themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--From Matchstalk Men to Moston: 25 songs about life in Greater Manchester

For decades it has produced an array of ground-breaking artists , albums and songs .
So , unsurprisingly , the region has had dozens of songs written about it - the most recent of which is 'Moston ' , from the latest EP from Manchester rapper Aitch .
Here we look at some of the best known , and some of the lesser known songs , which immortalise Greater Manchester neighbourhoods and local landmarks .
Despite being the archetypal Mancs , relatively few of Oasis ' extensive catalogue specifically mention their home city .
However Shakermaker , the second track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reference one place close to the Gallaghers ' hearts .
The line 'Mr Sifter sold me songs when I just 16 ' is a nod to the still going Sifters second-hand record shop on Fog Lane in Burnage where they spent many an hour as young men picking out vinyls .
The entire final verse was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song when the car taking the band stopped outside the shop , prompting Noel , who needed more lyrics to finish , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at traffic lights , but only when they 're green ' .
However , Daybreak , from the band 's second studio album The Second Coming , does name-check their home city .
The funky song , believed to be about racism , references American civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks and contains the line `` From Atlanta , Georgia , to Longsight , Manchester .
Everyone ready So , so willin ' and able . ''
Daybreak was not the only time Ian Brown would sing about the area of south east Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dedicated to Longsight and its postcode on his 2004 album Solarized .
In the chorus Brown , who was born in Warrington before moving to Trafford aged six , sings `` Let stars shine on .
'Til the break of dawn .
Let stars shine on .
And let her move , move like a queen .
Of Longsight M13 . ''
Legend has it the song was dedicated to locals who had daubed graffiti with the words 'Free Ian Brown ' around the area after he was jailed over an air rage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who co-wrote and recorded the song with Brown , is also from Longsight .
Born in Crumpsall as Aaron Davis , grime star Bugzy Malone shot to fame after the release of his first EP Walk With Me in 2015 , which contained the song M.E.N , seen to be a play on the word men and the name of our humble newspaper .
In it he talks about his family and his early life as well as his experiences of Manchester 's gang culture , contrasting it to his new- found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nightclub incident the city in 2015 which was reported on in the paper .
He raps : `` So picture the scene : , I 'm sitting on my corner sofa in peace , until I got a call : `` Have you seen yourself in the papers ?
You 're wanted by the police . ''
Later adding `` See what happened from there was loose , I was in the Manchester Evening News . ''
Now considered one of the all-time classic folk songs , Dirty Old Town , by Ewan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written about Salford where Ewan was born and brought up .
The opening verse , ' I met my love by the gas works wall , dreamed a dream by the old canal ' , refers to the gas croft , land next to the old gas works in industrial Salford and the now disused Manchester , Bolton and Bury canal .
The line ' I smelled the spring on the smoky wind ' is also reported to have been originally sung as a ‘ Salford wind ’ before being gradually being changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the song was originally composed an interlude to cover an awkward scene change in Ewan 's 1949 play Landscape with Chimneys , set in a North of England industrial town .
But it has since gone on to be covered by dozens of artists including The Spinners , Donovan and perhaps most famously , The Pogues with The Dubliners .
Ewan 's daughter Kirsty MacColl went on to collaborate with Pogues singer Shane MacGowan on Christmas classic Fairytale of New York .
Morrissey and the Smiths were certainly never shy in referencing Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most notable examples is Rusholme Ruffians from their 1985 album Meat is Murder .
Musically it is said to have been inspired by both Elvis ' 'Marie 's the Name ' and Victoria Wood 's 'Fourteen Again ' and 'Funny How Things Turn Out . '
But the lyrics are all about a young boy visiting the fair , which Platt Fields Park , which straddles Fallowfield and Rusholme , famously held every year .
`` The real idea was to do something from the fairground , '' Johnny Marr told author Johnny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I 'd spend a lot of time at the fair in Wythenshawe Park and I worked at a speedway in a place down in Cheshire .
`` I still maintain that the best place to hear music is at the fairground .
If you get your records played at the fair you 're a great pop group .
I used to go there all the time , not necessarily to go on the rides , but to look at girls .
I had this really romantic feeling when I was at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , atmospheric acoustic track , the song is much more forthright in its lyrics , namechecking numerous other Greater Manchester areas as it trumpets Northenden , the suburb nestling between Didsbury and Wythenshawe , off Princess Parkway in south Manchester .
In the first of its three verses the band 's frontman Jimi Goodwin namechecks the area 's airport hotel , formerly known as the Forte Posthouse , singing : `` F*** Longsight .
And Levenshulme .
Same goes for Stockport and Hulme .
We 're doin ' alright .
Just Posthouse blues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afternoon . ''
Guitarist Jez Williams was living in a house in the area , which also contained a makeshift studio , at the time they made recorded their second album , 2002 's The Last Broadcast .
'Northenden ' was included as an extra track on the Japanese and US limited edition releases of the record .
It was then released in the UK on 2003 compilation album Lost Sides .
'M62 Song ' on Last Broadcast is also said to have been recorded under a motorway flyover in Northenden .
Aitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become one of UK grime 's hottest properties after appearing on the official remix of Ed Sheeran ’ s 'Take Me Back to London ' with Sheeran coming to his hometown of New Moston to record some of the video .
Aitch has also appeared on Stormzy 's recent chart-topping album Heavy Is the Head and his own work has made waves in the charts , with four recent top-ten hits .
His latest release is a dedication to the area he was born and brought up .
The lines 'Gucci on my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ave ' is repeated throughout the song , referencing north Manchester roads Moston Lane and Hollinwood Avenue .
A fan favourite from their 2008 debut album St Jude , Fallowfield Hillbilly by Middleton 's The Courteeners rails against hipsters in the city 's student district liking particular bands or artists just to look cool .
In the first verse frontman Liam Fray sings : `` Why do you compensate for the fact that you are clearly so oh very silly .
By walking around my town like a Fallowfield hillbilly ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` I 've seen the way you look at all of the normal kids .
You think that they 've just come out Strangeways , because they wo n't bat both eyelids ... '' Despite originating from Sheffield and spending a large part of his life in Hull , Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton has become something an honorary Manc after moving here in the 2000s .
And he cemented that status with this tongue-in-cheek ode to the city released in 2006 both as a single and on the band 's album @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chadderton , Moss Side , Swinton , Cheetham Hill , Wythenshawe , Gorton , Salford and Sale all get a mention as former Housemartins frontman Heaton , who ran the Kings Arms pub in Salford for five years , bemoans the city 's reputation for constant rain .
However he sings , 'if rain makes Britain great , then Manchester is greater ' before finishing with 'ehat makes Britain great , makes Manchester yet greater ' .
Amen Paul .
With over 30 studio albums since their formation in 1976 , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enigmatic frontman and only constant member , the late Mark E Smith , mentioned their home city on more than one occasion .
Cheetham Hill is taken from the 1996 album The Light User Syndrome .
Most of the song is sung by producer Mike Bennett , who is credited with co-writing it , in dialogue with Smith .
It plays on the pronunciation of the area 's name .
`` Could n't make out whether he was from .
Salford or ... ah ... Manchester .
And this London visitor had this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hill , '' go the lyrics .
There are also mentions of 'cruising ' , supposedly a reference to the area 's one-time reputation as a red light district , according to Bennett .
Smith said in a 1996 interview with Big Issue : `` 'You see these middle class drivers going up and down Cheetham Hill Road in their big cars .
They ’ re just slumming it . ''
Manchester has provided much inspiration for the boys from Bury .
The first track off their second album , Leaders of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homely feeling of seeing Piccadilly Station come into view after a trip to London .
Piccadilly Approach , the walkway to and from the station , is also sometimes called Station Approach .
`` The streets are full of Goths and Greeks .
I have n't seen my mum for weeks .
But coming home I feel like I designed these buildings I walk by , '' frontman Guy Garvey sings .
In 2008 he said : `` In 'Station Approach , ' that 's a very particular civic pride , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love Manchester .
I have a complicated love affair with Manchester . ''
Piccadilly is also immortalised in this 1998 hit by indie favourites Gomez .
The band are not from these parts , hailing from Southport .
However the songs tells the story of a day trip to Manchester they took together whilst at Sheffield University to watch Beck at Manchester Academy in 1995 .
It talks of 'falling into the union ' and `` seeing someone dressed in a suit looking like a lunatic ' - both references to the gig @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my weight and wait at the station .
We 're whippin ' Piccadilly tonight .
And it all falls down , there 's not enough hours in our life , '' the lyrics continue .
Keyboard player Tom Gray later told NME : `` The person that was 'dressed in a suit looking like a lunatic ' in that song was Beck and the other person was our mate who took the string out of the bottom of his coat and he was literally whipping the floor of Piccadilly station that night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
King of the Slums – Bombs Away on Harpurhey King of the Sulms , founded in Manchester in the mid eighties , specialised in a fusion of electric violin and guitar-driven rock .
'Bombs Away on Harpurhey ' , recorded in 1989 , is a mournful look at people 's dreams of escaping working class life that describes how people are being 'left behind ' .
`` Do n't waste your life away , in a maisonette in Harpurhey , '' says the chorus .
It reached number four in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – Mancunian Way Taken from the boy band 's 2006 comeback album Beautiful World , it is their only homage to the city where they formed .
Mancunian Way has a double meaning referencing both the traditional Gallagher-esque Manc walk - 'We used to swagger , we used to sway ' - and journeys 'driving home again , back down Mancunian Way ' – the flyover section of the city centre ring road .
Howard Donald , who sings the lead vocal on the song is from Higher Openshaw in east Manchester , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Owen hailing from Oldham .
The song , the opener from the heavily Mancunian influenced album Meat Is Murder released in 1985 , opens with the line `` Belligerent ghouls , run Manchester schools .
Spineless swines , cemented minds . ''
An attack on corporal punishment at educational institutions , the lyrics are said to have been inspired by Morrissey 's time at St. Mary 's Secondary Modern School in Stretford .
Brian and Michael – Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs Released in 1978 , this ode to Salford artist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK single charts and has become synonymous with Lowry .
Performed on Top of the Pops , it begins with the words `` He painted Salford 's smokey tops .
On cardboard boxes from the shops ... and parts of Ancoats where I used to play . ''
Written by Michael Coleman , one of the the duo from Oldham , it was originally called Lowry 's Song before being renamed before release .
It was the act 's only hit and is regarded as one of the country 's most enduring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aka 'Brian ' , said in 2013 : `` We have always been grateful for the success we had and the pleasure the song has given to so many people . ''
Adamson was formerly bass player in post-punk cult heroes Magazine and has also worked with Visage , the Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds during his career .
Moss Side Story , a play on the name of Leonard Bernstein 's musical West Side Story , was his debut solo album released in 1989 .
Not taking a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is one continuous piece split into parts .
It was a concept album and the soundtrack to a fictional crime film .
Describing it as 'one of the best soundtracks ever ' , NME said : `` the fact that it has no accompanying movie is a trifling irrelevance . ''
The song is a moving ode to the victims of the 1958 Munich air disaster , which saw 23 people killed , including eight of Manchester United 's legendary 'Busby Babes ' side .
The words were sent into folk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The words were printed , but no music accompanied it , apart from a note saying it was to the tune of High Germany .
It later transpired that the lyrics were actually written by Eric Winter , the editor of Sing .
The Spinners , whose frontman Mick Groves is a United fan , were the first to record it , in 1962 .
In 2008 , Groves , from Salford , released a charity version to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the crash .
Lancashire folk duo Hanky Park also later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at anniversary events at Old Trafford .
Musical comedy act John 's creator Graham Fellows had a hit in the seventies under his alter ego Jilted John with the song of the same name .
His first album in the guise as as the nerdy Yorkshire keyboard player John , called the Yamaha Years , contains the song 'You 're like Manchester ' .
The opening line is a play on the name of the city 's historic prison saying `` You 're like Manchester You 've Got Strange ways . ''
Numerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the verse which goes : `` But if you 're like Manchester do n't you Cheetham Me .
If I rush home to find you 've been in Whalley 's Range , I wo n't be pleased .
My Belle Vue of the world will become a Fallowfield .
But I know I can trust you , you 're like Manchester . ''
Fellows lived in the city when he was a drama student at Manchester Polytechnic , shortly before his rise to fame in the seventies .
Grounds for Divorce was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2008 album , The Seldom Seen Kid , which went on to win the coveted Mercury Prize .
Guy Garvey has since said it was about being in an unhappy relationship and wanting to get away from Manchester due to what was going on in his life .
The reference to the Seldom Seen Kid in the opening line refers to friend of Guy and the band 's friend , singer songwriter Bryan Clancy , who died in 2006 with the song also referencing how he dealt with the tragedy .
The 'hole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can not help but fall ' is said to refer to Temple of Convenience , an underground bar on Oxford Street , in Manchester city centre , which was a favourite of Garvey 's .
Another of The Courteeners ' most obvious Manc references is this celebration of the legendary Smiths night held once a month at the Star and Garter pub near Piccadilly Station .
There are references to the area 's reputation as a red light district and the train station 's cash machine in the lines 'On the corner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ladies of the night tend to meet .
If I 'm not there I will be at the bank near platform eleven , to be in heaven . '
The Morrissey fan club the Moz Army also hold their annual meeting at Star and Garter , which has become a mecca for Smiths fans , which Courteeners frontman Liam Fray is .
He describes himself as a 'Morrissey with some strings ' in their song What Took You So Long ?
A novelty hit in the nineties , the Manchester Rap became a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written by Wythenshawe brothers Pete and Chris Eavers and was recorded by their band , The Bosnians , which included their two sisters Fliss and Kate and pals Ian Parker and Martin Callaghan , at Cavalier Studios in Stockport in 1990 .
Pete told the M.E.N last year : `` It was at the time that rap was starting to get big but all you heard were American or London accents and we said there should be a Manchester rap . ''
Sung in a thick Manc accent it contained references to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 'Asdas ' , reaching local populairty after being played on Sunset 102 , Key 103 and BBC Radio Manchester .
The chorus , with the line 'lend us a fag Maxine , I 'm gasping , Are you right or what ?
Are you coming down the chippy ? '
became iconic for 90s kids in the city .
The Freshies -I 'm In Love With the Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk Frank Sidebottom creator , the late Chris Sievey , first found fame with The Freshies , formed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was released in 1978 .
It reached number 54 and had one of the longest song titles in chart history .
A two and a half minute tale of unrequited love it was perhaps more famous for being the subject of a furore over its name , with the song needing to be re-recorded to remove the reference to Virgin in the song title and chorus in order to be played on the BBC .
It became I 'm In Love With The Girl On A Certain Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk instead .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times were formed in London but declared their love for Manchester and its famed music scene in their 1989 song named after the city .
Penned by Edward Ball for the album E for Edward it references Tony Wilson and a number of the city 's bands .
`` I see a face at the Hacienda .
I see a heart that ’ s torn in two .
I see a head that flies the Happy Mondays .
And a lonely girl called you , '' go the lyrics .
Finishing with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Manchester , I ’ ll always love you ! ''
We could n't agree more .
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Manchester rightly has a reputation as a music capital.
For decades it has produced an array of ground-breaking artists, albums and songs.
So, unsurprisingly, the region has had dozens of songs written about it - the most recent of which is 'Moston', from the latest EP from Manchester rapper Aitch.
Here we look at some of the best known, and some of the lesser known songs, which immortalise Greater Manchester neighbourhoods and local landmarks.
Oasis – Shakermaker
Despite being the archetypal Mancs, relatively few of Oasis' extensive catalogue specifically mention their home city. However Shakermaker, the second track on their debut album Definitely Maybe does reference one place close to the Gallaghers' hearts.
The line 'Mr Sifter sold me songs when I just 16' is a nod to the still going Sifters second-hand record shop on Fog Lane in Burnage where they spent many an hour as young men picking out vinyls.
The entire final verse was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song when the car taking the band stopped outside the shop, prompting Noel, who needed more lyrics to finish, to pen after the line 'now he stops at traffic lights, but only when they're green'.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Stone Roses – Daybreak
Again, Stone Roses lyrics aren't littered with Mancunian references.
However, Daybreak, from the band's second studio album The Second Coming, does name-check their home city.
The funky song, believed to be about racism, references American civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks and contains the line "From Atlanta, Georgia, to Longsight, Manchester. Everyone ready So, so willin' and able."
Ian Brown – Longsight M13
Daybreak was not the only time Ian Brown would sing about the area of south east Manchester.
Ian Brown had an entire song dedicated to Longsight and its postcode on his 2004 album Solarized.
In the chorus Brown, who was born in Warrington before moving to Trafford aged six, sings "Let stars shine on. 'Til the break of dawn. Let stars shine on. And let her move, move like a queen. Of Longsight M13."
Legend has it the song was dedicated to locals who had daubed graffiti with the words 'Free Ian Brown' around the area after he was jailed over an air rage incident in 1998.
Guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, who co-wrote and recorded the song with Brown, is also from Longsight.
(Image: PA)
Bugzy Malone - M.E.N
Born in Crumpsall as Aaron Davis, grime star Bugzy Malone shot to fame after the release of his first EP Walk With Me in 2015, which contained the song M.E.N, seen to be a play on the word men and the name of our humble newspaper.
In it he talks about his family and his early life as well as his experiences of Manchester's gang culture, contrasting it to his new- found success.
He also talks about a nightclub incident the city in 2015 which was reported on in the paper.
He raps: "So picture the scene:, I'm sitting on my corner sofa in peace, until I got a call: "Have you seen yourself in the papers? You're wanted by the police."
Later adding "See what happened from there was loose, I was in the Manchester Evening News."
He released a follow-up, M.E.N 2, in 2019.
Ewan MacColl –Dirty Old Town
Now considered one of the all-time classic folk songs, Dirty Old Town, by Ewan MacColl, was in inspired by and written about Salford where Ewan was born and brought up.
The opening verse, 'I met my love by the gas works wall, dreamed a dream by the old canal', refers to the gas croft, land next to the old gas works in industrial Salford and the now disused Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal.
The line 'I smelled the spring on the smoky wind' is also reported to have been originally sung as a ‘Salford wind’ before being gradually being changed over time.
Also a playwright, the song was originally composed an interlude to cover an awkward scene change in Ewan's 1949 play Landscape with Chimneys, set in a North of England industrial town.
But it has since gone on to be covered by dozens of artists including The Spinners, Donovan and perhaps most famously, The Pogues with The Dubliners.
Ewan's daughter Kirsty MacColl went on to collaborate with Pogues singer Shane MacGowan on Christmas classic Fairytale of New York.
(Image: working class movement library)
The Smiths – Rusholme Ruffians
Morrissey and the Smiths were certainly never shy in referencing Manchester in their work.
One of the most notable examples is Rusholme Ruffians from their 1985 album Meat is Murder.
Musically it is said to have been inspired by both Elvis' 'Marie's the Name' and Victoria Wood's 'Fourteen Again' and 'Funny How Things Turn Out.'
But the lyrics are all about a young boy visiting the fair, which Platt Fields Park, which straddles Fallowfield and Rusholme, famously held every year.
"The real idea was to do something from the fairground," Johnny Marr told author Johnny Rogan for his book on the band.
"I'd spend a lot of time at the fair in Wythenshawe Park and I worked at a speedway in a place down in Cheshire.
"I still maintain that the best place to hear music is at the fairground. If you get your records played at the fair you're a great pop group. I used to go there all the time, not necessarily to go on the rides, but to look at girls. I had this really romantic feeling when I was at the fair."
Doves – Northenden
A laid back, atmospheric acoustic track, the song is much more forthright in its lyrics, namechecking numerous other Greater Manchester areas as it trumpets Northenden, the suburb nestling between Didsbury and Wythenshawe, off Princess Parkway in south Manchester.
In the first of its three verses the band's frontman Jimi Goodwin namechecks the area's airport hotel, formerly known as the Forte Posthouse, singing: "F*** Longsight. And Levenshulme. Same goes for Stockport and Hulme. We're doin' alright. Just Posthouse blues. 'Cause this is Northenden in the afternoon."
Guitarist Jez Williams was living in a house in the area, which also contained a makeshift studio, at the time they made recorded their second album, 2002's The Last Broadcast.
'Northenden' was included as an extra track on the Japanese and US limited edition releases of the record.
It was then released in the UK on 2003 compilation album Lost Sides. 'M62 Song' on Last Broadcast is also said to have been recorded under a motorway flyover in Northenden.
Aitch - Moston
Aitch, real name Harrison Armstrong, has become one of UK grime's hottest properties after appearing on the official remix of Ed Sheeran’s 'Take Me Back to London' with Sheeran coming to his hometown of New Moston to record some of the video.
Aitch has also appeared on Stormzy's recent chart-topping album Heavy Is the Head and his own work has made waves in the charts, with four recent top-ten hits.
His latest release is a dedication to the area he was born and brought up.
The lines 'Gucci on my ends. M-O-S-T-O-N. From the lane to the ave' is repeated throughout the song, referencing north Manchester roads Moston Lane and Hollinwood Avenue.
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The Courteeners – Fallowfield Hillbilly
A fan favourite from their 2008 debut album St Jude, Fallowfield Hillbilly by Middleton's The Courteeners rails against hipsters in the city's student district liking particular bands or artists just to look cool.
In the first verse frontman Liam Fray sings: "Why do you compensate for the fact that you are clearly so oh very silly. By walking around my town like a Fallowfield hillbilly?"
It later name-checks HMP Manchester, saying: "I've seen the way you look at all of the normal kids. You think that they've just come out Strangeways, because they won't bat both eyelids..."
The Beautiful South – Manchester
Despite originating from Sheffield and spending a large part of his life in Hull, Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton has become something an honorary Manc after moving here in the 2000s.
And he cemented that status with this tongue-in-cheek ode to the city released in 2006 both as a single and on the band's album Superbi.
Northenden, Partington, Altrincham, Chadderton, Moss Side, Swinton, Cheetham Hill, Wythenshawe, Gorton, Salford and Sale all get a mention as former Housemartins frontman Heaton, who ran the Kings Arms pub in Salford for five years, bemoans the city's reputation for constant rain.
However he sings, 'if rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater' before finishing with 'ehat makes Britain great, makes Manchester yet greater'. Amen Paul.
The Fall – Cheetham Hill
With over 30 studio albums since their formation in 1976, it's no surprise The Fall and their enigmatic frontman and only constant member, the late Mark E Smith, mentioned their home city on more than one occasion.
Cheetham Hill is taken from the 1996 album The Light User Syndrome. Most of the song is sung by producer Mike Bennett, who is credited with co-writing it, in dialogue with Smith.
It plays on the pronunciation of the area's name.
"Couldn't make out whether he was from. Salford or...ah... Manchester. And this London visitor had this to say; Cheat Em. Cheetham Hill," go the lyrics.
There are also mentions of 'cruising', supposedly a reference to the area's one-time reputation as a red light district, according to Bennett.
Smith said in a 1996 interview with Big Issue: "'You see these middle class drivers going up and down Cheetham Hill Road in their big cars. They’re just slumming it."
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Elbow – Station Approach
Manchester has provided much inspiration for the boys from Bury.
The first track off their second album, Leaders of the Free World, Station Approach describes the homely feeling of seeing Piccadilly Station come into view after a trip to London. Piccadilly Approach, the walkway to and from the station, is also sometimes called Station Approach.
"The streets are full of Goths and Greeks. I haven't seen my mum for weeks. But coming home I feel like I designed these buildings I walk by," frontman Guy Garvey sings.
In 2008 he said: "In 'Station Approach,' that's a very particular civic pride, which is a very specific civic feeling. I love Manchester. I have a complicated love affair with Manchester."
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Gomez – Whippin’ Piccadilly
Piccadilly is also immortalised in this 1998 hit by indie favourites Gomez.
The band are not from these parts, hailing from Southport.
However the songs tells the story of a day trip to Manchester they took together whilst at Sheffield University to watch Beck at Manchester Academy in 1995.
It talks of 'falling into the union' and "seeing someone dressed in a suit looking like a lunatic' - both references to the gig.
"So I try and guess my weight and wait at the station. We're whippin' Piccadilly tonight. And it all falls down, there's not enough hours in our life," the lyrics continue.
Keyboard player Tom Gray later told NME: "The person that was 'dressed in a suit looking like a lunatic' in that song was Beck and the other person was our mate who took the string out of the bottom of his coat and he was literally whipping the floor of Piccadilly station that night. He was completely on one that night."
King of the Slums – Bombs Away on Harpurhey
King of the Sulms, founded in Manchester in the mid eighties, specialised in a fusion of electric violin and guitar-driven rock.
'Bombs Away on Harpurhey', recorded in 1989, is a mournful look at people's dreams of escaping working class life that describes how people are being 'left behind'.
"Don't waste your life away, in a maisonette in Harpurhey," says the chorus.
It reached number four in the independent chart in 1989.
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Take That – Mancunian Way
Taken from the boy band's 2006 comeback album Beautiful World, it is their only homage to the city where they formed.
Mancunian Way has a double meaning referencing both the traditional Gallagher-esque Manc walk - 'We used to swagger, we used to sway' - and journeys 'driving home again, back down Mancunian Way' – the flyover section of the city centre ring road.
Howard Donald, who sings the lead vocal on the song is from Higher Openshaw in east Manchester, with Jason Orange from Crumpsall and Mark Owen hailing from Oldham.
The Smiths – Headmaster Ritual
The song, the opener from the heavily Mancunian influenced album Meat Is Murder released in 1985, opens with the line "Belligerent ghouls, run Manchester schools. Spineless swines, cemented minds."
An attack on corporal punishment at educational institutions, the lyrics are said to have been inspired by Morrissey's time at St. Mary's Secondary Modern School in Stretford.
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Brian and Michael – Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
Released in 1978, this ode to Salford artist LS Lowry shot to the top of the UK single charts and has become synonymous with Lowry.
Performed on Top of the Pops, it begins with the words "He painted Salford's smokey tops. On cardboard boxes from the shops...and parts of Ancoats where I used to play."
Written by Michael Coleman, one of the the duo from Oldham, it was originally called Lowry's Song before being renamed before release. It was the act's only hit and is regarded as one of the country's most enduring one hit wonders.
Kevin Parrott, aka 'Brian', said in 2013: "We have always been grateful for the success we had and the pleasure the song has given to so many people."
Barry Adamson – Moss Side Story
Adamson was formerly bass player in post-punk cult heroes Magazine and has also worked with Visage, the Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds during his career.
Moss Side Story, a play on the name of Leonard Bernstein's musical West Side Story, was his debut solo album released in 1989.
Not taking a traditional format, and almost entirely instrumental, it is one continuous piece split into parts.
It was a concept album and the soundtrack to a fictional crime film. Describing it as 'one of the best soundtracks ever', NME said: "the fact that it has no accompanying movie is a trifling irrelevance."
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The Spinners – Flowers of Manchester
The song is a moving ode to the victims of the 1958 Munich air disaster, which saw 23 people killed, including eight of Manchester United's legendary 'Busby Babes' side.
The words were sent into folk magazine Sing anonymously in October 1958. The words were printed, but no music accompanied it, apart from a note saying it was to the tune of High Germany. It later transpired that the lyrics were actually written by Eric Winter, the editor of Sing.
The Spinners, whose frontman Mick Groves is a United fan, were the first to record it, in 1962.
In 2008, Groves, from Salford, released a charity version to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the crash. Lancashire folk duo Hanky Park also later recorded a version which has been played at anniversary events at Old Trafford.
John Shuttleworth – You're like Manchester
Musical comedy act John's creator Graham Fellows had a hit in the seventies under his alter ego Jilted John with the song of the same name.
His first album in the guise as as the nerdy Yorkshire keyboard player John, called the Yamaha Years, contains the song 'You're like Manchester'.
The opening line is a play on the name of the city's historic prison saying "You're like Manchester You've Got Strange ways."
Numerous other areas' names are twisted in the verse which goes: "But if you're like Manchester don't you Cheetham Me. If I rush home to find you've been in Whalley's Range, I won't be pleased. My Belle Vue of the world will become a Fallowfield. But I know I can trust you, you're like Manchester."
Fellows lived in the city when he was a drama student at Manchester Polytechnic, shortly before his rise to fame in the seventies.
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Elbow – Grounds for Divorce
Grounds for Divorce was a huge hit single from the band's 2008 album, The Seldom Seen Kid, which went on to win the coveted Mercury Prize.
Guy Garvey has since said it was about being in an unhappy relationship and wanting to get away from Manchester due to what was going on in his life.
The reference to the Seldom Seen Kid in the opening line refers to friend of Guy and the band's friend, singer songwriter Bryan Clancy, who died in 2006 with the song also referencing how he dealt with the tragedy.
The 'hole in my neighbourhood down which of late I cannot help but fall' is said to refer to Temple of Convenience, an underground bar on Oxford Street, in Manchester city centre, which was a favourite of Garvey's.
The Courteeners – Smiths Disco
Another of The Courteeners' most obvious Manc references is this celebration of the legendary Smiths night held once a month at the Star and Garter pub near Piccadilly Station.
There are references to the area's reputation as a red light district and the train station's cash machine in the lines 'On the corner, of Fairfield Street, where the ladies of the night tend to meet. If I'm not there I will be at the bank near platform eleven, to be in heaven.'
The Morrissey fan club the Moz Army also hold their annual meeting at Star and Garter, which has become a mecca for Smiths fans, which Courteeners frontman Liam Fray is. He describes himself as a 'Morrissey with some strings' in their song What Took You So Long?
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The Bosnians – Manchester Rap
A novelty hit in the nineties, the Manchester Rap became a cult classic amongst Mancunians.
It was written by Wythenshawe brothers Pete and Chris Eavers and was recorded by their band, The Bosnians, which included their two sisters Fliss and Kate and pals Ian Parker and Martin Callaghan, at Cavalier Studios in Stockport in 1990.
Pete told the M.E.N last year: "It was at the time that rap was starting to get big but all you heard were American or London accents and we said there should be a Manchester rap."
Sung in a thick Manc accent it contained references to the 105 bus in Wythenshawe, and going to 'Asdas', reaching local populairty after being played on Sunset 102, Key 103 and BBC Radio Manchester.
The chorus, with the line 'lend us a fag Maxine, I'm gasping, Are you right or what? Are you coming down the chippy?' became iconic for 90s kids in the city.
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The Freshies -I'm In Love With the Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk
Frank Sidebottom creator, the late Chris Sievey, first found fame with The Freshies, formed in the 1970s.
Their biggest hit was released in 1978. It reached number 54 and had one of the longest song titles in chart history.
A two and a half minute tale of unrequited love it was perhaps more famous for being the subject of a furore over its name, with the song needing to be re-recorded to remove the reference to Virgin in the song title and chorus in order to be played on the BBC.
It became I'm In Love With The Girl On A Certain Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk instead.
The Times - Manchester
The underground post-punk and indie outfit The Times were formed in London but declared their love for Manchester and its famed music scene in their 1989 song named after the city.
Penned by Edward Ball for the album E for Edward it references Tony Wilson and a number of the city's bands.
"I see a face at the Hacienda. I see a heart that’s torn in two. I see a head that flies the Happy Mondays. And a lonely girl called you," go the lyrics.
Finishing with the line "Manchester! Manchester, England! Manchester, I’ll always love you!" We couldn't agree more.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Gemma Atkinson opens up about her 'mum guilt' over daughter Mia

Gemma Atkinson has taken to social media to ask fellow parents for advice after suffering feelings of 'mum guilt . '
The Hits Radio presenter opened up on Instagram about her baby daughter Mia 's independence , saying she loves to entertain herself and is happy playing on her own .
But she admitted that she feels guilty watching her play like this .
The former Emmerdale actress shared a video of Mia playing with a book surrounded by her toys in her playpen. Asking other parents if they feel the same way she explained that Mia , who turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent ' and is adamant on feeding herself , brushing her own hair in the mornings and cleaning her own teeth , adding : `` Although the brush usually ends up around her whole face and not just her mouth . ''
Gemma told her followers : `` She also loves entertaining herself like above and shes happy on her own BUT the mum guilt I have for allowing her to be on her own like that kills me !
`` I feel sorry for her and I don ’ t know why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she has TV time in the morning while Go Jetters are on and In the night Garden before bed but she 's so happy like this on her own and rather than get stuff done I find myself just sitting watching her smiling but feeling bad that shes on her own . ''
Gemma , 35 , from Bury , asked : `` Does anyone else feel the same way or am I going insane ?
`` I know whilst playing she ’ s learning new skills and exploring and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m not giving her my attention all the time I ’ m being snide # mumguilt . ''
Former Corrie and Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson , who has a daughter Sienna and a baby boy Carter , told her : `` It ’ s so normal babe , I still feel that and Sienna ’ s nearly seven !
You ’ re doing awesome . ''
And another follower told her : `` I think playing independently is a really important skill for a little one to develop .
`` Rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , view it as giving her space to develop independence and knowledge through play .
`` Looks as though you ’ re doing a grand job !
`` We are all our own worst critics . ''
And another told her : `` The sign of a very happy content little girl . ''
Gemma , whose partner is Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Gorka Marquez , later thanked followers for their reassuring words .
`` Thank you for all your lovely messages on my post yesterday .
It ’ s so reassuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .

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Gemma Atkinson has taken to social media to ask fellow parents for advice after suffering feelings of 'mum guilt.'
The Hits Radio presenter opened up on Instagram about her baby daughter Mia's independence, saying she loves to entertain herself and is happy playing on her own.
But she admitted that she feels guilty watching her play like this.
The former Emmerdale actress shared a video of Mia playing with a book surrounded by her toys in her playpen.
Asking other parents if they feel the same way she explained that Mia, who turns one next month, is already 'very independent' and is adamant on feeding herself, brushing her own hair in the mornings and cleaning her own teeth, adding: "Although the brush usually ends up around her whole face and not just her mouth."
Gemma told her followers: "She also loves entertaining herself like above and shes happy on her own BUT the mum guilt I have for allowing her to be on her own like that kills me!
"I feel sorry for her and I don’t know why! "We play with her loads and she has TV time in the morning while Go Jetters are on and In the night Garden before bed but she's so happy like this on her own and rather than get stuff done I find myself just sitting watching her smiling but feeling bad that shes on her own."
Gemma, 35, from Bury, asked: "Does anyone else feel the same way or am I going insane?
"I know whilst playing she’s learning new skills and exploring and it’s great but I feel if I’m not giving her my attention all the time I’m being snide #mumguilt."
Former Corrie and Hollyoaks actress Lucy-Jo Hudson, who has a daughter Sienna and a baby boy Carter, told her: "It’s so normal babe, I still feel that and Sienna’s nearly seven! You’re doing awesome."
And another follower told her: "I think playing independently is a really important skill for a little one to develop.
"Rather than view it as not giving her attention, view it as giving her space to develop independence and knowledge through play.
"Looks as though you’re doing a grand job! "We are all our own worst critics."
And another told her: "The sign of a very happy content little girl."
Gemma, whose partner is Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Gorka Marquez, later thanked followers for their reassuring words.
"Thank you for all your lovely messages on my post yesterday. It’s so reassuring to hear from other parents," she said.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Pereira gives update on Man United training

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira said United 's players are raring to go ahead of the Premier League restart in just a few days ' time .
Top-flight clubs have not played in over three months due to the coronavirus pandemic but the campaign will resume next Wednesday .
Ahead of United 's game against Tottenham two days later , Pereira told : “ We ’ ve been waiting a long time without real answers .
As soon as we knew that the season was going to start again we were very hyped and wanted to play .
“ And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go to play the game , it ’ s like everybody ’ s very sharp in training , everybody pays a lot of attention so we ’ re very eager that the season starts again.
” United 's game away to Tottenham could be crucial in the race for Champions League qualification , but the midfielder is also targeting silverware in other competitions at the end of the campaign .
“ It ’ s very important , the game against Tottenham .
It will be a very difficult one because it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
“ It feels like when you come back from pre-season , the match rhythm is not 100 percent yet but we know it ’ s going to be hard for them as well .
“ We ’ re going to make it a very tough job and we want to win because we have a Champions League spot to go for and we have the FA Cup and the Europa League , so we ’ re going full out in these two months really .
“ We just have to push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best two months we can get .
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Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira said United's players are raring to go ahead of the Premier League restart in just a few days' time.
Top-flight clubs have not played in over three months due to the coronavirus pandemic but the campaign will resume next Wednesday.
Ahead of United's game against Tottenham two days later, Pereira told Sky Sports : “We’ve been waiting a long time without real answers. As soon as we knew that the season was going to start again we were very hyped and wanted to play.
“And now we have just a few days to go to play the game, it’s like everybody’s very sharp in training, everybody pays a lot of attention so we’re very eager that the season starts again.”
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United's game away to Tottenham could be crucial in the race for Champions League qualification, but the midfielder is also targeting silverware in other competitions at the end of the campaign.
“It’s very important, the game against Tottenham. It will be a very difficult one because it’s the first game,” Pereira added. “It feels like when you come back from pre-season, the match rhythm is not 100 percent yet but we know it’s going to be hard for them as well.
“We’re going to make it a very tough job and we want to win because we have a Champions League spot to go for and we have the FA Cup and the Europa League, so we’re going full out in these two months really.
“We just have to push as a squad and make it the best two months we can get.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Emmerdale star Chris Bisson reveals he’s had hair transplant to protect career

Soap star Chris Bisson has revealed he 's taken drastic action to restore his receding hairline .
Chris , who plays bad boy businessman Jai Sharma in Emmerdale , had a hair transplant to help retain his good looks and protect his career .
The East is East and Shameless star , who also played Vikram Desai in Coronation Street , had two Follicular Unit Extraction hair transplants , which involved taking hairs from the back of his head and inserting them into the thinning areas at the front .
The Woolpack regular revealed that while solving his hair loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his career was also a driving force behind the decision .
The 44-year-old actor said : “ As soon as you start losing your hair you ’ re immediately cast older , so it does reduce the amount of parts you can play .
“ If you are 40 and bald you probably get cast as being 45 or 50 .
It can affect your career .
“ There are definitely more parts for actors who have a full head of hair .
You do n't know what opportunities might be lost .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was carried out at the city ’ s Farjo Hair Institute , and Chris says it ’ s made his life easier both on and off screen .
“ I didn ’ t want to make myself look younger , particularly .
I just wanted to stop the hairline going back too far and retain some definition around my face , ” he said .
“ Now the procedures are done I ’ m happy with the results .
I ’ m relaxed and confident about how I look.
” The Emmerdale favourite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past few months self-isolating at home with his partner Rowena and their two children , Harry and Ella Rose .
He added : “ In real life you don ’ t really notice your hair loss day to day .
At work it ’ s different because you sit in front of a mirror and have a specific look that you need to achieve .
“ The first time I spotted it was probably in my early to mid 30s .
I was quite pleased that I had managed to keep my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But when you go into work and they are having to adjust the lighting , or make-up are having to put more powder on your head just to take the shine off before you go for a take , you notice.
” Other high-profile patients of the Farjo Hair Institute include Cold Feet actor John Thomson , Coronation Street ’ s Alan Halsall and football legends David Platt and Micky Gray .
Chris said : “ In my industry people are always changing the way that they look .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stigma attached to cosmetic procedures .
“ I know people who ’ ve had hair transplants , so I was able to talk to them to see how they felt about it and what the results were like.
” Hair loss affects more than eight million men in the UK and is often linked to increased anxiety and even depression .
But Chris said : “ I didn ’ t particularly have dark moments .
It was more down to my work that made me analyse it .
“ It started taking longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more products , and I thought , ‘ Actually , it would be nice to have my hair in real life as well ’ .
“ In my line of work there are more opportunities if you have a full head of hair .
Maybe bald men are under-represented on screen.
” He added : “ In film and TV it ’ s quite a common procedure for male actors .
“ It ’ s one of those things where people say , ‘ Oh my , he ’ s had a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forget about it .
“ I have a friend who works in construction and he had not mentioned to anyone he ’ d worked with , whereas when I ’ m at work I openly discuss it .
“ People in different walks of life will have very different ways of thinking about it.
” The institute ’ s co-founder , Dr Bessam Farjo , said : “ I ’ m delighted that Chris is happy with the results and that he is comfortable talking candidly about the subject .
“ Millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss , something they may feel they can do little about .
“ But people like Chris show what can be achieved and help to smash any remaining taboos people might have about hair transplants.
” Last week ITV drama boss John Whiston revealed some male stars had caused him scripting headaches by shaving their heads during the coronavirus crisis , while female actors have been colouring their own hair .
But Chris said : “ I ’ ve not been able to have mine cut since before we went into lockdown , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of hair when you see him on screen again !
”

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Soap star Chris Bisson has revealed he's taken drastic action to restore his receding hairline.
Chris, who plays bad boy businessman Jai Sharma in Emmerdale, had a hair transplant to help retain his good looks and protect his career.
The East is East and Shameless star, who also played Vikram Desai in Coronation Street, had two Follicular Unit Extraction hair transplants, which involved taking hairs from the back of his head and inserting them into the thinning areas at the front.
The Woolpack regular revealed that while solving his hair loss concerns gave him huge personal satisfaction, his career was also a driving force behind the decision.
The 44-year-old actor said: “As soon as you start losing your hair you’re immediately cast older, so it does reduce the amount of parts you can play.
“If you are 40 and bald you probably get cast as being 45 or 50. It can affect your career.
“There are definitely more parts for actors who have a full head of hair. You don't know what opportunities might be lost."
The Manchester star’s surgery was carried out at the city’s Farjo Hair Institute, and Chris says it’s made his life easier both on and off screen.
“I didn’t want to make myself look younger, particularly. I just wanted to stop the hairline going back too far and retain some definition around my face,” he said.
“Now the procedures are done I’m happy with the results. I’m relaxed and confident about how I look.”
The Emmerdale favourite returned to filming this week after spending the past few months self-isolating at home with his partner Rowena and their two children, Harry and Ella Rose.
He added: “In real life you don’t really notice your hair loss day to day. At work it’s different because you sit in front of a mirror and have a specific look that you need to achieve.
“The first time I spotted it was probably in my early to mid 30s. I was quite pleased that I had managed to keep my hair for as long as I had.
“But when you go into work and they are having to adjust the lighting, or make-up are having to put more powder on your head just to take the shine off before you go for a take, you notice.”
Other high-profile patients of the Farjo Hair Institute include Cold Feet actor John Thomson, Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall and football legends David Platt and Micky Gray.
Chris said: “In my industry people are always changing the way that they look. It’s accepted – there’s no stigma attached to cosmetic procedures.
“I know people who’ve had hair transplants, so I was able to talk to them to see how they felt about it and what the results were like.”
Hair loss affects more than eight million men in the UK and is often linked to increased anxiety and even depression.
(Image: ITV)
But Chris said: “I didn’t particularly have dark moments. It was more down to my work that made me analyse it.
“It started taking longer and longer in makeup, using more and more products, and I thought, ‘Actually, it would be nice to have my hair in real life as well’.
“In my line of work there are more opportunities if you have a full head of hair. Maybe bald men are under-represented on screen.”
He added: “In film and TV it’s quite a common procedure for male actors.
“It’s one of those things where people say, ‘Oh my, he’s had a hair transplant’, and then they forget about it.
“I have a friend who works in construction and he had not mentioned to anyone he’d worked with, whereas when I’m at work I openly discuss it.
“People in different walks of life will have very different ways of thinking about it.”
The institute’s co-founder, Dr Bessam Farjo, said: “I’m delighted that Chris is happy with the results and that he is comfortable talking candidly about the subject.
“Millions of men suffer in silence due to hair loss, something they may feel they can do little about.
“But people like Chris show what can be achieved and help to smash any remaining taboos people might have about hair transplants.”
Last week ITV drama boss John Whiston revealed some male stars had caused him scripting headaches by shaving their heads during the coronavirus crisis, while female actors have been colouring their own hair.
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But Chris said: “I’ve not been able to have mine cut since before we went into lockdown, so Jai is going to have quite a lot of hair when you see him on screen again!”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Januzaj criticises Van Gaal over Depay treatment at Man United

Adnan Januzaj believes both he and Memphis Depay were harshly treated by Louis van Gaal during their time together at Manchester United .
Belgian winger Januzaj burst onto the scene under the guidance of David Moyes at Old Trafford , but saw himself fall out of favour when Dutch veteran Van Gaal was appointed as the Scot 's permanent replacement in the summer of 2014 .
Januzaj 's playing time diminished throughout the season and he was loaned out to Borussia Dortmund the following summer after Depay arrived from PSV Eindhoven .
Despite the excitement among fans surrounding both of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trust of Van Gaal and Januzaj believes he was to blame for them both eventually leaving the club under Jose Mourinho .
“ Well , Louis van Gaal .
I really should n't defend myself against him , it is enough to check the statistics , '' Januzaj told told Het Nieuwsblad .
`` Whenever I made the difference with an assist or a goal , I was back on the bench afterwards .
The same was true for Memphis .
If he ( Van Gaal ) says he has given us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truth , it is that simple .
Fortunately , there are plenty of people at Manchester United who know how to appreciate me . ''
Januzaj might only be remembered as a flash in the pan for his electric start to life at Old Trafford but the winger insists the best is yet to come , and he is looking to United legend Ryan Giggs for inspiration .
He added : `` Because I started so young , people forget that I 'm still only 25 .
My best years as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am a technical player who has never had major injuries .
If all goes well , I still have at least ten years of career ahead of me .
Maybe not a decade as a flank player , but I have the qualities to play in the centre .
Ryan Giggs did the same at the end of his career .
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Adnan Januzaj believes both he and Memphis Depay were harshly treated by Louis van Gaal during their time together at Manchester United.
Belgian winger Januzaj burst onto the scene under the guidance of David Moyes at Old Trafford, but saw himself fall out of favour when Dutch veteran Van Gaal was appointed as the Scot's permanent replacement in the summer of 2014.
Januzaj's playing time diminished throughout the season and he was loaned out to Borussia Dortmund the following summer after Depay arrived from PSV Eindhoven.
Despite the excitement among fans surrounding both of the wingers, neither managed to gain the trust of Van Gaal and Januzaj believes he was to blame for them both eventually leaving the club under Jose Mourinho.
“Well, Louis van Gaal. I really shouldn't defend myself against him, it is enough to check the statistics," Januzaj told told Het Nieuwsblad.
"Whenever I made the difference with an assist or a goal, I was back on the bench afterwards. The same was true for Memphis. If he (Van Gaal) says he has given us enough opportunities, he is not telling the truth, it is that simple. Fortunately, there are plenty of people at Manchester United who know how to appreciate me."
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Januzaj might only be remembered as a flash in the pan for his electric start to life at Old Trafford but the winger insists the best is yet to come, and he is looking to United legend Ryan Giggs for inspiration.
He added: "Because I started so young, people forget that I'm still only 25. My best years as a footballer are yet to come. I am a technical player who has never had major injuries. If all goes well, I still have at least ten years of career ahead of me. Maybe not a decade as a flank player, but I have the qualities to play in the centre. Ryan Giggs did the same at the end of his career.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Ferdinand predicts where Man United will finish in top four race

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand is backing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’ s men to secure a top-four finish this season .
The Premier League campaign restarts next Wednesday after a three-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic .
United are in action two days later against Tottenham .
United are currently in fifth place in the table ahead of the restart , three points adrift of Chelsea in fourth .
A fifth-placed finish could be enough to see them qualify for the Champions League next season but that will depend on the outcome of Manchester City ’ s appeal against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , Ferdinand thinks that United have enough to go one step further and guarantee themselves a place in the competition without the help of CAS ' ruling .
“ I reckon they should make the top four — with that squad they ought to , ” he told .
`` Paul Pogba is fit again , as is Marcus Rashford , there is talk Pogba is looking really good in training .
“ They haven ’ t lost in about ten games and signs of Ole ’ s good management are coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never lost faith in Ole despite all the criticism he was getting .
“ I believe in him and if he makes that top four he ’ ll have done a good job .
He also still has the Europa League to aim for if we can get that going again.
” United were on an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions when the season was put on hold and have conceded just two goals since their defeat at Anfield on January 19 .

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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand is backing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men to secure a top-four finish this season.
The Premier League campaign restarts next Wednesday after a three-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. United are in action two days later against Tottenham.
United are currently in fifth place in the table ahead of the restart, three points adrift of Chelsea in fourth. A fifth-placed finish could be enough to see them qualify for the Champions League next season but that will depend on the outcome of Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from the competition.
However, Ferdinand thinks that United have enough to go one step further and guarantee themselves a place in the competition without the help of CAS' ruling.
“I reckon they should make the top four — with that squad they ought to,” he told The Sun . "Paul Pogba is fit again, as is Marcus Rashford, there is talk Pogba is looking really good in training.
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“They haven’t lost in about ten games and signs of Ole’s good management are coming to fruition now. I’ve never lost faith in Ole despite all the criticism he was getting.
“I believe in him and if he makes that top four he’ll have done a good job. He also still has the Europa League to aim for if we can get that going again.”
United were on an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions when the season was put on hold and have conceded just two goals since their defeat at Anfield on January 19.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Kym Marsh's emotional birthday as her family surprise her in lockdown

Corrie favourite Kym Marsh was feeling emotional after being surprised by her loved-ones on her birthday .
The actress , who played Michelle Connor in Coronation Street until the end of last year , has turned 44 in lockdown .
She got up in the morning to find her lounge decked out to celebrate her special day .
The room was adorned with balloons and giant K and M initials with a chocolate cake as the centrepiece surrounded by gifts and cards .
A delighted Kym shared a photo of her treats on Instagram and told fans how much it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She said : `` Well what a surprise for me this morning !
!
!
`` Can ’ t believe what my gang have done for me to make me feel special on my lockdown birthday !
! ''
Paying tribute to her loved-ones who have made her feel so special she said : `` Times are crazy right now and I am so grateful to have people in my life that make everything feel normal and who never fail to make me feel loved , happy , safe , appreciated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bottom of my heart my wonderful family , boyfriend and friends .
`` I am emotional and feel so loved !
I love you all . ''
Kym recently revealed her family 's heartbreak after her uncle George died of coronavirus while in hospital .
She explained in latest OK !
Magazine column that George had been in a care home before he fell ill and was taken to hospital .
Due to the current safety rules , his children and other members of the family were unable to see him before he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to send video messages which were played to George by nurses before he died .
Kym wrote : `` My uncle George was an amazing man and I have so many happy memories of him .
He was a great guy and the life and soul of any party .
Sleep tight uncle George . ''
The soap star has been living in lockdown with her soldier boyfriend Scott Ratcliff who is a major in the army Parachute Regiment , her son David Cunliffe , 25 , her daughter Polly , nine and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emilie is with her partner Mikey Hoszowskyj and their baby boy Teddy who turned one last month .
Posting an adorable video of Teddy she wrote : `` Loves a dance this little chap !
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Can ’ t wait to squeeze him . ''

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Corrie favourite Kym Marsh was feeling emotional after being surprised by her loved-ones on her birthday.
The actress, who played Michelle Connor in Coronation Street until the end of last year, has turned 44 in lockdown.
She got up in the morning to find her lounge decked out to celebrate her special day.
The room was adorned with balloons and giant K and M initials with a chocolate cake as the centrepiece surrounded by gifts and cards.
A delighted Kym shared a photo of her treats on Instagram and told fans how much it meant to her during such testing times.
She said: "Well what a surprise for me this morning!!!
"Can’t believe what my gang have done for me to make me feel special on my lockdown birthday!!"
Paying tribute to her loved-ones who have made her feel so special she said: "Times are crazy right now and I am so grateful to have people in my life that make everything feel normal and who never fail to make me feel loved, happy, safe, appreciated and special. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart my wonderful family, boyfriend and friends.
"I am emotional and feel so loved! I love you all."
Kym recently revealed her family's heartbreak after her uncle George died of coronavirus while in hospital.
She explained in latest OK! Magazine column that George had been in a care home before he fell ill and was taken to hospital.
Due to the current safety rules, his children and other members of the family were unable to see him before he passed away. Instead, they had to send video messages which were played to George by nurses before he died.
Kym wrote: "My uncle George was an amazing man and I have so many happy memories of him. He was a great guy and the life and soul of any party. Sleep tight uncle George."
The soap star has been living in lockdown with her soldier boyfriend Scott Ratcliff who is a major in the army Parachute Regiment,her son David Cunliffe, 25, her daughter Polly, nine and David's girlfriend.
Her eldest daughter Emilie is with her partner Mikey Hoszowskyj and their baby boy Teddy who turned one last month.
Posting an adorable video of Teddy she wrote: "Loves a dance this little chap!! Can’t wait to squeeze him."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--People gathered at the cenotaph in Manchester to 'protect it from desecration'

A group of people gathered at Manchester 's cenotaph to 'protect it from desecration ' .
About 150 people , including ex-servicemen , joined the gathering in St Peter 's Square on Saturday afternoon .
Trouble broke out at a much bigger gathering in London called by groups including Britain First who urged people to guard monuments around the nation .
On Friday , statues in Parliament Square including of Winston Churchill , Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi , were boarded up to prevent them being targeted by protesters both from the Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) movement and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brutality and racism have erupted all over the UK and across the globe following the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police nearly three weeks ago .
Last week , the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and dumped into Bristol harbour by Black Lives Matter protesters , while the UK 's war-time Prime Minister 's memorial in London was defaced with the words 'was a racist ' .
But the Manchester event passed off peacefully .
One man told the M.E.N : `` I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That 's it .
I 'm not here to counter-protest .
I 'm not against BLM . ''
Another said : `` The public have got to become the police for some crazy reason .
It sends a really unfortunate message around the country .
It 's down to us to protect statues because our police will just stand by and do nothing . ''
Another man said : `` What people are neglecting to notice is that there 's black , Indian and every ethnic group that fought for this country and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest .
And we are here to respect every one of them people .
That 's all we are here for .
We are not organised .
We are doing it off our own backs .
It 's a lot of ex soldiers enjoying themselves and making sure those guys are safe .
`` A lot of those are personal friends who have died and I will not allow these people to be dishonoured . ''
Others at the event said they were protecting the memorial from 'desecration ' .
Manchester city council @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karney tweeted : `` I have not heard it was a target .
We have four cameras on it to protect the memory of those who died for all of us . ''

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A group of people gathered at Manchester's cenotaph to 'protect it from desecration'.
About 150 people, including ex-servicemen, joined the gathering in St Peter's Square on Saturday afternoon.
Trouble broke out at a much bigger gathering in London called by groups including Britain First who urged people to guard monuments around the nation.
On Friday, statues in Parliament Square including of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, were boarded up to prevent them being targeted by protesters both from the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and right wing groups.
Protests against police brutality and racism have erupted all over the UK and across the globe following the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police nearly three weeks ago.
(Image: MEN)
Last week, the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and dumped into Bristol harbour by Black Lives Matter protesters, while the UK's war-time Prime Minister's memorial in London was defaced with the words 'was a racist'.
But the Manchester event passed off peacefully.
One man told the M.E.N: "I'm here to protect that from vandals. That's it. I'm not here to counter-protest. I'm not against BLM."
Another said: "The public have got to become the police for some crazy reason. It sends a really unfortunate message around the country. It's down to us to protect statues because our police will just stand by and do nothing."
(Image: MEN)
Another man said: "What people are neglecting to notice is that there's black, Indian and every ethnic group that fought for this country and this is where they are laid to rest.
And we are here to respect every one of them people. That's all we are here for. We are not organised. We are doing it off our own backs. It's a lot of ex soldiers enjoying themselves and making sure those guys are safe.
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"A lot of those are personal friends who have died and I will not allow these people to be dishonoured."
Others at the event said they were protecting the memorial from 'desecration'.
The event passed off peacefully.
Manchester city council's city centre spokesman, Coun Pat Karney tweeted: "I have not heard it was a target. We have four cameras on it to protect the memory of those who died for all of us."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Two charged after petrol bomb attack on family home

Two people have been charged after a petrol bomb attack on a house in Middleton .
In the incident on Wednesday a man , aged 20 , inside the property suffered burns to his hands .
Now two people have been charged .
Sign up to the free MEN email newsletter Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter You can sign up very simply by following the instructions here Ashley Mcarthur , 20 , of Kildare Crescent , Rochdale has been charged with the following offences : • Possession of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence • Use of a motor vehicle on a road without insurance Kayleigh Dolan , 20 , of Hollybank Street , St Helens has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place .
Both were remanded in custody and appeared at Manchester & Salford Magistrates ’ Court this morning ( Saturday 13 June 2020 ) .
In a statement Greater Manchester Police said : `` Shortly after 9.05pm on Wednesday 10 June 2020 , police were called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property on Fairfield Road in Middleton . ''

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Two people have been charged after a petrol bomb attack on a house in Middleton.
In the incident on Wednesday a man, aged 20, inside the property suffered burns to his hands.
Now two people have been charged.
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Ashley Mcarthur , 20, of Kildare Crescent, Rochdale has been charged with the following offences:
Arson with intent to endanger life
Section 47 assault
Possession of an offensive weapon in a public place
Possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence
Use of a motor vehicle on a road without insurance
Dangerous driving
Kayleigh Dolan , 20, of Hollybank Street, St Helens has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Both were remanded in custody and appeared at Manchester & Salford Magistrates’ Court this morning (Saturday 13 June 2020).
In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly after 9.05pm on Wednesday 10 June 2020, police were called to reports of a fire at a property on Fairfield Road in Middleton."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--We've all been making the same mistake when washing our hair

When it comes to washing your hair , you 'd be forgiven for thinking it 's a pretty simple task .
Shampoo , condition and dry - those are the only steps you need to follow , right ?
Wrong .
According to the Mirror there 's a correct way to wash your hair - and we 've all been doing it wrong for years .
Kieran Tudor , creative director for Centred and principal stylist at Josh Wood , has explained the whole process and it 's much simpler than you might think .
He 's debunked the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so you can really get the most out of your hair washing routine .
He explains : `` Using the wrong shampoo can do more harm , than good .
`` I always advise clients to avoid products containing Sodium Lauryl Sulphates ( SLS ) as these detergents can easily strip the hair of its natural oils leaving it dry and brittle over time , as well as stripping the colour out of the hair , making it fade twice as fast . ''
But that 's not all .
You should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really cleanse your scalp .
Kieran adds : `` The scalp should be your focus when shampooing your hair !
It is an extension of our skin so needs to be effectively cleansed and nourished for healthy hair to grow .
`` Massaging your shampoo into your scalp for two minutes will not only deeply cleanse , but gently exfoliate and stimulate blood flow , both crucial for boosting hair rejuvenation and growth .
`` You should generate enough lather to effectively cleanse your entire hair with your scalp massage . ''
Whilst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shampoo and scalp stimulation , we 'd never considered washing your hair without shampoo - but apparently it 's not always necessary .
The stylist revealed : `` You do n't always need to use shampoo , you can instead opt for a 'co-wash ' .
Simply rinse your hair with water , then apply a moisture-rich conditioner to the mid-lengths and ends before rinsing thoroughly .
`` This is particularly helpful for those who exercise often or have dry/coarse hair .
A co-wash allows you to rinse away any sweat or grime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the scalp , whilst strengthening , softening and moisturising the ends . ''

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When it comes to washing your hair, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a pretty simple task.
Shampoo, condition and dry - those are the only steps you need to follow, right? Wrong.
According to the Mirror there's a correct way to wash your hair - and we've all been doing it wrong for years.
Kieran Tudor, creative director for Centred and principal stylist at Josh Wood, has explained the whole process and it's much simpler than you might think.
He's debunked the best techniques and the most common pitfalls, so you can really get the most out of your hair washing routine.
Ditch SLS
He explains: "Using the wrong shampoo can do more harm, than good.
"I always advise clients to avoid products containing Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (SLS) as these detergents can easily strip the hair of its natural oils leaving it dry and brittle over time, as well as stripping the colour out of the hair, making it fade twice as fast."
Pay attention to your scalp
But that's not all. You should be shampooing in a certain way too to really cleanse your scalp.
Kieran adds: "The scalp should be your focus when shampooing your hair! It is an extension of our skin so needs to be effectively cleansed and nourished for healthy hair to grow.
"Massaging your shampoo into your scalp for two minutes will not only deeply cleanse, but gently exfoliate and stimulate blood flow, both crucial for boosting hair rejuvenation and growth.
"You should generate enough lather to effectively cleanse your entire hair with your scalp massage."
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Co-wash
Whilst we can get to grips with chemical-free shampoo and scalp stimulation, we'd never considered washing your hair without shampoo - but apparently it's not always necessary.
The stylist revealed: "You don't always need to use shampoo, you can instead opt for a 'co-wash'. Simply rinse your hair with water, then apply a moisture-rich conditioner to the mid-lengths and ends before rinsing thoroughly.
"This is particularly helpful for those who exercise often or have dry/coarse hair. A co-wash allows you to rinse away any sweat or grime build up, without affecting the balance of the scalp, whilst strengthening, softening and moisturising the ends."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--Man City prospect Felix Nmecha has received an unexpected bonus

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola went public with his appreciation of Felix Nmecha after a Carabao Cup game in Oxford in September 2018 .
Nmecha had n't played at the Kassam Stadium but it had been a night pointing towards the future with Adrian Bernabe and Aro Muric making their debuts and Phil Foden playing a starring role , and the manager afterwards listed Eric Garcia and Nmecha as ones to watch .
`` It depends on them but if they have quality in some moments they can show us they can play , '' Guardiola laid down the challenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nmecha , whose older brother Lukas is on loan at Middlesbrough from the club ; Felix was named on the bench for a Champions League game in December that year and made his senior debut in the cup win over Burton Albion a month later .
Having contributed to another impressive year in youth football , Nmecha was all set up to enhance his first team chances on the 2019 tour only to be struck down with a serious injury .
Most of the last season has been spent on the sidelines , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it slow and build himself back up to fitness .
He returned to the Under-23s in February 2020 , making his first start in nine months and expecting to be planning on catching the eye again on the next tour .
The impact of coronavirus has changed City 's plans , as it has clubs all over the country .
There remains great uncertainty but Guardiola and his squad have been preparing for the return of Premier League football next week since mid-May .
And if a summer has now been shelved owing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made to the laws of the game - chiefly that there can now be nine substitutes and five substitutions per team per game - still allows an opportunity .
Nmecha 's attitude during his recovery and undoubted ability has seen him rewarded with the chance to train with the first team as they build their fitness up for what will be a slog of a schedule .
There is no guarantee of playing time - competition in the creative midfield positions is particularly intense , as Foden has found - but a season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now has more potential .
The academy players are given strict instructions on how to behave in first-team training in order to stand out for the right reasons , and the young playmaker has clearly received the message .
At the very least , Nmecha is back in Guardiola 's thoughts with the senior side despite the injury setback that has seen him miss most of this season .
If he can continue to impress , the manager may just have another player he knows he can call upon in the future .

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola went public with his appreciation of Felix Nmecha after a Carabao Cup game in Oxford in September 2018.
Nmecha hadn't played at the Kassam Stadium but it had been a night pointing towards the future with Adrian Bernabe and Aro Muric making their debuts and Phil Foden playing a starring role, and the manager afterwards listed Eric Garcia and Nmecha as ones to watch.
"It depends on them but if they have quality in some moments they can show us they can play," Guardiola laid down the challenge.
That was risen to by 19-year-old Nmecha, whose older brother Lukas is on loan at Middlesbrough from the club; Felix was named on the bench for a Champions League game in December that year and made his senior debut in the cup win over Burton Albion a month later.
Having contributed to another impressive year in youth football, Nmecha was all set up to enhance his first team chances on the 2019 tour only to be struck down with a serious injury.
Most of the last season has been spent on the sidelines, with the wiry teenager forced to take it slow and build himself back up to fitness. He returned to the Under-23s in February 2020, making his first start in nine months and expecting to be planning on catching the eye again on the next tour.
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The impact of coronavirus has changed City's plans, as it has clubs all over the country.
There remains great uncertainty but Guardiola and his squad have been preparing for the return of Premier League football next week since mid-May. And if a summer has now been shelved owing to the delayed fixture list, tweaks made to the laws of the game - chiefly that there can now be nine substitutes and five substitutions per team per game - still allows an opportunity.
Nmecha's attitude during his recovery and undoubted ability has seen him rewarded with the chance to train with the first team as they build their fitness up for what will be a slog of a schedule. There is no guarantee of playing time - competition in the creative midfield positions is particularly intense, as Foden has found - but a season that hadn't looked like offering much now has more potential.
The academy players are given strict instructions on how to behave in first-team training in order to stand out for the right reasons, and the young playmaker has clearly received the message.
At the very least, Nmecha is back in Guardiola's thoughts with the senior side despite the injury setback that has seen him miss most of this season. If he can continue to impress, the manager may just have another player he knows he can call upon in the future.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-13--8 things we'll really miss about Parklife this year - even the mud

It 's the middle of June , the forecast looks wet , and this weekend thousands of people should be dancing in the mud at Heaton Park .
Sadly , it 's not to be this year , with the coronavirus pandemic putting the brakes on music events across the globe .
One of the festivals cancelled is Parklife , the enormous dance music festival that normally fills north Manchester with neon-clad music fans for two days .
The festival site should also have been welcoming Liam Gallagher on June 12 , before that was also cancelled .
This year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Creator , Lewis Capaldi and Skepta , with Khalid , Jorja Smith and Anderson Paak also topping the bill .
The festival might not be everyone 's cup of tea but it does also attract 80,000 music fans each day , so it 's clearly doing something right .
Here are some of the things we 'll miss without Parklife .
It might not be the home of the headliners , but The Valley tends to be the stage you picture when you think of Parklife .
The Blade Runner-inspired structure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has hosted some of the liveliest sets in the festival 's 11 year history .
Last year , that included Disclosure , Nas , and Major Lazer .
What could be more Parklife than standing on the hill in front of the big Parklife sign , watching the sun go down with a load of fireworks ?
Sigh .
People spend weeks planning their outfits for Parklife , and they 'll stick with it through rain and shine .
Festival-goers are fun and fearless with their choices , whether it 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flares , or simply a pair of denim hotpants .
Accessories in recent years have included bucket hats , tiny sunglasses , body chains , and the necessary plastic rain macs , while make-up is bold and sparkly .
Here are some of last year 's highlights .
The weather ( yes , really ) It 's Manchester , not Dubai , so the weather for Parklife is more often than not a bit on the damp side .
But a little bit of drizzle has never dampened the party , and when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even more exciting than normal .
There are n't many things more synonymous with the British summer than stomping through ankle-deep mud to dance in a 10 minute burst of good weather .
Parklife 's line up is one of the most varied in the country .
Although usually billed as a dance festival , over the years it 's also welcomed musicians from the world of indie , pop , and grime .
This year 's line-up had shaped up nicely , but we 'll have to make do with our memories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on-stage skull , or Mike Skinner throwing champagne around , for now .
Read our recaps from Parklife 2019 here - this is the Saturday review and here is the Sunday .
You can also watch back on some of the highlights on our Instagram account .
Falling over in the mud , starting a dance battle , strutting their stuff in their festival wardrobe , or shielding a portion of chips in their waterproofs .
Parklife makes for some of the most entertaining people-watching on the planet , as people shed their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best view of the festival site ?
You need to get up high .
Short of hiring your own private helicopter , the only way to see Parklife in all its glory is to take a spin on the big wheel , which is perched near the main stage .
If you time it just right , you can get up there to see some of the biggest names on the bill performing at sunset - it 's worth the queue .
The party does n't stop when the crowds kick out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every year , venues across Manchester city centre welcome in festival-goers to keep the party going into the early hours .
We 'll miss sticking to the floors in the Ritz , sweating it out in Soup Kitchen , or losing all track of time in Gorilla this weekend .
It 's dark , it 's smoky , it 's usually so busy that people bulge out of the entrances on all sides - but The Hangar is nearly always home to some of Parklife 's most memorable moments .
The enormous Hangar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ music , as well as some of the most impressive visuals thanks to its laser shows .
You will lose your mates , you will trip over in the mud , and you will have an unforgettably great time doing it .

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It's the middle of June, the forecast looks wet, and this weekend thousands of people should be dancing in the mud at Heaton Park.
Sadly, it's not to be this year, with the coronavirus pandemic putting the brakes on music events across the globe.
One of the festivals cancelled is Parklife, the enormous dance music festival that normally fills north Manchester with neon-clad music fans for two days.
The festival site should also have been welcoming Liam Gallagher on June 12, before that was also cancelled.
This year's Parklife headliners would have been Tyler The Creator, Lewis Capaldi and Skepta, with Khalid, Jorja Smith and Anderson Paak also topping the bill.
The festival might not be everyone's cup of tea but it does also attract 80,000 music fans each day, so it's clearly doing something right.
Here are some of the things we'll miss without Parklife.
The Valley
(Image: © Andrew Whitton / Fanatic 2019)
It might not be the home of the headliners, but The Valley tends to be the stage you picture when you think of Parklife.
The Blade Runner-inspired structure, with its huge concrete-effect towers and projections, has hosted some of the liveliest sets in the festival's 11 year history.
Last year, that included Disclosure, Nas, and Major Lazer.
What could be more Parklife than standing on the hill in front of the big Parklife sign, watching the sun go down with a load of fireworks? Sigh.
The fashion
(Image: ABNM Photography)
People spend weeks planning their outfits for Parklife, and they'll stick with it through rain and shine.
Festival-goers are fun and fearless with their choices, whether it's a neon bodysuit, a pair of snakeskin flares, or simply a pair of denim hotpants.
Accessories in recent years have included bucket hats, tiny sunglasses, body chains, and the necessary plastic rain macs, while make-up is bold and sparkly.
Here are some of last year's highlights.
The weather (yes, really)
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
It's Manchester, not Dubai, so the weather for Parklife is more often than not a bit on the damp side.
But a little bit of drizzle has never dampened the party, and when the sun does peek through it's even more exciting than normal.
There aren't many things more synonymous with the British summer than stomping through ankle-deep mud to dance in a 10 minute burst of good weather.
The music
(Image: © Steve Turvey / Fanatic 2019)
Parklife's line up is one of the most varied in the country.
Although usually billed as a dance festival, over the years it's also welcomed musicians from the world of indie, pop, and grime.
This year's line-up had shaped up nicely, but we'll have to make do with our memories from last year of Dave's giant on-stage skull, or Mike Skinner throwing champagne around, for now.
Read our recaps from Parklife 2019 here - this is the Saturday review and here is the Sunday.
You can also watch back on some of the highlights on our Instagram account.
The people-watching
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Falling over in the mud, starting a dance battle, strutting their stuff in their festival wardrobe, or shielding a portion of chips in their waterproofs.
Parklife makes for some of the most entertaining people-watching on the planet, as people shed their inhibitions and have fun.
The big wheel
You want the best view of the festival site? You need to get up high.
Short of hiring your own private helicopter, the only way to see Parklife in all its glory is to take a spin on the big wheel, which is perched near the main stage.
If you time it just right, you can get up there to see some of the biggest names on the bill performing at sunset - it's worth the queue.
The after parties
The party doesn't stop when the crowds kick out of Heaton Park - oh no.
Every year, venues across Manchester city centre welcome in festival-goers to keep the party going into the early hours.
We'll miss sticking to the floors in the Ritz, sweating it out in Soup Kitchen, or losing all track of time in Gorilla this weekend.
The Hangar
(Image: © Andrew Whitton / Fanatic 2019)
It's dark, it's smoky, it's usually so busy that people bulge out of the entrances on all sides - but The Hangar is nearly always home to some of Parklife's most memorable moments.
The enormous Hangar stage hosts the biggest names in dance music, as well as some of the most impressive visuals thanks to its laser shows.
You will lose your mates, you will trip over in the mud, and you will have an unforgettably great time doing it.