The Bats
There are at least four bands called The Bats.
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1. The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean (bass), Malcolm Grant (drums), Robert Scott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Kaye Woodward (lead guitar, vocals). Though primarily a Christchurch band, The Bats have strong links to Dunedin and are usually grouped in with the Dunedin Sound musicians that emerged in the early 1980s. The band has retained the same four members from 1982 to the present day.
Approaching a quarter century of recording and performing, Christchurch, New Zealand's The Bats have survived seven albums and five world tours with the original line-up of Kaye Woodward, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Robert Scott intact. With a sound at the jangle/indie end of the pop spectrum, the band made significant headway in the States in the 80s alongside Flying Nun label-mates The Chills and The Clean. The 90s saw tours of the US and Europe, supporting the likes of Radiohead, Belly, and R.E.M.. Paul, Kaye, and Malcolm form side-project Minisnap; Bob has released solo work and can also be found in The Clean and The Magick Heads.
2. The Bats was an American band, formed in the early 1980s and featured Jon Brion, Don Riff and Bill Murphy. They released the album How Pop Can You Get? on Gustav records in 1982. They disbanded after critical acclaim, but little commercial success.
3. Dubbed South Africa's answer to the Beatles, the pop group The Bats was formed in October 1964 and consisted of group members Eddie Eckstein (drums/vocals), Barry Jarman (guitar/trumpet/concertina), Jimmy Dunning (guitar) and Paul Ditchfield (keyboard/guitar/bass/vocals). Paul, Barry and Eddie knew each other well and had wanted to form a group for a long time, but had been prevented from doing so by their respective contracts with various bands.
Barry suggested they form a beat trio with the express purpose of making records. Jimmy Dunning, who had played with them before, was unanimously nominated to fill the gap of lead guitarist. After finally getting together, they arranged an audition with Matt Mann, then A & R Manager at G.R.C. (and later owner of RPM Record Company), who signed them to the CBS label and produced their first single, All I Got. The group were quibbling with each other about an appropriate name. In an attempt to restore order, Matt Mann yelled "You're All Bats!" and so "The Bats" was born.
4. The Bats were an Irish beat band of the 1960s. They were regulars at Belfast's Maritime Club. Only a few of the band's recordings were released, on a 1966 compilation LP called 'Ireland's Greatest Sounds: Five Groups from Belfast's Maritime Club' and one single of their own, 'Accept It', on Columbia Records (a cover version of a Burt Bacharach song).
1. The Bats are an in… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four bands called The Bats.
1. The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean (bass), Malcolm Grant (drums), Robert Scott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Kaye Woodward (lead guitar, vocals). Though primarily a Christchurch band, The Bats have strong links to Dunedin and are usually grouped in with the Dunedin Sound musicians that emerged in the early 1980s. The band has retained the same four members from 1982 to the present day.
Approaching a quarter century of recording and performing, Christchurch, New Zealand's The Bats have survived seven albums and five world tours with the original line-up of Kaye Woodward, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Robert Scott intact. With a sound at the jangle/indie end of the pop spectrum, the band made significant headway in the States in the 80s alongside Flying Nun label-mates The Chills and The Clean. The 90s saw tours of the US and Europe, supporting the likes of Radiohead, Belly, and R.E.M.. Paul, Kaye, and Malcolm form side-project Minisnap; Bob has released solo work and can also be found in The Clean and The Magick Heads.
2. The Bats was an American band, formed in the early 1980s and featured Jon Brion, Don Riff and Bill Murphy. They released the album How Pop Can You Get? on Gustav records in 1982. They disbanded after critical acclaim, but little commercial success.
3. Dubbed South Africa's answer to the Beatles, the pop group The Bats was formed in October 1964 and consisted of group members Eddie Eckstein (drums/vocals), Barry Jarman (guitar/trumpet/concertina), Jimmy Dunning (guitar) and Paul Ditchfield (keyboard/guitar/bass/vocals). Paul, Barry and Eddie knew each other well and had wanted to form a group for a long time, but had been prevented from doing so by their respective contracts with various bands.
Barry suggested they form a beat trio with the express purpose of making records. Jimmy Dunning, who had played with them before, was unanimously nominated to fill the gap of lead guitarist. After finally getting together, they arranged an audition with Matt Mann, then A & R Manager at G.R.C. (and later owner of RPM Record Company), who signed them to the CBS label and produced their first single, All I Got. The group were quibbling with each other about an appropriate name. In an attempt to restore order, Matt Mann yelled "You're All Bats!" and so "The Bats" was born.
4. The Bats were an Irish beat band of the 1960s. They were regulars at Belfast's Maritime Club. Only a few of the band's recordings were released, on a 1966 compilation LP called 'Ireland's Greatest Sounds: Five Groups from Belfast's Maritime Club' and one single of their own, 'Accept It', on Columbia Records (a cover version of a Burt Bacharach song).
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The Bats Lyrics
A Shabby Little Hut Your folks they say they don't want me Hanging round Cause I…
Afternoon In Bed I don't want to party no more Somehow that scene can…
All I Got Oh yeah oh yeah All I got Oh yeah oh yeah All I…
Bells And I walk the long way home again I was afraid…
Block of Wood Came around, to see what we do This much I know…
Build Me Up Buttercup Why do you build me up (Build me up) Buttercup, baby Just…
Calm Before The Storm So we set sail on that day All our hearts in…
Catch My Love I got something that you want And I wave it in…
Dancing As The Boat Goes Down At first we knew the sight Brimming with gleaming golden lig…
Deep River Life keeps bringing you so down You don't think you can…
Dizzy Dizzy I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning Like a whirlpool, it…
Do wah Diddy Diddy There she was just a-walking down the street Singing, do wah…
Don't Walk Away Don't walk away from me when I walk about the…
Don't You Rise I put my trust in you That don't come easily I thought…
Down To Me Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't let me down Don't…
Garden of Eden When you walk in the garden In the Garden of Eden With…
Give In To The Sands Washing floors and shooting presidents Is all that he does i…
Goodbye For Now Bye for now It won't be long and I'll be back Bye…
Huff Puff Left all alone on a Saturday night At the place where…
I Fall Away I feel like an asshole Because I'm never really sober Where …
I Go Wild DOLLAR DOLLAR Haruachime jeonbu tangjin Dallyeo dallyeo naeg…
Just Do It All the flowers in the meadows, and all the salt…
Listen To My Heart There's a curse on my heart but it's alright It's like…
Little Girl Oh, I've been told And they say that you do Oh, I've…
Love of the Common People Living on free food tickets The water in the milk From a…
Made Up In Blue He's my man and his minds made up in blue All…
Man In The Moon He's the man in black The man that Isn't crystal clear Try t…
Miss These Things So now it goes Back to the start When we would say We'll…
Money Ain't Worth A Dang I'm in a lovely mood today I've just seen my boss…
Mooseface Mooseface How I love that ugly guy And now, I's gonna give…
Mr. Sun Mr. Moon Life is bringing you so down You don't think you can…
My Girl I've got sunshine On a cloudy day And it's cold outside I've…
North By North Some people are happy most of the time But they don't…
Ob La Di Ob La Da Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace Molly is the singer…
Other Side of You Nothing feels the same when love′s the factor, You will alwa…
Paint me a picture Paint me a picture Paint a pretty girl Tell me a story,…
People Like You If I were made of plastic then maybe I'd be…
Pre War Blues I got the pre-war blues I just wanna see the world…
Satellites (Whoa, whoa) (Whoa, whoa) Disintegration Miles from the coa…
Say You're Mine Mine, mine, mine Say you're mine, mine, mine Say youre mine …
Shabby Little Hut Your folks they say they don't want me Hanging round Cause I…
Show Me The Way Rimando mis canciones como queman Se disparan letras finas…
Sighting The Sound Now is the hour and I'm getting away I hope to…
Simpletons Simpletons cross my path, I don't know this anymore Looking …
Sing her a love song You can't find the things to say And everything you do…
Sir Queen Was there ever a time you didn't get it You don't…
Sleepy Time (Oh, what a night) (Yeah, what a night) I used to wander…
Stay Away Get the fuck out of the way Impertinence is all the…
Take It On this ride, a burning light. See the flowers die and…
That's How You'll Find Me You came from up North Just for a small town Breezing back…
That's Why I'm Low No one can love like me No one can give like…
The Black and the Blue Oh now I'm kept here, in this prison if the…
The Image Float away and hide inside a circle Twinkling coloured thoug…
The Looming Past So the night is down It's time to close our eyes But…
The Old Ones So we went down later that night, Over the hill so…
The Rays You're poked you're lost you're tired again It's the cold it…
There was a time There was a time when things were looking pretty bad I…
Things You say This time we have it love We have it all…
Too Much I think you had too much sugar baby You're shakin', you're…
Tracey Jane Tracey Jane Tracey Jane Tracey Jane…
Tragedy Here I lie In a lost and lonely part of town Held…
Treason So we go together like chalk and cheese I know You…
Up to the Sky Why the long face love Where is that pick me up I…
Warren Warren My baby boy I want you to know My heart and me We…
Western Isles Live in Western isles Learn to love the wind As it forces…
Who's That Girl Who's that girl? Who's your woman? Better stick by her 'caus…
You Can't Blame Me It's you who caused our break up, so you can't…
You Don't Belong I put my trust in you That don't come easily I thought…