"Tramp" is a song included as a track on
the Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have origina ...
' sixth studio album, ''
La Folie
La Folie () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. ...
''. "Tramp" was originally thought to be the ideal follow-up to their Top Ten
hit single
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, "
Golden Brown
"Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band the Stranglers released as a 7-inch single on EMI's Liberty Records, Liberty label in 1982, noted for its distinctive harpsichord instrumentation. It was the second single released from the band ...
". However,
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952) is an English musician, producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist with the English rock band The Stranglers. He is the last founding member to remain in the band.
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convinced fellow band members that the album title track, "
La Folie
La Folie () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. ...
" was a much better choice.
This backfired when "La Folie" only peaked at No. 47 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
References
1981 songs
The Stranglers songs
Songs written by Hugh Cornwell
Songs written by Jean-Jacques Burnel
Songs written by Dave Greenfield
Songs written by Jet Black
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