The Ordinary Boys

It was No More The Fool for a point.

Which 2006 hit by The Ordinary Boys has the word boys in the title twice?

Boys Will Be Boys.

Yes, it is Boys Will Be Boys for two points.

We actually saw them at Why Not Festival earlier this year and they are absolutely brilliant live so please go and see them if you get a chance.

The second in that group is going to be The Ordinary Boys with Boys Will Be Boys.

These again on the verge of greatness and then just seem to disappear off the face of the planet.

It probably didn't help because the lead singer Preston went on Big Brother which didn't go down very well with the fans.

So here we go, this is The Enemy and then The Ordinary Boys.

I'm so sick, sick, sick and tired Of working just to be retired I don't want to get that far I don't want your company car Promotions ain't my thing Name badges are not interesting Smudge is here for me, see Just stay at home with Richard and Judith Wait, I'm here Wait, I'm here I'm fed up of running mornings Wake up calls are getting boring round here Me chugging on the pavement The same people with the same arrangement Warranty can be quite funny You're making other people money My working day has just begun It's not exactly what I would call a fight I want to wake up in the afternoon Daytime TV on my favorite tune Cause it is much easier for me To start on with it or die to it Whoa, whoa, whoa.

And Saturday is your only highlight When you go out and live the highlight We're meeting up with other people Get into action with the weekend people And this one only said a time I wouldn't be the only one To be a slave to the mother watch Your crappy weekend is your only escape I want to wake up in the afternoon With the drunkenity of my favorite shoe Cause it is much easier for me To stay at home with Richard than to die Well, well, well Away from hell, away, away, away, away Away from hell, away, away, away, away I will never forget I've had nights I will always regret But I can take it on the chin and say Boys will be boys There's been girls that have stolen our hearts But their arms simply couldn't be prized apart They'll never let you sit and say Boys will be boys When it's under my skin so I can never win Oh, thanks a lot We cheat and we lie and we

Contenders, mind you.

Take the song I kicked off the show with that was none other than the Ordinary Boys joined by the Death of Guitar Pop to crank a new bit of ska pop out called Full Bifta.

No word on whether this is a one-off or if the bands are putting together more new material, either individually or together.

I guess we'll find out.

Let's go full liftoff.

Brand new from Death of Guitar Pop who have teamed up with The Ordinary Boys.

Full Bifta is the brand new single.

Still no word on a release date for Blinding, their new album they've been touting.

I distinctly remember that being the case.

Although the big one was, I remember hearing that Preston from the Ordinary Boys was dead.

Right, okay.

And then one day I was working in a cinema and he came in to see the movie with a date and he handed me the ticket and I looked, I tore the ticket, I looked up, I saw him and I looked like I'd seen a genuine ghost.

And I can only assume that he thinks that I'm a big Ordinary Boys fan that was just happy to see him.

You should have just...

I can't believe that you had an opportunity to say something to somebody impressed.

A couple of blokes you might have heard of, Tim Armstrong, Jesse Michaels, formerly of Operation Ivy, a load of other bands as well.

They have teamed up with Jordan Carty from Rap Boy, Preston from The Ordinary Boys, a bit of old-school Brit mod ska boys there, and Anthony First Class, who you all know is currently playing with Dave Wakeling and The English Beat.

I think he was also in the supervillains as well.

Anyway, these guys are now called The Family Business.

Jordan Cardi from Rat Boy.

We like a Rat Boy in this show.

Preston from The Ordinary Boys, who has already teamed up with Ranking Junior over the past few years to produce some absolute classic Skytunes.

And Anthony First Class.