What are you listening to now?

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Aztec Camera - Oblivious


Trashcan Sinatras - Obscurity Knocks


PreFab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down


Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream


Echo & The Bunnymen - Killing Moon


Modern English - I'll Stop The World & Melt With You

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Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream

Sorry, song is called Birds Fly.

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Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream

Sorry, song is called Birds Fly.

I've always known it as Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
And it's not a sorry song !

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Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream

Sorry, song is called Birds Fly.

I've always known it as Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
And it's not a sorry song !

Back to front: Birds Fly (whisper to a scream).

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I had the English version (and original). Actually I had two 12" singles with different b-sides so this may explain why.

June 1983 "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)"
Original single release on Situation 2 label. Peaked at #2 on the UK independent charts. Track later included on the UK version of The Icicle Works.

May 1984 "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)"
Retitled and remixed for the US. Track included on the US version of The Icicle Works.

[swannsong]

Back to front: Birds Fly (whisper to a scream).

Ian McNabb's website has it as (Birds Fly) Whisper To A Scream.
(It depends who's playing at home ?)

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I'd only even known it as Birds Fly and that was the title when it was shown on Suzanne Dowling's Rock Arena not long after I came here.

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Live in the UK I presume

I had this video on VHS

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Aztec Camera - Oblivious


Trashcan Sinatras - Obscurity Knocks


PreFab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down


Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
As shown in the clip however Sometimes referred to as Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream).
Also referred to as (Birds Fly) Whisper To A Scream.


Echo & The Bunnymen - Killing Moon


Modern English - I'll Stop The World & Melt With You

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I never knew it was retitled but as I said above I had two 12" singles of it, both with different b-sides. I wonder how it's listed on the best of album. Let me check.

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Definitely says Birds Fly.

Can you think of any other songs that were the same song but retitled to be sold in another market?

I know the Angels were Angel City in the US and the Flowers also changed their name for the same reason, as did Wham, but song title changes???

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Definitely says Birds Fly.

Can you think of any other songs that were the same song but retitled to be sold in another market?

I know the Angels were Angel City in the US and the Flowers also changed their name for the same reason, as did Wham, but song title changes???

I don't consider it re-titled just changes in the order and use of brackets.
Just quoted the title embedded in the filmclip.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).
Paul Kelly's Coloured Girls changed their name to Gossip for the US I think.
And Echo & The Bunnymen changed their name to "who" for this forum.

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Paul Kelly's Coloured Girls changed their name to Gossip for the US I think.

I think they become Paul Kelly And The Dots.

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Shihad became Pacifer or something like that.

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Paul Kelly's Coloured Girls changed their name to Gossip for the US I think.

I think they become Paul Kelly And The Dots.

Paul Kelly is an Adelaide boy who went to CBC and captained their cricket team.
Paul Kelly's first band was the High Rise Bombers and then he formed Paul Kelly and The Dots , shortly prior to disbanding I saw them supporting Dire Straits sometime around 1982.
He did an acoustic album "Post"and then went on to form Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls, they didn't change to Gossip, they changed to Paul Kelly & The Messengers for the US market to promote the album Gossip !

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I remember the Messengers. I thought the Dots came after the Colored Girls but I guess not. You learn something new every day.

[swannsong]

I remember the Messengers. I thought the Dots came after the Colored Girls but I guess not. You learn something new every day.

Lesson learned ?

[FT9]

britney spears-circus

[swannsong]

Swannee - If I were A Carpenter


John Swan & Jimmy Barnes - Denton part 1.


John Swan & Jimmy Barnes - Denton
I remember hearing that John Swan (who was a fairly good junior footballer too) would stand in the Elizabeth
City Shopping centre pet shop and deliberately push the door open as people passed by to try and hit them.
Always thought he was technically a better singer than Barnes but never had the musical vehicle to get to
the top. Was rumoured that he could have been the replacement for Bon Scott in AC-DC.

[redmum]

Agree with you there Swanny....your namesake had a much better voice than Jimmy. At least he sang....didn't just scream. :?

[swannsong]

I went to a benefit show he did (at the Elizabeth Rugby Club) after his sisters partner/husband was killed when one of Swannee's trucks was involved in an accident. Swannee, Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes sang the Ray Charles song Crying Time, a very moving moment.
Swannee also wrote a song called Matthew for his nephew (whose father had been the one killed), great song...
"your fathers wish was to have himself a boy again, that's the way life is.."

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I went to a benefit show he did (at the Elizabeth Rugby Club) after his sisters partner/husband was killed when one of Swannee's trucks was involved in an accident. Swannee, Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes sang the Ray Charles song Crying Time, a vert moving moment.
Swannee also wrote a song called Matthew for his nephew (whose father had been the one killed), great song...
"your fathers wish was to have himself a boy again, that's the way life is.."

I remember that song Matthew.
Saw him do a pub show once, at Mannum or one of those river town (was on a houseboat and seriously have no idea where we were!) but he was excellent.

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Saw him do a pub show once, at Mannum or one of those river town (was on a houseboat and seriously have no idea where we were!) but he was excellent.

I'd say you were on the river

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Swannee - Matthew
Here's a version of it !


John Swan - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Not a very well produced song (over-produced - key too high IMO) but some
interesting images from John's past

[Juventino]

Listening to/watching Guns n' Roses live at the Ritz February 1988. bottle of shiraz brilliant show. Gotta love when youtube pulls out these gems

ey bro, you got death magnetic?

No I don't, I've heard one or two songs but just haven't got around to getting it yet.

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PreFab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down

I never really got into PreFab Sprout.

[swannsong]

Rage - Countdown Christmas Special.
So far the music is pretty lame......heh but that was Contdown.

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Rage - Countdown Christmas Special.
So far the music is pretty lame......heh but that was Contdown.

Real Life were such a crap band.

[swannsong]

Rage - Countdown Christmas Special.
So far the music is pretty lame......heh but that was Contdown.

Real Life were such a crap band.

They oozed gayness.

[The one and only]

The unforgiven III