Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End o… Read Full Bio ↴Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1977. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre. The band members are supporters of West Ham United, and pay tribute to the club with their hit cover version of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", a song traditionally sung by West Ham supporters.
Career
Cockney Rejects were formed in 1977 by brothers Jeff and Micky Geggus, with their brother-in-law Chris Murrell on bass and Paul Harvey on drums. Their first demo, "Flares n' Slippers", caught the attention of Small Wonder Records owner Pete Stennett, who introduced the band to Bob Sergeant. With Sergeant, they recorded their single "Flares n' Slippers", which sold out its first pressing. Murrell and Harvey were then replaced by Vince Riordan on bass and Andy Scott on drums, from fellow East End London band, The Tickets. This became known as Cockney Rejects' classic lineup, and its debut at the Bridge House in Canning Town in June 1979 is considered a turning point for the band. In September of that same year, the band signed with EMI and released their album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 in February 1980.
Their biggest hit single in the United Kingdom, 1980's "The Greatest Cockney Rip-Off", was a parody of Sham 69's song "Hersham Boys". Other Cockney Rejects songs were less commercial, partly because they tended to be about hard-edged topics such as street fighting or football hooliganism. Other singles to appear in the UK were "Bad Man," "We Can Do Anything," "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles " and "We Are the Firm" — all from 1980.
The violence depicted in their lyrics was often mirrored at their concerts, and the band members often fought to defend themselves (often from supporters of opposing football teams) or to split up conflicts between audience members. Jeff and Mick Geggus (who are brothers) had both been amateur youth boxers, and had fought at the national level. Bass player Vince Riordan's uncle was Jack "The Hat" McVitie, a Cockney gangster who was murdered by Reggie Kray.
Cockney Rejects expressed contempt for all politicians in their lyrics, and they rejected media claims that they had a British Movement following, or that the band members supported the views of that far right group. In their first Sounds interview, they mockingly referred to the British Movement as the "German Movement" and stated that many of their heroes were black boxers. Jeff Turner's autobiography Cockney Reject describes an incident in which the band members and their supporters had a massive fight against British Movement members at one of Cockney Rejects' early concerts.
EMI records released a definitive Rejects retrospective on 29 August 2011. Called Join the Rejects, the Zonophone years '79-'81, it was a three-disc collection of all their EMI recordings including all the Peel sessions and rare demos from the day. Also included was a colour booklet with a blow-by-blow account of the stories behind the music by Micky Geggus.
The Rejects movie East End Babylon and an album of the same name were released in 2013.
Tony Van Frater died in October 2015, aged 51.
In February 2016, it was announced that former Cockney Reject bass player Vince Riordan had re-joined the band again.
The group were slated to perform their first Australian shows in February 2019, however a family emergency necessitated the postponement of the concerts to July. The concerts were later rescheduled to October and went ahead that month to critical acclaim.
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Career
Cockney Rejects were formed in 1977 by brothers Jeff and Micky Geggus, with their brother-in-law Chris Murrell on bass and Paul Harvey on drums. Their first demo, "Flares n' Slippers", caught the attention of Small Wonder Records owner Pete Stennett, who introduced the band to Bob Sergeant. With Sergeant, they recorded their single "Flares n' Slippers", which sold out its first pressing. Murrell and Harvey were then replaced by Vince Riordan on bass and Andy Scott on drums, from fellow East End London band, The Tickets. This became known as Cockney Rejects' classic lineup, and its debut at the Bridge House in Canning Town in June 1979 is considered a turning point for the band. In September of that same year, the band signed with EMI and released their album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 in February 1980.
Their biggest hit single in the United Kingdom, 1980's "The Greatest Cockney Rip-Off", was a parody of Sham 69's song "Hersham Boys". Other Cockney Rejects songs were less commercial, partly because they tended to be about hard-edged topics such as street fighting or football hooliganism. Other singles to appear in the UK were "Bad Man," "We Can Do Anything," "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles " and "We Are the Firm" — all from 1980.
The violence depicted in their lyrics was often mirrored at their concerts, and the band members often fought to defend themselves (often from supporters of opposing football teams) or to split up conflicts between audience members. Jeff and Mick Geggus (who are brothers) had both been amateur youth boxers, and had fought at the national level. Bass player Vince Riordan's uncle was Jack "The Hat" McVitie, a Cockney gangster who was murdered by Reggie Kray.
Cockney Rejects expressed contempt for all politicians in their lyrics, and they rejected media claims that they had a British Movement following, or that the band members supported the views of that far right group. In their first Sounds interview, they mockingly referred to the British Movement as the "German Movement" and stated that many of their heroes were black boxers. Jeff Turner's autobiography Cockney Reject describes an incident in which the band members and their supporters had a massive fight against British Movement members at one of Cockney Rejects' early concerts.
EMI records released a definitive Rejects retrospective on 29 August 2011. Called Join the Rejects, the Zonophone years '79-'81, it was a three-disc collection of all their EMI recordings including all the Peel sessions and rare demos from the day. Also included was a colour booklet with a blow-by-blow account of the stories behind the music by Micky Geggus.
The Rejects movie East End Babylon and an album of the same name were released in 2013.
Tony Van Frater died in October 2015, aged 51.
In February 2016, it was announced that former Cockney Reject bass player Vince Riordan had re-joined the band again.
The group were slated to perform their first Australian shows in February 2019, however a family emergency necessitated the postponement of the concerts to July. The concerts were later rescheduled to October and went ahead that month to critical acclaim.
http://www.cockneyrejects.com/
https://myspace.com/readytoruck/bio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney_Rejects
https://www.facebook.com/TheCockneyRejects
http://www.discogs.com/artist/254787
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Cockney Rejects Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Cockney Rejects:
(The Ballad of) Big Time Charlie When i first heard of Charlie I was in my teens He…
Are You Ready To Rock Are you ready to ruck? Come on Any time They ain't gonna be…
Bad Man So you, you tell me, why you always let me…
Badman So you you tell me why you always let me…
Beginning of the End They try to tell me the lies they sell me They…
Big Time Charlie When i first heard of Charlie I was in my teens He…
Bubbles I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They…
Cockney Reject I'm an East End boy Ducking and diving Gonna make some noise…
Come See Me See the trouble with me? Is i don't know how to…
Easy Life Percikan sinar matamu singgah di hati Bergetar bibirku bisu …
Fighting in the Street You're walking along quietly There's the sound of running fe…
Fighting in the Streets You're walking along quietly There's the sound of running f…
Flares 'n' Slippers Saw you walking down the street Flares n slippers on your…
Francine Got a girl, her name's Francine Finest thing you ever seen A…
Friends You never listened to a word that i said, I could…
Greatest Cockney Rip Off It was the greatest cockney rip off It was the greatest…
Hate of the City How can you tell if you've never been hit before company exe…
Headbanger I can't resist loud music I could hear it until I…
Here They Come Again You can't do nothing no more Or they'll be knocking on…
I Love Being Me I′ve always been the type of geezer, With a one track…
I Wanna be a Star I wanna be a star I want everyone to know I wanna…
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They…
I'm Not a Fool Gotta break out find something else to do I can't stand…
Im Forever Blowing Bubbles I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They…
Im Not A Fool Gotta break out find something else to do I can't stand…
In the Underworld Here i am alone again i'm trying to find my way i…
It's Alright Bruv Born in a concrete jungle Only two years apart We faced it…
Join The Rejects Here comes the new punk Do you remember 1977 Daddy of the…
man So you, you tell me, why you always let me…
New Song This is a new song Out with the old This is a…
Oi Oi Oi Hear that cry throughout the streets, we know just what…
Oi, Oi, Oi Hear that cry throughout the streets, We know just what it…
On the Run You've taken it much too far this time I changed the…
On the Waterfront Alright, i know it's sad soppy music But i ain't taking…
Out of the Gutter Take me out a long way from home Now I′ve got…
Police Car I like punk and I like sham I got nicked over…
Power and the Glory This is all I have, wont be much help but…
Shitter Shitter look what you've done to me Shitter just can't you…
Sitting in a Cell Now i'm sitting thinking i've seen this place before in fa…
Snide You were my best friend Knew all my secrets I trusted you…
Someone Like You Gotta kicking from me brother Had a row with me mother I'm…
Teenage Fantasy Seventeen, you ain't learned You've got no way to go, And wh…
The Greatest Cockney Rip Off It was the greatest cockney rip off It was the greatest…
The Greatest Story Ever Told On the coldest winter nights When we froze by neon lights It…
The New Song This is a new song Out with the old This is a…
The Rocker Ain't got no regard for the latest fad A worm out…
Till the End of the Day Baby i feel good From the moment i arise Feel good from…
Unforgiven Right from very young Could never bite my tongue I guess tro…
Urban Guerilla People say I′m crazy But I love what I do I don't…
War on the Terraces Go! It's a dark place over there The seats and the stands…
We Are The Firm Backstreet boys are here to stay Nothin' will get in their…
We Can Do Anything So they say that we're on the way out They say…
West Side Boys We're Not the North Bank We're Not the South Bank We are…
Where The Hell Is Babylon No matter what the people say This song leads the way It's…
Wish You Weren't Here Send me a postcard Drop me a line If your a million…
With the Boys We cause anarchy wherever we go cos our road manager's got…
your country needs you Escucha "If" "If" And if I had a clue I'd know exactly W…
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steve precious
Absolutely loved this band in my teens , 55 now & still listen to em .
Franz Miller
fucking amazing. beat em all, fuck em all...