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Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, April 24, 1954 in Balham, London, England) is a singer and guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as a new-wave singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image. His solo hits included “Wot?”, “Happy Talk” (a UK number one hit) both songs backed by Dolly Mixture, “One Christmas Catalogue” and “Glad It’s All Over”. He has toured with his solo band Punk Floyd, a spoof of the band Pink Floyd. His signature headwear is a red beret.
He later rejoined The Damned in 1996 after drummer Rat Scabies left, and co-wrote Grave Disorder, the band’s first new studio album for 12 years, in 2001. He continues to tour with the band today, one of his trademark moves on stage is playing guitar with an empty beer can.
Captain Sensible is also a member of Dead Men Walking, a ‘super-group’ featuring Mike Peters (The Alarm), Kirk Brandon (Spear Of Destiny) and Slim Jim (Stray Cats).
He is the father of Syd Bor from Beetzart
He later rejoined The Damned in 1996 after drummer Rat Scabies left, and co-wrote Grave Disorder, the band’s first new studio album for 12 years, in 2001. He continues to tour with the band today, one of his trademark moves on stage is playing guitar with an empty beer can.
Captain Sensible is also a member of Dead Men Walking, a ‘super-group’ featuring Mike Peters (The Alarm), Kirk Brandon (Spear Of Destiny) and Slim Jim (Stray Cats).
He is the father of Syd Bor from Beetzart
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analog_dave wrote:
Good interview: http://www.3news.co.nz/Full-interview-with-Captain-Sensible-of-the-Damned/tabid/312/articleID/240534/Default.aspx
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Elsalvador1990 wrote:
One snazzy dresser!
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academyofrock wrote:
You might enjoy this post on Punk Rock People Management http://humandynamics.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/punk-rock-people-management-%E2%80%93-blowing-away-the-cobwebs-from-pomp-and-circumstance-hr/
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tobi116 wrote:
the last 4 tracks on Revolution Now are so incredibly awesome i can't get enough of it. most of his solo albums are pretty crappy though i think.
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TVeye77 wrote:
"we're talking about one hit wonder case" Not sure who You're talking about, he had more than one hit.
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pinkpressthreat wrote:
"The Universe Of Geoffrey Brown"...heard it for the first time yesterday,and I absolutely loved it..I've heard The Captain compared to the likes of Ray Davies and the like for this album,and I can honestly say ...that isn't as far-fetched as people might imagine...the guy's a bit of a legend imo. And a total gent as well
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darkcorp wrote:
captain sensibles is a legend
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grossy2 wrote:
I saw him play naked in DC in 1979...
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LanFill wrote:
interesting, to say the least
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Gaffes wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pqC563bX_w
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Gaffes wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pqC563bX_w
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Phlunked wrote:
You've Got To Have A Dream... If You Don't Have A Dream, How you going to have a dream come true?
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brownieboy wrote:
Glad it's all over : )
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Nodisguise wrote:
Agree grossy -- no idea why some individuals insist on using hits as a supposed benchmark for quality. By that logic Westlife, the Spice Girls and Shakin Stevens are musical gods.
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grossy2 wrote:
Yes, poorguy... it's all about the hits! PISS OFF!
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amapoorguy wrote:
Like this song but we're talking about one hit wonder case
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jetb0yjetgirl wrote:
Royal rave up :)
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wilsonjoe wrote:
say wot?
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ashdinosaur wrote:
I want to start a Captain Sensible cover band.
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Vanilla-villa wrote:
wot?
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