Blog » Bill’s blog – May 29-31, 2009
Tuesday 30th June 2009
Proof if ever was needed that Bill’s music can continue to inspire the latest wave of bands breaking onto the scene. The Dolly Rockers have created a remixed, hybrid version of Bill’s (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star – called Je Suis Une Dolly – according to The Times, which Bill flagged up on Friday morning.
According to the article by Pete Paphides in the Times (Arts Sounds) headed Hello, Dollies:
“…In advance of the band's debut single, the thick-skinned paps outside Soho House are already deferring to Dolly Rockers. How soon before the rest of Britain follows suit? July was pencilled for the release of the trio's WAG-baiting debut single Gold Digger. A fortnight ago, however, Scott Mills, standing in for Chris Moyles, decided to air another tune, Je Suis Une Dolly, a Breezer-glugging Brits-abroad hybrid of Blur's Girls And Boys and Bill Wyman's 1981 hit (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star.
“What happened next lends weight to the theory that in a recession people like their pop as frivolous as possible. In spite or perhaps because of the song making Girls Aloud sound like Coldplay by comparison - sample lyric: ‘Got nowt to lose in the Moulin Rouge/ And we'll flash our pants when we can-can’ - the ensuing demand caught their record company off guard. EMI was left with no choice but to rush out a download of Je Suis Une Dolly, complete with a video secretly filmed on the Tube…”
With the news done, Bill was straight into work, updating his diary, and working on his projects before driving from London to Gedding in the evening so that he could begin the daunting task of cataloguing his detector finds that had been returned from Edward Martin’s office.
See more about Bill’s metal detecting finds
On Saturday, Bill was up early, and began working on scanning his hammered coins for inclusion on this site – you can see the galleries of Bill’s hammered coins, dating from 1066 to around 1600 by clicking here. In the afternoon, Bill watched the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Everton, with Bill saying it as a good game, with Chelsea the better team and deserved winners.
Sunday was quiet. Bill continued ploughing through his projects, pausing only to grab a light lunch and to discover, during the afternoon, a hive of bees nesting in the eves above the bathroom. Bill had a late dinner, then watched the latest James Bond movie on DVD. Bill’s verdict? Well over-the-top, but interesting.
According to the article by Pete Paphides in the Times (Arts Sounds) headed Hello, Dollies:
“…In advance of the band's debut single, the thick-skinned paps outside Soho House are already deferring to Dolly Rockers. How soon before the rest of Britain follows suit? July was pencilled for the release of the trio's WAG-baiting debut single Gold Digger. A fortnight ago, however, Scott Mills, standing in for Chris Moyles, decided to air another tune, Je Suis Une Dolly, a Breezer-glugging Brits-abroad hybrid of Blur's Girls And Boys and Bill Wyman's 1981 hit (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star.
“What happened next lends weight to the theory that in a recession people like their pop as frivolous as possible. In spite or perhaps because of the song making Girls Aloud sound like Coldplay by comparison - sample lyric: ‘Got nowt to lose in the Moulin Rouge/ And we'll flash our pants when we can-can’ - the ensuing demand caught their record company off guard. EMI was left with no choice but to rush out a download of Je Suis Une Dolly, complete with a video secretly filmed on the Tube…”
With the news done, Bill was straight into work, updating his diary, and working on his projects before driving from London to Gedding in the evening so that he could begin the daunting task of cataloguing his detector finds that had been returned from Edward Martin’s office.
See more about Bill’s metal detecting finds
On Saturday, Bill was up early, and began working on scanning his hammered coins for inclusion on this site – you can see the galleries of Bill’s hammered coins, dating from 1066 to around 1600 by clicking here. In the afternoon, Bill watched the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Everton, with Bill saying it as a good game, with Chelsea the better team and deserved winners.
Sunday was quiet. Bill continued ploughing through his projects, pausing only to grab a light lunch and to discover, during the afternoon, a hive of bees nesting in the eves above the bathroom. Bill had a late dinner, then watched the latest James Bond movie on DVD. Bill’s verdict? Well over-the-top, but interesting.
