I saw in the 'What will Pulp play?' that a couple of people have suggested making a separate thread for dream setlists, songs you want to hear, etc, for the 2023 Pulp reunion (can't believe I'm typing those words - I'll probably wake up in a minute!)
It's so difficult to choose - I'm leaning towards something like this for my ideal setlist:
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Do You Remember the First Time?
Pink Glove
Razzmatazz
Disco 2000
Sorted for E's and Wizz
I Spy
Babies
Underwear
This Is Hardcore
Sunrise
The Birds In Your Garden
After You
Common People
The Fear
I Want You
Help the Aged
Party Hard
O.U.
Love is Blind
Something Changed
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(The ordering may need a little tweaking)
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Swap-out I Want You for Bad Cover Version, add Misshapes at the end or the start and I think we've got a deal.
I wonder if the Pulp songs played live by Jarv Is... are more likely now (His'n'Hers, She's A Lady and My Legendary Girlfriend) to be performed by the group that wrote them. I don't think the latter two were played at all in 2011/12.
Call me a Debbie Downer but unless they do something really radical with them, I could quite happily go to my grave never hearing Babies, Sorted or Something Changed ever again. Good songs obviously, but man they've been done to death. I guess I saw them at too many near-identical festival/outdoor gigs from 2000-2002...
My ideal setlist would be one where they surprise me!
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Yeah, agree on Something Changed. It was and maybe still is my favourite Pulp song but it's a ballad and can suck the energy out of a set. Best enjoyed when listening to the recorded version.
Could take or leave E's and Wizz (oh, err) but I don't think I'd ever tire of Babies.
Songs that I'd bin.....*get ready for some controversy *
Sorted For Ez and Wizz
Misshapes
Common People (gasp !)
THE SETLIST
Disco 2000 ( with the motiv 8 intro )
DYRTFT
Pink Glove
Pencil Skirt
Something Changed
Babies
Happy Endings
Razzmatazz
Minnie Timperley
Bad Cover Version
Underwear
This Is Hardcore
Sunrise
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Like A Friend
OU
Death Comes To Town
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Little Girl With Blue Eyes
Wickerman
Cuckoo
I've never liked This Is Hardcore the song very much (and it takes up too much of the set), and I think Sunrise is mildly overrated by fans, so i'd take those two out and put in Bad Cover Version, Birds In Your Garden and Sylvia.
-- Edited by timahall on Wednesday 27th of July 2022 10:54:54 PM
Sylvia...lovely verses, stadium-rawk choruses and long guitar-schlock solo which sounds faintly ridiculous for Pulp on record but live would actually be great fun, I think.
Loads of songs I love but maybe mix it up s little from the last time they toured. So here goes:
1. The Fear
2. DYRTFT?
3. Sylvia
4. Pencil Skirt
5. OU (Gone Gone)
6. Razzmatazz
7. Bob Lind
8. Your The One
9. Street Operator
10. We Can Dance Again
11. Acrylic Afternoons
12. His N Hers
13. Your Sisters Clothes
14. Glory People
15. Like A Friend
16. Have You Seen Here Lately?
17. Disco 2000
18. The Day After the Revelution
I expect similar sets to last time, but if we're considering more TiH involvement I expect this:
1. The Fear 2. DYRTFT? 3. Pink Glove 4. Underwear 5. Party Hard 6. Something Changed 7. Sylvia 8. Sorted 9. Bad Cover Version 10. Joyriders 11. Babies 12. This is Hardcore 13. Sunrise 14. Glory Days/Common People ---------- Encore: 1. Disco 2000 2. After You 3. O.U. 4. Mis-Shapes
Encore 2: 1. Like a Friend (or maybe Sheffield Sex City??)
-- Edited by nrb602 on Wednesday 27th of July 2022 06:21:21 PM
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As for songs I'd want, I couldn't really fit it in a list, but I'd die to hear any of these:
Don't You Want Me Anymore
Happy Endings
O.U.
Sheffield Sex City
My Legendary Girlfriend
She's a Lady
There's a chance for the last two now that Jarvis seemed to like playing them on his own :)
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The Fear
Deep Fried in Kelvin
Party Hard
After You
Weeds
Pink Glove
Underwear
FEELINGCALLEDLOVE
It's a Dirty World
My Legendary Girlfriend
Sylvia
I Spy *
This is Hardcore *
Wickerman *
Something Changed *
Bad Cover Version *
Sunrise
Encore 1:
Sheffield: Sex City
OU
Lipgloss
Glory Days / Common People
Encore 2:
His 'n' Hers
The Day After the Revolution
I agree on "Lipgloss", they played "Babies", "Do You Remember the First Time" and "Razzmatazz" over and over so why not "Lipgloss"? Sure, it wasn't a top 40 hit, but only just. It would have been recognised by anyone who bought the album.
"It's a Dirty World" would be an epic live song. That's the first thing I thought when I heard it. I think that it would have been played regularly during 1998 if it had made it onto the album.
I'm not sure how they could edit it without it losing impact. Perhaps if they trimmed the intro and outro a little bit then jumped straight from the "I wanna dance that's all" to "all around the world..." without the fade out in between. That would probably only lose around 30 seconds
Some great shouts in this thread - It's A Dirty World and Cuckoo Song would be fantastic!
Now, here's one that might divide the room somewhat - I would love them to chuck in a one-off performance of the infamous Crabs. With it being mentioned in Good Pop, Bad Pop and it being Pulp's 45th anniversary year, I think it'd be fun for them to throw it in (perhaps if they do a gig for the 'Save The Leadmill' campaign?) - a sort of 'please indulge us' moment akin to when they did Back in LA perhaps? Admittedly, it would be taking up valuable 'real estate' in the setlist, but I'd love to see it once - it'd be a hoot!
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The Fear
Deep Fried in Kelvin
Party Hard
After You
Weeds
Pink Glove
Underwear
FEELINGCALLEDLOVE
It's a Dirty World
My Legendary Girlfriend
Sylvia
Live Bed Show
I Spy *
This is Hardcore *
Wickerman *
Something Changed *
Bad Cover Version *
Sunrise
Encore 1:
Sheffield: Sex City
OU
Lipgloss
Glory Days / Common People
Encore 2:
His 'n' Hers
The Day After the Revolution
It's a "wish-list" so of course I'm picking out a bizarre 22 song, 2 hour long set with a 5 song encore. Slightly controversial but I could take or leave Common People though I do think it would be amusing to save it for an encore. I can definitely dream on with this one, though I'm hoping there's a good chance of hearing H'N'H, She's a Lady or MLG on this tour seeing as they've been played live by Jarv Is... in recent years.
DYRTFT Monday Morning Underwear Sylvia His N Hers Dishes After You She's a Lady Countdown I Spy Babies Lipgloss Party Hard Harcore My Legendary Girlfriend Pink Glove Live On
Encore: Sheffield Sex City Razzmatazz Common People Bar Italia Death Goes To The Disco
-- Edited by jarvcore on Thursday 17th of November 2022 10:56:46 PM
-- Edited by jarvcore on Friday 18th of November 2022 11:18:30 AM
I think Live On and After You would immediately improve on the 2011/12 reunion if a couple of Different Class songs were dropped. Also think Love Is Blind is strong and vibrant enough to be effective to an unknowing audience too.
Considering I have it as a tattoo on my right wrist and I showed it to Nick on Twitter, it wouldn't surprise me if it Live On managed to sneak on to the set list.
Unsurprising - given my username - but I wish they'd play Lipgloss. I remember Jarvis saying they struggle with the guitar part (moreso I'm sure now that Russell's left), but as the lead single for His 'n' Hers - and such a brilliant track, especially with its explosive ending - surely it'll get a proper outing this time?
It was mentioned in a few of Steve's obituaries (alongside Common People & Disco 2000), which is interesting. I think, as a song, it encapsulates a bit of what Pulp mean to people - the darkness behind the sexy facade. It'd be a lovely one to hear.
There's a few I'd like, to be fair... I imagine they'll play more of This is Hardcore this time - I'm hoping for Sylvia, or I'm A Man, or even Seductive Barry to get an airing. And, of course, Like a Friend.
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Here's my ideal setlist:
- Do You Remember the First Time? - Mis-Shapes - Dishes - Lipgloss - Pink Glove - The Trees* - Underwear* - Acrylic Afternoons -Help the Aged - Disco 2000 - Death II* - Sorted for Es and Wizz - F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E - Sylvia* - Babies - Like a Friend - Razzmatazz - Sunrise
ENCORE ONE -This is Hardcore (dedicated to Steve Mackey) - Countdown/ O.U. (Gone, Gone)* - Something Changed
ENCORE TWO - Bar Italia* - Common People
A bit overlong, so maybe you can ditch a few (I've asterisked them).
Of course it'd be lovely to hear some others too - I Spy, I Want You, My Legendary Girlfriend, She's A Lady, Birds in Your Garden, I'm A Man... god, there's so many...
(edited the setlist to be a bit more era-balanced)
-- Edited by lipglossed on Tuesday 4th of April 2023 05:28:50 PM
This was bloody hard work guys. Limited myself to 20 songs (a few longer ones thrown in there).
MAIN SET:
1. Disco 2000
2. Pink Glove
3. Lipgloss
4. Bad Cover Version
5. Live Bed Show [with extended outro]
6. Razzmatazz
7. After You
8. Seconds
9. My Lighthouse
10. I Want You
11. Bob Lind (the only way is down)
12. This Is Hardcore [with End Of The Line intro]
13. The Day After The Revolution
ENCORE:
14. Countdown
15. Acrylic Afternoons
16. Underwear
17. Do You Remember The First Time?
I think my dream Pulp setlist would be similar to Chile in 2012.
For the record, that set was:
Do You Remember the First Time?
Underwear
Razzmatazz
A Little Soul
Sorted for E's and Wizz
Sheffield: Sex City
She's a Lady
Lipgloss
Like a Friend
Babies
Party Hard
This is Hardcore
Sunrise
59 Lyndhurst Grove
Common People
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Disco 2000
Mile End
Bad Cover Version
Mis-Shapes
God, the people at that gig were lucky. A couple of tweaks maybe - Something Changed was on the setlist but not played, and I'd love either Acrylic Afternoons or Bar Italia on there somewhere - but wow. Not much more you could really ask for. As I'm going to a festival I'll likely 'just' get the hits - I say 'just' because, to be quite honest, I'd be immeasurably happy with hearing those hits - but still, wowzers.
Hopefully, it won't be just the two tracks from His 'n' Hers. Russell's non-involvement has banjaxed a lot of that album, but it'd be nice to hear more than First Time and Babies. Pink Glove, perhaps, or Joyriders. Another consequence of Steve's tragic absence is that, with a new touring bassist, they probably won't have rehearsed so many songs.
Been thinking about what the probably setlist will be for the show I'm going to - TRNSMT, Glasgow Green, 7th July.
As it's a festival (and what an asinine lineup - George Ezra, Niall Horan...) - it'll likely be the hits. I'm going to write down a prediction now - see how right I am.
1. Do You Remember the First Time? 2. [Mile End / Monday Morning / Pencil Skirt] 3. Mis-Shapes 4. [Party Hard / Like a Friend / A Little Soul] 5. Disco 2000 6. Something Changed 7. Sorted for Es and Wizz 8. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. 9. I Spy 10. Babies 11. Underwear 12. This is Hardcore 13. Sunrise 14. Bar Italia 15. Common People
Possibility of This is Hardcore being saved for the encore (as part of the 'this is what we do for an encore' motif they're branding the shows with). Suppose Razzmatazz could also crop up.
Hoping for something else from His 'n' Hers (Joyriders? Pink Glove? In my wildest dreams, Lipgloss?) however, to be honest, my expectation is they'll only play Babies and First Time.
Maybe I've missed a trick not going to one of the bigger gigs - my initial aim was Finsbury Park - but logistically, living in Scotland and as a student, this is much more logistically plausible. Still, I'm hoping for just one surprise...
However, in reality, this is probably what we will get:
1. Do You Remember the First Time?
2. Monday Morning
3. Something Changed
4. Sorted for E's and Wizz
5. Mis-Shapes
6. Disco 2000
7. FEELINGCALLEDLOVE
8. I Spy
9. Underwear
10. Babies
11. This is Hardcore
12. Sunrise
That's just 2011 rehashed. Boring...Come on, where's their 2013 smash hit After You? And they now have free reign to play more Hardcore and Life. Plus some curveballs dusted off for 2023.
-- Edited by Eamonn on Friday 19th of May 2023 06:37:45 PM
That's just 2011 rehashed. Boring...Come on, where's their 2013 smash hit After You? And they now have free reign to play more Hardcore and Life. Plus some curveballs dusted off for 2023.
-- Edited by Eamonn on Friday 19th of May 2023 06:37:45 PM
Just like 2011 was 1995/6 rehashed . Sorry, perhaps I'm being a bit too realistic.
That's just 2011 rehashed. Boring...Come on, where's their 2013 smash hit After You? And they now have free reign to play more Hardcore and Life. Plus some curveballs dusted off for 2023.
-- Edited by Eamonn on Friday 19th of May 2023 06:37:45 PM
And Blur are playing a lot of Modern Life Is Rubbish, nice one! Setlist.fm says tonight was a live debut for Villa Rosie!!
Turned 30 the other day so you'd expect that had something to do with it!
Bikini hit 20 songs long (the usual 14-song setlist, with an encore of 6 including fan favourites). Brixton II and LA were 20 songs-long, and there were probably a couple more about that length; Mexico City was 24 songs long. And then there was Sheffield, of course.
DYRTFT Lipgloss Monday Morning Dishes Party Hard Mis-shapes Babies Countdown Like a Friend The Fear Glory Days Live Bed Show I Spy This is Hardcore Bar Italia Joyriders Sunrise Rattlesnake
Encore 1: My Lighthouse I Want You Everybody's Problem My Legendary Girlfriend
Encore 2: His 'n' Hers Common People
-- Edited by hugomrtnzz on Saturday 20th of May 2023 09:54:00 AM
-- Edited by hugomrtnzz on Saturday 20th of May 2023 11:53:37 AM
DYRTFT Lipgloss Monday Morning Dishes Party Hard Mis-shapes Babies Countdown Like a Friend The Fear Glory Days Live Bed Show I Spy This is Hardcore Bar Italia Joyriders Sunrise Rattlesnake
Encore 1: My Lighthouse I Want You Everybody's Problem My Legendary Girlfriend
Encore 2: His 'n' Hers Common People
-- Edited by hugomrtnzz on Saturday 20th of May 2023 09:54:00 AM
-- Edited by hugomrtnzz on Saturday 20th of May 2023 11:53:37 AM
Well, in that case, here's my absolutely batty Dream Pulp Setlist:
Do You Remember the First Time? Underwear Mis-Shapes Pink Glove A Little Soul I Spy Sorted for Es and Wizz Acrylic Afternoons The Trees F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. Razzmatazz I Want You Like a Friend Glory Days She's A Lady My Legendary Girlfriend Lipgloss This is Hardcore Sunrise
----- encore one----- The Professional Disco 2000 Babies Something Changed
Dream setlists take too much decision making for me, but wondering about obscurities. Last time there were a couple of ancient songs played that had some connection to a particular venue - Back in LA in LA and Dogs are Everywhere somewhere notorious for stray dogs - was it Budapest?? Maybe there were others. So how about "a dead seaside town"
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