Some of it we even get to see on Popular (and I’ll have to figure out what I’ll say about it, as I’ve written about it three times before). I was way too old to be tuning in, and indeed I didn’t make a regular habit of it, but everyone who has ever been a teenager from the 80s onwards had a Sooz somewhere in or close to their social circle; all dour toughness, hair dye, piercings and public tears, getting sympathy, friendships and relationships at first and then ultimately alienating those closest to them with their moods. Simon Amstell recorded an interview and footage behind the scenes for Channel 4 music show, Popworld. As If was a remarkable show, dismissed by some as Hollyoaks for teens (it aired in the weekend’s T4 strand) but ultimately the predecessor to the when-it’s-good-it’s-the-best-thing-on-tv-when-it’s-bad-it’s-unwatchable Skins.

The weirdo who went insane and couldn’t take the fame, had enough and shaved five colours off… Emily Corrie had one more meaningful TV role after As If, supporting in the transatlantic romance NY-LON (I watched most of it but it was largely pish), before becoming disillusioned with acting and joining the Navy. Maybe we should move to a Busted thread, but we'd only have to put up with 1000 times comments like the one just above this one. i for one enjoyed this song, its good for parties and mcfly were fantastic when they supported busted. The UK version is pop rock, but the US version has an abrasive guitar tone that pushes it toward punk rock (of the 90s NOFX/Lagwagon variety).The band made “Five Colours In Her Hair” as a bubblegum introduction, but they also made it a second time for the US market, a noisier, snottier version that’s still the one they play live. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. A rerecorded pop punk version of the song appeared on the Just My Luck album, McFly's debut album in the US. That wasn’t the case with McFly – they all genuinely loved what they were doing (although that said, Harry did show brief signs of Charlie like behaviour and tendencies which, if you’ve read their book “Unsaid Things”, and/or watched their documentary they did for ITV in 2020, “All About Us”, is not that wide of the mark.

I bought my eldest nephew, who’s now 10, one of The Dinosaur That Pooped books when he was little – think it might have been “The Dinosaur That Pooped A Planet”.McFly already have a bit of a history in the UK charts, namely Tom Fletcher, who co-wrote some of Busted's hits. It reminds me slightly of the poppier end of Britpop, actually - like Dodgy and Supergrass, though not as bad as that would imply. There must have been a dance hit that sampled dialogue from an Absolutely sketch or something, surely? i think they released this first to show everyone that they didn't think they were punk or rock, but purely pop, which they were ok with , and i think that's cool, this is probably the most "pop" cd i have, but if they had pretended to be punk or whatever i never would have bought it.

The mainstream has always been fickle and they will soon grow tired of McFly, Rooster, et al, at which point, they will move onto the next fad, whatever shape that happens to take. McFly were boys, and they were a band, but they worked to give the impression that those two words’ proximity was just a happy coincidence and instead we were in the presence of Songwriting Talent. The band, formed in London, was founded by Tom Fletcher (lead vocals/guitar/piano) and also consists of Danny Jones (lead vocals/guitar), Dougie Poynter (vocals/bass guitar) and Harry Judd (drums). Wow – that’s something I never knew before, and you’ve mentioned a 00s C4 drama I used to find myself occasionally watching for no good reason – and of course, mainly for the awkward, hangdog misadventures of the character Sooz.You can get quite far just on energy and not making huge mistakes: it worked for Lonny Donegan in 1957, and it works for McFly now.