Plinky Plonky Pete’s on the Highway to Chell

My latest music video is available to view on YouTube. I took the AC/DC classic and gave it a Potteries twist by rewriting it as “Highway to Chell”. By the way, for those of you not familiar with the Stoke-on-Trent area, Chell is a suburb in the north of the city.

The song includes references to local Potteries culture such as going shopping up ‘Anley, the local dialect and buying oatcakes as a favourite treat. I was able to film the video during last summer before the current lockdown restrictions took effect. The video includes a number of local landmarks and it features places that are of significance to me, for example Haywood Hospital where I was born, which is just off the “Highway to Chell”.

It’s been a hectic morning as I was interviewed on the local radio station, BBC Radio Stoke, about the video. The listeners responded with their own suggestions of future songs for me to sing and I was invited back on the radio later in the morning to hear their ideas.

Furthermore, it’s also a special day for me as it’s my birthday today (February 17th). So after all the excitement of being on the radio it’s time to go and open some presents and cards.