“Do you want to make love to a sad old man?”

September 20, 2022 5:04 PM

“Northern Boy”, by The Northern Boys. Liverpudlian Norman Pain and his mates Patrick and Kevin are having feelings. (SLYT, NSFW)
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich (17 comments total)

This speaks to my soul.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 5:08 PM on September 20, 2022 [2 favorites]

While the video itself says the track is "Northern Boy", the YT title and info elsewhere say the track's name is "Party Time". 🤷🏻
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 5:19 PM on September 20, 2022

This is surprisingly good - dark, funny, with genuinely good flow.
posted by Merus at 6:29 PM on September 20, 2022 [5 favorites]

I gotta go, I gotta take a number three
That's a piss and a shit and a wank in a tree

*SNORT*

There's a genre of aspirational rap, all about designer clothes, fancy cars and jewellery. Fuck that, this is what I aspire to when I'm older.
posted by adept256 at 6:56 PM on September 20, 2022 [2 favorites]

Number three is the best lyric - it sets up a tension with the first line (what the fuck is a number three) and then resolves it wonderfully.

My second favorite line is:
Bald, mean and full of beans
I've got a Yamaha keyboard drum machine
Which is a great mission statement lyric right there.
posted by Superilla at 8:39 PM on September 20, 2022 [6 favorites]

This is what BBC Radio 2 should be playing
posted by fallingbadgers at 10:13 PM on September 20, 2022 [3 favorites]

Getting a bit of a Sleaford Mods vibe here.
posted by Dysk at 10:34 PM on September 20, 2022 [1 favorite]

some music scares the old folks.
and some music scares those damn kids.
posted by From Bklyn at 1:26 AM on September 21, 2022 [6 favorites]

After a slight bit of poking around I may be about to fall down a Norman Pain rabbit hole.
posted by Shepherd at 3:16 AM on September 21, 2022 [1 favorite]

This is my Royals.
posted by brachiopod at 3:49 AM on September 21, 2022 [3 favorites]

Who killin em in the U - K?

Estelle should jump on this for the giggles.
posted by cashman at 4:52 AM on September 21, 2022 [1 favorite]

From the same people who brought you Pete and Bas!

And featuring Patrick Karneigh Jr, who created one of the wildest EPs I've heard, about his twin brother who died.
posted by sagc at 5:06 AM on September 21, 2022 [4 favorites]

The end shot of Kevin really is the perfect ending.
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 8:37 AM on September 21, 2022 [2 favorites]

this had me with the dog cameo
posted by elkevelvet at 1:25 PM on September 21, 2022

I may need the tShirt.
posted by aiq at 3:42 PM on September 21, 2022

This is so awesome. Thanks!!!
posted by Kosmob0t at 4:09 AM on September 22, 2022 [1 favorite]

I see your Sleaford Mods and I raise you MC Pitman
posted by Ardnamurchan at 11:58 AM on September 22, 2022 [1 favorite]