“Gary is loyalty. John is calm. Pete is… another fucking story. Together they’re my brothers. They’re my family, my chemistry, my love. Whether we’re playing music or not.”
— Carl Barat on The Libertines, Music.163.com, 2018, via @ashtarosh
Sorry if this is already on here, I haven’t seen it anywhere. Immensely glad I’ll be attending Victorious as well as Wheels & Fins now with some of my favourite people x
The boys talked about Margate on BBC South East Today. If you want to see more of Peter wearing very little clothing and singing the Margate song while Carl pretends he’s not there, you can watch the full interview here, (though fair warning the audio sounds like it was recorded in a bathtub).
Ohh welcome! As they boys say don’t be shy! Truly everyone is lovely! Not sure what you have heard already, all the hits I imagine, so I’ve listed my most vital rarer Libs songs below.
In terms of suggestions from their albums as a fan I would say… all of them, heh! But important standouts are: Good Old Days (this is essentially the fundamental philosophy of the band in song), Last Post On The Bugle (Carl once referred to it being along the lines of Peter’s goodbye letter prior to their split), Death On The Stairs (this one is the boys’ favourite song to play so an important one), You’re My Waterloo (which is also vital as it’s believed to be a song about Peter and Carl’s relationship, particularity Peter singing about Carl) and of course Can’t Stand Me Now because it’s just them brawling and breaking up in song. Milkman’s Horse is a recent one that speaks of their relationship. But honestly there is such a tapestry of songs that are important to their story, however that’s a start!
The live show set lists have stayed very similar for the past year or two, so this setlist linked here is about the norm for their own gigs and this setlist here about what you’d see for a festival slot (you’d likely get a few extra songs if they’re headlining however). That said they sometimes play random old songs or covers and skip the hits – you kind of never know. The first time I saw them they skipped What A Waster but did Hooligans on E which was rare and amazing! So anything can happen with that lot.
I’m assuming you have heard the hits like Can’t Stand Me Now and the albums, so other songs you must hear, links included, according to me anyway! Other suggestions welcome! Please comment with your own.
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