Randomly remembering one of the most successful mistakes I ever made.
Back in the early 90s I heard an unfamiliar – but awesome – song on RTR FM’s letter request program Steregoround. I didn’t know who it was by, but guessed the name based on the lyrics, and included a request to play it again in my weekly correspondence. This got read out as follows…
Host 1: …please play The Mercy Seed by whoever sings it…
All Three hosts: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEATS!! *dissolve into prolonged laughter*
Host 1: That’s really clever!
Host 2: Either that or this person is a fucking idiot…
I opted not to enlighten them.