Not much interesting information about Bad Manners except that it is an English band formed in 1976 in London by Buster Bloodvessel (real name Douglas Trendle).
A band that will remain mainly in the musical history of the end of the 20th century for the big Single "Can can" that will be released in 1981.
For this reason alone, we had to dedicate this article to them.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others...) :
80s Decade :
Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na Nu-Nu 1980
Lip up fatty 1980
Special brew 1980
Lorraine 1980
Just a feeling 1981
Tequila 1981
Can can 1981
Walking into the sunshine 1981
Buona sera 1981
Got no brains 1982
My girl Lollipop (My boy Lollipop) 1982
Samson and Delilah 1982
That’ll do nicely 1983
Blue summer 1985
What the papers say 1985
Band the drum all day 1985
Tossin' in my sleep 1986
Pipeline 1988
Since you've gone away 1988
Skinhead girl 1988
Shaville UK 1989
Sally Brown 1989
90s Decade :
Mambo/Ska N°8 1992
Skinhead love affair 1992
Midnight rider 1992
Don't knock the baldhead 1997
Black night 1997
No, No, No 1997
Millenium knees up 1999
2000s Decade :
Fatman 2001
Can't take my eyes of you 2001
Happy 2001
2010s Decade :
What Simon says 2012
Tracks :
1980...a rather overexcited start thanks to this luxury cover of the Dicky Doo And The Don'ts title dating from 1958. A overexcited start which would pay off in any case since the group would immediately score his first success...
1980...one might have thought that the success achieved with the previous title was just a stroke of luck, but the group demonstrates with this new title that it is not entirely there by chance...
1980...we are on the third title for this year 1980 and the group has achieved its 3rd success with this last one ! Who would have thought it possible...
1980...and there's even going to be a 4th ! An exceptional year 1980 in every way since it will not only have revealed them but also it will have made the group one of the biggest revelations of the moment, just that...
1981...now remains to confirm all the good that is thought of them and especially to do it in the long term. Will the year 1981 be as favorable for them, good question...
1981...surprisingly this title will go unnoticed to say the least. It must be said that it will only be released in the Netherlands, hence a very limited influence necessarily...
1981...not only did business pick up with this new title, but they would also get their direct ticket to posterity. A title that would remain their biggest success thanks to a global reach worthy of the name !
1981...a sequel that will struggle to compete with the previous huge title. The title will be classified but it proves de facto that the descent from the top of the mountain has already begun...
1981...they decide to revisit here the title of Louis Prima dating from 1956 in a version which no longer has much to do with the original, that's clear...
1982...the adventure continues to be fruitful in any case for the group because success is once again there. Who would complain...
1982...a new luxury cover this time of Barbie Gaye's title dating from 1956. A revisited version that will pay off once again...
1982...another great year that shows that the group is still in the race and in a rather good position. Let's hope it lasts...
1983...for the moment it lasts even if the level of productivity will fall somewhat. Only one title will be released during this year 1983...
1985...unfortunately, beautiful stories always have an end and the group will learn this at its expense from this year 1985...
1985...the group will completely go downhill in the Charts both in terms of albums and Singles, with the latter simply disappearing...
1985... usually deluxe covers worked out pretty well for them but this revisited version of Todd Rundgren's 1983 title is going to be the exception...
1986... a mid-decade that really sees them at the bottom of the wave. After a rather smashing start to the decade, the contrast is somewhat striking...
1988... an end of decade that does not look much better in view of the total lack of success encountered. It must be said that this title will only be released in France...
1988...same for this one. Things are not going well for the group and it is clear that we are getting closer and closer to the final release...
1988...it must be said that the total lack of evolution in terms of style and sound is not going to help, to say the least...
1989...the end of a decade that takes place amid general indifference. It's not easy to plan for the future in these conditions, that's for sure...
1989...for now they are still resisting but for how long, good question. Because it takes a hell of a lot of motivation to keep moving forward when all the winds are against...
1989...but they still have a little left it seems and we can see that they have no intention of throwing in the towel at this stage. Great tenacity...
1989... and it's not this revisited version of Teresa Brewer's title dating from 1952 that's going to change anything unfortunately...
1989...they hang on against all odds but nothing works. Everything that comes out goes more or less under the radar and only the first-hour fans are interested in them...
1992...which is not going to stop them from trying to move on to the next decade no matter what and whether they are successful or not...
1992...as long as they continue to enjoy what they do why would they give up before the end. It comes from a good place of course but is it really worth continuing under these conditions...
1992... it doesn't seem to bother them that much anyway. They continue their adventure in their own way and at their own pace and no matter the consequences, good or bad...
1997...as long as they have a minimum of basic fans who follow them they will continue forever and ever. Nothing to say about the principle...
1997...afterwards, basically, not sure that it will hold like that for much longer. Without a complete overhaul of their fundamentals, the adventure is not likely to evolve in the right direction on the public side...
1997...too bad because there was a way to possibly evolve without having to deny everything. But they won't even have tried until this point...
1999...they continue to produce titles here and there and it suits them well at first glance. We won't remake them again as they say...
2001...and another decade on the clock, one ! They will have succeeded in the feat of resisting until then, which is no small feat in itself...
2001...they continue to take other people's songs and put their own spin on them, something they've loved doing since their beginnings...
2001...maybe that's also what doesn't help to evolve in the right direction because taking other people's titles somewhat limits the pure creative level...
2012...so, last title or not ? As with them everything is always possible, who knows if we might not see them again later...
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