Norbert – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano.

Although it had been 16 years since the Fingolstones had last been in the studio, Back In 86 proved one thing to be true, they were still writing about the same old crap as always.

Incredibly it had been 23 years since the Arsehole Club had dissolved amidst bitter infighting, brutal character assassination and the realisation that it was about time they all grew up. For Norbert however the AHC always had a special place in his heart and so what better way to start a new era for the Fingolstones than a song about the AHC.

The song demonstrates Norberts new found skills of musical arrangement as he plays all the instruments himself. From the delightful guitar riffery and Ringo Starresque drumming right through to the piano flourish at the end. The song itself is unapologetically mawkish and Norberts emotional vocals provide the listener with a yearning for times long past.

If nothing else, Back In 86 showed that despite the passing of all those years Norbert still couldn’t sing.

The earliest known photograph of the Arsehole Club.
L To R. Feargal, Dobba, Matthew (Joannes brother) Iain Davies, Nick Flaxman, Norbert (writhing in agony after being hit in the nads with the football), Claire Davies, Booga and Joanne Hodgson.

Yes I know this picture is elsewhere on this site but
 it's the only one I have of the Arsehole Club.

The Arsehole Club clubhouse as it is today. No longer a dwelling house frequented by teenagers of a summers evening it is now the home of Chesterfield Sure Start (something to do with babies and breast feeding and all that malarkey). I doubt any breast feeding went on there whilst the AHC occupied it Phnaar Phnaar, or did it ?. I bet Iain Davies knows, he was a dirty old perv.

Back in 1986
We first hit the town looking for chicks
Oh yeah
We were young and naïve we hadn’t a clue
We really really didn’t know what to do
Oh no
 
With our pink cardies and our skin tight jeans
We really thought we were part of the scene
Oh yeah
But on our feet were training shoes
We couldn’t get into the Moulin Rouge
Oh no
 
What were they to do oooh
What were they to do oooh
 
With no chance of getting served in a pub
Decided to form the Arsehole Club
Oh yeah
So off we would go down to the Queens Park
And there we would stay until it got dark
Oh yeah
 
Booga found love with Hayley Daykey Poo
So did Dobba with Jenny Fry to
Oh yeah
Andy had Karen but she was quite poor
Lived at Boythorpe and need I say more
Oh no
 
It was the Arsehole Club
It was the Arsehole Club
 
Iain and Lee were both after Jo
Why they bothered god only knows
Oh no
Louise Roberts was very scary
Angela Priest very hairy
Oh yeah
 
But it couldn’t last and the end soon came
Looking back now it was all rather lame
Oh yeah
Would we go back now I don’t think we would
Cos what we’ve got now is all really good
Oh yeah
 
That was way back when
We’ve all moved on since then