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Light Side of the Sun?

As we have just celebrated the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's masterpiece, why not adapt it to our own circumstances?

1. Speak to Me
Could we have the reintroduction of AGMs please? At least the proletariat may well be able to sound off about a few things before being pu

2. Breathe
Don't leave me, look around, choose your own ground. The higher we fly, the more we pay, we live to fight another day — well, how much longer??

3. Time
Well, perhaps it's time to let go of the train set, Mr Kenwright? There may well be at least one more (or less?) of those Russian billionaires out there willing to buy you out. Yes, I see another of the great train robbers has gone to that great gig in the sky. Flowers shouldn't be a problem.

4. The great gig in the Sky
With the blues up there (led, of course, by the incomparable Dixie, we're already 3-0 up after 10 minutes), no more needs to be said.

5. Money
Now that's a difficult one, it really is. We all appreciate you guys on the board have ploughed every last euro from your Cyprus bank accounts into supporting the club... but... well... you know... there seems still to be a little something still missing??

6. Us and them
As everybody knows these days, it's £300 for a decent Bordeaux. And that lot moan about £3-40 for a pint of Chang? I rest my case.

7. Any colour you like
A new stadium, a shared stadium, a new team, new colours, red and white, red bull, red shirts, red faces. Err, blue flags, blue moon, blue money, blues at the stadium, blue cheers, blue victory!!

8. Brain Damage
Over to you, Bill...

9. Eclipse
That shadow over the sun, is one of nature's wonders! Can you hand over the reins, Bill — as long as it's not the Venkys?!!

John Brennan, Northeast Posted 25/03/2013 at 16:44:24

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Tom Dodds
787 Posted 26/03/2013 at 04:21:51

Continuing the Floyd theme... Kenwright is The Wall...
And we are just another brick.
Could also add Atom Heart Mother...Sheep...Or..

One of these days...(as the finale).

Derek Thomas
795 Posted 26/03/2013 at 07:52:40

Arnold Lane will be like signing a new player, I can't wait to see See Emily Play and as for the Scarecrow, he will sign for a team that play in black and green.

Brian Hill
804 Posted 26/03/2013 at 09:36:30

Neither Kenwright nor Moyes has the nerve to make The Final Cut.

Derek, love the Barrett era references. Pity DK didn't come off, then our new club song could have been "I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like".

James Morgan
815 Posted 26/03/2013 at 09:54:07

The Park End needs Another Brick In The Wall.

John Moores — Wish You Were Here!

Eugene Ruane
822 Posted 26/03/2013 at 10:29:52

Regarding BK, Elstone, Green etc, I would certainly NOT be careful with that axe.

Brian Hill
825 Posted 26/03/2013 at 10:38:09

Great lyric for Kenwright from "Dogs":

"You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to."

Andy Meighan
863 Posted 26/03/2013 at 13:21:10

Track 5: Money, and Everton go hand in hand. That song could have been written for our club.

Brian (#804), you stole my thunder there with The Final Cut.

Danny Kewley
864 Posted 26/03/2013 at 13:02:53

If Light Side of the Sun is a Bizzaro opposite to Dark Side of the Moon... then here are a couple I would not use as a tribute to Billy Liar:

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and of course "Wish You Were Here"

Steavey Buckley
915 Posted 26/03/2013 at 16:27:23

Could you imagine a shared stadium with our neighbours across the park and a certain named colour red would have to be used on the shared stadium colours often referred to as RedShite by Evertonians. Most hilarious to say the least.

Peter Mills
925 Posted 26/03/2013 at 17:09:16

It's time to renew my season ticket, I'll get it even though I've got no idea who will be managing or playing, and there's virtually no chance of any kind of progress. Well, it's what we do, isn't it?
Yep. Comfortably Numb.

Colin Wainwright
938 Posted 26/03/2013 at 18:13:34

Goodbye Blue Skies?

Dennis Stevens
943 Posted 26/03/2013 at 18:34:19

Animals : More

James Flynn
974 Posted 26/03/2013 at 21:03:22

Good stuff, John. Too bad you picked one of the most over-rated sounds in the history of the human being's ability to hear.

How about we have an adaptation of an album reflecting our owners' desire to win things? What was Milli Vanilli's big album called?

Ian Black
002 Posted 27/03/2013 at 00:38:51

Syd Barrett once did a gig in the 70s, in one of his less lucid days, shall we say. He came onto the stage to rapturous applause, fried an egg on an old gas cooker and walked off to stunned silence. That was it.

For me, that sort of sums up Bill Kenwright's tenure as Everton chairman.

Dennis Stevens
004 Posted 27/03/2013 at 00:46:53

Hadn't heard of that one, Ian. Although I've heard of Barrett boiling an egg in a kettle, but not as a performance on stage, just to get a boiled egg to eat.

Derek Thomas
029 Posted 27/03/2013 at 09:47:19

Brian #804 Floyd were on the bill at a multiband do at the old stadium one friday night around 1969. They were one of the reasons I went.

Everybody was there for a rocking night. They came on around 10ish, minus I presume Barrett, playing their ' new stuff '. Everybody was totally underwhelmed, we were here to ROCK AND ROLL party on down etc.

They did about 2 and a half songs, seen they were flogging a dead horse and packed in halfway through the 3rd, some one in the band said, sorry this is not for you OR us goodnight.

We just weren't ready for it in 69-70, I mean jeez, we thought we were cutting edge for moving on from the drifters and Motown.

A quick pause and reshuffle and the were replaced by an earlier local band who were resident sat the Cavern, The Klubs...they rocked.

Ross Edwards
379 Posted 28/03/2013 at 20:27:09

I'm not going to adapt a Pink Floyd lyric to us, but I am to Brendan Rodgers.
"Oi Brendan, leave those kids alone!"

Colin Wainwright
520 Posted 29/03/2013 at 10:01:53

I've heard that Syd, just before he lost it completely, walked round with a piece of cheese in his hair for three weeks. Crazy fucker.

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