The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) was a p… Read Full Bio ↴The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) was a post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, UK in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever.
The band initially released three studio albums in the 1980s, to solid critical acclaim. After their third release, Strange Times, in 1987 they abruptly disbanded following the sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons were, for all practical purposes, extinct for well over a decade before releasing - to the delight and even disbelief of its ardently loyal fan base - a final studio album in 2001, entitled Why Call It Anything. The band quickly dissolved once again in 2003 due to personal differences, after a successful reunion tour which took them across Europe and the United States. Though having never attained the level of commercial success or fame enjoyed by their contemporaries (e.g. U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division), The Chameleons' early impact can still be felt throughout much of popular music today.
Dave Fielding went on to form The Reegs who released a couple of ep's . Then in 2003 formed Coconut Dogfuck a trance techno dance act with Ralph on percussion, Paul Didge on didge and Dave playing guitar and dulcimer . They released an ep and played festivals and gigs around the uk . Andy Clegg Keyboards with the Chameleons also joind Mark and Andy Whittikar to form Sun and the Moon. Both Andys also played with Manchester Band B.F.G.
The band initially released three studio albums in the 1980s, to solid critical acclaim. After their third release, Strange Times, in 1987 they abruptly disbanded following the sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons were, for all practical purposes, extinct for well over a decade before releasing - to the delight and even disbelief of its ardently loyal fan base - a final studio album in 2001, entitled Why Call It Anything. The band quickly dissolved once again in 2003 due to personal differences, after a successful reunion tour which took them across Europe and the United States. Though having never attained the level of commercial success or fame enjoyed by their contemporaries (e.g. U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division), The Chameleons' early impact can still be felt throughout much of popular music today.
Dave Fielding went on to form The Reegs who released a couple of ep's . Then in 2003 formed Coconut Dogfuck a trance techno dance act with Ralph on percussion, Paul Didge on didge and Dave playing guitar and dulcimer . They released an ep and played festivals and gigs around the uk . Andy Clegg Keyboards with the Chameleons also joind Mark and Andy Whittikar to form Sun and the Moon. Both Andys also played with Manchester Band B.F.G.
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The Chameleons Lyrics
A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days As she parts her greying hair Voices on the stair When she…
Caution We have no future, we have no past We're just drifting…
Denims And Curls Denims and curls Is this all that you are No I think…
Don't Fall Don't fall! Don't fall! Alone in a room I've been in…
Free For All See the wheel turning round See the wheel turning round Al…
Home Is Where the Heart Is So here we are waking Savages shaking The road that we're ta…
In Shreds I grasp at lifes fading light I need you tonight I need…
Is It Any Wonder On the surface he seems sensible But underneath the logic i…
Mad Jack He's cold to the kiss In ignorance he's dangerous In innocen…
Monkeyland I shake my head and shiver They smile And then stab my…
Nostalgia Absorbing your words Battles raging within me Absorbing your…
Perfume Garden You can shake your hips,you can seal your lips, i…
Second Skin One cold damp evening The world stood still I watched as I…
Swamp Thing I can already hear your tune Calling me across the room Wh…
The Healer Here comes the sun Calling out to everyone Here comes the …
View From a Hill Feel myself falling to the ground Solitary silence there's n…