The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, in the Black Country, West Midlands, UK.
The original line-up was Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Wizzard), Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks (d. 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums.
In 1990, Martin Bell (aka Read Full BioThe Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, in the Black Country, West Midlands, UK.
The original line-up was Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Wizzard), Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks (d. 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums.
In 1990, Martin Bell (aka, Fiddlie), an accomplished fiddle and banjo instrumentalist, joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones on the bass after Jones left the band.
The band initially split on July 14, 1994 at the Phoenix Festival near Stratford-on-Avon, with Miles Hunt forming Vent 414 and Malc Treece, Martin Gilks and Paul Clifford teaming up with ex-Eat frontman, Ange Dolittle, to form We Know Where You Live.
Following the split of Vent 414, Miles Hunt took to touring an acoustic solo show performing old favourites and new material. During this period, he toured and released an album under banner of The Miles Hunt Club, featuring Stuart Quinnel and Andres Karu (who would later featuring in subsequent line-ups of The Wonder Stuff) as well as Michael Ferentino fom the Amazing Meet Project.
The band later reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards including a sell out 5 night residency at The Forum, London. For this incarnation, Stuart Quinnel took over on bass from Paul Clifford.
Their first new album for over a decade, Escape From Rubbish Island, was released in September 2004. The line-up for this album was Hunt and Treece plus Andres Karu and Mark McCarthy (formally of Radical Dance Faction).
This line-up (plus Erica Nockalls on violin) continued into 2006 with the release of their new album Suspended By Stars.
Scheduled for 2011 is a tour supporting The Levellers for which the line up has changed again, with Andres Karu being replaced on drums by ex-Pop Will Eat Itself member Fuzz Townshend.
The original line-up was Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Wizzard), Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks (d. 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums.
In 1990, Martin Bell (aka Read Full BioThe Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, in the Black Country, West Midlands, UK.
The original line-up was Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Wizzard), Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks (d. 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums.
In 1990, Martin Bell (aka, Fiddlie), an accomplished fiddle and banjo instrumentalist, joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones on the bass after Jones left the band.
The band initially split on July 14, 1994 at the Phoenix Festival near Stratford-on-Avon, with Miles Hunt forming Vent 414 and Malc Treece, Martin Gilks and Paul Clifford teaming up with ex-Eat frontman, Ange Dolittle, to form We Know Where You Live.
Following the split of Vent 414, Miles Hunt took to touring an acoustic solo show performing old favourites and new material. During this period, he toured and released an album under banner of The Miles Hunt Club, featuring Stuart Quinnel and Andres Karu (who would later featuring in subsequent line-ups of The Wonder Stuff) as well as Michael Ferentino fom the Amazing Meet Project.
The band later reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards including a sell out 5 night residency at The Forum, London. For this incarnation, Stuart Quinnel took over on bass from Paul Clifford.
Their first new album for over a decade, Escape From Rubbish Island, was released in September 2004. The line-up for this album was Hunt and Treece plus Andres Karu and Mark McCarthy (formally of Radical Dance Faction).
This line-up (plus Erica Nockalls on violin) continued into 2006 with the release of their new album Suspended By Stars.
Scheduled for 2011 is a tour supporting The Levellers for which the line up has changed again, with Andres Karu being replaced on drums by ex-Pop Will Eat Itself member Fuzz Townshend.
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The Size Of A Cow
The Wonder Stuff Lyrics
Don't you think it's funny that nothing's what it seems
When you're not looking forward?
Me, I'd like to think life is like a drink
And I'm hoping that it tastes like bourbon
You know that I've been drunk a thousand times
And these should be the best days of my life
Life, it's not what I thought it was
Damn blast, look at my past
I'm ripping up my feet over broken glass
I said, Oh wow, look at me now
I'm building up my problems to the size of a cow
The size of a cow
You know it would be strange to live life in a cage
And only believe the things you see that are written on the page
How easy would it be home in time for tea
And stop feeling like a sailboat rocking on the sea
You know that it's been sunk a thousand times
And these should be the best days of my life
Life, it's not what I thought it was
Damn blast, look at my past
I'm ripping up my feet over broken glass
I said, Oh wow, look at me now
I'm building up my problems to the size of a cow
The size of a cow
The size of a cow
You know that I've been drunk a thousand times
And these should be the best days of my life
Damn blast, look at my past
I'm ripping up my feet over broken glass
I said, Oh wow, look at me now
I'm building up my problems to the size of a cow
The size of a cow
Damn blast, look at my past
I'm ripping up my feet over broken glass
I said, Oh wow, look at me now
I'm building up my problems to the size of a cow
The size of a cow
The size of a cow
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MALCOLM ROY TREECE, MARTIN BELL, MARTIN RICHARD GILKS, MILES STEPHEN HUNT, PAUL CLIFFORD, ROBERT JONES
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Patrick Stocks
Don’t you think 🤔 it’s funny 😄 that nothings what it seems
When you’re not looking forward?
Me, I’d like 👍🏻 to think 🤔 life is like 👍🏻 a drink 🥃
And I’m hoping that it tastes like 👍🏻 bourbon 🥃
You know that I’ve been drunk 😵 a 1,000 times
And these should be the best days of my life
Life, it’s not what I thought 💭 it was
Damn blast 💥 look at my past
I’m ripping up my feet over broken glass
I said, Oh wow 🤩 look at me now
I’m building up my problems to the size of a cow 🐄
The size of a cow 🐄
You know it would be strange to live life in a cage
And only believe the things you see that are written on the page 📄
How easy would it be home 🏡 in time for tea 🍵
And stop 🛑 feeling like a sailboat ⛵️ rocking on the sea 🌊
You know that it’s been sunk a 1,000 times
And these should be the best days of my life
Life, it’s not what I thought 💭 it was
Damn blast 💥 look at my past
I’m ripping up my feet over broken 😞 glass
I said, Oh wow, look at me now
I’m building up my problems to the size of a cow 🐄
The size of a cow 🐄
The size of a cow 🐄
You know that I’ve been drunk 😵 a 1,000 times
And these should be the best days of my life
Damn blast 💥 look 👀 at my past
I’m ripping up my feet 🦶 over broken glass
I said, Oh wow 🤩 look at me now
I’m building up my problems to the size of a cow 🐄
The size of a cow 🐄
Damn blast 💥 look at my past
I’m ripping up my feet over broken glass
I said, Oh wow 🤩 look at me now
The size of a cow 🐄
The size of a cow 🐄
Generic White Bitch
This song is almost guaranteed to invoke a full on crazy summer memories montage every time you hear it.
DayneR Potter
Yes for sure, I was 11 👍
Chris Wagg
One of the best bands ever...still gigging, get out and see them when all this COVID crap is over...you won't be disappointed!!
Dudley Joseph
Saw them last night in Cardiff. Didn't disappoint!
TheAlistairDick
One of the best British pop songs ever written
Aiden Horton
I hate this song I’m only here to try and get it out of my head
candy kane
Whaaaaaat???? You obviously aint heard many songs.
Pam Kane
Agree
MR MISTER
👍👍🙂🙂
aanun kitch
Great song invoking even better memories. I know I've turned into my dad, but happened to music. 😂