well I dunno it all sounded a bit Spanish to me. Even the ones they told me weren't Spanish.

I'm not sure that's a good thing, on calm recollection.

do you know - Rod Mayall - John's brother? Rod's a Chesterfield/Sheffield folkie nowadays, but at one point he had seven hit records in Spain.

I bumped into him one night doing an Irish theme pub in arse end of god knows where, somewhere in Derbyshire. Usual scene - no Irish people there. No one knew any of these songs they were all supposed to be joining in with.

I said Rod, why don't you jack this lot in, go back to Spain and do a gig performing your hits....?

he said, nah! they were all shite!