Maybe the "message" is in the song, rather than the artist... "they don't know
about us".... sort of ironic, dontcha think?

In a message dated 98-06-23 21:14:33 EDT, some people wrote:

> In a message dated 98-06-23 19:17:58 EDT, Bill wrote...
>
>  <<
>   I was perusing the official connells website (www.theconnells.com) to
>   check whether any new concerts had been put onto the website and instead
>   the only thing that came up was a real audio version of "They Don't Know
>   About Us" the Tracey Ulman version of the Kirsty MacColl song.  According
>   to the accompanying text the new area of WCON -- Connells Radio -- would
>   contain recent concerts and other stuff that the band thought should get
>   noticed.
>
>   My question would then be is someone in the band a big fan of this song or
>   was this just a clever way to indicate the cult status of the band.  While
>   I have talked to many of the band members about music, Tracey Ulman has
>   never shown up. >>
>
>  I don't think it has as much to do w/ Tracey Ulman as it does w/ Kristy
>  MacColl. She's played w/ the Pogues (i.e., "Fairytale of NY") and the guys
> met
>  the Pogues while recording in Wales, so maybe they've all met up somewhere
>  along the line.
>
>  Perhaps they're doing what Springsteen does....he recommends books and
> albums
>  often in his shows and people check them out b/c he has endorsed it. Maybe
> the
>  guys thought this would be a good way to boost her sales...b/c heck,
there's
> a
>  lot of good Celtic music out there, but if you're not Van or that "ex-
> choirboy
>  who went into a recordin' studio to record his parents' favorite songs for
>  their wedding anniversary and was heard by a record exec"--whatever his
name
>  is--you probably aren't outselling Matchbox 20.