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(17.07.2025, 17:38)timilila schrieb: [ -> ]Seit langem mal wieder Peter`s Pop Show gestreamt. Sagenhaft, welch Schar an Künstlern in der 86er Ausgabe dabei waren. Auch das Bild kommt noch gut rüber.  

Zitat:In 1981 I wrote a song called 'One Of Our Submarines.' It was the B-side to the single 'She Blinded Me With Science', and the two songs were included on a reissue of my debut album The Golden Age of Wireless.

In interviews I often told the story of my uncle, Stephen Spring-Rice, who was 2nd in command of a British Navy WW2 submarine P48 when it sank, with the loss of all hands. In the song lyrics, his submarine 'ran aground on manoeuvres.' I imagined this took place off the coast of England in a non-combat situation, near Plymouth where she was stationed. This was the story as I remembered it in family folklore—or as I pictured it at the time. (I have often written lyrics that rhymed and scanned and used poetic license, without much solid research behind them!) In 1981 not much was known or published about Stephen’s U-boat [sic], P48, other than a book by the same title that included a dedication to 'Sprice.'

In the 35+ years since I wrote the song, a great deal more information about P48 has come to light. Certain naval records have become declassified. Commissioned in 1942, she had a short-lived but quite action-packed career. In particular, it is now known that Stephen’s sub, P48, was actually lost off the coast of Tunisia. She was depth charged by the Italian torpedo boat Ardente on Christmas Day in 1942 at 37°15'N, 10°30'E, near to Zembra Island. She was tracking an important enemy ship convoy, one of which she may have destroyed. It is not clear whether she sank right away or survived initially only to perish elsewhere.[3]

In the last few months, a dive expedition off the North African coast believe they have located the wreck of the P48 submarine. In July 2018 they hope to dive to the wreck, which may reveal a clearer picture of her sinking. Obviously, I’m very keen to follow their progress, and I will update the story I tell—though it’s a little too late to change the lyrics to 'One Of Our Submarines.'

Zitat:"Nun, wir alle wissen, dass die Zeit uns Rocker einholen wird, aber wenn die Giganten fallen, ist es wirklich schwer zu akzeptieren. Obwohl jeder es bei Ozzy kommen sah, hat es uns den Atem verschlagen, als es passierte. Also Ozzy und Familie - deine Platten und deine Musik und deine Legende und alles, was du mitgebracht hast - den Humor im Rockbusiness - wird für immer weiterleben und wir werden dich vermissen, Mann. Die ganze Welt trauert heute Abend um Ozzy. Im Laufe seiner langen Karriere erarbeitete er sich als unübertroffener Showman und kulturelle Ikone großen Respekt unter seinesgleichen und bei den Fans in aller Welt. Ich habe Ozzy immer als eine Mischung aus dem Prinzen der Finsternis, wie ihn seine Fans sahen, und dem Hofnarren gesehen. Das war auch die Seite, die seine Familie und Freunde sahen. Er war eine Rock'n'Roll-Legende und wird es auch bleiben. Rock 'n' Roll ist eine Familie und eine Bruderschaft. Wenn wir einen von uns verlieren, blutet es. Ich wünschte, ich hätte meinen Bruder Ozzy besser kennengelernt. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee und der Rest der Ozzy-Brut - unsere Gebete sind heute Abend bei euch."

Quelle: Rock Hard online