does "villiers terrace" refer to villers terrace i

by **haikucub** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:11 pm

does anybody know the story behind "villiers terrace"? there's a place in lydbrook, up the road a little ways from rockfield where echo and the bunnymen recorded. curious if the song is a reference to that spot, or just coincidence.

by **King Of Kings** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:42 pm

Its about Hitlers Joy Divison (Brothels)

by **fat cherry** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:21 pm

wasn't there a pub or something called the villiers? its in one of the books I think. Only the box set to hand and doesn't mention that. Just a typoical Mac comment saying he didn't like the album version (Peel sesion version was much sexier) and 'the lyrics sounded like they were about this mad place, and people always asked where it was. It was our Strawberry fields. Its also the greatest drug song thats actually a non-drug song'.

so there, much clearer.

by **Mr. Brian** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:08 pm

I know that this place was pretty sad when they went to register a domain name and I had it.

by **Voodoo Billy** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:04 pm

Nice curtains.

by **black francis** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:36 pm

Those windows do nothing for me.

by **Voodoo Billy** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:38 pm

black francis wrote:Those windows do nothing for me.

Those curtains were made for your windows.

by **mrsmac** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:52 pm

There's a pub called Villiers Terrace in north London, I seem to be on their email list, never actually made it up there though

by **Aigburth Drive** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:11 pm

I always thought it was about the Villers pub in Liverpool City Centre.

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by **fat cherry** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:10 am

thats my understanding where the name came from. In Chris Adams' book there are two quotes, one from early on saying it was this mad party etc etc and then another from the 90s giving the Hitler story (which ihis brother apparently told him).

by **mirrorball** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:12 pm

The subject matter of the song seems like something Joy Division would cover. I read interview where will said initially they really looked upon them for inspiration. Although he didn't go into much detail. I doubt Mac would admit to that as he never includes them as an influence in his interviews.
I know they later toured with them (New Order), but I'm curious if the knew each other or played on the same bills in the late seventies.
Both great bands but nazi's suck.

by **fat cherry** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:55 am

they did a few times.

http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/setlists/

wasn't the gig (in london somewhere) where they effectively recruited pete - or Pete saw them with JD?

does "villiers terrace" refer to villers terrace i

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