Bucky Bottle Game
As production of Buckfast halts due to coronavirus, we revisit an old They Might Be Gannets number: I lost the Bucky bottle game Which means I have to be Heading to the off licence…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage Won’t you please give me some poetry In your usual lovely way Oh Simon Armitage I insist That you give me some of that written poetry Simon Armitage Simon Armitage won’t you…
Arnie Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his donkeys send their COVID-19 message to the world… When I was a young boy I lived on St Kilda All I wanted to be was a bodybuilder I opened up…
Fall On You
Yes, I know, it’s boring Yes, I know, it’s boring Did you ever get the feeling That you have to play a Fall LP Yes, I know, it’s boring To educate somebody? Then you…
Sand And Death
Syria’s sand and death That’s what the president said The man who runs the country He thinks that life’s a beach He made an important speech He’s been talking Turkey He said that we…
Scotland Made Me
I trapped a clipshear Underneath a glass I kept it for a week to see How long he’d last He stared right back at me He thought that he could win We played the…
Achoo
Who knows what the wind’s gonna bring when the invalids sing La La’s with a powerful sting that’d stop any opera or any Bing Sing, spread the news across the land: All winners will…
Happy Birthday To Us
The very first Daily Reckless was unleashed on 6th March 2000. For 20 years, it has continued to relentlessly pump out satirical sideswipes, many with a Caledonian bent, starting with topical parodies and gradually evolving…
Stranded At The Gas Station of Love
I crashed my computer just the other day It was due to a bug – coronavirus they say I was stranded in a pun about a beer at the time Trying to fit in…
The Sound Of Sirens
On World Book Day, here’s an excerpt from the greatest book ever, Ulysses, as interpreted by the Daily Reckless. from the album Recklesses, by Tommy Mackay