The Monochrome Set
The Monochrome Set are an English post-punk band originally formed in 1978 … Read Full Bio ↴The Monochrome Set are an English post-punk band originally formed in 1978 from the remnants of a college group called The B-Sides (whose members had included Stuart Goddard, a.k.a. Adam Ant). The band is notable for its witty lyrics, the laconic delivery of lead singer Bid, and the idiosyncratically retrogressive playing style of original lead guitarist Lester Square.

The original line-up consisted of Indian born lead singer and principal songwriter Bid (real name Ganesh Seshadri), Canadian guitarist Lester Square (real name Thomas W.B. Hardy), drummer John D. Haney, and bassist Charlie Harper. The band went through several bassists in the next few years, including Jeremy Harrington, and Andy Warren of the Ants, a childhood friend of Bid.

Experimental filmmaker Tony Potts began collaborating with the band in 1979, designing lighting and stage sets with film projections for their live appearances. The band's early persona was defined by the shadowy, uncertain stage images created by the films to such an extent he is often described as being the band's "fifth member."

They released several singles for the Rough Trade label before recording their debut album, "Strange Boutique", produced by Bob Sargeant, for Virgin Records' imprint DinDisc in 1980, as well as their follow-up effort, Love Zombies, produced by Alvin Clark and the band later that same year. John Haney left the band in 1981 and was replaced by Lexington Crane.

In 1982, the band switched labels to Cherry Red to release their third full-length album, Eligible Bachelors, produced by Tim Hart. Lester Square and Lexington Crane left soon afterwards, and were replaced by keyboardist Carrie Booth and drummer Nicholas Weslowski. This line-up recorded 1982 single Cast a Long Shadow, for Cherry Red before Booth was in turn replaced by new lead guitarist James 'Foz' Foster.

In 1983, Cherry Red released Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... sessions & singles vol. 1, a retrospective of the band's early Rough Trade singles, BBC and Capital Radio sessions, and other unreleased early sessions.

In 1985, with the same line-up as on Cast a Long Shadow, The Monochrome Set recorded the relatively mainstream album The Lost Weekend for major label Warner Bros. Records. The Lost Weekend failed commercially, and after a few singles, the band officially broke up, though they served as Jessica Griffin's backing band on the first album by the Would-Be-Goods, The Camera Loves Me.

In early 1990, Bid, Lester Square and Andy Warren reformed the band, with the addition of keyboardist Orson Presence and drummer Mike Slocombe (who was quickly replaced by Trevor Ready). The new band toured extensively--especially in Japan, where Bid had become a major star.

The band released several low-key albums for Cherry Red Records during the 1990s, and went on hiatus from 1998 to 2008 though during that off time Bid recorded a number of albums with another band, Scarlet's Well.

The band reunited on 8 October 2008 for a one-off performance at Cherry Red's 30th Anniversary party at Dingwalls, London. It also marked the 30th year of The Monochrome Set. Bid, Andy Warren and Lester Square were joined by Jennifer Denitto (drums) and Sian Dada (keyboards) of Scarlet's Well, and performed 13 songs.
Band reformed in 2010.
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The Monochrome Set Lyrics


10 I've preened the feathers on my wings And I've polished my…
10 Don'ts For Honeymooners Don' t ski naked down Mt.Everest With lilies up your nose Do…
Achilles If you want to be a bad boy with a…
Adeste Fideles Sacred body, wan and worn Bruised and mangled, scourged and …
Albert Bridge Rattlesnake milk With two sugars in it. Pour in rat poison t…
All Over Tiny angels on her body Little voices in her head When the…
Alphaville (Alphaville) She slits her senseless skin (Alphaville In tim…
Apocalypso Sing ho! for the A-bomb melody It merrily whistles down on…
B-I-D Spells Bid I am true unto my name I am free from sin…
B.I.D. Spells Bid I am true unto my name I am free from sin…
Bella Mort Twas on an autumn evening, a scream came juddering through…
Bella Morte ‘Twas on an autumn evening, a scream came juddering through…
Bid I am true unto my name I am free from sin…



big wheel This is your city Where you hide from the sun You keep…
Black Are the Flowers I am the eye in the mind of a man…
Bliss So you want to be my girlfriend Wax my moustache in…
B‐I‐D Spells Bid I am true unto my name I am free from sin…
Cargo Big money, big house and big car High heaven's where the…
Cast a Long Shadow Well, I woke up in the mornin' with a Stetson…
Christine When he was young, his mother used to say of…
Closing Time No one is at home And no one has called It's not…
Cloud 10 I've preened the feathers on my wings And I've polished my…
Clover I know a boy, he's got Mother tattoed on his shoulder Seen…
Come to Me Oh My Beautiful The sailor moves her lips into the mist And as it…
Cowboy Country Well, I've got that creepy feeling Nothing peaceful, nothing…
Crystal Chamber Clinging vines with sharpened thorns will tear your skin The…
Darkly Sly Sleep is full of ecstasies Ever out of reach to me,…
Don't Touch Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of…
Dr. Robinson (Dr Robinson) Your slave needs another kick (Dr Robinson) …
Eine Symphonie Des Grauens I'm dead and dank and rotten My arms are wrapped in…
Espresso I left my heart in a wooden case With chains…
Eux Tous All of them I wanted all of them to die All…
Expresso I left my heart in a wooden case With chains and…
Fall Out I used to be poor, but now I'm rich When people…
Fallout I used to be poor, but now I'm rich When people…
Fat Fun There's so much joy In feeling a nice fat boy His softness…
Flamen Dialis He sleeps inside a burlap sack A clothes peg on his…
Flesh Trash Heat There's no bad people in this world for me There's no…
Forever Young Bring me my green eyes, I shall Wear them tonight to…
Fun For All The Family The painter was dismissed today We paid him off and put…
Girl She bought some Magazines The kind that show a little bit …
Golden Water I am the Rose of Sharon and the lily of…
Goodbye Joe Walking to the big screen Oh, and he looks so good…
Handsome Boy Wet boys walking on my grass Call to me come out…
Hate Male Leave the lines upon your face outside where you came…
He's Frank He's got secular joy He's a peculiar boy But now the lustr…
He's Frank (Slight Return) He's got secular joy He's a peculiar boy But now the lustre…
Her Pain In time, she'll bend With the weight of all her world Her…
Hobb's End Sitting on my tombstone Chewing a spicy head As I hit the…
House Of God Hanged man was the card I drew But it did not…
I Lift up your aching blue head You are alone in your…
I Can't Sleep What is that velvet slumber shattering shriek How can one bi…
I Don't Know If you wanna be a bad boy with a motorbike…
I Love Lambeth I try to breathe I try to breathe But all I get Is…
I'll scry Instead Dear Madame Maenad, in answer to your ad I enclose a…
Ici Les Enfants Oh, pretty baby, you've been driving me wild With the face…
Inside Your Heart Inside your heart there? s something that shines Reporters c…
Integrate Me Autonomic vegetative came the plea Bion vesicles, an orgone …
Jack And stars shine silver Kissing the backs of lonely boys Thei…
Jacob's Ladder Oh take my heart and let it beat To the sound…
Jet Set Junta Tick, tock, go the death watch beetles in él presidente's…
Karma Sutra The D]s are dedicating music to the dead She has no…
Karma Suture The DJs are dedicating music to the dead She has no…
Killing Dave Killing Dave! Blueprint of a dark sepulchre Bursting from th…
La chanson de la pucelle Fire in the visions, singing to me Light up my starry…
Leather Jacket My hands are flesh, my tongue is red I have hair…
Letter From Viola Dear Frederic How are you, I am fine As I'm writing this…
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Little Noises I am not here now Bow down to her, bow at…
Love Goes Down the Drain The creature from the black lagoon He sits inside her warm,…
Love Zombies Can someone tell me What is it that we're doing under…
Martians Go Home Sterile seraphs in green satin Swiss liqueurs and cherry bra…
Mating Game Kiss, lick, stroke, flick Quiver, quiver, shake and shiver, …
Milk & Honey Sweet William rose one Monday morning And he dressed himself…
Mind Field His schizoid personality Fragmented at the age of eight His …
Mindfield His schizoid personality Fragmented at the age of eight Hi…
Monochrome Set I fascinate, infatuate Emphatically You're dreary, you're ba…
Mr Bizarro Who's the man who's tall and slender (Mr Bizarro) Who's th…
My Little Reliquary These old bones have been broken, ground down into dust Mixe…
No Time For Girls Presents in Postie's sack You can smell cheap perfume 10 ya…
Noise I am not here now Bow down to her, bow at…
Oh Angie Angie's got a limousine A sleek young American Built like a …
On the 13th Day On the thirteenth day my true love gave to me…
Pauper Calling you in L.A. I think I've found a new career…
Private Dick I watch you from afar I watch you in my car I…
R.S.V.P Pas de deux, cordon bleu Quel dommage, à la plage Laisser …
R.S.V.P. Pas de deux, cordon bleu Quel dommage, à la plage Laisser fa…
Reach For Your Gun Pussy, pussy, what's behind your face An IOU, sir, in an…
Rest Unquiet Spirit Rest, Unquiet Spirit Bliss-damp arabesques upon the soft s…
Reverie Strap him to the table Spreading gel on his head Tying on…
RSVP Pas de deux, cordon bleu Quel dommage, à la plage Laisser fa…
Ruling Class My old man's a Viscount And he wears a Viscount's crown He…
Silicon Carne Don't cry, darling, it's blood all right Face so blue and…
Sliding Icicle My toes are freezing, I've been sneezing all night My eyes…
Snake-Fingers There's a lot of shady guys A lot of snake fingered…
Snowgirl Sparkling words of scented love Raining rings of roses fro…
Starry Nowhere I could show you out of here Show you thorns when…
Straits of Malacca There is a house in Penang So well known to the…
Strange Boutique Style 1: I cut your face into shreds In black or…
Sugar Plum I can tell By the way you smell Honey, it isn't the…
Sugarplum I can tell By the way you smell Honey, it isn't the…
Summer of the Demon In the courtyard of my twilight, there are shadows running…
Sweet Chariot Starry midnight, robed in shadows Give my weary heart releas…
Sweet Death Six feet down and still my girl Coming from another world …
Talking About You She Came out sweating Her sequins dropping like stars on t…
Ten Don'ts for Honeymooners Don' t ski naked down Mt.Everest With lilies up your nose Do…
The Bridge Rattlesnake milk With two sugars in it. Pour in rat poison t…
The Devil Rides Out Hail, hail Adagita vau-pa-ahe zodonugonu fa-a-ipe salada M…
The Ethereal One Lift up your aching blue head You are alone in your…
The Golden Apples Of The Sun I met her in the magic garden, she was cloaked…
The Jet Set Junta Tick, tock, go the death watch beetles in él presidente's…
The Lighter Side of Dating Monster multispeed vibrator EverReady PP3 Coffee, ginseng, p…
The Man With The Black Moustache When he speaks he's never loud You could lose him in…
The Mating Game Kiss, lick, stroke, flick Quiver, quiver, shake and shiver, …
The Midas Touch I saw the shape of things to come The future in…
The Monochrome Set I fascinate, infatuate Emphatically You're dreary, you're ba…
The Monochrome Set (I Presume) I close my eyes the touch of your fingers through…
The Ruling Class My old man's a Viscount And he wears a Viscount's crown He…
The Strange Boutique Style 1: I cut your face into shreds In black or…
The Twitch Walk tall, walk proud Got to stand out in a crowd Live…
The Weird Wild And Wonderful World Something gets me as the spark goes across the ignition Spr…
The Weird Wild and Wonderful World Of Tony Potts Something gets me as the spark goes across the ignition Spri…
The Wilderness I took her to the dark wood And I laid her…
Throw It out the Window Throw It Out The Window Darkness surrounds this Stained wit…
Tomorrow Will Be Too Long Go easy, go easy, go easy Go easy on your…
Two Fists I've got to close my eyes unless my karma sees On…
Ufo Cruising down the milky highway In a corrugated iron ship Po…
Up Another night At the bottom of the river of life The…
Walking With The Beast Picture if you will a crumpled suit And in that suit…
Wallflower Hey little girl, don't you know you're too shy When you…
White Garden I'm walking to a little place I know Where my baby's…
White Lightning Flash your eyes or you'll be dead There's a skull inside…
Whoops! What A Palaver I quote in the vernacular And edit speech oracular To seek a…


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