Close To Royalty
Why do birds fall down from the sky, Every time you walk by? Unlike me, you’re a member of the royal family With a shotgun* Why do fools get down on one knee For…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
Reckless Bowie
A collection of David Bowie based material from the Daily Reckless with a Caledonian centred second half culled from unused tracks posited for the All Back To Bowie’s show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014….
Cunt In A Clown Suit
Do you remember that guy on the beach When we were filming for this song? I was dressed from head to toe In a clown suit I got the message for ‘Action!’ and I…
Irn Brury Fire and Fury
After seeing Nicola Sturgeon pictured with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drinking Irn Bru, raging Scottish Tories get Douglas Ross to share a Tizer with Kirstie Allsop.* I hear that you have changed your famous recipe From…
This Crisp Man
As the crisp shortage bites, we remember Mark E Smith’s name for Gary Lineker – Crisp Man. Gary Lineker On the telly desolate Will nature make a man of me yet? He’s in this…
Kakistocracy
Kakistocracy Please wear your mask dear The Lord above can see you Don’t you know people are dying to meet ya Bumble on, elbow bump, Benny Hill eejit This is what people want, they…
Breaking Wind
Biden has been breaking wind near Camilla again Listen Don’t look at the carpet, he dribbled something awful on it See He’s such a wonderful person But he’s got problems Oh-oh-oh-oh He’s gonna follow…
Glasgow
After the largest rally the city has ever seen, here’s Alasdair Gray himself on Glasgow. from the album Lanarky by Tommy Mackay see also: Lanarky Occupy The World
Fucks Overdraft
Not a concept album, merely a set of unconnected songs. The title pertains to the idea that so few fucks were given that I am effectively in negative fuckery. An idea espoused by the album’s…
The Loch Ness Monster
Cop brains are fried through misuse Through misuse, through misuse COP26 cop abuse Cop abuse, cop abuse With all your pals, you’re let loose You’re let loose, you’re let loose Take off, get out,…