Jun 8, 2007 • 1 min read

Cliff clears the hoodies

Owners of Carters Steam Fair say playing Cliff Richards songs drives away groups of teenagers loitering around the fairground.

I'm sure we've reported on this kind of story before, but let's do it again. Music by Cliff Richards is being used to scare away those rowdy young people types. Owners of a traveling fun fair have found that if they play Cliff songs when their fair is open any yobbish teens loitering around their site make a quick exit. Seth Carter of Carters Steam Fair told reporters: "You don't really need Asbos when you've got Cliffbos. They weren't causing trouble as such, but they were worrying families and putting them off going on the rides. The gang had completely left the fair before the track was half over. They don't like that kind of music; it's not cool enough". Meanwhile another spokesman for the fair told The Guardian: "We just think other people should know about this. When you've got troublemakers, forget Asbos; play them Sir Cliff". Of course play 'Mistletoe And Wine' and you might find everyone buggers off.

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