Steve Goulding (born 1954) is an English

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, who has played as a member of

Graham Parker Graham Thomas Parker (born 18 November 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the British band Graham Parker & the Rumour. Life and career Early career (1960s–1976) Parker was born in Hackney, East L ...

and

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, The Associates,

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, Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls and The Mekons. He also played the

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s on the hit single " Let's Go to Bed" by

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and " Watching the Detectives" with

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nom ...

. He co-wrote "

I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" is a song written by Nick Lowe, Andrew Bodnar, and Steve Goulding and performed by Lowe. It reached number 7 on the UK Singles in 1978. The song was featured on his 1978 album, ''Jesus of Cool''. The song was ...

" with

Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in power pop and new wave,Andrew Bodnar Andrew Bodnar is an English bass player who grew up in Clapham, South London. He and drummer Steve Goulding (The Rumour, The Mekons, etc) met and began playing together as a rhythm section while still at school. They spent their teenage years ...

. He currently resides in

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1954 births The Associates (band) members Living people English rock drummers British male drummers Musicians from London The Mekons members The Rumour members Poi Dog Pondering members {{UK-drummer-stub