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The Men They Couldn't Hang
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(1984 – present)
The Men They Couldn’t Hang (TMTCH) are a British rock band whose mixture of folk and punk is not dissimilar to that of The Pogues (in fact founder member Shanne Bradley was a member of Shane MacGowan’s first band the Nipple Erectors), although they have not enjoyed the same commercial or critical success as MacGowan’s group.
The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (Vocals, Guitar), Paul Simmonds (Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Keyboards), Philip (Swill) Odgers (Vocals, Guitar, Tin Whistle, Melodica), Jon Odgers (Drums, Percussion) and Shanne Bradley (Bass, Flute).
Their first single, “The Green Fields of France”, was released in 1984. Written by Eric Bogle (of ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ fame), the song’s protagonist imagined having a conversation with one of the fallen soldiers of World War I whilst sitting by his graveside. The song received considerable airplay on the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and finished at No.3 in Peel’s Festive 50 for that year.
The following year came TMTCH’s debut album, ‘The Night of a Thousand Candles’ and its accompanying single “Ironmasters” - this time a self-penned number by main songwriter Simmonds, linking the Industrial Revolution to the present-day treatment of the working class. The original final line of the song - “and oh, that iron bastard, she still gets her way” (a reference to the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher) had to be removed for the single version to ensure radio airplay.
The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (Vocals, Guitar), Paul Simmonds (Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Keyboards), Philip (Swill) Odgers (Vocals, Guitar, Tin Whistle, Melodica), Jon Odgers (Drums, Percussion) and Shanne Bradley (Bass, Flute).
Their first single, “The Green Fields of France”, was released in 1984. Written by Eric Bogle (of ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ fame), the song’s protagonist imagined having a conversation with one of the fallen soldiers of World War I whilst sitting by his graveside. The song received considerable airplay on the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and finished at No.3 in Peel’s Festive 50 for that year.
The following year came TMTCH’s debut album, ‘The Night of a Thousand Candles’ and its accompanying single “Ironmasters” - this time a self-penned number by main songwriter Simmonds, linking the Industrial Revolution to the present-day treatment of the working class. The original final line of the song - “and oh, that iron bastard, she still gets her way” (a reference to the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher) had to be removed for the single version to ensure radio airplay.
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Gilistes wrote:
Saw them yesterday. Good band!
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RobertMeadows wrote:
Saw them at their 'last' gig in 1991 at the Town and Country club. It was a good night.
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Kriegslok wrote:
25th Anniversary gig rumoured for 18th May at an as yet undisclosed location.......
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TheHagMan wrote:
Real pity there is nothing on Last.fm, they were as good as the Pogues in my mind, sadly neglected here!
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danextpope wrote:
Also possibly the only band to have a song about grave-robbing...
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punkrockadict wrote:
Though my Nick doesn´t fit...they´re definetely one of my three Lifetime-Fav-Bands... btw: There is a Song from TMTCH on the 2nd Hope ´n Anchor-Sampler...does anybody know how i could get it? I´m lookin´for it for decades now... Cheers to you
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Diotor wrote:
Hopefully going to see them in Whitehaven next month with my girlfriend.
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scottythetim wrote:
this has to be one of the most criminally overlooked bands ever, sheer class
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qameers3 wrote:
What else can I say? The best
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