Who described life in the Royal Navy as: 'rum sodomy, and the lash'?
Rum Sodomy & the Lash Rum Sodomy & the Lash Rum Sodomy & the Lash is the second studio album by the London-based folk punk band The Pogues, released on 5 August 1985. The album reached number 13 in the UK charts. The track "A Pair of Brown Eyes", based on an older Irish tune, reached number 72 in the UK singles chart. "The Old Main Drag" later appeared on the soundtrack to the film "My Own Private Idaho". The album's title is taken from a quotation attributed to Winston Churchill: "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the
Rum Sodomy & the Lash lash." The title was suggested by drummer Andrew Ranken, who said "it seemed to sum up life in our band". The cover artwork painted by Peter Mennim is based on "The Raft of the Medusa", a Romantic-era painting by Theodore Géricault, with the band members' faces replacing those of the men on the raft. "Rum Sodomy & the Lash" received positive reviews from critics. "Melody Maker"s Adam Sweeting said, "The brightest, most intense moments of "Rum ..." aren't about particularities of style or delivery. This is, apart from anything else, music to hang on to other people by to stave