Tears From A Willow
"Tears from a Willow" is a song by Ooberman, released as the third single from their debut album ''The Magic Treehouse''. It was released by Independiente in October 1999. In the song's radio edit, a reference to LSD was removed, but remained intact on the single itself. The radio edit has never been released commercially, but can be heard in the song's video. It charted at #62 on 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 .... B-side "Moth to a Flame" was recently voted the best Ooberman song ever by users of the band's online forum. Track listing CD (ISOM37MS) # "Tears from a Willow" (Popplewell) # "Moth to a Flame" (Flett) # "Danny Boy" (Popplewell) 7" Vinyl (ISOM37S) # "Tears from a Willow" (Popplewell) # "Igloo II: Yellow Snow" (Popplewell) Refe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ooberman
Ooberman are an English band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album '' Hey Petrunko'', but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter. History Early years Ooberman founders Dan Popplewell and Andy Flett met over a piano at their school in Bradford, 1988. The first band they set up was The Forestry Commission, with Flett's younger brother, Steve on bass guitar. The band's life soon ended when Popplewell moved to Liverpool, but the three friends kept in touch. Steve Flett moved to Liverpool in 1992, and Andy Flett later joined him in 1996/7, after commuting back and forth from Birmingham where he was studying. Ooberman was then born, complete with Alan Kelly (Drums) and last member Sophia Churney (keyboards and vocals). The first Ooberman gig was in June 1997, and their eccentric live shows and quirky demos won them the 1997 BT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stephen Street
Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths, The Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album ''Viva Hate'' following the split of The Smiths. More recently he has worked with Kaiser Chiefs, Babyshambles and The Courteeners. For a time, he was managed by Gail Colson's company Gailforce Management. In February 2020, Street received the award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Music at the Music Producer's Guild Awards. Career Early career Street began his musical career in the late 1970s playing in various bands around London. He played bass in the new wave ska/pop group, Bim, with future Neneh Cherry/Massive Attack producer Cameron McVey. The band were featured in the ''Listen to London'' documentary film. Street started at Island Records' Fallout Shelter Studio in 1982 firstly as an "in-house assistant" and then as an "in-house engineer". The Smiths and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999 Songs
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Ooberman Songs
Ooberman are an English band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album ''Hey Petrunko'', but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter. History Early years Ooberman founders Dan Popplewell and Andy Flett met over a piano at their school in Bradford, 1988. The first band they set up was The Forestry Commission, with Flett's younger brother, Steve on bass guitar. The band's life soon ended when Popplewell moved to Liverpool, but the three friends kept in touch. Steve Flett moved to Liverpool in 1992, and Andy Flett later joined him in 1996/7, after commuting back and forth from Birmingham where he was studying. Ooberman was then born, complete with Alan Kelly (Drums) and last member Sophia Churney (keyboards and vocals). The first Ooberman gig was in June 1997, and their eccentric live shows and quirky demos won them the 1997 B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999 Singles
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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-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Magic Treehouse
''The Magic Treehouse'' is the debut album from Ooberman, released in October 1999 on Independiente Records. The album was produced by Stephen Street, famous for his work with The Smiths and Blur (band), Blur, among others. Four singles were released from the album - "Blossoms Falling", "Million Suns", "Tears From A Willow" and "Shorley Wall". An earlier version of "Shorley Wall" had previous been the lead track of an Shorley Wall, EP released by the band on Tugboat Records. A demo recording of ''Sugar Bum'' was released as a single on Graham Coxon's Transcopic label in May 1998. This was the band's first official release. Track listing # "Million Suns" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 4:16 # "Blossoms Falling" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 2:31 # "Sur La Plage" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:14 # "Roro Blue" (Dan Popplewell) – 2:14 # "Tears from a Willow" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:32 # "Bees" (Dan Popplewell, Andy Flett) – 1:57 # "Sugar Bum" (Dan Popplewell) – 3:17 # "Roll Me in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shorley Wall (single)
"Shorley Wall" is a song by Ooberman, released as the fourth and final single from their debut album ''The Magic Treehouse''. It was released by Independiente in March 2000, and was the band's last release for the label. "Shorley Wall" was originally the lead track of an EP released by the band in 1998. The song charted at #47 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing CD1 (ISOM41MS) # "Shorley Wall" ( Popplewell/Flett) # "Wasteland Of Souls" (Popplewell) # "Blossoms Falling" (Acoustic) (Popplewell/Flett) CD2 (ISOM41SMS) # "Shorley Wall" (Popplewell/Flett) # "Golden Fall" (Flett) # "Tears from a Willow "Tears from a Willow" is a song by Ooberman, released as the third single from their debut album ''The Magic Treehouse''. It was released by Independiente in October 1999. In the song's radio edit, a reference to LSD was removed, but remained ..." (Sound 5's Disko 77 Mix) (Popplewell) 7" Vinyl (ISOM41S) # "Shorley Wall" (Popplewell/Flett) # "Buster" (Popplewell) Reference ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alan Kelly (drummer)
Ooberman are an English band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album '' Hey Petrunko'', but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter. History Early years Ooberman founders Dan Popplewell and Andy Flett met over a piano at their school in Bradford, 1988. The first band they set up was The Forestry Commission, with Flett's younger brother, Steve on bass guitar. The band's life soon ended when Popplewell moved to Liverpool, but the three friends kept in touch. Steve Flett moved to Liverpool in 1992, and Andy Flett later joined him in 1996/7, after commuting back and forth from Birmingham where he was studying. Ooberman was then born, complete with Alan Kelly (Drums) and last member Sophia Churney (keyboards and vocals). The first Ooberman gig was in June 1997, and their eccentric live shows and quirky demos won them the 1997 BT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Independent Music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sophia Churney
Sophia Churney is an English singer-songwriter and musician, She is best known for her work with the band Ooberman, as well as their side acts Symphonika, The Magic Theatre, and Ooberon. Her brother was the late musical performer Russell Churney. Churney was a psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ... teacher at West Kirby Grammar School on the Wirral, leaving in 2006. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English women singers Musicians from Liverpool English keyboardists {{England-musician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steve Flett
Ooberman are an English band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album '' Hey Petrunko'', but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter. History Early years Ooberman founders Dan Popplewell and Andy Flett met over a piano at their school in Bradford, 1988. The first band they set up was The Forestry Commission, with Flett's younger brother, Steve on bass guitar. The band's life soon ended when Popplewell moved to Liverpool, but the three friends kept in touch. Steve Flett moved to Liverpool in 1992, and Andy Flett later joined him in 1996/7, after commuting back and forth from Birmingham where he was studying. Ooberman was then born, complete with Alan Kelly (Drums) and last member Sophia Churney (keyboards and vocals). The first Ooberman gig was in June 1997, and their eccentric live shows and quirky demos won them the 1997 BT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |