"It's the 147 and you know you're in heaven" The 147 bus goes along Upper Parliament Street in Liverpool 8. In the '80s there was a big Victorian house we knew where you get entry into a shop of sorts, selling various small plastic bags of weed and resin. You didn't have to know anybody there, just buzz and go in and buy something Ace song!
If the La's are the Beatles, then the Stairs are the Rolling Stones. This song sounds like a mashup of My Generation, Satisfaction, I Can't Explain, and The Last Time. Fucking great.
Puszczałem to w Rozgłośni Harcerskiej w 1993 roku.Nic nie wiedziałem o tej kapeli,ale jak usłyszałem ten numer to czułem ,że jest piekielnie dobry.Miło usłyszec to po latach tylu.
Always felt like this song was a (great) mashup of the Rolling Stones "Last Time" and The Who "Magic Bus." Anyhow, glad to see it available to stream again finally on Spotify....
wow there's a video for this! I found this CD when it came out for 49 cents! in Columbus Ohio. so glad I took a chance on it thinking it was a 60s kinda thing by the cover art. everyday the store put boxes of free stuff out on the sidewalk too besides the cheap prices.
THIS IS ONE WICKED SCOUSE BAND!!! THE STAIRS REALLY SHOULD RECONNECT FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE GIG...WHAT A KICK ASS SHOW THAT WOULD BE!!! CHECK OUT SOME OTHER VIDEOS OF EDGAR JONES HERE ON TH-cam!
fucking great band. never understood how they never really got big. miles ahead of pretty much everything else in their era. mexican r & b is the business.
Fantastic, seen the Stairs about 15 times back in the day, with bands like Space and Cast supporting them, who went on to big things but couldn't hold a candle to the stairs either musically, or playing live.
A disgrace they weren't huge! The La's were great, but the Stairs had that edge .... and yeah, the White Stripes is a blatant copy. The '147' is the bus from Southport to Liverpool! :)
@IndependentGeorge76 fucking great as you say, but perhaps, the fact that a song called Weed Bus, despite being the catchiest song ever, was never going to be played on Radio 1, had something to do with it,
They played a free show at the El Mocambo in Toronto back in the day....Played the club myself sooo knowing where they'd be between sets thought I'd give the band my best....told me to ''fuck off''....wasn't upset the slightest...
Wow. Thank you for clearing that up for us. So sad thst you didnt mention "with the percussion of Magic Bus". Thanks for coming out and enlightening us. Hahahaha Jesus fucking wept. Not to harp on it but your comment is just fucking assinine. Its super obvious for one, and the fact that you drop it like youre some sort of music expert is just icing on the cake. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
I own this CD almost 30 years now. And it's still great!
Saw them live in Manchester around '92. Great band. Great song. 'Mexican R'n'B' is full of good tunes.
"It's the 147 and you know you're in heaven"
The 147 bus goes along Upper Parliament Street in Liverpool 8. In the '80s there was a big Victorian house we knew where you get entry into a shop of sorts, selling various small plastic bags of weed and resin. You didn't have to know anybody there, just buzz and go in and buy something
Ace song!
This is one of my all time favourite tracks by anyone and has been for twenty years
If the La's are the Beatles, then the Stairs are the Rolling Stones.
This song sounds like a mashup of My Generation, Satisfaction, I Can't Explain, and The Last Time. Fucking great.
Puszczałem to w Rozgłośni Harcerskiej w 1993 roku.Nic nie wiedziałem o tej kapeli,ale jak usłyszałem ten numer to czułem ,że jest piekielnie dobry.Miło usłyszec to po latach tylu.
Always felt like this song was a (great) mashup of the Rolling Stones "Last Time" and The Who "Magic Bus." Anyhow, glad to see it available to stream again finally on Spotify....
wow there's a video for this! I found this CD when it came out for 49 cents! in Columbus Ohio. so glad I took a chance on it thinking it was a 60s kinda thing by the cover art. everyday the store put boxes of free stuff out on the sidewalk too besides the cheap prices.
At Magnolia Thunderpussy?
Weed Bus. Mary Joanna. Flying Machine. Timeless classics nobody knows. A shame but then again…greatness is only sussed out by those in the know…;)
I was in LYMP / MITC with Ed Jones when Weed Bus was still in writing.
Seen this lot at King Tuts, Glasgow many years ago and they were fucking ace. Happy, happy days.
Still a mod btw.
I would have been 17/18 when this came out. I have the 12inch mono single at home somewhere. Yep, it still rocks.I wonder if Jack White has a copy?
Get ya skins together!!! Still got my Superstars of Smoking T-shirt somewhere. Get in!
Fun song, brings back good memories.
The old postpunk,the old hc punc travel in my blood,but i'd really like to listen to the stairs or unless something new about them!...
THIS IS ONE WICKED SCOUSE BAND!!! THE STAIRS REALLY SHOULD RECONNECT FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE GIG...WHAT A KICK ASS SHOW THAT WOULD BE!!! CHECK OUT SOME OTHER VIDEOS OF EDGAR JONES HERE ON TH-cam!
fucking great band. never understood how they never really got big. miles ahead of pretty much everything else in their era. mexican r & b is the business.
Elite 😊
Terrific!
i'd rather listen to the weed bus than the other tunes you mentioned, so yeh they are fukin great!
top tune! ever ages .......
formidable !
Grazie alla quarantena: l’ho ritrovata dopo una ricerca di giorni! Non esiste quasi traccia di questo capolavoro!
That guy at the beginning with the curly black hair on the drums is my brother!
The greatest Rolling Stones song they never sung.
More like The Who song it’s tipping the hat at. “Magic Bus”
@@wornyodelrecords Always loved the Whos original !
The Rolling Stoned !
Fantastic, seen the Stairs about 15 times back in the day, with bands like Space and Cast supporting them, who went on to big things but couldn't hold a candle to the stairs either musically, or playing live.
FUCKING AWESOME! I only know 2 people who EVEN know of the stairs!
Me cagu'm la mare quel's va parir !!! El "Mexican r'n'b" és del millor dels 90.
GET YOUR SKINS TOGETHER IT'S THE 147!
one of the best songs ever written. fact.
Weed bus,......Love it!! I got the vinyl of this, Spelt wrong though!!.Or did i??
I've always thought that dave Mcabe from the zutons stole more than a little of his image and vibe from Ged Lynn
A disgrace they weren't huge! The La's were great, but the Stairs had that edge .... and yeah, the White Stripes is a blatant copy. The
'147' is the bus from Southport to Liverpool! :)
@IndependentGeorge76 fucking great as you say, but perhaps, the fact that a song called Weed Bus, despite being the catchiest song ever, was never going to be played on Radio 1, had something to do with it,
If you must have pastiche, let it be totally awesome pastiche.
@brycemaster Tell you what mate is he still playing? He is IT!
@oneUNITED7SS Bang on but Don't forget Magic Bus too!! Give me a hundred
i now ullet road ended up moving to the top of ullet road corner house jst on smithdown road
They played a free show at the El Mocambo in Toronto back in the day....Played the club myself sooo knowing where they'd be between sets thought I'd give the band my best....told me to ''fuck off''....wasn't upset the slightest...
hahah i remember edgar from liverpoool youth music :)
i know why they didn't get big. forces of rock'n'roll corporate evil.
i wanna be the beatlllessss lol
anyone got 'window pane'?
My cousin told me to look up the stairs this is what i got
[correction] ........never ages. its the 147!!
can he get us some weed?
Love it💙💛🧡❤❤🤍❣❣
"Hyukhyukhyuk" - Edgar laughs.
i went to liverpool youth music with this band paul and edgar where in my class with richie austin we wher a better band though
Anyone know what the first and third lines of the lyrics are?
Real ,real, real Rascals.
Mint
This is essentially a remake of The Rolling Stones - The Last Time with different lyrics.
Wow. Thank you for clearing that up for us. So sad thst you didnt mention "with the percussion of Magic Bus". Thanks for coming out and enlightening us. Hahahaha Jesus fucking wept. Not to harp on it but your comment is just fucking assinine. Its super obvious for one, and the fact that you drop it like youre some sort of music expert is just icing on the cake. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha