Red Smed explains. "I keep saying , it's because people think they've found the Red Army choir version. "
This certainly explains the next song on the list too. 'Katyusha' is also big with communists scouring the net for songs with a big anti fascist history so it must be an extra special pleasure when they accidentally stumble across Red Smed playing it in the style of Hank Marvin.
Red Smed continued "It probably isn't 'that' welcome a surprise. Theyre probably angry as fuck."
However, with 5,739 plays it's a long way behind the dizzy heights of the Partisan Song. But, oddly not so far behind 'Leon Trotsky', currently on 4,118. Finally a self penned song ! So to what does Red Smed attribute this?
"Well, people probably trying to find a website about Leon Trotsky is my guess" He hazards a guess.
But how could this be the case with the next song on the list, the celebrated 1980 Dangerous Brothers hit "Secret Seven" . Actually, by this stage it was pointless asking as it was all becoming pretty obvious......
Here...notwithstanding...is the full list...which...if you want to influence the running order...you can click on and listen to.....
Song | Artiste | Composer | Dec-14 |
Partisan song | Red Smed | Trad | 323,867 |
Katyusha | Red Smed | Trad | 5,739 |
Leon Trotsky | Red Smed | Smedley | 4,118 |
Secret Seven | Dangerous Brothers | Smedley | 1,762 |
Route 666 | Club Whoopee | Trad | 1,177 |
Bridgwater | Red Smed | Smedley | 1,015 |
Me and My Clone | Red Smed | Smedley/Newman | 929 |
Fat Bald Dave | Red Smed | Smedley | 683 |
Drop Dead Darling | Red Smed | Smedley/Kane | 586 |
I'm Too Fat to Rock | Red Smed | Smedley/Newman | 570 |
Ello Ello Ello | Dangerous Brothers | Smedley/Newton | 534 |
County Councillor | Dangerous Brothers | Smedley | 505 |
Bohemia Sekt | The Visitors | Bartlett | 423 |
Buddy can you spare a Dime | Club Whoopee | Trad | 375 |
False Nose | Dangerous Brothers | Smedley | 356 |
Party at Brians | Red Smed | Smedley/Beasley/Fraser/Bruce | 353 |
The Internationale | Red Smed | trad | 300 |
Swedish Language yeh yeh yeh | Red Smed | Smedley | 292 |
Rock n Roll Lizard | Club Whoopee | Smedley/Newman | 276 |
Do the Washing up | Red Smed | Smedley | 280 |
When Teddy’s Gone | The Spanners | Smedley/Vernon | 268 |
The Magnificent Several | Red Smed | Trad | 262 |
Don’t be so bloody Miserable | Red Smed | Smedley | 253 |
Rock n Roll is Pretty Exciting | Red Smed | Smedley/Beasley/Fraser/Bruce | 230 |
Greed | The Sedgemorons | Smedley | 212 |
We’re all going Shopping | Red Smed | Smedley/Kane | 173 |
Multifreight | Red Smed | Smedley | 159 |
I Need a Girlfriend | The Sedgemorons | Smedley/Beasley | 155 |
Stogumber Cajun Gumbo | Red Smed | Smedley | 119 |
Bonny Van Driver | Red Smed | Smedley | 107 |