Live and Loud!!
The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up … Read Full Bio ↴The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. They are mainly remembered for their singles "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached the UK top 20 in August 1977.

Their first gig was to support Generation X on January 15, 1977 at The Roxy in London; their last was at Slough College on October 27, 1979. When the Adverts finally split up, T.V. Smith continued with Tim Cross forming as TV Smith's Explorers, then Cheap, and finally through the 1990s to date performing as a solo artist.

Adverts' guitarist Howard Pickup (Howard Boak, Born 1951) died in 1997 of a brain tumor.
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Live and Loud!!
The Adverts Lyrics


Bored Teenagers We're talking into corners. Finding ways to fill the vacuum.…
Gary Gilmore's Eyes I'm lying in a hospital, I'm pinned against the bed. A steth…
New Boys We're out on a limb. Should we let the newboys in? We…
New Church Maybe, maybe a fool for trusting. Maybe, maybe a fool for…
New Day Dawning We say don't show your guns, if you don't intend…
On the Roof Blank-faced, Was this what our elders taught? Dim the ligh…
One Chord Wonders I wonder what we'll play for you tonight. Something heavy or…
Quick Step I knew my youth couldn't last forever. I knew some chords…
Safety in Numbers What are you going to do with your new ways? What…
The Great British Mistake The great British mistake was looking for a way out,…
We Who Wait Who wait in the cafe and magazine. Who wait for morning…


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