The Bodines, comprising of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burwood and Paul… Read Full Bio ↴The Bodines, comprising of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burwood and Paul Lilley, emerged from Glossop, England, near Manchester, in 1985. Fronted by the floppy-fringed Ryan, they became one of the better-known outfits from a crop of jangly indie bands that sprang up around that time. They made their debut with "God Bless", an early release by Creation Records. Shortly afterwards, Lilley was replaced on drums by John Rowland. Two further singles followed; their second, "Therese", was included on the famous C86 compilation album. Like their contemporaries Primal Scream, The Mighty Lemon Drops and the Weather Prophets, The Bodines went on to sign up with a major label with great hopes of transferring their success to the mainstream charts. The group joined Magnet Records, where a remix of "Therese" became their major label debut.
The Bodines's debut album, Played (produced by Ian Broudie, later to enjoy success as a recording artist as the Lightning Seeds) was a fine jangly pop artifact, but it only scraped in to #94 in the album charts, in the summer of 1987. On the 23rd August 2010, The Bodines seminal album "Played" is to be reissued with 7 bonus tracks on Cherry Red label. Sadly, none of the Bodines' singles for Magnet got into the top 75. Under pressure for failing to deliver the hit record that their major label backers required, the Bodines split up, albeit temporarily. Rowland went on to play with The Rainkings.
In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single "Decide" on Manchester's Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label's Hand to Mouth compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (mis-named after Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of Shaped Up, Shipped Out, an album of pleasant, if rather unexceptional indie pop.
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Discography
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Singles
"God Bless" 7" b/w "Paradise" Creation Records CRE 016 1986
"Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "I Feel", "Scar Tissue" Creation Records CRE 028, CRE 028T 1986
"Heard It All" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All", "Clear", "William Shatner" Creation Records CRE 030, CRE 030T 1986
"Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All" Magnet Records BOD1, BODT1 1987
"Skankin Queens" 7" & 12" b/w "My Remarkable Mind" Magnet Records BOD2, BODT2 1987
"Slip Slide" 7" & 12" b/w "Naming Names", "Long Time Dead" Magnet Records BOD3, BODT3 1987
"Decide" 12" b/w "Hard On", "The Groove" Play Hard Records Dec 18 1989
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Albums
Played Magnet Records BODL 2001 1987
"Skankin Queens"
"What You Want"
"Scar Tissue"
"Tall Stories"
"Clear"
"Untitled"
"Therese"
"Slip Slide"
"The Back Door"
"William Shatner"
The Japanese release (Cat. No. VDP-1319) contained two extra tracks: "Therese" (New Extended Mix) and "Heard It All"
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Compilation appearances
NME C86 Compilation NME 22 Contributed "Therese". Free with the NME Weekly Music paper. Was also released as a 500 numbered promo was released for radio with the number NME Pro 1. It was later released with a different sleeve on Rough Trade with the number ROUGH 100. 1986
It's Different For Domeheads Creation CRELP 5 Contributed "Paradise"
Record Mirror 12". Free release with the Record Mirror Magazine on Ensign RM6. Contributed "Back Door (live)" 1986
Flowers In The Sky 1984-1987 Creation CRELP 028 CD Contributed "God Bless"
Creation Soup Volume 2 Creation CRECD 102 (on vinyl as CRELP 102) Contributed "God Bless", "Paradise"
Creation Soup Volume 3 Creation CRECD 103 (on vinyl as CRELP 103) Contributed "William Shatner"
Hand To Mouth Playhard Contributed "Hard On" and "Call Your Name"
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Other releases
"William Shatner" Canadian Live Bootleg (7") Label Unknown BODX1 This was free with BODT1
The Bodines's debut album, Played (produced by Ian Broudie, later to enjoy success as a recording artist as the Lightning Seeds) was a fine jangly pop artifact, but it only scraped in to #94 in the album charts, in the summer of 1987. On the 23rd August 2010, The Bodines seminal album "Played" is to be reissued with 7 bonus tracks on Cherry Red label. Sadly, none of the Bodines' singles for Magnet got into the top 75. Under pressure for failing to deliver the hit record that their major label backers required, the Bodines split up, albeit temporarily. Rowland went on to play with The Rainkings.
In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single "Decide" on Manchester's Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label's Hand to Mouth compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (mis-named after Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of Shaped Up, Shipped Out, an album of pleasant, if rather unexceptional indie pop.
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Discography
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Singles
"God Bless" 7" b/w "Paradise" Creation Records CRE 016 1986
"Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "I Feel", "Scar Tissue" Creation Records CRE 028, CRE 028T 1986
"Heard It All" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All", "Clear", "William Shatner" Creation Records CRE 030, CRE 030T 1986
"Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All" Magnet Records BOD1, BODT1 1987
"Skankin Queens" 7" & 12" b/w "My Remarkable Mind" Magnet Records BOD2, BODT2 1987
"Slip Slide" 7" & 12" b/w "Naming Names", "Long Time Dead" Magnet Records BOD3, BODT3 1987
"Decide" 12" b/w "Hard On", "The Groove" Play Hard Records Dec 18 1989
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Albums
Played Magnet Records BODL 2001 1987
"Skankin Queens"
"What You Want"
"Scar Tissue"
"Tall Stories"
"Clear"
"Untitled"
"Therese"
"Slip Slide"
"The Back Door"
"William Shatner"
The Japanese release (Cat. No. VDP-1319) contained two extra tracks: "Therese" (New Extended Mix) and "Heard It All"
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Compilation appearances
NME C86 Compilation NME 22 Contributed "Therese". Free with the NME Weekly Music paper. Was also released as a 500 numbered promo was released for radio with the number NME Pro 1. It was later released with a different sleeve on Rough Trade with the number ROUGH 100. 1986
It's Different For Domeheads Creation CRELP 5 Contributed "Paradise"
Record Mirror 12". Free release with the Record Mirror Magazine on Ensign RM6. Contributed "Back Door (live)" 1986
Flowers In The Sky 1984-1987 Creation CRELP 028 CD Contributed "God Bless"
Creation Soup Volume 2 Creation CRECD 102 (on vinyl as CRELP 102) Contributed "God Bless", "Paradise"
Creation Soup Volume 3 Creation CRECD 103 (on vinyl as CRELP 103) Contributed "William Shatner"
Hand To Mouth Playhard Contributed "Hard On" and "Call Your Name"
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Other releases
"William Shatner" Canadian Live Bootleg (7") Label Unknown BODX1 This was free with BODT1
Clear
The Bodines Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Clear' by these artists:
36 Ever since the fall, I've abandoned all the shadows Replacin…
Ally & Joey Got the beat by Powers, and we just made a…
Battery Point Midnight hour Take this heart away Life of sin Live it every…
Berioska Kaze tte tori tte watashi yori jiyuu ka na Tsubasa ga…
Bold Put poison in your body that's the way I will not…
Boy Hits Car And my mind was confusion Like thoughts of clouds in the…
brake fault Counting words Forgetting deeds So sick to hear it You never…
Cire One thing should be coming across as abundantly clear: There…
clear // regional at best We decide to walk in the straight edge Never turning back,…
Cranes I look around here as I start to undress It's all…
Curren$y & Statik Selektah Sup niggas? Man let's fuck around a little bit Let me get…
Cybertron One Two Three Four Clear (Clear) Clear (Clear) Clear all th…
Cybotron One Two Three Four Clear (Clear) Clear (Clear) Clear…
D-Boss D.M.H Gimme a sec to clear my mind I got the flow…
D-Project 今 耳をすまし感じている 鼓動を聞くように そのほほえみだけで あたたかくなる 僕の胸の中へ まるで星が降るように 秘め…
D. S. M. (Deep Sea Mud) Gimme a sec to clear my mind I got the flow…
Dames Can you catch a vibe You said to my face you…
Danny Michel Normally right now I'd be shaking But I'm not even scared …
Dark Illumination I try to tell you that you stand on the…
Dehd My feelings are a tender thread I'm trying not to get…
dj mykael v I know it's crystal clear to you now (yeah) (Haha, you…
Dumbfoundead Hey, let's get one thing clear I want a new life,…
Eddi Reader I do believe this road's for going I'll be on it…
EZTV CLEAR When I try Just to get next to you Slow sunrise Light…
Farewell Flight Open my eyes Make me alive I've searched so long…
Fictions It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
Floorpunch Smoke another joint Drink another beer Let's get one thing…
Fly By Midnight Over She stays over every Thursday Told her it's my favorite…
Free Dominguez Clear. The water is clear. And I have no fear of all…
G.K. & EVO The world is a malnourished utopia A bath in bat blood…
Gian Camp Blue faces Baby all I know You fake, yea Imma let you go,…
God's Bow I'm in a place where time stands still And colours of…
H Icon Beat and this a banger DC!! I said I over did…
Halcyon Days missaligned reality Im digging for answers Im down on my kne…
Hannah Montana It's six a.m. and I'm wide awake 'Cause I can't stop…
Hate & Love นั่นใช่แฟนเธอหรือเปล่า เห็นว่าเธอและเขาควงกันอยู่ แต่เมื่อวา…
Hawser Ask for trust That′s what you're trying to tell But you got…
Hoods Up This is a, this is A commitment that I hold…
Hush Moss I can feel it A bad time, girl You were slowly, slowly…
indie tribe I know it's crystal clear to you now (yeah) (Haha, you…
Initial D Sound Files Vol.2 Tarada nuh nuh Yeah Yeah Oh yeah Okay I'm real high it's not…
J. Dash Yeah oh yeah Roots are growing Taken hold of Love is flowing…
janosch moldau We made it clear We started laughing without tears We made …
Jason Webley I thought I heard someone say You had just blown back…
Jenna Bryson mazing how one person can hurt you so Even though the…
Jordi What was it that they said? That made you hang your…
Julien Sword Hey there, my friend You really need some help this time I'm…
Kardinal Offishall Feat. Akon Kardinal, clear, clear, clear, clear People on the left, cle…
Kardinal Offishial Ft. Akon Aiyyo Dready! What you do this for man? BOOM BOOM BOOM…
Kevin Max It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
Laakso things turn clear in the end afterwards weird things seem t…
Lemon Baby this is your day And the sun is coming up…
Matty Why do the winds keep blowin' Why does the rain keep…
Michael Sadler I spent each day and night in silent conversation Played by…
Mid August Could it be we've all lost touch, I don't know And…
Miley Cyrus It's six a.m. and I'm wide awake 'Cause I can't stop…
Miley CyrusÐÇÂóÀò¡¤Ï£À It's 6 am and I'm wide awake Cuz I can't stop…
Minerve Years go by You fake the time Every chance you had Has yo…
NEEDTOBREATHE You are the moonlight in the sky that I'm pursuing You…
No Mana & Zashanell To infinity to the stars To the moon to Mars The Cadillac…
Novembers Doom Sitting in silence And the stillness is more painful than w…
Order of the Fallen Everything's clear The deceivers they fear Everyone knows Th…
P-MODEL Transfer Transfer もうすぐ光のトランスファー I'm here, nowhere 宇宙の彼方へ飛んで行…
P.O.F. Die for the cause (*whispering*) Bitch! Bitch! Bitch! Yeaaaa…
Palomino Blond If you could only sleep this away It's coming clear I'll be…
Panteros666 Under the sun we got along But fire always comes around Now…
portable Shocker l'olu beat oh Ika producer carry me trabaye oh Orin …
Professional Murder Music You're shining right in front of me now You can't…
Pusher Words fall out of my mouth They drift to the ground and…
Ramp I swallow hate from your betrayal and face deception flood …
Rema Namakula Ma baby boo You and I Amaanyi mpulira mangi eno N’essanyu l…
Robin L. Klein It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
Rowlan Yeah Yo don't push me Don't ever push me I'm single choice a…
Savi Kaboo Once she arrived Her beat surprised So purified She looked a…
Sean Fournier Somewhere her eyes are calling And I wont be there And now…
Sebastiano Serafini 確かにそこにあるよ 感じる君のヒカリ The water runs clear もう恐れないさ もう恐れないさ You …
SHAZNA Itsu no hi mo kuuhaku no yasashisa no naka ni…
Simi Liadi I don't need nobody but you But I need you to…
Sketchbook 「最後がいいから」って 聞いていた映画も 5時間越えの大作じゃ... どうにもこの飽き性な性格を もう抑えること出来ない…
small-child It should be clear by now that I'ma keep on…
Spirit Clear cut all over the place What you make it out…
Squares & Zeros I wish you were here I wish you were here So I…
Stewart Mac Clear Stewart Mac Guess I′ve got a lot to learn While I sit…
Stir Talk to me so slow that I can hear you 'Cause…
The American Mall On my way, though I don't know where I'm going On…
The Bold Put poison in your body that's the way I will not…
The Covers Duo Me pregunto, tal vez Si ¿las aves son más libres que…
The Nadas You're gonna miss the word Everyone left the world Take what…
The New Division I'll disappear I'll disappoint you every time When the morni…
The Ransom Fresher than a mothafuckin' cocaine pusher Got work under th…
The Resolvers People change… maybe I should too! Start today…tomorrow wont…
The Sketchbook 「最後がいいから」って聞いていた映画も 5時間越えの大作じゃ... どうにもこの飽き性な性格を もう抑えること出来ない…
Threshold As a child I recall I had once believed I would…
twenty one pilots I wish that I had two faces To prove which theory…
Twenty One Pilots I wish that I had two faces to prove which…
Twenty One Pilots - Regional At Best I wish that I had two faces To prove which theory…
Twiztid I don't fuck with people I Know that I can't trust Last…
Vaccine the masses do it media promotes it society teaches it fam…
Vitamin-D 今 耳をすまし感じている 鼓動を聞くように そのほほえみだけで あたたかくなる 僕の胸の中へ まるで星が降るように 秘め…
Vonda Shepard If I don't take you seriously If I can laugh…
Watashi Wa I rhyme of time when all we knew was love With…
Whirr It's hard to keep Still when you speak I will listen We are…
Whittaker When I can't see You shine your light, vision for me When…
Why Mud VIctor Nimekam na moto–oh Moto moto–oh (Dj Venji) Dance to …
Yung All my diamonds look crystal clear (crystal clear) I just wa…
坂本真綾 風って 鳥って 私より自由かな 翼がないなら走ってくわ 行きたいところまで できるよね going, going, go…
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@KirstyGC
Brilliant! haven't heard this for nearly 15 years since my flat burnt down and destroyed all of my record collection.
@fishingrhod
second best pop song of all time. bloody hell you star for posting. big hugs and hugs and hugs and hugs. i'm going to have to have an old record sesh now. inspired. this'll be on the playlist.
@lastsmith6488
Mr Fishingrhod, I'm intrigued what is the Number #1 pop song of all time ?
@mamtor9347
The debut single from mamtor 'Horse to Water' is out on 1st June 2022. A brand new popular beat combo featuring former members of The Bodines (Creation Records), Bison and The Soil Brothers. mamtor live and work in the shadow of the ancient and mystical mamtor, in the gateway to the Dark Peak.
http://mamtor.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkeiPTyDsG4
@KirstyGC
The previous comment was from my husband, he must have been logged in as me. I can however confirm that his flat did burn down and destroy his record collection as we were away for the weekend together at the time.