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Tart Tart
"Tart Tart" is a 1987 in music, 1987 single by the Madchester band Happy Mondays. It was the first single to be released from their album ''Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)'' in March 1987. The B-side, "Little Matchstick Owen's Rap" was voiced by the sound engineer, Mike Bleach. Inspirations According to a commentary accompanying the film ''24 Hour Party People'', the first verse of "Tart Tart" is about Martin Hannett, who later produced the band's second album ''Bummed''. The second verse is explained in Bez (dancer), Bez's ''Freaky Dancin'' (p. 198–200): Track listing 12" #"Tart Tart" – 4:18 #"Little Matchstick Owen's Rap" – 4:15 References {{Authority control 1987 singles Happy Mondays songs Song recordings produced by John Cale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder ( bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined the band onstage as a dancer/percussionist. Rowetta joined as a second vocalist in 1990. They were initially signed to Tony Wilson's Factory Records label. The group's work bridged the Manchester independent rock music of the 1980s and the emerging UK rave scene, drawing influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. They experienced their commercial peak with the releases ''Bummed'' (1988), ''Madchester Rave On'' (1989), and ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'' (1990), with the last going platinum in the UK. They disbanded in 1993, and have reformed several times in subsequent decades. History First incarnation The band were signed to Factory Records after passing a demo tape to Phil Saxe, a trader at Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |