I see no justification for a cutoff at Alnwick rather than at the scottish border, nor for excluding the considerable amount of northumberland west of hexham
Laz, I bet you didn't expect to tun with your OP on this one But congrats anyway.
Btw, Alston is indeed in Cumbria (just) but given the geographic laxity that so many others were displaying, I thought I would include it as being close to the Northumberland border (what's more, probably a better case for inclusion than Highway to Hull and many others e.g. Workingtown Ride ffs!).
Highway to Hull tickled me but I have retrospectively decided to exclude the East Riding. That is actually slightly debatable tho as the old Northumbria meant, literally, everything north of the Humber.
Workington is absolutely disqualified for obvious reasons.
Should be obvious, but multi-syllable puns like Ryton Time or Billingham the Name, that use all the syllables of the town name, carry a massive premium over constructs that leave the rest of the name hanging (like Let it Bedale). The latter are very welcome but unlikely to win any prizes.
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Genius this thread
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north yorkshire is arguably in the north east
the local sports news used to cover york city, I remember
the west riding, several miles south of Leeds, is not in the north east, not even in a pig’s eye
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In scope the north-east:
All of Northumberland and County Durham
All of the former Metropolitan Counties of Tyne and Wear and Cleveland
and, ok, north yorkshire
I think Alston’s in Cumbria but I’ll allow it anyway
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I see no justification for a cutoff at Alnwick rather than at the scottish border, nor for excluding the considerable amount of northumberland west of hexham
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Easington Like Sunday Morning.
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Laz, I bet you didn't expect to tun with your OP on this one But congrats anyway.
Btw, Alston is indeed in Cumbria (just) but given the geographic laxity that so many others were displaying, I thought I would include it as being close to the Northumberland border (what's more, probably a better case for inclusion than Highway to Hull and many others e.g. Workingtown Ride ffs!).
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Paul Simon - You can call me Allenheads
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I like Alston. Quite often drive up there. I’d like a farmhouse nearby, with Range Rover
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Highway to Hull tickled me but I have retrospectively decided to exclude the East Riding. That is actually slightly debatable tho as the old Northumbria meant, literally, everything north of the Humber.
Workington is absolutely disqualified for obvious reasons.
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Yes but it also included much of southern Scotland
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In which case, Look Wot You Duns
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Just the Two of Usworth - Bill Withers
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"A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-Bam-burgh!” - Little Richard (Tutti Frutti)
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heh 9.5/10
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Killingworth Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
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Ryton Time - Black Box
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Londonderry Calling counts btw (just off A1M).
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Let It Bedale - The Beatles
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Steely Dan - Deacon Blues (I'll drink Scotch Corner whiskey all night long and die......)
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Brimful of Ashington - Cornershop
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Lindisfarne - meet me on the scotch corner
(Double points?)
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Into the Great Wideopen - Tom Petty
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Consett You Outta My Head - Kylie Minogue
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Annfield Rap
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Oh, Darlington - the Beatles
Darlington Pretty - Mark Knopfler
Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen
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Denton Burn
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Allenheads - Billy Joel
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Deeply Dipton - Right Said Fred
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Stupid Prudhoe - Nicki Minaj
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“Ryton Time” gets some love.
Should be obvious, but multi-syllable puns like Ryton Time or Billingham the Name, that use all the syllables of the town name, carry a massive premium over constructs that leave the rest of the name hanging (like Let it Bedale). The latter are very welcome but unlikely to win any prizes.
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Also giving max props to Annfield Rap
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Wham - Wake me up before you In-goe
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Boom, Boom, Boom, Boulmer!! - Vengaboys
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Craster Than the Speed of Night - Bonnie Tyler
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Dunstan So Close To Me - The Police
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Allendale Shoes - Jimmy Nail
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COME ON
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Alicia Keys - Prudhoen't know my name.
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