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The hum (of Largs and elsewhere)
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Wondering what the hell our song Largs Hum is about? It was inspired by this site (as well as a story on the subject by Stephen Naysmith in the Sunday Herald newspaper). The idea behind the song was, loosely, to create a Scottish conspiracy theory. We have virtually none in this country, compared to the Americans for example, who have lots. My theory is that we don’t think highly enough of our own government to believe them capable of coming up with a decent conspiracy. That bunch of numpties keep an alien invasion secret for decades? Not a chance. (America, by contrast, has loads of conspiracy theories, which maybe tells you something about what Americans think of their government. Or that Americans are just more bonkers than we are.)
So I decided I’d have to invent one. There is a mysterious hum in Largs. No one really knows what causes it. Only a few people can hear it. What is it? Do the churches know? Does the parliament know? Woooo.
Andrew
