Oasis Busk Duo Asbo'd

A pair of tuneless beggars have been slapped with Asbos to stop them belting out Oasis hit Wonderwall.

James Ryan, 40 and Andrew Cave, 39, infuriated residents and passers-by with relentless renditions of the Britpop classic while begging for money.

Ryan strummed his old guitar while Cave banged dustbin lids – often until 3am in Birmingham's trendy Moseley district.

And the only relief was when the duo occasionally played George Michael's Faith.

But their music-making was brought to an abrupt end this week as Birmingham magistrates handed down a two-year Asbo.

Faith

A spokesman for Birmingham City Council, who brought the action against them with West Midlands Police, said he was pleased with the outcome.

He said: "The duo would continuously play Oasis's Wonderwall.

"There would be Ryan playing the acoustic guitar, whilst Cave joined in with him by banging on dustbin lids or whatever other surface he was stood nearby.

"On rare occasions they broke into George Michael's Faith and we think the money they acquired is believed to fund their drug use.

"This order means Cave has been banned from playing a musical instrument in Moseley whilst Ryan has been banned from playing in Moseley Village.

"Both have been completely banned from begging in England and Wales."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk