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Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland (1976 – 1986)
The Boomtown Rats (1976-1986) were a punk rock / new wave group led by Bob Geldof (Full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951).
All six members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, Bob Geldof and Johnny “Fingers” Moylett) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. Originally called ‘The Nightlife Thugs’. The name The Boomtown Rats comes from a gang of down-and-outs from Woody Guthrie’s autobiography, Bound for Glory. They became known as a notable band whose record is overshadowed by the charity work on behalf of famine relief of their lead singer, Bob Geldof named ‘Bob The Gob’ by the media for his big mouth.
They scored several Top Ten hits in the UK charts (c.1978-79), their most famous being ‘
Rat Trap’ (UK #1) and their biggest hit, ‘I Dont Like Mondays’ (UK #1). This was written on a tour of the US (1979) when Bob Geldof heard a telex machine spouting the story of Californian schoolgirl Brenda Ann Spencer’s wild shooting spree at a San Diego high school. She justified her killing spree with the excuse “I don’t like Mondays”.
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Bob Geldof has been gifted with the art of story-telling through songs. Lyrics are mostly in third person, have clever double entendre meanings, often relating some story or incident, eg “Dave”.
All six members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, Bob Geldof and Johnny “Fingers” Moylett) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. Originally called ‘The Nightlife Thugs’. The name The Boomtown Rats comes from a gang of down-and-outs from Woody Guthrie’s autobiography, Bound for Glory. They became known as a notable band whose record is overshadowed by the charity work on behalf of famine relief of their lead singer, Bob Geldof named ‘Bob The Gob’ by the media for his big mouth.
They scored several Top Ten hits in the UK charts (c.1978-79), their most famous being ‘
Rat Trap’ (UK #1) and their biggest hit, ‘I Dont Like Mondays’ (UK #1). This was written on a tour of the US (1979) when Bob Geldof heard a telex machine spouting the story of Californian schoolgirl Brenda Ann Spencer’s wild shooting spree at a San Diego high school. She justified her killing spree with the excuse “I don’t like Mondays”. http://www.cyberspace7.btinternet.co.uk/idlm.htm
Bob Geldof has been gifted with the art of story-telling through songs. Lyrics are mostly in third person, have clever double entendre meanings, often relating some story or incident, eg “Dave”.
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The Fine Art of Surfacing
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A Tonic for the Troops
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Best Of The Boomtown Rats
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Mondo Bongo
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I Don't Like Mondays
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Rat Trap
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She's So Modern
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Banana Republic
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Lookin' After No. 1
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Someone's Looking At You
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Like Clockwork
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Diamond Smiles
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Mary Of The 4th Form
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When The Night Comes
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Keep It Up
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Neon Heart
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Drag Me Down
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(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
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SilentPoet82 wrote:
The Boomtown Rats having an average start into the season at the Irish Rock league! Up or down - your votes are all that count!
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SilentPoet82 wrote:
New season for the Irish Rock League has just started! Your favourite artists need your votes to win, so join now!
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PrettyStar wrote:
very good band
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SimpatiK wrote:
TELL ME WHY
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Extrek wrote:
Bye bye monday
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tilleafian wrote:
One of the first bands I ever really got into and the first album was my very first album i bought.Remember seeing Rat Trap on TOTP with candlestick solo and Johnny fingers on piano in his pyjamas.Brilliant
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Nodisguise wrote:
Bit of a shame the Rats remain overshadowed by 'Mondays' and Geldof's charity work -- they produced some real classics.
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axlyoung wrote:
棒极了，纯正的70年代punk之音。赞！！！
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Zneekah wrote:
lots of love.. but why isnt Fall Down on the list? It's a lovely song :)
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dizzynic wrote:
Hey Rod_S thanks for the tip - good isnt it?
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dizzynic wrote:
Wow! an oldie but a goodie!
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williamc99 wrote:
Awesome stuff
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Mark-Bold wrote:
The New Wave-Rock Blockbuster "Flashback": http://www.lastfm.de/music/Mark+Bold
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theslons wrote:
BUNGALOW BUMS - awesome muddy garage indie rock [horror bluesl/proto-punk/stoner] from Siberia!! http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Bungalow+Bum We're waitin' for your comment!!!
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twotonetonic wrote:
Secret Affair pIay their 30th anniversary show @ The Camden Centre, Kings X, May 30th 2009. buy tickets thru www.seetickets.com www.secretaffair.info
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CDPETE01 wrote:
who else remembers in the video for rat trap the sax solo on the candlestick,,loved it at the time.the late 70's were a good time to be a teenager in England.
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CDPETE01 wrote:
a week off work,a brilliant weekend had,no money and nothing in the food cupboard,and now after a sunny weekend it is raining,that's why I don't like mondays.
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Rod_S wrote:
When The Night Comes - one of the all time great songs. Obscure but such a killer track.
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Fidroc wrote:
'The fine art of surfacing' was like the first album I bought as a kid ..... listening to it now makes you appreciate just how ahead of its time it was in terms of production. Loads of killer tunes with 'Mondays' probably being one of the weaker ones (imho of course)
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tracy19 wrote:
Brilliant!
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