Jo Whiley counts down the biggest-selling songs of Britpop in a special Top 50 chart compiled by the Official Charts Company. There were also lesbians which Kelly observed at the aforementioned establishment.And as shown in the second verse, thebartenderis so enraptured by them, i.e. ‘kissing and groping’ and talking dirty, that he’s not able to call thethiefto come in and exploit them. So with that in mind, the first verse can be interpreted as pointing to the idea of thebartenderin the narrative getting customers “ sussed… out” or, more simply inferred, thoroughly boozed.Then after “ he calls her up”, i.e. thethief, who “ comes and hustles” said patrons when they’re most vulnerable, i.e. in an inebriated state.

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Giants of the period such as Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers and Pulp feature alongside the likes of Supergrass, Catatonia, The Verve and Stereophonics. Era-defining songs from groups including Dodgy, Cornershop and Ocean Colour Scene will be similarly dusted down. The Bartender and the Thief (European & Australian CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1998. VVR5004913. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)

But that said, he and his lover are shown to be an unscrupulous pair, with their crime-ridden relationship actually beginning in a church.In fact the story concludes with them using their ill-gotten gains to get married “ at the altar” and then proceed to “ set up a bar” of their own in the name of ‘robbing all the locals’. Takeaway The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Bartender and the Thief". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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