Any music about Sheffield?

[longlele 10]

I'm looking for background music for my video,which is about sheffield.anything good?

 

cheers

[KJ_VENOM 10]

livin' in a box by livin' in a box about the kelvin flats

[Classic Rock 10]

How about 'Dirty old Town'?

'We gotta get out of this place'?

[e3sa934 10]

'sheffield shanty' - monkey swallows the universe

[lazyherbert 10]

Here is a song a friend once sang to me but I have forgotten the tune.

 

To be a Sheffield grinder,it is no easy trade,

there`s more than you`d imagine to the grinding of a blade,

the strongest man amongst us is old at 32,

there are few who brave such hardships, as we poor grinders do.

[Zebra 10]

There's a CD somewhere - I have a copy, called Made In Sheffield, all Sheffield bands, maybe some of them are about the city too? Might be worth googling.

[melthebell 863]

all of richard hawleys stuff? - his new albums called ladys bridge?

or find some jody wildgoose..........not about sheff but hes sheff born and bred, and abit...weird

[purdyamos 10]

Lots of things by Pulp!

 

My favourite was Sheffield Sex City, but it's got the F word in it which may be inappropriate, depending on where your video's going to be shown.

[Norton 10]

'sheffield shanty' - monkey swallows the universe

 

Aye... second that one.

 

Very relevant for the flooding of the other week!

[purdyamos 10]

Wickerman from the last lp. It's very wordy, but has lots of landmarks and recognisable references. It's about the rivers, so if your video's flood-related it'll fit nicely.

 

Sheffield Sex City lyrics. This was the b side to a 12" but should be available on compilations or online somewhere. The long atmospheric intro is a steamy-sounding list of districts.

 

Deep Fried in Kelvin. I think it was in Trainspotting (???)

[U_Got_It 10]

ABC - All of my Heart

[purdyamos 10]

Just had a rummage in the CD box...

 

If you want some good background music with a Sheffield 'flavour' but with non-site-specific lyrics, I Monster are a good bet. Their lp neveroddoreven has been used a lot for background music, from Shaun of the Dead to Gardener's World! They've collaborated with several local acts, so the styles are quite varied. Or try All Seeing I, who overlap with I Monster and have also collaborated with local names for that unique Sheffield down-to-earth weirdness.