The Boat That Rocked
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jazzy_daveWell, that was a fine day. Mucho sunbathing, music, some food, a good read, and vino. Just the sex and drugs were missing but we had the rock and roll.
And talking of antiestablishmentarianism I watched that hilarious movie last night called The Boat That Rocked (also known as Pirate Radio in the USA). This was in the sixties when the BBC ruled and pop only had 45 minutes per day on the airwaves. For that boomer generation who wanted music radio, it was supplied by the offshore pirate radios or Radio Luxembourg. Radio Caroline was one of the biggest offshore pirate stations.
The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom 24-7 from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government try to endeavour to shut them down. The soundtrack is fabulous with all these sixties grooves.
Full movie here --
Enjoy.
And talking of antiestablishmentarianism I watched that hilarious movie last night called The Boat That Rocked (also known as Pirate Radio in the USA). This was in the sixties when the BBC ruled and pop only had 45 minutes per day on the airwaves. For that boomer generation who wanted music radio, it was supplied by the offshore pirate radios or Radio Luxembourg. Radio Caroline was one of the biggest offshore pirate stations.
The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom 24-7 from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government try to endeavour to shut them down. The soundtrack is fabulous with all these sixties grooves.
Full movie here --
Enjoy.
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