need the tv footage, I'm sure it'll appear before long.

Found this post over on the dark side:

"just witnessed ians "rendition" :confused: