Later that year, they also opened for The Damned on a short tour round the north of England. November 1981 saw the release of their first single, a cover version of Ralph McTell's 'Streets of London', with the song that was to become the group's anthem, 'So What' on the B side.
In 1982, things were looking good for the band, with the 'So What Tour' in the company of such groups as Chelsea, Chron Gen and the Defects, and the release of their debut album We Are...The League. However, the Obscene Publications Squad seized all copies of their records, which were removed from shops and they were banned from TV and Radio. To top it all, they were thrown out of the Top Of The Pops studio...just because Animal happened to be carrying a 3ft axe around with him! However the year finished on a high, with the 'Hardcore Storms America' tour with the UK Subs.
Anti-Nowhere League LogoGilly (real name Mark Gilham) joined the band in 1983 as an extra guitarist, which according to the bands website,[1], was because Magoo was drinking heavily and was often unable to carry out his commitments as guitarist. The band went to Yugoslavia to record a live album, imaginatively called Live In Yugoslavia, but even this was dogged by problems with the authorities insisting that references that Animal had made about recently deceased president Tito be removed from the master tapes, and any language which they deemed to be offensive be bleeped (including a few "when’s", "it’s" and "ands" according to Animal!).
By 1984, things were not looking too good. PJ quit, unable to cope with the pressures of the drugs and alcohol lifestyle the band were now leading and they were musically inactive. 1985 saw Michael Bettel on the drums, followed in 1986 by JB (Jonathan Birch). During this time they signed for GWR Records, and recorded the Perfect Crime album. However, once again there were problems, when GWR refused to put up the money to finish the album once they heard its rough cut, and it was released unfinished to try to get back some of the money already invested in it. This was the final straw, and in 1987 ANWL disbanded. There was a "Farewell" show in 1989.
Fast forward to 1992, and Animal was working on his car, in the rain. The phone went, and it was JB, with the news that Metallica wanted Animal to guest at Wembley Arena, when they did their cover of 'So What'. Apparently Animals response was "Who the fuck are Metallica?, and anyway I'm working on my car!!" JB phoned back later, and managed to persuade Animal to do the slot. Animal put it thus on ANWL's website. "As I waited on the edge of the stage waiting to go on it suddenly dawned on me I was just about to stand in front of 10,000 punters who didn’t know me from Adam and sing a song that I couldn’t fucking remember………….all that kept running through my head was RUN you silly old fucker!". However, after the show, the bug had bitten again. Mark joined that year on Lead Guitar, and 1993 - 1995 was spent playing gigs in the small venues the band had started out in. In 1996, they signed up with Impact Records and recorded their next album Pig Iron. Beef also joined the band after Mark's departure.
1997 saw another personnel change when Winston left the band to be replaced by Jon Jon, and recording the album Scum.
Danny joined on drums in 1998.
The album Out Of Control was released a year later in 1999 2001 Magoo quit playing live shows.
2002 - now.... Jon Jon, Beef and Danny all left, to be replaced by PJ (original drummer), Jez, and Shady. This lineup of the band is still going as of April 2006.
Something Else
Anti-Nowhere League Lyrics
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There she comes
Here comes that girl again
Wanted to date her since I don't know when
But she don't notice me when I pass
She goes with older guys from out of my class
But that can't stop me from-ah thinkin' to myself
She's sure fine lookin' man
Hey look-ah there
Across the street
There's a car made just for me
To own that car would be a luxury
But right now I can't afford the gas
A brand new convertible is out of my class
But that can't stop me from-ah thinkin' to myself
That car's fine lookin' man
It's somethin' else
Hey look-ah here
Just wait and see
Workin' hard and savin' my dough
I'll buy that car that I've be wanting so
Get me that girl and we'll go ridin' around
The town will be all shocked with my white top down
I'll keep right on and dreamin' and-ah thinkin' to myself
When it all comes true, man
Wow! That's somethin' else
Look-ah here
What's all this?
Never thought I'd do this before
But here I am ah-knockin' on her door
My car's out front and it's all mine
Just a '41 Ford not a '59
I got that girl and I'm-ah thinkin' to myself
She's sure fine lookin' man
Wow! She's somethin' else
The opening lines of Anti-Nowhere League's Something Else describe the singer's longing for a girl who seems out of his reach. He's had feelings for her for a long time, but she doesn't seem to notice him. She instead goes out with guys who are older and from a different social class. Nonetheless, the singer can't help but think about how fine she looks and how she's something else. The second verse talks about a car that the singer sees across the street. It's the car he's always wanted but can't afford. Although it's out of his class, he can't help but think about how fine it looks and how it's something else. In the third verse, the singer decides to work hard and save his money so that he can eventually buy that car and take the girl he likes for a ride around town. He dreams of how shocked people will be when they see him with his white top down. Finally, in the last verse, he decides to take action and knock on the girl's door. He's gotten his dream car, a 1941 Ford, and he's got the girl too. He can't help but think about how fine she looks and how she's something else.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh-look-ah there
Oh, look here
There she comes
The girl I like is coming
Here comes that girl again
She's passing by me again
Wanted to date her since I don't know when
I've wanted to date her for a long time
But she don't notice me when I pass
She doesn't pay attention to me
She goes with older guys from out of my class
She dates guys who are older and richer than me
But that can't stop me from-ah thinkin' to myself
But I can't stop myself from thinking
She's sure fine lookin' man
She's very attractive
She's somethin' else
She's really special
Hey look-ah there
Hey, look over there
Across the street
On the other side of the road
There's a car made just for me
I see a car that I really like
To own that car would be a luxury
It would be a luxury to own that car
But right now I can't afford the gas
But I don't have enough money to fuel it
A brand new convertible is out of my class
I can't afford a new convertible car
That can't stop me from-ah thinkin' to myself
But I still can't help myself from thinking
That car's fine lookin' man
That car looks great
It's somethin' else
It's really special
Hey look-ah here
Hey, look here
Just wait and see
Just wait and see what I'll do
Workin' hard and savin' my dough
I'm working hard and saving money
I'll buy that car that I've been wanting so
I'll save up and buy that car I really want
Get me that girl and we'll go ridin' around
I'll get that girl and we'll go for a ride together
The town will be all shocked with my white top down
The town will be surprised when they see me driving around with the top down
I'll keep right on and dreamin' and-ah thinkin' to myself
I'll keep dreaming and thinking
When it all comes true, man
When my dreams come true
Wow! That's somethin' else
Wow, that's really amazing
Look-ah here
Look here
What's all this?
What's going on?
Never thought I'd do this before
I never imagined I would do this
But here I am ah-knockin' on her door
But now I'm here, knocking on her door
My car's out front and it's all mine
My car is parked outside and it belongs to me
Just a '41 Ford not a '59
It's not a fancy car, it's just a 1941 Ford
I got that girl and I'm-ah thinkin' to myself
I got the girl I like and I'm still thinking
She's sure fine lookin' man
She's very attractive
Wow! She's somethin' else
Wow, she's really amazing
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: BOB COCHRAN, SHARI K SHEELEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@markol5983
There's also Black Metal in that category
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Dedicated to them power walkers.
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@richardb8080
In my family we have a little tradition of always playing this on Christmas morning while we sip our sherry. Simply charming!
@guns2rosesofficial
Best comment ever 😅
@minusagent4101
So what! :D
@richardwitherow5289
I might play it while I tuck into my plum pudding this year.