Hanky Park pen 'pop' at Glazer Tony Howard : Salford Advertiser : 23 June 2005
SALFORD band Hanky Park is working with other Manchester United-supporting stars to release a single against the club's new owner Malcolm Glazer. The band, named after the area in Pendleton now known as Salford Precinct, are reworking their song 'Come On' with the help of some very special friends including New Order legend Peter Hook, former Stone Roses bassist 'Mani' and TV and radio presenter Terry Christian. The hard-hitting message that the American businessman is not welcome at Old Trafford may be given extra punch as boxers Jamie Moore, Steve Foster Junior and Anthony Farnell have been linked with the project - and it is also hoped former Hollyoaks star Will Mellor and Coronation Street's resident Reds fans will also join in. Hanky Park lead singer James 'Shinny' Davenport said: "I think it was Mani's idea originally but people have been saying for some time that we should do something with our song 'Come On' and make it an anthem that can be sung at the match. So we've started trying to rewrite the lyrics to make them anti-Glazer. "We're all Reds in the band and all our family and friends are too. Everyone's been affected by this guy Glazer coming over from America and sticking his nose in where it's not wanted. "The club has been built up by the fans and we don't need someone like him who's just in it to make money and who is run by greed. This will be our way of raising the issue and another way of showing him the fans aren't happy." The lyrics are being re-written by Shinny and it is hoped recording will begin next week with the track released as soon as possible. Hanky Park are known for their cover of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart featuring Hook playing his original bass parts, which was adopted as an anthem by Salford Reds. "A lot of Reds have shown an interest," said 28-year-old Shinny. "Hooky may sing or play on the track, and Moore, Foster Junior and Farnell could join Terry Christian and Will Mellor. The chorus will be like a chant so they can all sing on it and we hope United fans will take it up and sing it at the game to get the message across. "It's great people like this will stand up to be counted and hopefully this guy will one day leave our club alone." http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/...e_id=13685.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Please use [email protected] for general discussion. To unsubscribe send a blank message (from the email account in question) to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join as a full member of IMUSA today: http://www.imusa.org/join.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/imusa/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
