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2007

The Libertines: Up The Bracket

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B00006JSIU

B00006JSIU

This album by the rock band The Libertines, contains the Hancock inspired track ‘Up The Bracket’.

The title "Up the Bracket" alludes to the phrase used by Hancock meaning a punch in the throat. Hancock is also referenced in the opening track, "Vertigo" - "lead pipes, your fortune's made", being a line from the Half Hour episode "The Poetry Society". The lead singer of the band, Peter Doherty is known to be a lifelong fan of Hancock.  Interestingly, the line "Up the Bracket" is also a slang term for snorting cocaine.

The Poetry Society
The Poetry Society

Hancock's Half Hour: Season 6

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