Lloyd Cole (born in Buxton on 31 January 1961) is an English-born singer an… Read Full Bio ↴Lloyd Cole (born in Buxton on 31 January 1961) is an English-born singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and for his subsequent solo work.
Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, Cole grew up in nearby Chapel en le Frith and went to New Mills Grammar School. After failing in law at University College London, he later attended (but did not graduate from) the University of Glasgow where he studied philosophy and English and met the other members of band that would become The Commotions. Their 1984 debut, Rattlesnakes, contained numerous literary and pop culture references to figures like Norman Mailer, Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Truman Capote and Joan Didion. The group produced two more albums, Easy Pieces and Mainstream, before disbanding in 1989, when Cole re-located to New York to record with legendary musicians like Fred Maher and Robert Quine (as well as a then largely unknown Matthew Sweet).
This solo setting produced two acclaimed albums, Lloyd Cole in 1990 and 1991's Don't Get Weird on Me Babe. The latter was recorded in two parts: one side continued the New York rock mastered on his first solo album, while the other side featured a session orchestra, much in the style of Burt Bacharach or Scott Walker. Although some reviewers have claimed Don't Get Weird on Me Babe (the title being a quote from the American neo-realism poet Raymond Carver) to be a creative peak, it produced significantly lesser record sales, and the contract with Capitol Records ended.
Subsequently signed by Rykodisc, Cole continued redefining his sound with Bad Vibes (1993), a collaboration with producer/remixer Adam Peters using a harder, grunge and psychedelica inspired sound. Love Story (1995) established stripped-down, largely acoustic sound landscapes with the help of Stephen Street (famous for his work with Blur and The Smiths) and former Commotions Neil Clark and Blair Cowan; the album produced a minor hit with the song "Like Lovers Do".
In 2000, after years without a contract, Cole recorded a disc with the New York band The Negatives, featuring Jill Sobule and Dave Derby of the Dambuilders. He has since released solo albums on smaller independent labels. Sanctuary Records, the company responsible for the revival of Morrissey, released Music in a Foreign Language (2003) in the U.K. Recorded largely by Cole himself (including tracks recorded directly into a Mac), the songs had a stark, folk-inspired singer-songwriter style. One Little Indian, home of Björk, released Music in a Foreign Language in the U.S.; they also collected a number of outtakes (recorded from 1996 to 2000) on 2004's Etc. and released an instrumental ambient electronica album, Plastic Wood, the same year.
Cole continued to tour, playing intimate club venues in a one-man acoustic setting. In 2004, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Rattlesnakes, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions reformed to perform a one-off, sell-out tour in the U.K. and Ireland. An avid golfer, he is also known for playing concerts in towns suspiciously close to famous golf courses. He also shares a passion for this sport with Alice Cooper who is said to introduce the song "Only Women Bleed" claiming "not even Lloyd Cole has written a song about menstruation" when playing live.
Cole's album "Antidepressant" was released in 2006 featuring the former Commotions guitarist Neil Clark on some tracks.
The follow-up Broken Record, released in September 2010, marked a departure from his solo recordings, as it was performed by a band of longstanding friends and working partners, including Fred Maher, Joan Wasser, Rainy Orteca, Dave Derby and Blair Cowan – as well as two musicians, Matt Cullen (guitar; banjo) and Mark Schwaber (guitar; mandolin).
An album co-funded by fans, Standards, was released in June 2013.
A studio album – Guesswork – was released on July 26, 2019 by earMUSIC.
Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, Cole grew up in nearby Chapel en le Frith and went to New Mills Grammar School. After failing in law at University College London, he later attended (but did not graduate from) the University of Glasgow where he studied philosophy and English and met the other members of band that would become The Commotions. Their 1984 debut, Rattlesnakes, contained numerous literary and pop culture references to figures like Norman Mailer, Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Truman Capote and Joan Didion. The group produced two more albums, Easy Pieces and Mainstream, before disbanding in 1989, when Cole re-located to New York to record with legendary musicians like Fred Maher and Robert Quine (as well as a then largely unknown Matthew Sweet).
This solo setting produced two acclaimed albums, Lloyd Cole in 1990 and 1991's Don't Get Weird on Me Babe. The latter was recorded in two parts: one side continued the New York rock mastered on his first solo album, while the other side featured a session orchestra, much in the style of Burt Bacharach or Scott Walker. Although some reviewers have claimed Don't Get Weird on Me Babe (the title being a quote from the American neo-realism poet Raymond Carver) to be a creative peak, it produced significantly lesser record sales, and the contract with Capitol Records ended.
Subsequently signed by Rykodisc, Cole continued redefining his sound with Bad Vibes (1993), a collaboration with producer/remixer Adam Peters using a harder, grunge and psychedelica inspired sound. Love Story (1995) established stripped-down, largely acoustic sound landscapes with the help of Stephen Street (famous for his work with Blur and The Smiths) and former Commotions Neil Clark and Blair Cowan; the album produced a minor hit with the song "Like Lovers Do".
In 2000, after years without a contract, Cole recorded a disc with the New York band The Negatives, featuring Jill Sobule and Dave Derby of the Dambuilders. He has since released solo albums on smaller independent labels. Sanctuary Records, the company responsible for the revival of Morrissey, released Music in a Foreign Language (2003) in the U.K. Recorded largely by Cole himself (including tracks recorded directly into a Mac), the songs had a stark, folk-inspired singer-songwriter style. One Little Indian, home of Björk, released Music in a Foreign Language in the U.S.; they also collected a number of outtakes (recorded from 1996 to 2000) on 2004's Etc. and released an instrumental ambient electronica album, Plastic Wood, the same year.
Cole continued to tour, playing intimate club venues in a one-man acoustic setting. In 2004, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Rattlesnakes, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions reformed to perform a one-off, sell-out tour in the U.K. and Ireland. An avid golfer, he is also known for playing concerts in towns suspiciously close to famous golf courses. He also shares a passion for this sport with Alice Cooper who is said to introduce the song "Only Women Bleed" claiming "not even Lloyd Cole has written a song about menstruation" when playing live.
Cole's album "Antidepressant" was released in 2006 featuring the former Commotions guitarist Neil Clark on some tracks.
The follow-up Broken Record, released in September 2010, marked a departure from his solo recordings, as it was performed by a band of longstanding friends and working partners, including Fred Maher, Joan Wasser, Rainy Orteca, Dave Derby and Blair Cowan – as well as two musicians, Matt Cullen (guitar; banjo) and Mark Schwaber (guitar; mandolin).
An album co-funded by fans, Standards, was released in June 2013.
A studio album – Guesswork – was released on July 26, 2019 by earMUSIC.
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2cv She drove her mother's car, 'twas a 2cv I was most…
39 Down Cole I was laughing and crying My eyes were sore 39 dow…
4 Train She's calling up her old boyfriends I'm falling in love with…
4MB my friend parker is a painter a poet and a…
A Gift Waldo Jeffers had reached his limit. It was now Mid-August…
a long way down didn't i hear you say your heart's made out of…
Alright People Clarke-Cole I've got the lock on the low I'm going back …
Another Lover She's calling up her old boyfriends I'm falling in love with…
Antidepressant I'm serving 12 to 15, working the coffee machine I've got…
are you ready to be heartbroken Looking like a born again Living like a heretic Listening to…
Baby Wasting my time A shadow on the riverbank Watching my reflec…
Be There Sign your name without apology, sign on, sign on Keep your…
Blame Mary Jane Blaming Mary Jane I'm drinking cheap She's getting prettier…
Blue Like Mars Baby you know it's not about you Orbiting as it is…
Brand New Baby Blues Jimmy's in the bathroom He took all your pills it gave…
Brand New Friend Walking in the pouring rain Walking with Jesus and Jane Ja…
Brazil I hear they have the good drugs in Brazil Maybe I'll…
Butterfly You were an innocent child before I laid my hands…
Can't Get Arrested You've been talking in circles now for years man Lesson num…
Charlotte Street I was looking for a rhyme for the New York…
Chelsea Hotel I remember you well in the chelsea hotel, You were talking…
Cut Me Down I've been bought and sold I've been hung upside down So you…
Cutting Out Lying here between your progeny and your Visa card statement…
Don When you're nothing to no one And you're less than you…
Don't Look Back When you're nothing to no one And you're less than you…
Double Happiness How am I going to deal with the Double Despair? Double H…
Downtown I want to take you down to the side of…
Eat Your Greens Don't hesitate, there is no time like now For you to…
Everysong Cole Think you’re really something ,now Just because I …
Fall Together To the corner of the market Place your wager to the…
Fool You Are From northerton to northern california Folk don't really cha…
For Crying Out Loud I took 15 years, to break your spell I loved you…
For The Good Times Don't look so sad I know it's over But life goes on And…
For the Pleasure of Your Company Heaven is a shadow of your live I'm a lonesome alcoholic…
Forest Fire She crossed herself as she put on her things She has…
Four Flights Up I was woken up at four a.m. by your screams…
From The Hip This one's from the hip Oh mother you have sorely misjudged…
Half Of Everything You walk in my house with her lipstick over your…
Happy For You Lay your head upon my shoulder Let it rest there for…
Holier Than Thou Holier than thou, yes it's true I'm too good for you Higher…
How Wrong Can You Be Cole I paid the full lip service to the repercussions W…
How Wrong Can You Be? I paid the full lip service to the repercussions Which is…
I Am Not Willing Never doubting Always faithful She returns She says she l…
I Can't Forget I hear the leaf Fall I hear the stars I hear them all Down D…
I Didn't Know That You Cared Yes, you`re taking it badly, I know, I know, And you…
I Didn't See It Coming Gone fishing, called an intermission On account of being ov…
I Hate To See You Baby Doing That Stuff I love to see you in your sweater girl I love…
I Will Not Leave You Alone Well you could put me back down where you picked…
I'm Gone The sheets and I in disarray In evidence before the light…
I'm Your Man She said she didn't understand And so she guessed he was…
Ice Cream Girl Maybe I'm a little old-fashioned, maybe you're a little unki…
Impossible Girl So she lay down on the floor Couldn't stand it anymore She…
Jennifer She Said Jennifer we can't go wrong lets put it in writing Jennifer…
Late Night Just another bunch of torn down college graduates Trying to …
Let's Get Lost Lucy jumped from the thirty ninth floor Said, she just could…
Like A Broken Record Not that I had that much dignity left anyway Nor could…
Like Lovers Do Living on juice Eating out of tuna cans Mobile home With my …
Lost Weekend It took a lost weekend in a hotel in Amsterdam And…
Love Like This Can't Last Cole I've got a beautiful thing going on With a beautif…
Love Ruins Everything Hey, hey, hey Look at me now I`m unrecognizable My tradem…
Love You So What You up and leave me cold turkey When you know I…
Loveless You lie in the heat of a summer haze And turn…
Man Enough Now that the low life has no meaning 'Cause you've been…
Man on the Verge Independent reader I Looking for a better quality of life …
Mannish Girl I used to be content to frown But anything for money…
Margo She said don't worry, baby I'll do my own crying I'm a…
Memphis Well I’d like to go to Memphis but I don’t…
Mercy Killing Shirley I love you 'til I'm drunk And on and on…
Millionaire Well she's a girl in a million And I'm a millionaire She…
Missing (She moves on) Taking with her when she's gone Your jacket…
Mister Wrong I know that I've been wrong and I have no…
Moments and Whatnot Mostly, I Mostly I prefer to live in the future In the…
Morning Is Broken You used to be mean You used to be cruel But you…
Most of the Time Most of the time I'm too focused all around Most of the…
Music in a Foreign Language I am cold, distant, increasingly resistant to your smile An…
My Alibi I'm freezing cold because I've been out all night I guess…
My Bag Hey I was walking my bag Through a 20 storey non…
My Other Life Clearly you can see that I am bleeding Clearly you can…
My Way To You Well the last thing that you knew He was walking out…
Myrtle and Rose You would be the one to come a' knocking at…
Mystic Lady Oh baby mystic lady You do own my night Put my dogs…
Negative Attitude Look at the world through a rose tint lens I get…
No Blue Skies You want to leave me baby be my guest All I'm…
No More Love Songs Rather than you, she said I prefer solitude Rather the compa…
No Truck I don't mind the flowers and the trees I don't mind…
NYC Sunshine Cole Suppose I told you everything I know And it adds…
Old Enough To Know Better Cole In the prime of your life At a time when a…
Past Imperfect Excuse me, could I use your pen I have mislaid my…
Patience Early in the morning, just by the break of day Well…
Pay For It Strange to see you, babe Ain't nothing down here free Did …
People Ain't No Good People just ain't no good I think that's well understood Y…
Perfect Blue Should you awake dear from your beauty sleep To find your…
Perfect Skin I choose my friends only far too well I'm up on…
Period Piece Mamma I guess I just found my match I'd line here…
Pretty Gone Somebody somewhere must pay Not you you just walk away to…
Radio City Music Hall You just saved my life Now this may not be what…
Rattlesnakes Jodie wears a hat although it hasn't rained for six…
Remains Now we’re alone What are we to do In all this space…
Rolodex Incident Cole Tripped on your Rolodex Brought up a cloud of dust…
Seen The Future I freed my mind in the oxygen tent Sold my ass,…
Sentimental Fool The more I learn the less I know Could you make…
She's A Girl And I'm A Man She said she didn't understand And so she guessed he was…
She's A Girl And I¹m A Man She said she didn't understand And so she guessed he was…
Shelf Life I am consumed by delusions of grandeur I'm fallen prey to…
Shelly I Do Shelly I do When I first saw shelly I swear I almost…
She´s a girl and I´m a man She said she didn't understand And so she guessed he was…
Slip Away Clark-Cole No longer harbour To escapist design I pro…
So You'd Like To Save The World So you'd like to save the world I suggest you take…
Sold Everything you touch turns into gold Got everything you want…
Speedboat julie said we drink far too much coffee wine and cigarettes…
Sweetheart I got your letter baby the one that said You been…
Tell Your Sister I've got a little piece of paper with your name…
That Boy Even though the skies are blue Don't we let the sun…
That's Alright You say you want to change But you don’t want to…
The Afterlife In the afterlife In the afternoon Wafer thin after mints In …
The Loudness Wars No need to raise your voice I’m here I’m with you No need…
The One You Never Had Well, I don't know, but I've been told and Seen what…
The over Under There's nothing to see There's no way of knowing If we're co…
The Slider I could never understand The wind at all Was like a ball…
The Steady Slowing Down Of The Heart Moonlight shines on you and me Got the sailors back from…
The Witching Hour I was cleaning out the ashtrays I was easily impressed Under…
The Young Idealists I know I said I favoured peaceful resolution But that…
There For Her Sometimes I get to thinking I'm a hurting kind of guy Why'…
Tie Me Down I've been bought and sold I've been hung upside down So you…
To The Church I'm looking for a religious girl With child-bearing hips and…
To The Lions I lost my girl on Monday Looking for some sympathy I went…
Today I'm Not So Sure Didn't I promise always to Shelter and protect you Didn't I …
Too Much E Too much music Too many bars Too much traffic Too much ar…
Too Much Of A Good Thing If it's good for me And it's good for you Won't you…
Traffic Did you get all that you wanted? Then did you give…
Travelling Light She′s got the porter by the baggage carousel She's got the…
Tried to Rock I tried to rock I tried to rock And still I tried…
Trigger Happy I love your head I love the way you hold your…
Undressed You look so good when you're depressed Better even in your…
Unhappy Song They were married in June She was gone before the leaves…
Vicious Vicious you hit me with a flower You do it every hour oh,…
Vin ordinaire June is busting out all over I think she's trying to…
Violins The missile leaves the car Flies through the window pane The…
Waterline Well it used to be everything was fine Everything, this all…
Weakness Cole Place one finger under your eye Catch a tear and le…
Weeping Wine If every lover that you'd ever known Could turn around would…
Weird On Me Didn't mean to get you mad at me misty Swear i`d…
Went To Woodstock Cole I went to Woodstock I've been to Big Sur,too And n…
Westchester County Jail I look like a million bucks Sure I ain't worth quite…
What You up and leave me cold turkey When you know I…
What Do You Know About Love Rain on me, I'm not complaining I'm soaking from my hat…
What He Doesn't Know If I told you that I'd never really cared And if…
What's Wrong With This Picture? Smile, she said and if you want I′ll look the other…
Why I Love Country Music Jane is fine always fine We're unhappy most of the time We…
Why In the World? Beam in to the future From the palm of your hand Why…
Wild Mushrooms You tripped me up You put mushrooms in my tea You rolled…
Wild Orphan You're standing out in the corridor Of the worst hotel that…
Woman In A Bar Cole Idealised vision of a woman through a smokefilled …
Women's Studies I'm drinking tea Taking unpaid leave from my Women's Studies…
Writers Retreat! When you get back from the writers retreat I won’t be…
You Will Never Be No Good You will never be no good No you will never be…
You're A Big Girl Now Dylan Our conversation was short and sweet It nearly swe…
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JFM Studios
This song is so somber and comforting. I would listen to this whenever I'm depressed. Pretty much explains how I feel weeks after a breakup.
RBAILEY57
Every track on this album is fantastic, but this one is the best!
Kieron Potter
A very talented fellow. Rattlesnakes is my all time favourite album. Love his solo stuff too.
ted norton
Excellent album. Loved it since the day I bought it. When it came out. Back in the day. All of Lloyd's work is exceptional. All of it.
maria parker
Such beautiful 😍 music, I miss seeing lloyd cole live!
Stephanie Agnew
There is no song like this, nor will there ever be.
Patrick Glennon
Stephanie Agnew have a listen to prefab sprout.
RBAILEY57
In 1991 when this album came out, I was 34 years old. I had just broken up with my long-time girlfriend. This song meant a lot then, and now. I love you, Lloyd!
Zidane Ronaldo
this song has to be his most UNDERRATED one.
the only time you get to listen to it is by watching ''there is something about mary''. apart from that, nowhere else.
steve brindle
@WilmerF 1987 😃😃😃