UB40 are from my girlfriend's home town, Birmingham.

Uninteresting fact of the day: The name UB40 comes from the name of what we call over here a 'signing on card' It's what the unemployed use to claim benefits (welfare). Most of the UB40 members were unemployed when they formed so named their band after their signing on cards.

Even less interesting fact of the day: My very first job was working in the Jobcentre. I was clearing out the old stock cupboard one day when I discovered some ancient claim forms. One of which was an unused UB40 card. I should have kept it really as memorabilia but chucked away, they're called ES40's now.

By the way, 1 in 10 and Rat In Mi kitchen are easily the best UB40 tracks they did.