Poison Girls
The Poison Girls were an English anarcho-punk band. The female singer/guita… Read Full Bio ↴The Poison Girls were an English anarcho-punk band. The female singer/guitarist, Vi Subversa, was a middle-aged mother of two at the band's inception, and wrote songs that explored sexuality and gender roles, usually from an anarchist perspective. The original Poison Girls line-up also included: Lance D'Boyle (drums); Richard Famous (guitar/vocals); Nil (tapes/bass/electric violin); and Bernhardt Rebours (bass/synthesiser/piano).
Poison Girls formed in Brighton in 1976, before moving to Burleigh House in Essex, near to Dial House, the home of fellow anarchist band Crass, with whom they worked closely for a number of years, playing over 100 gigs with the band. In 1979 they contributed to the revival of the peace movement by playing a number of benefit gigs with Crass and paying for the production of the first CND badges since CND's heyday. Again in 1979, and again with Crass, they proved influential to the establishment of the short lived Wapping Autonomy Centre by contributing the track "Persons Unknown" to a split single with Crass (who contributed "Bloody Revolutions") and raising over £10,000. Their song "Bully Boys", an attack on violent machismo led to the band being attacked by members of the National Front.
In 1980, they toured the Netherlands and Germany with Crass. Their concert in March 1980, in Voorschoten, the Netherlands, was with Crass, Annie Anxiety, Seaman Stockton, and Dutch bands Cheap'n'Nasty, Perfect Grandmothers, God's Hangover, Neo Neurotics.
In 1981, they toured the Netherlands again, eg, Rotterdam and The Hague, with Annie Anxiety. In the The Hague Paard van Troje venue, Cheap'n'Nasty were support band; with Captain Sensible of The Damned on drums, as Cheap'n'Nasty could not find their boy drummer Maarten and their girl drummer Ria was ill.
The band also set up the label X-N-Trix alongside a publishing arm for the Impossible Dream magazine and recording studios for other artists.
Though their last studio recording to date was in 1985, a number of Poison Girls compilations have since been released, and their songs frequently appear on punk anthologies.
Poison Girls were involved with the production of Aids — The Musical, through a company called The Lenya Hobnoobs Theatre Company. They did another show called Mother Russia was a Lesbian in 1992, and reunited for a show at the London Astoria II in 1995, celebrating the 60th birthday of Vi Subversa. Currently, Richard Famous works as a painter and decorator and Vi Subversa lived in Brighton. The pair have performed as That Famous Subversa, a cabaret act they did together before the Poison Girls.
Water Wing Records, from Portland, Oregon, USA, released vinyl editions of 'HEX' and 'Chappaquiddick Bridge' in late 2014, the first time these records have been repressed since 1985. To complement this release, there are plans for an edition of the 1980 silk screened lyric book 'Words Written In Trust' to be reproduced.
Band members
Vi Subversa - vocals/guitar
Richard Famous - guitar/vocals
Lance d’Boyle - drums/backing vocals (1976–84)
Bella Donna - bass (1976–77)
Pete Fender - bass (1978, 1984)
Scott Barker - bass (1978)
Bernhardt Rebours - bass/synth/piano/backing vocals (1979–81)
Nil - tapes.(1979–1981 Electric violin and Bass (1980–1995)
Chris Grace - bass (1982–83)
Mark Dunn - bass (1983–84)
Cynth Ethics (Sian Daniels) - synth/vocals (1983–85)
Martin Heath - bass (1984)
Max Vol - bass (1984–87)
Agent Orange - drums (1984–87)
Andy - bass (1989-89)
In the early days of the band some reports quote Vi as using the names Vi Squad or Vi Perversa.
In the summer of 1979, the editor of Dutch Pin fanzine met Poison Girls in the Small Wonder record shop in London. He asked Vi: What's your name? Vi: I will write it down for you ... Richard Famous: Oh no, you are not changing it again! She wrote 'Vi Subversa', while she was on the sleeve of the Poison Girls and Fatal Microbes EP which had just come out as 'Vi Squad'.
Poison Girls formed in Brighton in 1976, before moving to Burleigh House in Essex, near to Dial House, the home of fellow anarchist band Crass, with whom they worked closely for a number of years, playing over 100 gigs with the band. In 1979 they contributed to the revival of the peace movement by playing a number of benefit gigs with Crass and paying for the production of the first CND badges since CND's heyday. Again in 1979, and again with Crass, they proved influential to the establishment of the short lived Wapping Autonomy Centre by contributing the track "Persons Unknown" to a split single with Crass (who contributed "Bloody Revolutions") and raising over £10,000. Their song "Bully Boys", an attack on violent machismo led to the band being attacked by members of the National Front.
In 1980, they toured the Netherlands and Germany with Crass. Their concert in March 1980, in Voorschoten, the Netherlands, was with Crass, Annie Anxiety, Seaman Stockton, and Dutch bands Cheap'n'Nasty, Perfect Grandmothers, God's Hangover, Neo Neurotics.
In 1981, they toured the Netherlands again, eg, Rotterdam and The Hague, with Annie Anxiety. In the The Hague Paard van Troje venue, Cheap'n'Nasty were support band; with Captain Sensible of The Damned on drums, as Cheap'n'Nasty could not find their boy drummer Maarten and their girl drummer Ria was ill.
The band also set up the label X-N-Trix alongside a publishing arm for the Impossible Dream magazine and recording studios for other artists.
Though their last studio recording to date was in 1985, a number of Poison Girls compilations have since been released, and their songs frequently appear on punk anthologies.
Poison Girls were involved with the production of Aids — The Musical, through a company called The Lenya Hobnoobs Theatre Company. They did another show called Mother Russia was a Lesbian in 1992, and reunited for a show at the London Astoria II in 1995, celebrating the 60th birthday of Vi Subversa. Currently, Richard Famous works as a painter and decorator and Vi Subversa lived in Brighton. The pair have performed as That Famous Subversa, a cabaret act they did together before the Poison Girls.
Water Wing Records, from Portland, Oregon, USA, released vinyl editions of 'HEX' and 'Chappaquiddick Bridge' in late 2014, the first time these records have been repressed since 1985. To complement this release, there are plans for an edition of the 1980 silk screened lyric book 'Words Written In Trust' to be reproduced.
Band members
Vi Subversa - vocals/guitar
Richard Famous - guitar/vocals
Lance d’Boyle - drums/backing vocals (1976–84)
Bella Donna - bass (1976–77)
Pete Fender - bass (1978, 1984)
Scott Barker - bass (1978)
Bernhardt Rebours - bass/synth/piano/backing vocals (1979–81)
Nil - tapes.(1979–1981 Electric violin and Bass (1980–1995)
Chris Grace - bass (1982–83)
Mark Dunn - bass (1983–84)
Cynth Ethics (Sian Daniels) - synth/vocals (1983–85)
Martin Heath - bass (1984)
Max Vol - bass (1984–87)
Agent Orange - drums (1984–87)
Andy - bass (1989-89)
In the early days of the band some reports quote Vi as using the names Vi Squad or Vi Perversa.
In the summer of 1979, the editor of Dutch Pin fanzine met Poison Girls in the Small Wonder record shop in London. He asked Vi: What's your name? Vi: I will write it down for you ... Richard Famous: Oh no, you are not changing it again! She wrote 'Vi Subversa', while she was on the sleeve of the Poison Girls and Fatal Microbes EP which had just come out as 'Vi Squad'.
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Poison Girls Lyrics
Abort the System The woman has a body That she must call her own But…
Alienation Got to live with isolation Alienation's just a cup of tea…
All the Way There are still ways of touching me There are still thing…
Another Hero There's no escape from barren weather The cold war and th…
another hero bites There's no escape from barren weather The cold war and the…
Bremen Song They burned sisters they burned And the fire is still bur…
Bully Boys The bully boys are coming There isn't long to go The b…
Cats Eye I'm feeling like a cats eye in the fast lane…
Cinnamon Garden I saw you first in silhouette Indigo blue on jealous gree…
Closed Shop I get my money just once a week Then I go…
Cream Dream O my hunky white anglo-saxon bully boys You are soaked in…
Crisis Is it normal is it normal Is it just another day Have…
Cry No More I'm tired of crying For the underprivileged For the blacks, …
Cupid Aimless walking, fruitless talking Don't know what to do ton…
Daughters & Sons When you wake up sweating Sweating from a dream From a dream…
Daughters and Sons When you wake up sweating Sweating from a dream From a…
Desperate Days Desperate days. Nothing on the airways People just standi…
Dirty Work Bombing cities pulling switches We won't do your dirty wo…
Don't Go Home Tonight Big changes can come from just little actions From one small…
Done It All Before I've done it all before Losing my head, sharing my bed …
Fear of Freedom Falling back headlong To the start of it all You fell back…
Feeling the Pinch Like a crow on a motorway, picking at scabs Sees red…
Fuckin' Mother Your sexual experience is limited The condition you are i…
Girls Over There Their bite is as lethal As a Hollywood dream The slave…
Good Time I saw you shove That hosepipe down your trousers So yo…
Happy Now You care so much you care a lot I hear you…
Hole in the Wall ....Looking through a hole in the wall Staring at someone, c…
Hot for Love Hot for love, hot for love She didn't mess around Hot for…
i wanted the moon I wanted the moon, you gave me an ice-cream I wanted…
I've Done It All Before I've done it all before Losing my head, sharing my bed Love…
Ideologically Unsound It all keeps going round and round You want him to…
Jenny Does it fuck you up Jenny Do they fuck you up…
Jump Mama Jump Your kids don't get to school on time You don't watch…
Let It Go You know sometimes You think you're right on target Yo…
lovers are they worth it They say I'm never satisfied They say I'm much too cocky The…
Mandy is Having a Baby She's not in her class at school Teachers want to know…
Menage Abattoir Menage-a-trois, it's an abattoir When two and two make th…
Mirrors and Glass I fell through mirrors I fell through mirrors and glass …
No More Lies No more lies no more hammerhead lies No more lies no…
Offending Article Substitutes for human love. Less risky than a human…
Old Tart If I had my time again I'd like to come back…
Old Tart's Song If I had my time again I'd like to come back…
Other You're so other You turn me on so strange You plunge m…
Perfect Crime You try so hard to please the teacher Play it straight…
Persons Unknown This is a message to persons unknown Persons in hiding. …
Piano Lessons We are having piano lessons Practice your piano Practi…
Political Love I'm politically in love with you Politically in love Y…
Pretty Polly Polly is a pretty girl Polly is a future girl Left her…
Price of Grain We all talk a lot About wanting to be free Sitting in…
Promenade Immortelle Strong with the strength Of all that has gone and all…
Real Woman I know it's near the knuckle But I can tell when…
Reality Attack Reaching out my hand I slipped it over a most expensive…
Revenge You thought that I had broke your heart And got away…
Rio Disco Stink Do you know what it means when you hear the…
Riot in my Mind There's a disturbance A riot in my mind Running, running dow…
Rockface I could tell you it was hard The cold that numbs,…
Soft Touch Didn't want to think that they could take him for…
Ss Snoopers They take away your money If you're sleeping with a man So…
State Control State control and rock and roll are run by clever…
Statement I denounce the system that murders my children I denounce th…
Stonehenge The landlords put the fences up a long time ago They…
Take the Toys Take the toys from the boys Made a bomb…
Tell the Children You made it rich, you made it big You had it…
Tender Love Tender lover Be my tender lover Be my tender love Will you b…
Tension The tension between what you do and you don't do The…
The Girls Over There Their bite is as lethal as a Hollywood dream The slave…
The Moon I wanted the moon, you gave me an ice-cream I wanted…
The Offending Article Substitutes for human love. Less risky than a human relation…
Too Close for Comfort You're just one man The man with the face The man with…
Too Proud I had to have, I had to hold I had to…
Toys Take the toys from the boys Made a bomb out of…
Under the Doctor You can try hard work, you can try making money You…
Underbitch Do you when you're trying ever Wonder which way up it…
Velvet Launderette Seduction, sedation, it's the easy way Seduction, sedation, …
Where's The Pleasure Where's the pleasure, where's the fun You bring me down, you…
Whiskey Voice Coming back from spending feeling Beaten back by daring to b…
white cream dream O' my hunky white anglosaxon bully boys You are soaked in…
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