The Stranglers are a rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guil… Read Full Bio ↴The Stranglers are a rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were originally called The Guildford Stranglers and operated from an off-licence in the town. They also based themselves in the nearby village of Chiddingfold for a while.
Original personnel were singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell (from Kentish Town, London), keyboardist/guitarist Hans Wärmling (from Sweden, replaced within two years by Brighton-born keyboardist Dave Greenfield), London-born bass guitarist Jean-Jacques Burnel and drummer Jet Black (real name Brian Duffy), a native of Ilford, Essex.
They began as a sinister sounding, hard-edged pub rock group, but eventually branched out to explore other styles of music. The Stranglers were, beginning in 1976, tangentially associated with punk rock, due in part to their opening for The Ramones' first British tour. The Stranglers were also associated with new wave music as well as gothic rock, but their idiosyncratic approach never fit completely within a musical genre.
In August 1990, founding member Cornwell left the band to pursue a solo career. In his autobiography, Cornwell states that he felt the band was a spent force creatively, and cited various examples of his increasingly acrimonious relationship with his fellow band-members, particularly Burnel. The remaining members recruited two replacements, including John Ellis, who had opened for the band in the 1970s as a member of The Vibrators, and singer Paul Roberts.
Interest in The Stranglers resurfaced when, in 2001, singer Tori Amos covered their song "Strange Little Girl" and titled the album it was featured on Strange Little Girls. "Golden Brown" was also used in the hit film Snatch by film director Guy Ritchie and extensively in the Australian film He Died With A Felafel In His Hand. Their hit "No More Heroes" was covered by Violent Femmes and used for the film Mystery Men. "Peaches", finally, also appears prominently in another British movie, Sexy Beast by director Jonathan Glazer.
The Stranglers had a critical and popular renaissance in 2004 (together with their first top 40 hit for 14 years - "Big Thing Coming") with the acclaimed Norfolk Coast album and a subsequent sell-out tour. The follow-up album, Suite XVI, was released in September 2006 (the title is a pun on "Sweet 16" and also a reference to the fact that it is the band's 16th studio album).
During the recording of Suite XVI Paul Roberts left the band to pursue his solocareer. Guitarist Baz Warne, who replaced John Ellis in 2000, became the main vocalist.
A quite rare Hugh Cornwell audio interview may be listened to on http://www.jasonwrightonline.com/
Original personnel were singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell (from Kentish Town, London), keyboardist/guitarist Hans Wärmling (from Sweden, replaced within two years by Brighton-born keyboardist Dave Greenfield), London-born bass guitarist Jean-Jacques Burnel and drummer Jet Black (real name Brian Duffy), a native of Ilford, Essex.
They began as a sinister sounding, hard-edged pub rock group, but eventually branched out to explore other styles of music. The Stranglers were, beginning in 1976, tangentially associated with punk rock, due in part to their opening for The Ramones' first British tour. The Stranglers were also associated with new wave music as well as gothic rock, but their idiosyncratic approach never fit completely within a musical genre.
In August 1990, founding member Cornwell left the band to pursue a solo career. In his autobiography, Cornwell states that he felt the band was a spent force creatively, and cited various examples of his increasingly acrimonious relationship with his fellow band-members, particularly Burnel. The remaining members recruited two replacements, including John Ellis, who had opened for the band in the 1970s as a member of The Vibrators, and singer Paul Roberts.
Interest in The Stranglers resurfaced when, in 2001, singer Tori Amos covered their song "Strange Little Girl" and titled the album it was featured on Strange Little Girls. "Golden Brown" was also used in the hit film Snatch by film director Guy Ritchie and extensively in the Australian film He Died With A Felafel In His Hand. Their hit "No More Heroes" was covered by Violent Femmes and used for the film Mystery Men. "Peaches", finally, also appears prominently in another British movie, Sexy Beast by director Jonathan Glazer.
The Stranglers had a critical and popular renaissance in 2004 (together with their first top 40 hit for 14 years - "Big Thing Coming") with the acclaimed Norfolk Coast album and a subsequent sell-out tour. The follow-up album, Suite XVI, was released in September 2006 (the title is a pun on "Sweet 16" and also a reference to the fact that it is the band's 16th studio album).
During the recording of Suite XVI Paul Roberts left the band to pursue his solocareer. Guitarist Baz Warne, who replaced John Ellis in 2000, became the main vocalist.
A quite rare Hugh Cornwell audio interview may be listened to on http://www.jasonwrightonline.com/
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The Stranglers Lyrics
(Get a) Grip (on Yourself) Didn't have the money round to buy a Morry Thou Been…
5 Minutes I need a dream where I can live what I…
Ain't Nothin' to It Back up boy forty five feet Always looking for a freebie Why…
Baroque Bordello See a picturesque decay there Something for all time to tel…
Bear Cage I work hard, I'm saving my marks Watch what I…
Bitching Bitching 'bout the things we've seen Bitching 'bout the thi…
Bring On the Nubiles I want to love you like your Dad And be your…
Burning Up Time The Brighton train it goes real soon My Brighton Belle is…
Choosey Susie Come on little baby let me take you out of…
Cruel Garden Better get out of the woods today Plenty danger waiting the…
Curfew The enemy has cut down all the power London south of…
Dagenham Dave Dave was from out of town Manchester's likely too Had read D…
Dead Loss Angeles The plastic peaches there On concrete beaches there You se…
Dead Ringer Haven't I seen you somewhere around before? Haven't I seen y…
Do You Wanna Do you wanna marry a lumberjack? Do you wanna freeze to…
Don't Bring Harry Harry and me we live in a dream With a friend…
Down In The Sewer Down in the sewer Picking up quite a lot of empty…
Duchess Duch of the terrace never grew up I hope she never…
English Towns There is no love inside of me I gave it to…
Enough Time What's gonna happen When the sky turns back? What will you d…
Everybody Loves You When You're Dead They crucify you when you get it wrong When things are…
Fools Rush Out Fools rush out Angels got the better of them Fools rush ou…
Four Horsemen One reported long ago No one heard and laughed as though I…
Genetix See the little nuclei Bursting full of information There's…
Go Buddy Go Boogie woogie The boys and the girls are all dancing arou…
Golden Brown Golden brown, texture like sun Lays me down, with my mind…
Goodbye Toulouse Your streets were paved with love Your skies were blue Goodb…
Hallow to Our Men Our men which are above Hallow to your craft Your craft wi…
Hanging Around Big girl in the red dress She's just trying to impress…
Hey! (Rise of the Robots) Hey! (hey, hey, what do you say?) Get out of their…
How to Find True Love and Happiness in the Present Day We're not here to destroy We are here to employ We have…
I Feel Like a Wog I feel like a wog people giving me the eyes But…
Ice Die like cherry blossom Hagakure with perfume Deadly with …
In the Shadows When you're walking on the streets at night You turn around…
It Only Takes Two to Tango It only takes two to tango It only takes two to…
Just Like Nothing On Earth A woman in Wellington wet her whistle with a wild…
La Folie Bonsoir Ton véhicule n'a pas l'air d'avoir de passager Peux-…
Let Me Introduce You to the Family I love the family Longer than longevity Mother tells me what…
London Lady Little lady With Dingwall's bullshit You're so stupid Aff…
Maninwhite Save a thought for the man in white He keeps all…
Manna Machine After forty years and after forty nights Making some food f…
Mean To Me If I let loose right now well I'd be screaming…
Meninblack We're not here to destroy We are here to employ We have…
Mony Mony Here she come down, say "money, money" Well, shoot 'em down,…
N'Emmenes Pas Harry Harry et moi nous vivons dans un rêve Avec un…
Nice 'N' Sleazy We came across the West sea We didn't have much idea Of…
No More Heroes Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an ice pick That m…
Non Stop Dedicated Emancipated Claims she waited her life for her man…
Old Codger What an old codger I am What an old codger I…
Outside Tokyo Somewhere outside Tokyo Invented time Someone in a factory…
Peaches Strolling along minding my own business Well there goes a gi…
Peasant in the Big Shitty The day is sticky yellow The night was so untight The cows…
Pin Up She's a centre spread special size of the month She's the…
Princess of the Streets She's gone and left me I don't know why That…
Rok It to the Moon I'm looking forward to the year of '88 We'll be…
School Mam A fine day for the classroom and the pupils are…
Second Coming Somewhere in Africa, somewhere in Rome People are sleeping …
Shah Shah a Go Go Did you hear about the man Used to live out in…
Shut Up Youve been nashing all through the night I didnt wanna liste…
Something Better Change Don't you like the way I move when you see…
Sometimes Someday I'm going to smack your face Someday I'm going…
Straighten Out And the first commandment reads That human flesh and blood I…
Strange Little Girl One day you see a strange little girl look at…
Sverige Låt mig berätta om Sverige Enda landet där molnen intressera…
Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front) Let me tell you about Sweden Only country where the clouds…
Tank I can sign for 1, 2 or 3 or 4 Get…
The Man They Love to Hate They woke to grey English morning And to a strange honeymoo…
The Raven Fly straight with perfection Find me a new direction You…
Threatened I don't think things can be Pretty or ugly All that you…
Thrown Away If ever you had counted The centuries you threw away And all…
Toiler On The Sea I had a woman ship I took her overseas She left her…
Top Secret Sits in his room at night Flits back and forth round…
Tramp Takes the time to stay one place Though his clothes aren't…
Two Sunspots Two sunspots are staring at me One to the left and…
Ugly I could have read A poem called Ozymandias To her…
Vietnamerica It's over linger On nightmares of the waste The pagan value…
Waiting for the Meninblack I'm waiting every day I've been watching from my chimney…
Walk On By If you see me walking down the streets And I start…
Who Wants the World Came down on a Monday Somewhere in the Midlands Tasted man, …