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Standard (The View Song)
''Seven Year Setlist'' is a compilation album by The View, released on 17 June 2013. It charted at No. 7 in the Scottish Albums chart and #59 in the UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C .... Description The compilation is named 'Seven Year Setlist' due to the fact that the track-listing features songs that are most commonly played in the set-lists at the band's concerts (excluding the new tracks). The songs are even listed in a similar order to those in their set-lists. The compilation features several of the band's singles mixed with a couple of album tracks which feature heavily in the band's usual setlist. The album also includes 3 brand new unheard tracks - "Kill Kyle", "Dirty Magazine", and "Standard (The View song), Standard". These new songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The View (band)
The View are a Scottish indie rock band. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, and folk in their music. They are best known for their 2007 single "Same Jeans" which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The band have released five studio albums since their platinum selling debut ''Hats Off to the Buskers'', which topped the UK Albums Chart in January 2007 and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize. Despite never matching this early success, they enjoy a large fanbase in their native Scotland with albums regularly topping the Scottish Albums Chart. The band also hold a reputation for their live performances with regularly sold-out tours in Scotland. The View are also regular fixtures at music festivals throughout the UK; they have played at Scotland's largest festival—T in the Park—a record eight times, with organiser Geoff Ellis saying, "The View can play every year under my watch, if they want to." History Formation and early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hats Off To The Buskers
''Hats Off to the Buskers'' is the debut album by Scottish band The View. It was released on 22 January 2007 on 1965 Records. It was reported on the band's official forum that the album had leaked to various internet sites in mid December 2006. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at 1 on 28 January 2007. The album charted at No. 45 on the UK end-of-year album chart, after selling around 319,000 copies in 2007. The album has been certified platinum. It was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. The song "Wasteland" is also the background music for the Nike "Show Us Your 5" advertisement. Reception Initial critical response to ''Hats Off to the Buskers'' was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 17 reviews. Track listing All songs written by Kyle Falconer and Kieren Webster. # "Comin' Down" – 2:57 # " Superstar Tradesman" – 3:13 # "Same Jeans" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra during her youth, Winehouse signed to Simon Fuller's 19 Management in 2002 and soon recorded a number of songs before signing a publishing deal with EMI. She also formed a working relationship with producer Salaam Remi through these record publishers. Winehouse's debut album, ''Frank'', was released in 2003. Many of the album's songs were influenced by jazz and, apart from two covers, were co-written by Winehouse. ''Frank'' was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The song "Stronger Than Me" won her the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. Winehouse released her follow-up album, ''Back to Black' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shock Horror
"Shock Horror" is the second single released by Scottish band The View, from their second album ''Which Bitch?''. The B-side on the CD release is "My Mother". The song was available in MP3 format from 5 December 2008, when the 7" was pre-ordered from the band's official website. The video for the song was released in December 2008. The song received better airplay than the previous single "5Rebbeccas" did, but it performed even worse than its predecessor, charting only at No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart before dropping to No. 94 in its second week. Track listing *UK CD # "Shock Horror" - 4:08 # "My Mother" - 5:03 Band members *Kieren Webster - Bass guitar *Pete Reilly - Lead guitarist *Kyle Falconer Kyle Francis Falconer (born 6 June 1987) is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of The View. Along with the other band members, Falconer hails from the Dryburgh district of Dundee. He shares songw ... - Lead singer, rhythm guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday (The View Song)
Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. For most observant adherents of Christianity, Sunday is observed as the ''Lord's Day'' and the day of Christ's resurrection. The International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 8601 standard recognizes Sunday as the seventh day of the week, Etymology The name "Sunday", the day of the Sun, is derived from Hellenistic astrology, where the seven planets, known in English as Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon, each had an hour of the day assigned to them, and the planet which was regent during the first hour of any day of the week gave its name to that day. During the 1st and 2nd centuries, the week of seven days was introduced into Rome from Egypt, and the Roman names of the planets were given to each successive day. Germanic peoples seem to have adopted the week as a division of time from the Romans, but they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstar Tradesman
"Superstar Tradesman" is the second single by Dundee band The View with the B-Side being " Up The Junction (Zane Lowe Sessions)". It was Radio 1's Edith Bowman's record of the week commencing 4 September 2006 and entered the Radio 1 daytime playlist on 6 September 2006. The single entered the MTV/NME video chart at Number 2 on 24 September 2006. On 8 October 2006, Superstar Tradesman topped the MTV/NME video chart. After charting the previous week on downloads at #60, It entered the UK top 40 at #15 on 29 October 2006, and in the week of release the band gave an interview to STV to discuss the song and their thoughts on the forthcoming album. Despite equalling the chart position of the previous single "Wasted Little DJs" it spent just one week in the top 40. The song is also well known for being featured as introduction music on ''The Friday Night Project'' since early 2007. 'The Ferry' mentioned in the song's chorus is in reference to Broughty Ferry Broughty Ferry (; Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same Jeans
"Same Jeans" is the third single by Dundee band the View, appearing on their debut album, ''Hats Off to the Buskers'' (2007). It was Radio 1's Jo Whiley's record of the week commencing 27 November 2006 and was released on 15 January 2007. It followed the singles "Wasted Little DJs" and " Superstar Tradesman" and was the third and final release before the album on 22 January 2007. The song received significantly more airplay than the previous singles, and it was the first single by the band to enter the BBC Radio 2 playlist as well as the first single to be A-listed by BBC Radio 1. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11 on downloads alone before rising to number three the following week. It also topped the Scottish Singles Chart the same week, becoming the band's second number one on that chart after "Wasted Little DJs". It became the band's third UK top-20 single and their first and only top-10 hit. The song also charted in Ireland, reaching number 24 on the Irish Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clock (The View Song)
The Clock or The Clocks may refer to: Film * ''The Clock'' (1917 film), a silent American film * ''The Clock'' (1945 film), an American film * ''The Clock'' (2010 film), a 24-hour art video by Christian Marclay Games * The Clock (patience), a patience or solitaire game Literature * ''The Clocks'', a 1963 novel by Agatha Christie * Clock (character), the first masked comic book crime-fighter character, initially published in 1936 Music and entertainment * "The Clock" (song), a 1953 song by Johnny Ace * "The Clock", a nickname for Haydn's Symphony No. 101 * "The Clock", a song by Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ... Radio and television * ''The Clock'' (radio), a dramatic anthology radio series from 1946 to 1948 * ''The Clock'' (TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacky Tattoo
"Tacky Tattoo" is a song by Dundee band The View (band), The View. It was released on 2 December 2012 with "Hold On Now" as a double A-side single. It follows the singles "How Long (The View Song), How Long" and "The Clock (The View Song), The Clock" and is taken from the band's fourth album ''Cheeky for a Reason''. Track listing *Digital Download, 7" Vinyl, CD single # "Tacky Tattoo (Radio Edit)" – 3:02 # "Hold on Now (Radio Edit)" – 3:01 # "Addicted (Amy Winehouse Cover)" – 2:33 References 2011 singles The View (band) songs 2011 songs Cooking Vinyl singles Songs written by Kyle Falconer Songs written by Kieren Webster {{2000s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face For The Radio
"Face for the Radio" is the fifth single to be released by Dundee band The View, and the last to be released from their debut album ''Hats Off to the Buskers''. It was released in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2007 (see 2007 in British music) on CD and 7" vinyl formats. "Face for the Radio" is entirely acoustic, and is the only acoustic track on the ''Hats Off to the Buskers'' album. The title may refer to a friendly radio DJ known to the band. The song was BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman's Record of the Week for the week commencing 23 May, the same week in which it entered the C-list in the Radio 1 playlist. It was promoted to the B-list for the week commencing 6 June. The band performed the track on 1 March 2007 at the 2007 Shockwaves NME Awards, on the same night they won the award for "Best Track" with their debut single, "Wasted Little DJs". There are also notably no proper B-sides on the single. The single was not a commercial success, receiving very little airplay on ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skag Trendy
"Skag Trendy" is the fourth single by Dundee band The View, it was released on 23 April 2007 as a double A-side along with " The Don". It follows the singles "Wasted Little DJs", "Superstar Tradesman" and "Same Jeans", and is taken from the debut album ''Hats Off to the Buskers''. The single did not do as well as its predecessors, only reaching a disappointing #33 in the UK Singles Chart. One of the B-sides, "I've Just Seen a Face", is a Beatles cover. Music video The video for "Skag Trendy" features Gerard Kearns from Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...'s TV Show '' Shameless'' depicting someone who has decided not to choose life. Charts Track listing * UK CD # " The Don" # "Skag Trendy" # "I've Just Seen a Face" # "The Don (Video)" # "Skag Trendy (V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Don (The View Song)
"The Don" is the fourth single by Dundee band The View, it was released on 23 April 2007 as a double A-side along with " Skag Trendy". It follows the singles "Wasted Little DJs", " Superstar Tradesman" and "Same Jeans", and is taken from the debut album ''Hats Off to the Buskers''. The single did not do as well as its predecessors, only entering as far as the UK Top 40, reaching a disappointing #33 in the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s .... However, this was to be their final UK Top 40 single so far as their next four singles were to miss the UK Top 40 altogether. Charts Track listing *UK CD # "The Don" # " Skag Trendy" # "I've Just Seen a Face" # "The Don (Video)" # "Skag Trendy (Video)" *UK 7" (clear orange) # "The Don" # "Fireworks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
