Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, 24 March 1949, Walton-on-Thames, Engla… Read Full Bio ↴Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, 24 March 1949, Walton-on-Thames, England) is a well-respected British singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A pivotal figure in U.K. pub rock, punk rock, power pop, and new wave throughout the 70s and later, Lowe was a key member of bands such as Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile (with Dave Edmunds). Perhaps best known for his songs "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" and "Cruel to Be Kind", he has also famously done production work for Elvis Costello. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano, and harmonica. In addition to his band membership, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums.
Lowe began his recording career in 1966 as a member of psychedelic rock group Kippington Lodge, founded with his friend Brinsley Schwarz. That band released a few singles on Parlophone. Three years later, Kippington Lodge had changed its name to Brinsley Schwarz and its musical focus to country and blues rock.
After leaving Brinsley Schwarz in the mid-1970s, Lowe began playing in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds. In August 1976 Lowe released "So It Goes" b/w "Heart of the City", the first single on the Stiff Records label where he was in-house producer (the label's first EP was Lowe's 1977 four-track release Bowi, apparently named in response to David Bowie's contemporary LP Low) . On this and other labels, Lowe would go on to produce The Damned's Damned Damned Damned and many albums by Elvis Costello. Upon moving from Stiff to Jake Riviera's Radar and F-Beat labels, Lowe became extremely selective in his choice of production tasks.
Because the two main writers in Rockpile had contracts with different record labels and managers, albums were always credited to either Lowe or Edmunds, so there is only one official Rockpile album, from the very end of the collaboration - 1980's Seconds of Pleasure, featuring the Lowe songs "When I Write the Book" and "Teacher Teacher" - but all of Lowe's and Edmunds' solo albums from the period were effectively Rockpile albums. Rockpile's demise was hastened by a number of conflicts, not between the group, but their management.
Lowe's best-known song from this era is probably "I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll" (a reworking of Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell", a.k.a. "Teenage Wedding"). On the 1977 Live Stiffs compilation with a pickup band called Last Chicken in the Shop, he virtually sneers out his contempt for all concerned; in 1985, fronting Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit on the album The Rose of England, he hasn't changed the words, but the tone is entirely different, even affectionate. The latter recording featured Huey Lewis & the News as his backing band.
In 1979, Lowe married country singer Carlene Carter, daughter of country singers Carl Smith and June Carter Cash and step-daughter of Johnny Cash. He adopted her daughter, Tiffany Anastasia Lowe. The marriage with Lowe lasted until the mid-1980s, but they remained friends, and Lowe remained close to the Carter/Cash family; he and Johnny Cash played and recorded together, and Cash recorded several of his songs.
After the demise of Rockpile, Lowe toured for a period with his band Noise to Go and later with The Cowboy Outfit, which also included the noted keyboard player Paul Carrack. Lowe was also a member of the short-lived mainly studio project Little Village with John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, and Jim Keltner.
In 1992, "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" was covered by Curtis Stigers on the soundtrack album to The Bodyguard, an album that sold over fifteen million copies. Because Lowe received royalties from these sales, he suddenly found himself a millionaire. Freed from commercial constraints, Lowe has recorded more solo albums in his own very individual style to critical acclaim.
Lowe played Glastonbury 2011, performing a short solo set of Brinsley Schwarz tracks on The Spirit Of 71 stage, where they played back in 1971, before heading to the Acoustic Stage for a full band show.
Lowe performed as an opening act for Wilco in their North American tour, September 2011. He performed solo with acoustic guitar.
His more recent albums include
At My Age (2007)
The Old Magic (2011)
Lowe began his recording career in 1966 as a member of psychedelic rock group Kippington Lodge, founded with his friend Brinsley Schwarz. That band released a few singles on Parlophone. Three years later, Kippington Lodge had changed its name to Brinsley Schwarz and its musical focus to country and blues rock.
After leaving Brinsley Schwarz in the mid-1970s, Lowe began playing in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds. In August 1976 Lowe released "So It Goes" b/w "Heart of the City", the first single on the Stiff Records label where he was in-house producer (the label's first EP was Lowe's 1977 four-track release Bowi, apparently named in response to David Bowie's contemporary LP Low) . On this and other labels, Lowe would go on to produce The Damned's Damned Damned Damned and many albums by Elvis Costello. Upon moving from Stiff to Jake Riviera's Radar and F-Beat labels, Lowe became extremely selective in his choice of production tasks.
Because the two main writers in Rockpile had contracts with different record labels and managers, albums were always credited to either Lowe or Edmunds, so there is only one official Rockpile album, from the very end of the collaboration - 1980's Seconds of Pleasure, featuring the Lowe songs "When I Write the Book" and "Teacher Teacher" - but all of Lowe's and Edmunds' solo albums from the period were effectively Rockpile albums. Rockpile's demise was hastened by a number of conflicts, not between the group, but their management.
Lowe's best-known song from this era is probably "I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll" (a reworking of Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell", a.k.a. "Teenage Wedding"). On the 1977 Live Stiffs compilation with a pickup band called Last Chicken in the Shop, he virtually sneers out his contempt for all concerned; in 1985, fronting Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit on the album The Rose of England, he hasn't changed the words, but the tone is entirely different, even affectionate. The latter recording featured Huey Lewis & the News as his backing band.
In 1979, Lowe married country singer Carlene Carter, daughter of country singers Carl Smith and June Carter Cash and step-daughter of Johnny Cash. He adopted her daughter, Tiffany Anastasia Lowe. The marriage with Lowe lasted until the mid-1980s, but they remained friends, and Lowe remained close to the Carter/Cash family; he and Johnny Cash played and recorded together, and Cash recorded several of his songs.
After the demise of Rockpile, Lowe toured for a period with his band Noise to Go and later with The Cowboy Outfit, which also included the noted keyboard player Paul Carrack. Lowe was also a member of the short-lived mainly studio project Little Village with John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, and Jim Keltner.
In 1992, "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" was covered by Curtis Stigers on the soundtrack album to The Bodyguard, an album that sold over fifteen million copies. Because Lowe received royalties from these sales, he suddenly found himself a millionaire. Freed from commercial constraints, Lowe has recorded more solo albums in his own very individual style to critical acclaim.
Lowe played Glastonbury 2011, performing a short solo set of Brinsley Schwarz tracks on The Spirit Of 71 stage, where they played back in 1971, before heading to the Acoustic Stage for a full band show.
Lowe performed as an opening act for Wilco in their North American tour, September 2011. He performed solo with acoustic guitar.
His more recent albums include
At My Age (2007)
The Old Magic (2011)
Shake That Rat
Nick Lowe Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Nick Lowe:
"What's So Funny... As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in t…
(I Want to Build a) Jumbo Ark I want to build a jumbo ark A stretch 747 And with…
12 Step Program I'm on got a 12 step program To quit you babe I'm…
14 Days One single grain of sand Just broke the camel's back One fin…
36 High Once I was a soldier L rode on a big white…
7 Nights to Rock I got seven nights to rock I got seven nights to…
A Better Man In my life, I've done things I'm not proud of And…
A Man In Love Like a man in love I'm walkin? around Tryin? to figure…
All Men Are Liars All men (all men) All men are liars their words ain't…
Baby It's You Lay it on me, baby Lay it on me 'til it…
baby it’s you (Sha, la, la, la...) It's not the way you look that…
Baby It’s You (Sha, la, la, la...) It's not the way you look that…
Basing Street It's an ugly sight By the police light But lonely now As …
Between Dark And Dawn when you feel your all in and you've decided you cant…
Big Big Love Can't you tell my love's a growing? Feel it, ain't it…
Big Hair Big hair, where you goin? You got room in the back…
Big Kick Plain Scrap Big kick, plain scrap You better shut that trap Or come and…
Black Lincoln Continental Shake that cocktail and follow the road The doors are locke…
Bo Bo Skediddle No more, no more... Bo-bo-ska-diddle-daddle, watch him go …
Born A Woman It makes no difference if you're rich or poor or…
Born Fighter Well here she comes again Blowing everybody's circuits Girls…
Breaking Glass I love the sound of breaking glass Especially when I'm lonel…
Burning It was the sight of you In those ten dollar shoes First…
Bygones How do you pack up a memory You cant put it…
Changing All Those Changes Darling I should have reconsidered all those things I said…
Checkout Time I'm sixty-one years old now, Lord I never thought I'd…
Children Go Where I Send Thee Children, go where I send thee, How shall I send thee? I'm…
Christmas At The Airport Outside the taxi window On the way to catch my flight I…
Christmas Can't Be Far Away A neighbor tipped his hat to me this morning The landlord…
Christmas Can’t Be Far Away A neighbor tipped his hat to me this morning The landlord…
Cold Grey Light Of Dawn That old alarm clock gives a yell Starting another day in…
Cracking Up Cracking up, I'm getting ready to go Had enough, I can't…
Cruel to Be Kind Oh I can't take another heartache Though you say you're my…
Cry It Out Cry it out Cry it out Let the tears work the hurting…
Crying in My Sleep Last night I saw you on the street With a beefy…
Cupid Must Be Angry Cupid must be angry That's all I can say How else to…
Days One single grain of sand Just broke the camel's back One fin…
Dose of You Who in the world ever would have thought it? Where in…
Drive-Thru Man Get out that bed And put some weight on the ground Clear…
Endless Grey Ribbon The cold, dark night Is split by the stab of twin…
Endless Sleep When you're walking in the street Spoiling for a fight,…
Failed Christian I'm a Failed Christian I don't go to church I smoke and…
Faithless Lover Faithless lover Heartless thing For you I'll swing and for n…
Feel Again All the times I can't be with you and you…
Fool Too Long We used to go out to parties and shows Back when…
Fool Who Knows Well a love won't last the night If it's built…
Freezing It's Freezing, Freezing Windchill is twenty below Whole town…
From Now On Lately when you kiss me your lips are just lukewarm And…
Gai-Gin Man Touchdown Narita five G.M.T. But it's nine hours later th…
Geisha Girl Have you ever heard a love song that you didn't…
Half a Boy You'd better run You'd better hide You'd better lock you ho…
Halfway to Paradise I want to be your lover But your friend is…
Has She Got A Friend I'm so glad to hear about The true happiness you've found …
Heart We're in the heart of the city Where the alligator roam I'm…
High on a Hilltop I'm lookin' for something I think I'll never find I might as…
Homewrecker You look like butter wouldn't melt in your mouth But I…
Honey Gun You better - Stun me, stun me, stun me some Stun me…
Hope For Us All People are remarking on the change that's come over me It…
House For Sale House for sale I'm moving out I'm moving on This bird has fl…
How Do You Talk to an Angel How do you talk to an angel How do yo find…
I Can Be The One You Love I woke up today Feeling something's wrong Then I looked arou…
I Don't Want The Night To End I don't want the night to end I don't want you…
I Don’t Want the Night to End I don't want the night to end I don't want you…
I Got A Job You got the style, you got the sense That makes a…
I Got the Love Well I got the love And I'm gonna give it I got…
I Knew The Bride I knew the bride when she used to rock and…
I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll) Well the bride looked a picture In the gown that her…
I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll) (I knew the bride when she used to rock and…
I Live On A Battlefield I live on a battlefield Surrounded by the ruins of the…
I Live on the Battlefield I live on a battlefield Surrounded by the ruins of the…
I Love My Label Oh yes I love my label and my label loves me For…
I Love on a Battlefield I love the sound of breaking glass Especially when I'm lonel…
I Must Be Getting Over You I woke up today Feeling something's wrong Then I looked arou…
I Read A Lot I read a lot, nowadays Much more than before you left…
I Trained Her To Love Me Do you see the way she lights up when I…
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day Oh when the snowman brings the snow Oh well he just…
I'll Be There There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me Ain't no…
I'm A Mess I should be filling rooms with the sweet smell of…
i’ll be there There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me Ain't no…
Indian Queens I'm going back to Indian Queens Cause it's been so long And…
Indoor Fireworks We play these parlour games, we play at make believe When…
I’ll Be There There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me Ain't no…
I’m a Mess I should be filling rooms with the sweet smell of…
Jumbo Ark I want to build a jumbo ark A stretch 747 And with…
Lately I've Let Things Slide With a growing sense of dread And a hammer in my…
Lately I’ve Let Things Slide With a growing sense of dread And a hammer in my…
Lead Me Not Lead Me Not into temptation you must please slam that door …
Let Things Slide With a growing sense of dread And a hammer in my…
Let's Stay In I don't really care About tonight's affair We don't have to…
Let’s Stay In And Make Love I don't really care About tonight's affair We don't have …
Little Hitler Little Hitler, what you doin' Is the passion inflamed again,…
Live Fast Love Hard Die Young I wanna live fast Love hard Die young And leave…
Lonesome Reverie Raindrops are falling on the city's Glitter heart Everywhe…
Long Limbed Girl Long limbed girl Where are you now? When I think back in…
Love Gets Strange Well I said what I wanted to say But the words…
Love Like a Glove Some ones wear their heart on their sleeve. Me, I've got…
Love So Fine As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in t…
Love's Got A Lot To Answer For That little white lie you've been couchin' Seems to be the…
Lover Don't Go There's a hollow in the bed Where your body used to…
Lover Don’t Go There's a hollow in the bed Where your body used to…
Lover's Jamboree Well you can get a hand There's one to be had They're…
Lover’s Jamboree Well you can get a hand There's one to be had They're…
Man I've Become There's a kind of man That you sometimes meet Worlds passing…
Man of a Fool Ohhh Ohhh Ohhhhhhhh The decision is a split one between th…
Man That I've Become There's a kind of man That you sometimes meet Worlds passing…
Man That I’ve Become There's a kind of man That you sometimes meet Worlds passi…
Marie Provost Mary Provost did not look her best The day the cops…
Mess Around With Love Oh well, I have been away for the best part…
Music for Money Music for money Gibsons for gain Bennies for roadies Fend…
Must Be Getting Over You I woke up today Feeling something's wrong Then I looked ar…
My Heart Hurts I get it every day I'm getting used to it Now every…
No Reason Little dariin' don't look away You don't have to be sad…
Not Too Long Ago We used to go out to parties and shows Back when…
Nutted by Reality Well I heard they castrated Castro I heard they cut off…
Old Toy Trains Old toy trains, little toy tracks Little toy drums coming fr…
Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart Why do I go on fooling myself; When I know you…
Peace Love And Understanding As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in t…
People Change Storybook love, made for one another, Now she trats you jus…
Play That Fast Thing Hangin′ out at Frankie's Everyone was stoned The player it w…
Poor Side Of Town How can you tell me how much you miss me When…
Ragin Eyes Well I know a little girl Lives over there She looks so…
Raining Raining It's sunny and dry With not one cloud in the…
Refrigerator White So white, so white refrigerator white Everything about you …
Rise Up Shepherd There's a star in the East on Christmas morn, Rise up,…
Rocky Road When I set out, this was just a track Now it's…
Rollers Show Calling out across the land Calling every single Roller fan …
Rome Wasn't Built In A Day You don?t know it but I?ve made my mind up You?ll…
Sensitive Man Lately when I go to sleep and kiss I feel you…
Shake and Pop They went and cut the record, the record hit the…
Shame On The Rain Shame on the rain For making me twice as blue It's raining…
She Don't Love Nobody From my humble point of view She don't love nobody Nothing b…
She's Got Soul I've just met what could be The making of me She's got…
she’s got soul I´ve just met what could be The making of me She´s got…
Shelley My Love Shelley My Love I only long to be where you are Shelley…
Shelly My Love Shelley My Love I only long to be where you are Shelley…
She’s Got Soul I've just met what could be The making of me She's got…
Shting-Shtang Shting-shtang, shting-shtang Shting-shtang, shting-shtang …
Silent Night Silent night, Holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yo…
Skin Deep Promises promised In a moment of passion Melt in the morni…
So It Goes Remember on night the kid cut off his right arm In…
Somebody Cares For Me I'm on a lonely street But nobody told my feet They're walki…
Soulful Wind Soulful wind will be a blowing Around my bed someday The clo…
Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine You got a tongue like a knife that loves to…
Stoplight Roses You've practiced and rehearsed But in your heart you know …
Switch Board Susan Switch board Susan, won't you give me a line? I need…
Switchboard Susan Switch board Susan, won't you give me a line? I need…
The Beast In Me The beast in me Is caged by frail and fragile bonds Restless…
The Club If you've ever had someone come along Reach in, pull out…
The Man In Love Like a man in love I'm walkin? around Tryin? to figure…
The Other Side Of The Coin If I'd done all the things they say I've done I'd…
The Poisoned Rose Costello The poisoned rose that you gave to me It left m…
The Rose Of England Taking nothing but his daddy's old bone-grip knife He traded…
There's Hope for Us All People are remarking on the change that's come over me It…
They Called it Rock They went and cut the record, the record hit the…
Time I Took a Holiday It's time I took a holiday before I blow my top I've…
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sean craine
THAT BASS LINE
Mike Lidskin
Whoa! I've been a big Nick fan for years; but completely missed this until today. I'm only 43 years late to the party, but I love every second of this song!
Nic Lawson
Originally released on the Bowi ep.
Repetitive strain 2077
shake it m o r e
johnnybsteelriff
Dedicated to Monsieur Scabies....