Anyone remember The Family Cat?

..."and the saints are playing at home today..."

Saw them a few times back in the day, probably at the joiners. Not too bad a song IMO...

Indeed, Fred (the lead singer) was a big Saints fan. I have that single on 12" and CD, and it quite often gets an airing on my iPod as I walk to the stadium.

they were mates of the wonderful Carter USM I believe - didn't they do a B side for them?....and pop pickers, which Carter intro do you sing/hear sung every saturday?....

Is it Surfin' USM when the oppo keeper has a goal kick?

Didn't The Beast have links with The Joiners or Southampton as a whole?

don't know of the beast link - I hope not, he has a W******d look to him!!

I always assume fans generally have stolen the intro from wherever Fruity stole it originally - good spot though, no one else knows what on earth we're on about!

Nor cares - but they'll still be sinking a Carter song at the next home game.

I remember The Family Cat doing an interview in the NME in about 1990 0r 1991 very saying they were like Saints, "a great attacking team that never got any publicity".

Jon 'Fat' Beast was also a Saints fan. Saw The Family Cat support Carter a couple of times and also on a co-headline tour with Cud at Soton Students Union. Shame that French Connection ripped of the **** branding from them. I've also got the released-for-a-day-then-deleted 7" of 'Jesus Christ' somewhere around here. What was the song they did with PJ Harvey?

F C U K is censored, I see.

I had a Family Cat which my mother banned me from wearing as the tag line was "all other bands are dog sh*t".

I had a Family Cat which my mother banned me from wearing.

This was a sensible decision imo.

Kadeem, a quick google reveals that "Colour me grey" and "river of diamonds" featured Polly Harvey on backing vocal. Got me confused though I thought it was Inspiral Carpets with the "Cool as F C U K" shirts?

moo!