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I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher
"I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" is a 1979 single by the English punk band Notsensibles. It was originally written as a tongue-in-cheek comment on Margaret Thatcher, and following her death in 2013 was part of a social media campaign to get it to number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song charted at number 35 on the chart on 12 April 2013. Initial release The Notsensibles formed in Burnley, Lancashire, in 1978, to "make silly records and play silly gigs".Gimarc, George (2005) ''Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982'', Backbeat Books, Their second single, "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher", was issued in October 1979, five months after Thatcher's win in the UK General Election. Initially self-released in a pressing of 1,000 on the Redball label, but reissued on the Snotty Snail label due to continuing demand, the release gave them a No. 8 UK Indie Chart hit at the start of 1980.Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Notsensibles
Notsensibles are a punk rock band from Burnley, England, who had their greatest success with their second single, the tongue-in-cheek "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher". History The band was formed in 1978 by Michael "Haggis" Hargreaves (vocals), Steven "Sage" Hartley (guitar), Roger "Rog Sensible" Rawlinson (keyboards), Gary Brown ( bass), and Kevin "Ploppy" Hemingway (drums).Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Notsensibles", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, The band explained their approach: "all we want to do is make silly records and play silly gigs". After releasing the "Death to Disco" single in April 1979, they "celebrated" the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister later that year with the single "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher". Initially self-released in a pressing of 1,000, but reissued on the Snotty Snail label due to continuing demand,Gimarc, George (2005) ''Punk Diary: The Ultimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |