The guys go deep on history of the UK, Cool Britannia, and that time the Queen of England scheduled elective surgery to avoid a certain front man.

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: “Death Cab for Cutie” by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight

https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-09-08-5-of-the-best-and-most-controversial-rock-songs-about-queen-elizabeth-ii/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-rock-connections/

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/awards-and-accreditation/content/103372

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-stars-knighted/

https://www.billboard.com/lists/musicians-knighted-queen-elizabeth-ii-honors/

Beatles newsreel footage: https://youtu.be/GAoBNvg0DZU

1986 LA Times article on Geldof’s knighting: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-10-mn-10030-story.html

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mick-jagger-rolling-stones-knighthood-queen-elizabeth-refusal/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Britannia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonzo_Dog_Doo-Dah_Band

2002 ABC News piece on Jagger Knighthood: https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=130290&page=1

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/17/mick-jagger-biography-andersen-review

Excerpt from the Andersen book: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2174622/Did-Rolling-Stones-Mick-Jagger-affair-Princess-Margaret.html