Lloyd Cole and the Commotions was a British pop band that formed in Glasgow… Read Full Bio ↴Lloyd Cole and the Commotions was a British pop band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1982. Between 1984 and 1989, the band scored four UK Top 20 albums and five UK Top 40 singles. After breaking up in 1989, Lloyd Cole embarked on a solo career. The band reformed briefly in 2004 to perform a 20th anniversary mini-tour of the UK and Ireland.
Signed to Polydor in 1984, the band was known for combining Clark's twangy guitar style with Cole's low-key singing style. Particularly notable were Cole's literary lyrics (he was studying Philosophy at the University of Glasgow when the band started) and name-dropping the likes of Norman Mailer, Arthur Lee, Grace Kelly, Truman Capote, Eva Marie Saint, Simone de Beauvoir, and Nancy Sinatra.
For a period in the mid 1980s the band was one of the most successful indie acts in Britain, vying with The Smiths. The band broke up in 1989 amid reports of personality clashes between members, and Cole moved to New York City to pursue a successful solo career. The band reformed in 2004 to perform a 20th anniversary tour of the UK and Ireland.
Band members
Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) - vocals, guitar, lyricist
Blair Cowan (born 1960?) - keyboards
Lawrence Donegan (born 13 July 1961) - bass guitar
Neil Clark (born 3 July 1955) - guitar
Stephen Irvine (born 16 December 1959) - drums
Signed to Polydor in 1984, the band was known for combining Clark's twangy guitar style with Cole's low-key singing style. Particularly notable were Cole's literary lyrics (he was studying Philosophy at the University of Glasgow when the band started) and name-dropping the likes of Norman Mailer, Arthur Lee, Grace Kelly, Truman Capote, Eva Marie Saint, Simone de Beauvoir, and Nancy Sinatra.
For a period in the mid 1980s the band was one of the most successful indie acts in Britain, vying with The Smiths. The band broke up in 1989 amid reports of personality clashes between members, and Cole moved to New York City to pursue a successful solo career. The band reformed in 2004 to perform a 20th anniversary tour of the UK and Ireland.
Band members
Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) - vocals, guitar, lyricist
Blair Cowan (born 1960?) - keyboards
Lawrence Donegan (born 13 July 1961) - bass guitar
Neil Clark (born 3 July 1955) - guitar
Stephen Irvine (born 16 December 1959) - drums
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Lloyd Cole and The Commotions Lyrics
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? Looking like a born again, living like a heretic Listening t…
Baby I know it's gettin' late boy but I don't wanna…
Brand New Friend Walking in the pouring rain Walking with Jesus and Jane Jane…
Butterfly You were an innocent child before I laid my hands…
Cut Me Down I've been bought and sold I've been hung upside down So you…
Don't Look Back When you're nothing to no one And you're less than you…
Downtown I want to take you down to the side of…
Forest Fire She crossed herself as she put on her things She has…
From The Hip This one's from the hip, oh mother you have sorely…
Jennifer She Said Jennifer we can't go wrong lets put it in writing Jennifer…
Like Lovers Do Living on juice Eating out of tuna cans Mobile home With my …
Lost Weekend It took a lost weekend in a hotel in Amsterdam And…
My Bag Hey I was walking my bag Through a 20 storey non…
No Blue Skies You want to leave me baby be my guest All I'm…
Perfect Skin I choose my friends only far too well I'm up on…
Rattlesnakes Jodie wears a hat although it hasn't rained for six…
She's a Girl and I'm a Man She said she didn't understand And so she guessed he was…
So You'd Like To Save The World So you'd like to save the world I suggest you take…
Weeping Wine If every lover that you'd ever known Could turn around woul…