Achtung Bono

Infobox Album | Name = Achtung Bono
Type = Album
Artist = Half Man Half Biscuit


Released = 2005
Label = Probe Plus
Producer = Carl Wark
Last album = "Cammell Laird Social Club"
(2002)
This album = "Achtung Bono"
(2005)
Next album = ""
(2008)

Achtung Bono is the tenth album released by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, in 2005.

The title is a satirical reference to the title of the 1991 album by Irish rock band U2 - "Achtung Baby".

Track listing

*1. "Restless Legs"
*2. "Corgi Registered Friends"
*3. "For What is Chatteris.."
*4. "Shit Arm, Bad Tattoo"
*5. "Surging Out of Convalescence"
*6. "Upon Westminster Bridge"
*7. "Joy Division Oven Gloves"
*8. "Mate of the Bloke"
*9. "Asparagus Next Left"
*10. "Depressed Beyond Tablets"
*11. "Bogus Official"
*12. "Letters Sent"
*13. "Twydale's Lament"
*14. "We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune"

Cultural references in song titles

*1. Restless legs syndrome is a poorly understood neurological disorder.
*2. In the UK, gas fitters should be 'Corgi registered' to practice their trade. Corgi stands for the Council for Registered Gas Installers.
*3. Chatteris is a small picturesque town in Cambridgeshire.
*4. The title is said to be a reference to the cover of the second eponymous album by the Libertines, although Nigel Blackwell has denied that the song is about the band.
*6. "Upon Westminster Bridge" is a poem by William Wordsworth. Westminster Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Thames in central London.
*7. Joy Division were an influential band from Manchester in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The song satirises band merchandising.
*9. 'Asparagus Next Left' is the sort of sign that can be seen on British country roads advertising farm products for sale at the farm gate.
*10. The title is from a line in the 'Crime' episode of Chris Morris's controversial TV comedy "Brass Eye".
*11. The government constantly warn people, particularly the elderly, to beware of bogus officials knocking on doors in order to steal. The song is asterisked on the album track listing as a 'Public information tune'.
*14. This title is a play on words from "We Built This City" by Starship. 'Trad. Arr.' (traditional arrangement) is usually given when a folk song is recorded by a band in their own arrangement.

Video

The video for Restless Legs is a parody of the David Lynch film Eraserhead.