Arise Sir Ringo

[worbod]

In case all you Beatles fans haven't heard, Mr Richard Starkey is due for a particular recognition in the New Year's Honours

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5205347/beatles-ringo-starr-knighthood-sir/

 

[worbod]

I discovered only a few weeks ago that Ray Davies from The Kinks is also now a knight.

I believe this is the current list of knighted pop/rock stars:


Ray Davies
Bob Geldof
Mick Jagger
Elton John
Tom Jones
Paul McCartney
Van Morrison
Cliff Richard
Ringo Starr
Rod Stewart

 

[worbod]

Barry Gibb also knighted in the same New Year's Honours with Ringo.

 

[JP Sauce]

"Dear Liz, thanks for the fab certificate making yours truly a knight. I hung it on me wall!"

 

[HerveyBayTiger]

Arise Sir Ringo.

About time.

 

[PhatBoy]

A music snob and cynic’s view of those current knighthoods:

Tom Jones - Knighted for falling asleep in a solarium
Bob Geldof- knighted for playing a guitar back to front
Cliff Richard - knighted for stealing lyrics from...... Jesus Christ and putting them to a New Years song. And falling sleep in a solarium
Ringo Starr - well we gave it to the other 1 that’s still alive
Rod Stewart - for Bryan adams sounding a lot like you
Van Morrison - we don’t really know
Elton John - for covering your own song when our black sheep died in a car crash
Paul McCartney - you were in the Beatles. And you weren’t the drummer. You deserve one.
Ray Davies - you’ve written arguably the greatest British song of all time. You deserve it.

 

[Dixie Normous]

He's the Pete Best of knighted musicians

 

[worbod]

A music snob and cynic’s view of those current knighthoods:

Ray Davies - you’ve written arguably the greatest British song of all time. You deserve it.

I presume one is referring to Waterloo Sunset?

 

[PhatBoy]

I presume one is referring to Waterloo Sunset?

Correct

 

[skilts]

Ringo deserved his gong for his work on Thomas the Tank Engine.