What's your favourite Stranglers' Single
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danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
I have no knowledge on which to base an opinion beyond the knowledge that they existed.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Saw them at some free festival in Leeds in the early 90s but not a patch on when I saw them in the 80s with Hugh - especially one in Belfast S.Union when someone spat chewing gum at him and it stuck to his forehead. The more he tried to shake it off, the more it stretched and stuck to his ear. Poor fella - he was well pissed off before throwing down his guitar and storming off before the encore leaving the rest of them looking a bit bemused and wondering what to do next. I think it was shortly after that he left the band - good gig though.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I always liked "Don't Bring Harry" and "La Folie" as well since they're both a bit dark and weird - I think the former was on an e.p. - does that count?
The Groke
hot hail/Paging Dr. Beat
They are playing "next door" here in Dubai on Friday!
Been a fan since I was ten, but never seen them live. Can't bring myself to see them sans Hugh either.
That said, I will be able to hear them anyway if I am in the flat that evening.
I did actually go see Hugh play a solo set about 18 months ago, in some spanish bar - also in Dubai.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Very hard choice to make. I'd say my favourite song of theirs is Hanging Around but it wasn't a single.
Of the singles I'd probably say Golden Brown but I love their early stuff & have some of the early singles (Grip/London Lady, Five Minutes) in their original picture covers.
Of the singles I'd probably say Golden Brown but I love their early stuff & have some of the early singles (Grip/London Lady, Five Minutes) in their original picture covers.
Hurrah. You just saved me loads of digital ink. Which I've just wasted.
SpookyFrank
Don't swallow the cap
Something Better Change 
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Walk on by and Hanging around
Idaho
continuity character
The Ice Queen!
I think what I like about them is they were always so dishevelled and gauche. Never quite clever, never pretty and always on the edge of being unfashionable. And a real talent for riffs.
Ironic innit.
Not a huge fan, but probably Golden Brown or Always the Sun...
That's what it *seems* to be about.
Idaho
continuity character
I believe 'peaches' just means pretty women - not specifically boobies.
isvicthere?
a.k.a. floppybollocks
"Grip" or, to give it its full title, "(Get a) Grip (on yourself)" - love those double brackets!
rollinder
Dont walk away in silence
yeah - the banned/replaced artwork had a peach in knickers
The Stranglers said:
me: No More Heroes, Golden Brown, Always The Sun, Strange Little Girl, Peaches
chico enrico
No hair shows you care.
something better change.
daganham dave if that was on any single.
i never really liked the stranglers when i was into punk, but that was probably cos the 'received wisdom' at the time was they weren't a punk band. also some of them had facial fungus going on. and my dad's best mate was into them.
but on hindsight, and having picked up their first three LPs and Live x-certs a while back they are a pretty fucking good band.
i kinda like their sleazy image too. i doubt any of their members were ever called on child-minding duties that often.
daganham dave if that was on any single.
i never really liked the stranglers when i was into punk, but that was probably cos the 'received wisdom' at the time was they weren't a punk band. also some of them had facial fungus going on. and my dad's best mate was into them.
but on hindsight, and having picked up their first three LPs and Live x-certs a while back they are a pretty fucking good band.
i kinda like their sleazy image too. i doubt any of their members were ever called on child-minding duties that often.
chico enrico
No hair shows you care.
Griff
Feeding the foxes
i don't think i have ever seen any artwork other than that image.
It was a picture of them, with the title cut out of newpaper letters, like a blackmail note. Hardly controversial.
chico enrico
No hair shows you care.
It was a picture of them, with the title cut out of newpaper letters, like a blackmail note. Hardly controversial.
yea, i don't think even the taliban would 'ban' a picture of a peach wearing a pair of pink knickers.
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