Tones on Tail
Tones on Tail was a musical side project created by Daniel Ash of Bauhaus along with Bauhaus roadie Glenn Campling in 1982. After the demise of Bauhaus in 1983, they were joined by drummer Kevin Haskins. The band folded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets.
Tones on Tail's music is psychedelic/surrealist with a heavy English gothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash's characteristically clean production. Read Full BioTones on Tail was a musical side project created by Daniel Ash of Bauhaus along with Bauhaus roadie Glenn Campling in 1982. After the demise of Bauhaus in 1983, they were joined by drummer Kevin Haskins. The band folded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets.
Tones on Tail's music is psychedelic/surrealist with a heavy English gothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash's characteristically clean production. The band made a point of having each song sound as different as possible. In concert, the band sported all-white as a reaction to Bauhaus's all-black look. They never achieved a large following, though the track Go! is a retro dance club staple and a frequent addition to 1980s music compilations.
The band's back catalog has been subjected to a lot of compilations and reissues over the years; collecting the entire Tones on Tail discography was a difficult task. This was the situation until the 1998 release of Everything!, an appropriately named two-CD set of every track, fully remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Campling. The first disc contains the band's sole album Pop, while the second disc collects the rest of the band's work.
Tones on Tail's music is psychedelic/surrealist with a heavy English gothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash's characteristically clean production. Read Full BioTones on Tail was a musical side project created by Daniel Ash of Bauhaus along with Bauhaus roadie Glenn Campling in 1982. After the demise of Bauhaus in 1983, they were joined by drummer Kevin Haskins. The band folded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets.
Tones on Tail's music is psychedelic/surrealist with a heavy English gothic rock vibe. It is textural and introspective and exhibits Ash's characteristically clean production. The band made a point of having each song sound as different as possible. In concert, the band sported all-white as a reaction to Bauhaus's all-black look. They never achieved a large following, though the track Go! is a retro dance club staple and a frequent addition to 1980s music compilations.
The band's back catalog has been subjected to a lot of compilations and reissues over the years; collecting the entire Tones on Tail discography was a difficult task. This was the situation until the 1998 release of Everything!, an appropriately named two-CD set of every track, fully remastered, plus a radio interview with Ash and Campling. The first disc contains the band's sole album Pop, while the second disc collects the rest of the band's work.
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Lions
Tones on Tail Lyrics
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause to kill it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause to kill it's always been an easy way out
After a couple of drinks I think straight
Tears of joy sort the little girl out
Something you always wanted
And curvey lorraine always leads the way,
Admitting her love, it drips and drips
Something you always wanted
Gini,gini, look at me, gini
I let the stare that tries to cripple you
Slide down my back
Gini, gini, speak to me, gini,
I let the words they shove in front of you
Crawl right back
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause to kill it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause to kill it's always been an easy way out
'Cause we take this world by storm
We don't look back
Let the stare that tries to cripple you
Slide down my back
'Cause the wheels keep us far apart
We can't look back
Let the words they shove in front of you
Crawl right back
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause to kill it's always been an easy way out
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DANIEL GASTON ASH, GLENN DEREK CAMPLING, KEVIN HASKINS
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palex
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
After a couple of drinks I think straight
Tears of joy sort the little girl out
Something you always wanted
And curvy Lorraine always leads the way
Admitting her love, it drips and drips
Something you always wanted
Gini, Gini, look at me, Gini
I let the stare that tries to cripple you
Slide down my back
Gini, Gini, speak to me, Gini
I let the words they shove in front of you
Crawl right back
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
'Cause we take this world by storm
We don't look back
Let the stare that tries to cripple you
Slide down my back
'Cause the wheels keep us far apart
We can't look back
Let the words they shove in front of you
Crawl right back
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
skeeterburke
are we the only cool people on the planet or what. everyone else is listening to Go
Daniel Guilherme
@fogdust Real Life, Twist, Performance, Christian Says, Burning Skies... Such great tunes, my friend.
fogdust
this and twist are my favorite tones on tails songs
Najdorfa6
For the midnight drive with a secret on your mind...
Chris WG
THIS <3
palex
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
After a couple of drinks I think straight
Tears of joy sort the little girl out
Something you always wanted
And curvy Lorraine always leads the way
Admitting her love, it drips and drips
Something you always wanted
Gini, Gini, look at me, Gini
I let the stare that tries to cripple you
Slide down my back
Gini, Gini, speak to me, Gini
I let the words they shove in front of you
Crawl right back
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
'Cause we take this world by storm
We don't look back
Let the stare that tries to cripple you
Slide down my back
'Cause the wheels keep us far apart
We can't look back
Let the words they shove in front of you
Crawl right back
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Lions always hit the heights
'Cause they kill, it's always been an easy way out
Violette Moon
How did I completely miss this album until now?? I was a big lovenrockets fan, and I knew a few Tones on Tail songs, but never heard this album. Even my husband who worked in a record store in the 80's didn't see this one..
ReaktorLeak
I played it for a guitarist friend who was a Bauhaus fan. He said it was ”too riffy.” 😐
DaveAllenSpeaks
This reminds me so much of my youth swimming in death rock girls beds,smoking cloves and telling tails about Bob Dylan;s betrayal of folk after going electric and all those dizzy moments lost in the breeze of 1987 with the Nick Cave's voice ringing in my ear.
RLee Roberts
Oh i think you were in the chair across from me.