The Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed… Read Full Bio ↴The Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. The original line-up was Aggi on vocals, David Keegan (guitar), Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura MacPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums), this line-up releasing one single, the highly-collectable 'Something To Do' which was produced by Stephen Pastel who also contributed backing vocals. Aggi left to be replaced by Alex Taylor, which saw the name shortened to simply 'The Shop Assistants' and the next release was 'All Day Long' in 1985, which Morrissey described as his favourite single of that year. This was followed in early 1986 with 'Safety Net', the first release on Keegan's 53rd & 3rd Records, which topped the indie chart, and the band recorded national radio sessions for John Peel and Janice Long of BBC Radio One.
They were featured on the NME's 1986 compilation C86 with one of their slower songs, "It's Up To You". Also in that year, they signed to the Chrysalis Records off-shoot Blue Guitar for a further single, 'I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You' and their first and only LP album, The Shop Assistants. This spent one week at number 100 in the UK album charts, which gives the band the distinction of being the (joint) least successful act ever to hit the national charts. The album was re-released on CD in 2001, although it is now hard to find.
The band split early in 1987, when Alex joined The Motorcycle Boy. After a two-year hiatus, the band reformed (without Alex) in 1989 with Sarah Kneale now on vocals and Laura MacPhail on bass and the addition of Margarita Vasquez-Ponte on drums, releasing a brace of singles in 1990 before splitting again, Keegan joining The Pastels.
They were featured on the NME's 1986 compilation C86 with one of their slower songs, "It's Up To You". Also in that year, they signed to the Chrysalis Records off-shoot Blue Guitar for a further single, 'I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You' and their first and only LP album, The Shop Assistants. This spent one week at number 100 in the UK album charts, which gives the band the distinction of being the (joint) least successful act ever to hit the national charts. The album was re-released on CD in 2001, although it is now hard to find.
The band split early in 1987, when Alex joined The Motorcycle Boy. After a two-year hiatus, the band reformed (without Alex) in 1989 with Sarah Kneale now on vocals and Laura MacPhail on bass and the addition of Margarita Vasquez-Ponte on drums, releasing a brace of singles in 1990 before splitting again, Keegan joining The Pastels.
Safety Net
Shop Assistants Lyrics
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7 Seconds You live your life on the internet That's where you are…
7Seconds You live your life on the internet That's where you are…
Ariana Grande You know you're really something, yeah How we get here so…
Coconut Cream I walk to the drug store I saw they sold…
Daniel Amos Down to the black bridge of sighs She drains her head…
Float Point You're my safety net You're the trap I set For when I…
iLiSH Loneliness Became a safety net I need help show me How do I…
Joel Piper You say you're feeling fine It's obvious that it's a lie I…
KITCHEN - Ariana Grande You know you're really something, yeah How we get here so…
Moros Eros Look at you! With your branches hanging down How do you mo…
Natalie Holmes Counting the seconds down, Crossing the numbers off, To wh…
Nilüfer Yanya Oh, say something, I might not Nothing, then I Don't wanna …
Piece Wise When my world comes crashing down When the darkness takes my…
Pronto Mama Hold on son Hold on to what you have Hold on son Hold…
Speak Low If You Speak Love In a daze, but you come across So clear If i don't…
Sydney Valette Safety net I got no safety net Empty head Down in an empty…
Tanisha Avent We been drinking that dusse got us all in our…
Twin-A How's it gonna be when I'm not there to catch…
Two Trains Left It feels the same as last time I saw her…
Will Kobus Was gon' run towards the safety net Till angels had whispere…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Shop Assistants:
All Day Long All day long we walked about And all day long you…
Before I Wake Sometimes when I read the news My heart grows cold at…
I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You You loved me and now you wanna leave me Think too…
I Don't Want to Be Friends With You I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You You loved me and…
It's Up to You Wait till the sun shines, to dry away your tears But…
Seems to Be Used to to that I can say That we had something…
Somewhere in China She lives somewhere in China I think that I'll go out…
Train For Kansas City Baby, baby, please believe me I would never never do anythi…
Train From Kansas City Baby, baby, please believe me I would never never do anythi…
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@IainBakerplus
You're lucky you've got a safety net
You're lucky you've got somewhere to go
Cause here comes someone that'll trip you up
Here comes someone just to stitch you up
Why does everything happen at once?
Don't tell me you've got nowhere to go
Are we really supposed to understand?
It's really too much to understand
Never know what it meant to know,
Cause I never knew and I guess I'll never know
Guess I'll never know
All the people you've never known
All the times that you're on your own
Here comes someone just to wake you up
Here comes a morning just to trip you up
If it's over at least you know someone cared
There's nothing wrong with feeling afraid
Afraid of dying and afraid of life
I wish that we could turn around and start again
I'm afraid to care about
What I don't know and I guess I'll never know
Guess I'll never know
Never know what it meant to know,
Cause I never knew and I guess I'll never know
Guess I'll never know
Guess I'll never know
@sheilaryan1188
RIP Alex and thank you for the Shop Assistants...love them to this day
@shellydrew100
Good old John Peel, if it hadn't been for his radio show I would never have heard this...FANTASTIC :)
@buxvan
I'll second that. mid 80's John peel show every night & I wasn't even a student !!
@shellydrew100
David Cooper I still miss him :(
@TheGrandmasterMan
John Peel was great, apart from the times he stuck an Orbital record or something on for 20 minutes solid. I was an indie kid....me and dance music didnt quite gel. I used to be like 'Aww fuck...he's not playing fuckin' Orbital'....
@paddyeejit1954
Steve yeah and then he would play a 1 second song by the Electro Hippies straight after!
@timturpinfleck17642
@@shellydrew100 me too
@DD-ev2dt
Remember Friday nights back in 80s Channel 4 The Tube followed by The Chart Show always had an INDIE top 10 circa '86 Shop Assistants etc .... Alex Taylor. gone but not forgotten 🙏 ➕️.
@stussyboy99
One of Edinburgh's finest bands . Saw them seven times 1985-1987. Still have the safety net and shopping parade 7" in the collection. God bless 'em all. Changed my life forever...
@diskochimp
Never gets old. :)