Author: Padraig Fahy

  • [The JukeBox] #81 – The Beautiful South – Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

    [The JukeBox] #81 – The Beautiful South – Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)

    Recently on Spotify, I was playing a 90’s / 00’s pop mix and rediscovered this fantastic song by The Beautiful South.

    It was released in September of 1996 and ready Number 5 in the UK Singles Charts and Number 11 in Ireland and was part of their 5th Album, “Blue is the colour”

    With its catchy lyrics and beat, it’s something to go back to and enjoy once more.

    Lyrics:

    And the women tug their hair
    Like they’re trying to prove it won’t fall out
    And all the men are gargoyles
    Dipped long in Irish stout

    The whole place is pickled
    The people are pickles for sure
    And no one knows if they’ve done more here
    Than they ever would do in a jar

    This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
    Liverpool or Rome
    ‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
    Anywhere alone
    Anywhere alone

    And everyone is blonde
    And everyone is beautiful
    And when blondes and beautiful are multiple
    They become so dull and dutiful

    And when faced with dull and dutiful
    They fire red warning flares
    Battle khaki personality
    With red underwear

    This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
    Liverpool or Rome
    ‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
    Anywhere alone
    Anywhere alone

    The whole place is pickled
    The people are pickles for sure
    And no one knows if they’ve done more here
    Than they ever would do in a jar

    This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
    Liverpool or Rome
    ‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
    Anywhere alone

    This could be Rotterdam or anywhere
    Liverpool or Rome
    ‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere
    Anywhere alone
    Anywhere alone
    Anywhere alone
    Anywhere alone
    Anywhere alone, alone, alone

    Ooh this could be Rotterdam or anywhere
    Liverpool or Rome
    ‘Cause Rotterdam is anywhere alone
    Alone, alone

  • WWE Survivor Series: WarGames Predictions

    WWE Survivor Series: WarGames Predictions

    Not too long after Crown Jewel, we are already at Survivor Series and for the first time this year, the ‘WarGames’ is coming to the main roster.

    There are 2 WarGames matches and at the time of writing, 2 championship matches.

    • Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim, and TBA vs Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky), Nikki Cross, and Rhea Ripley in a WarGames Match

      • I feel that the 5th woman is going to be a returning Doudrop (Or Becky Lynch if she is ready) and will be the powerhouse to win the WarGames match. Team Bianca to win

    • The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch), Drew McIntyre, and Kevin Owens vs. The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)

      • This will be a banger after banger after banger. The Brutes have nothing to lose here and it would solidify the Bloodline. I can’t see them being knocked off before Wrestlemania. The Bloodline to win

    • AJ Styles (w/ The OC) vs Finn Bálor (w/ The Judgement Day)

      • Former Bullet Club leaders going head-to-head and it will be fantastic. I expect references to BC aplenty in this match. One to watch. Finn Bálor to win.

    • Ronda Rousey (C) vs Shotzi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship

      • Ronda needs a few wins against her name and will feed on Shotzi. I don’t expect this to go long. Ronda to retain

    • Seth “Freakin” Rollins (C) vs Bobby Lashley vs Austin Theory in a Triple Threat for the United States Championship

      • Bobby will probably ‘kill’ Austin Theory from the outset but Seth will nab the win and retain his title by the skin of his teeth. Seth to retain

  • [The JukeBox] #80 – Perfume – Love the World

    [The JukeBox] #80 – Perfume – Love the World

    Nocchi, KASHIYIKA and a-chan make up the Japanese pop girl group sensation, Perfume.

    Formed in 2000, the trio have been a staple in the Japanese pop scene since they were signed to Amuse, Inc in 2003. They would stay with them for 9 years before signing with Universal Music Group in 2012 and have been there ever since.

    Perfume has been a guilty pleasure of mine for years and every so often, I go back to listen to the album that got me hooked on them.

    Their newer music is just as good as the ‘old’ and still a great listening experience.

    Today, we look at ‘Love the World’, released in 2008 and was the first ‘technopop’ song to reach Number 1 on the Oricon charts (Basically the Japanese version of the IRMA Single Chart or the UK Top 40.)

    This would become one of the singles released ahead of the 2009 release of their 2nd studio album Triangle (⊿) album. (In Japan, the singles are released ahead of the release of the album)

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    Lyrics

    Kossori himitsu wo ageru wa zutto suki ni shite ii no yo
    Kitto kimi mo ki ni iru yo futari dake no tokutouseki

    Choppiri unmei mitai na
    Kyara ni mo nai you na koto mo
    Kanjitatte ii janai no
    Dareka kaita shinario?

    Mada kono saki ga mienai
    Ichibanboshi sagasu te ga furuetemo

    Akiramenai de taisetsu na
    Sukoshi no iji to kimi yo daarin
    Shigekiteki hora suteki
    Mieru sekai ga kirameku wa
    Tesaguri no atashi ni mo
    Sukoshi wakaru ki ga shiterun da
    Yawaraka na kimi no taimingu
    Zurui desho chuchuchu
    Love love the world

    Yappari chansu wo ageru wa yatto mieta kimi no sukima
    Kitto hitori de nayande oshiete kurete iin da yo

    Choppiri hanse mitai na
    Kyara ni mo nai you na koto mo
    Tama ni wa ii janai no
    Dare ka kaita shinario?

    Mada kono saki ga mienai
    Ichibanboshi sagasu te ga furuetemo

    Akiramenai de taisetsu na
    Sukoshi no iji to kimi yo daarin
    Shigekiteki hora suteki
    Mieru sekai ga kirameku wa
    Tesaguri no atashi ni mo
    Sukoshi wakaru ki ga shiterun da
    Yawaraka na kimi no taimingu
    Zurui desho chuchuchu
    Love love the world

    Have a nice day!
    Be in a good mood yeh!
    In all the world
    Love the world

    Yorokobi no naka mada kono saki ga mienai
    Ichiban boshi sagasu te ga furuetemo

    Akiramenai de taisetsu na
    Sukoshi no iji to kimi yo daarin
    Shigekiteki hora suteki
    Mieru sekai ga kirameku wa
    Tesaguri no atashi ni mo
    Sukoshi wakaru ki ga shiterun da
    Yawaraka na kimi no taimingu
    Zurui desho chuchuchu
    Love love the world

    Have a nice day!
    Be in a good mood yeh!
    In all the world
    Love the world

  • WWE Crown Jewel 2022 Predictions

    WWE Crown Jewel 2022 Predictions

    It’s time for another Saudi Blood Money Show.

    I will not go into detail about the results of this show because it’s a glorified house show.

    • Alexa Bliss & Asuka (C) vs Damage Ctrl (Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky) in a tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

      • Winner: Alexa Bliss & Asuka retain!

    • The OC (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) vs The Judgement Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio) [w/ Rhea Ripley] in a 6-man tag team match.

      • Winner: The Judgement Day!

    • Drew McIntyre vs Karrion Kross [w/ Scarlett] in a Steel Cage Match

      • Winner: Karrion Kross!

    • The Uso (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) (C) vs The Brawling Brutes in a tag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships.

      • Winner: The Usos retain!

    • Braun Strowman vs Omos in a singles match.

      • Winner: Braun Strowman!

    • Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley in a singles match.

      • Winner: Brock Lesnar!

    • Bianca Belair (C) vs Bayley in a Last Woman Standing match for the RAW Women’s Championship

      • Winner: Bayley to become champion!

    • Roman Reigns (C) [w/ The Bloodline] vs Logan Paul in a singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

      • Winner: Roman Reigns retains!

  • I am entitled to my opinion

    I am entitled to my opinion

    I posted this earlier today on my Twitter, but I am converting it to a blog post to reaffirm my stance.

    After the other day’s events, I am not shying away from sharing my opinion.

    I (as well as everyone else) am entitled to my own opinion, especially unpopular ones.

    If you do not like my opinions, please utilise the ‘Block’ functionality.

    As long as I do not break the site rules or violate any laws, I will continue.

    So with that being said: Pineapple does belong on Pizza.

    That goes for ANY platform that I use. And it should go without saying that the views that I express online are of my opinion and not of my employer.

    As per pf.ie/s:

    Everything that I say on Social Media is MY PERSONAL OPINION AND VIEWS and are not the views or opinions of my employer. If you have a problem, direct your messages to me.

  • WWE Extreme Rules 2022 Predictions

    WWE Extreme Rules 2022 Predictions

    Tomorrow night, inside of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA is the 14th Extreme Rules PPV Premium Live Event and every match has a stipulation.

    This is in stark contrast to previous years where there might have only had 1 stipulation.

    Tomorrow night is also the potential reveal of the White Rabbit, an ARG that has been played out on WWE House Shows (Non-televised shows) and at random times during Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown. In between commercial breaks, fans were listening to ‘White Rabbit’ by Jefferson Airplane.

    Viewers were shown QR codes, either planted backstage or flashing on the screen for a second or two. Each one featured a puzzle that would eventually lead to the next location for WWE.

    Some of the links from the links this week have shown the following:

    Mysterious numbers, symbols, morse code and even barcodes lead to White Rabbit milk.

    This is of course the return of Bray Wyatt. A superstar who was released from WWE back in July 2021 has been teasing his return for some time, especially after the retirement of Vince McMahon.

    Who knows where or if he will pop up tomorrow night is yet to be understood.

    Besides the Bray Wyatt/White Rabbit stuff, there is still a loaded card from bell to bell, including the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championship is up for grabs.

    Non-Title Matches

    • Matt Riddle vs Seth Rollins in a Fight Pit match (with special guest referee Daniel Cormier)

      • I am so glad they brought back the Fight Pit. Matt Riddle has been inside the Fight Pit once against former NXT Superstar Timothy Thatcher back in 2020 with special guest referee Kurt Angle.
      • The feud for this has been great, the two of them getting under each other’s skin and I couldn’t think of a better way of settling this.
      • Matt Riddle wins. [Correct Prediction]

    • Edge vs Finn Bálor in an “I Quit” match.

      • The feud between The Judgement Day and Edge has been bumpy. A bad booking decision was made by Vince to kick Edge out of TJD even though he was the one that formed it. Hopefully, this ends up with Edge returning because I do not see what else Edge could do here. The addition of Dominik Mysterio to The Judgement Day has been nothing short of amazing. The connection between Rhea and Dom is great!
      • The Judgement Day needs to come out of this strong as a whole, so I have Finn Bálor to win. If Edge wins, I am not sure where TJD goes from here. [Correct Prediction]

    • Drew McIntyre vs Karrion Kross in a Strap match.

      • This is going to be bloody. Two big lads fighting each out and beating the crap out of each other with the leather strap. I predict that there are going to be shenanigans from Scarlett too.
      • Their feud has been rocky in the last week or two but it’s a good start for the returning Karrion after being out of the WWE fold for a while now.
      • Karrion Kross to win! [Correct Predicition]

    • The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and BUTCH) vs IMPERIUM (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) in a 6-man tag team ‘Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook match’

      • This feud has been great. Sheamus had a fantastic match against Gunter at Clash at the Castle in Wales for the Intercontinental Championship (And at the time of writing, are set to have a rematch for the title tonight on SmackDown (1 am on BT Sport (UK/Ireland) / 8e/7c on FOX (US)))
      • BUTCH being the literal personification of Scrappy Doo has always been a highlight for me. This is going to be a must-watch match.
      • The Brawling Brutes to win! [Correct Prediction]

    Title Matches

    • Bianca Belair (C) vs Bayley in a Ladder match for the RAW Women’s Championship

      • Ever since Bayley (And Dakota Kai and IYO SKY) returned to WWE back at Summerslam, I was very hyped for Bayley’s first match and I am finally glad that she is getting an opportunity once more for the RAW Women’s Championship.
      • Bianca has been a great champion since winning the title at Wrestlemania but the storyline that was supposed to be told with Becky Lynch got thrown out due to Becky’s injury, but this made up for it.
      • For storyline purposes, taking the belt off Bianca here makes sense. Let Bayley and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Dakota and Iyo enjoy a run and perhaps swap the titles either at Survivor Series or potentially at the Royal Rumble. Bianca doesn’t need a long reign with the title.
      • Bayley to win and to become the NEW RAW Women’s Champion [Incorrect Prediction]

    • Liv Morgan (C) vs Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship

      • This back-and-forth between the underdog of Liv winning the title from Ronda and Ronda clawing her back to the title has been great to watch.
      • She already has lost once and another loss would be devastating for her. It would take the edge, the shine off Ronda as she was always presented as a dominant force because of her background (Former UFC Champion)
      • I feel that Liv is going to win this match and it should allow Liv to move on to someone else to challenge her for the title.
      • Liv Morgan to win and retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship [Incorrect Predicition]