the great motty rip-off

Motty Take the Roof off at the Tavern

2006-04-25T09:29:00.000+01:00

Motty performed "Hurry Up England" at the Circus Tavern this Sunday. (St Georges Day).

They band were on at around 11:30pm and their electric performance was cheered on by everyone at the venue. Motty came on shortly before the Cockney Rejects. the band took to the stage decked out in Red & White. Jon Sayer led the way with by far the best vocal performance of the evening. Mickey Dunne on drums, The A-Man Andre Evans on bass, Pat Mogger on guitar and Matty on keyboard, and Lee Cannon on backing vocals gave, to a man, as true rock n roll a performance as i'd seen in a long long time.

at the crown inn pub on roneo corner (Hornchurch)

2006-04-20T16:29:00.000+01:00

Motty Promotional Flyer

2006-04-20T12:20:00.000+01:00

talkSPORT play motty b-side

2006-04-20T11:57:00.000+01:00

Talksport Radio aired Motty's b-side "HE ONLY WANTS ANOTHER GOAL" this morning on the Alan Beecroft/Alan Brazil morning show which is running an England Anthem Compeition. It's a cracking song which you can listen to on our myspace site http://www.myspace.com/mottyssheepskin

Please get behind the band and help them to win the competion by contacting the show (text or email) and registering your support.

Text: 81089
Email the show through their website at: http://www2.talksport.net/presenters/presenter_detail.asp?pres_id=99996

Words to the effect of:
"Listening to your show on thursday morning. Great song by that motty's sheepskin band."
or
"Please can you play that song "he only wants another go" by the sheepskins. great song!"

and of course put your own spin on things. we don't want stacks of the same message

thanks for your support

Daily Star Article

2006-04-19T11:03:00.000+01:00

Motty's Sheepskin got a mention in today's daily star. The article, Back of the Net, by james wickham (about page 10) lists 6 of the best England World Cup Anthems to look out for this summer.

James speaks favorably of all songs mentioned and Motty is listed as being a great patriotic song yet because it's competing against the likes of Joe Fagin might not necessarily be the song that is being sung in the pubs. (they should have been at the crown at the weekend)

Email james at james.wickham@dailystar.co.uk and have your say for Motty. Just a few lines will do along the lines of i've heard Motty's Sheepskin's version of Hurry up England and it is fantastic. (Words to that effect). Oh ... and lets keep it clean folks. (for the meantime anyway ;-))

mottywatch blog

2006-04-06T12:12:00.000+01:00

click here "mottywatch" to see a gathering of oddball mottywatch images. there is a storm coming and in the eye of this storm will be motty's sheepskin ... singing hurry up england!

motty website will go live in 2 days

2006-04-06T10:01:00.000+01:00

www.hurryupengland.co.uk

The official website will go up in a couple of days. Then ... Motty's single "Hurry Up England" will be released in a matter of weeks (their will be a link on the site for you to follow and download the tune for a small fee) Remember ... Every single last penny that Motty make from this song will go to Cancer Relief.

Please please get behind this great cause!

Note! there will be 2 versions of Hurry Up England. The Jimmy Purcey version with Virgin Radio. And the Motty Sheepskin version. Do the right thing and purchase the Motty's Sheepskin version.

If you are still not sure of why we are doing this ... please read our story .

motty watch

2006-04-06T09:46:00.000+01:00

who is brett?

2006-04-05T16:37:00.000+01:00

It was a Virgin radio producer who first told Motty of the mysterious Brett character.
PRODUCER: Jimmy came into the Virgin yesterday and between you and me he looked a blooming wreck.
MOTTY’S SHEEPSKIN: That’s nothing A good friend of ours told us he that Jimmy was looking for all the world like Pete Doherty’s great granddad.
PRODUCER: He’s right. Jimmy didn’t speak much and what he did say I couldn’t understand him. No, it was this shady looking character that was with him who did most of the talking. Went by the name of Brett.
MOTTY'S SHEEPSKIN: Who is Brett?

A SOHO BAR – SEVERAL DAY SLATER

Gentlemen ha ha Jimmy Purcey is talking nonsense in a pub with Motty’s Sheepskin who are doing their best not to strangle the daft old fool.

JIMMY: (screaming) It’s Brett’s fault this mess! It wasn't my fault! I didn’t even want to release the poxy song. It was Brett. He made me record it. He said if I didn’t he’d sling me out of his grandmothers house.

Apparently Jimmy was staying with Brett’s grandma whilst in between caravans.

Who is the mysterious Brett? Does anybody know? If you do please leave a message in the comments section at the bottom of this post.

filming at the crown pub this Saturday 8th April

2006-04-03T16:19:00.000+01:00

From Midday

Splodge Films will be shooting a promotional video to accompany

Mottys Sheepskin's

'Hurry Up England' ...

... the Real - Unofficial World Cup Anthem

Please feel free to come along
and join in the process

Filming will take place at ... The Crown Public House

Roneo Corner, 360

Hornchurch Rd,

Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 4TW.

cadiz records behind motty

2006-03-31T16:41:00.000+01:00

Motty's Sheepskin will release their version of "Hurry Up England" with Cadiz records. (see story below for full details of why we are doing this)

Motty will go head to head with the Virgin Records/Jimmy Purcey version. Motty may be the underdog but they have the truth on their side. They also have a great song and a great bunch of people supporting them.

In a few days our official website will be up and running and i will send you a link. Please please get behind this fantastic song. It really is for a good cause.

come on england

2006-03-31T16:39:00.000+01:00

the story

2006-03-30T14:56:00.000+01:00

A few months back a talented band of musicians out of Romford Essex reformed to make an England World Cup Anthem with all proceeds going to a Cancer Charity close to their hearts. They took the name Mottys Sheepkin and recorded HURRY UP ENGLAND – an explosive, revamped version of Sham 69’s original ‘Hurry up Harry.’

The band then approached Sham’s Jimmy Purcey and asked permission to put the song out officially. Jimmy agreed.

Motty, thrilled that they could push ahead with their charity song, were totally unprepared for what happened next. Several days later, on his Virgin Radio Breakfast Show Christian O’Connell played a version of Hurry Up England by … wait for it … Jimmy Purcey of Sham 69.

Motty were gutted by this unexpected turn of events. They might have quit right there but for one overriding factor … Motty were never in this for themselves. At no point were they looking for Kudos or money or a record deal. They were doing this for the people they loved and in support of a very worthy cause. Quitting was never an option.

After their initial disappointment Motty picked themselves up and decided to hell with it – they’d put their version out anyway. What they needed was a label willing to risk going up against Virgin Radio. What followed was a chaotic, oddball fortnight of ups and downs, frustrating meetings, phone calls, emails and text-mails etc until eventually Motty finally got their break.

It came via a journalist friend of the band who had been supporting them since day one. He introduced the band to Cadiz, an Independent record label, who agreed to release Motty’s version of Hurry up England.

And so there will be 2 versions of Hurry Up England. Their will be the Virgin Radio/Jimmy Purcey Version. And their will be Motty’s version that we have believe to be the Real Unofficial Anthem.

Motty are under no illusions they have a fight on our hands going up against a huge radio station like Virgin Radio, especially with Jimmy Purcey on board. This is going to be a real David and Goliath battle. Bottom line is Motty want to make as much money as possible for their charity.

Do listen to both songs and decide for yourself which is best. We urge you to do that.

I for one know which version I’ll be buying.