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p May 1-14 1980 THE SPECIALS THE CHORDS In colour . Genesis LPstobewon Words to the TOP SINGLES : Including omlngUp ,ove And.1.onell lrror In The Bat PETETOWNSE SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEE ODYSNATCHER Wheels Of - Steel My oh my, boy am I wasted, yeh but lhe tasted good Don't c:rftlclM, I know you can take It, I alway. knew that you would My oh my, boy am I wasted, but 1he talted fine Cry and wy, teara can't araM It, lt'1 Jut• quesUon of time 2 SMASH HITS __ .., .-------- I May 1-14 1980 Vol 2 No. 9 RIGHT then, it's singalong time. MY OH MY To the tune of the Topic advert, Sad Cafe .................................................... 2 everybody ... (clears throat): "Oh, whet has the songwords in WHEELS OF STEEL every Issue? Smash Hits!" " Oh, Saxon ........................................................ 2 who makes a cock-up in every STARING AT THE RUDE BOYS issue? Smash Hits/" Er, yes., well ... Apologies to everybody who The Ruts .................................................... 4 searched page 36 of the last issue SOMETHING'$ MISSING in vain for the promised binder offer. Due to a last minute The Chords................................................ 4 reshuffle at the printers, we had MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM to shelve Itfor an issue but you did get an extra song out of it so The Beat .................................................... 5 you didn't do too badly, did you? COMING UP Anyway, the binder offer is Paul McCartney ........................................ 8 definitely In this issue (we hope) and you'll find it lurking on page DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS 33. Other noteworthy items in Managing Editor Phil Lynott ............................................... 14 this issue are another chance to Nick Logan win a mini-TV on page 17 and a DON'T MAKE WAVES very enticing Beat competition Editor The Nolans .............................................. 16 on page 26. We may be a little Ian Cranna I SHOULDA LOVED YA crazy but we do our best . Features Editor Narada Michael Walden ......................... 19 David Hepworth l'M THE FACE Design Editor The High Numbers ................................. 23 Steve Bush ALL FOR LEYNA Design Assistant Billy Joel. ................................................. 24 Andy lngamells LIFE ON MARS Editorial Assistant David Bowie ............................................ 27 Bev Hillier ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO Contributors The Ramones .......................................... 30 Cliff White LOVE AND LONELINESS Robin Katz The Motors.............. ................................ 30 Red Starr Fred Dellar A FOREST Mike Stand The Cure .................................................. 35 Kelly Pike Jill Furmanovsky Advertisement Manager SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES: Feature.... 6/7 Rod Sopp THE BODYSNATCHERS: Tel: 01-439 8801 Feature and Colour Photo ................. 12/13 Publisher THE SPECIALS: Colour Centrespread .20/21 Peter Strong PETE TOWNSHEND: Feature ............... 22/23 NEXT ISSUE THE CHORDS: Colour Poster .................... 36 Editorial and Advertising ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, BITZ 9/10/11 GIGZ 34 London W1V 1PF. INDEPENDENT This magazine is published LABELS 15 by EMAP National Publications SMASH HITS SUBSCRlPTIONS Ltd, Peterborough, and is PRIZE CROSSWORD 17 Home and OverseH (Surface printed by East Midland Utho DISCO 19 mail): £10 Printers, Peterborough. STAR TEASER 26 (Airmail rates on application). Copyright exists on all songs COMPETITION 26 Europe (airmail): £14.40 appearing in Smash Hits. They Write to: Park House, 117 Park must not be reproduced REVIEWS 28/29 Road, Peterborough PE1 2DS. without the consent of the · LETTERS 32/33 copyright holders. COVER PIC: AN COSTELLO SMASH HITS 3 Somathing's Missing By The Chords on Polydor Records There's a million kids out waiting for you They're standing round with nothing else to do Been waiting for so long It ain't true Got little to fight for, nothing to lose Chorus Always staring, waiting and listening Got a feellng something Is missing Something'• missing (and It's true) Something'• missing (you got little to lose) Something'• missing (so you're gonna find) Something'• missing for you Too much confusion, nothing Is right I can't tall what wlll and what might I've been laughing and crying about today. It's you Can't tell the difference between a promise and the truth Repestchorus Not a word that I can't say About what is happening today Not a word left Inside my h ..d But what the hell, It's already bean said Repestchorus Words and music by Chris Pope Reproduced by permission And Son Music Ltd. Staring At The Rude Boys By The Ruts on Virgin Records It's a very small world In the middle of a crowd The room gets dark when the music gets loud The treble cuts through when the rhythm takes a ,bite But there's no room to move cause the floor's packed tight A voice shouts loud, "We'll nev8t' surrender" A voice In the crowd, "Never surrender" A head In the clouds, "Blind propaganda" Never surrender, we'll never surrender The skins In the comer ara standing at the bar The rude boys are dancing to some heavy, heavy ska And It's getting so hot, people dripping with sweat The punks In the comer are speeding like a jet Chorus Staring at the rude boys, staring at the rude boys anclng with the rude boys, dancing with the rude boys Staring at the rude boys, staring at the rude boys A bunch of B.M.'s march In on D.M.'s And some stand th8t'e saluting the air They wanna be pirates but the sea's not calm Tattooed crossbones on their arms A voice shouts loud, "We'll never surrend8t"' A voice In the crowd, " Never surrender'' Anoth8t' head bowed, bllnd propaganda, "Propaganda, propaganda" ..:: The llghts coma alive In a bllndlng flash .J The dance floor clears as the victims clash Everyone leaves when the heavies arrive ~ Someone hits the floor someone takes a dive .5 Repeat chorus twice s ~ We'll never surrend8t' Repeat to fade t ~ '------------------,-w.""o,....r-d-=-s_s_n_d..,..m_u_s..,.ic-b:-y~Ow=--e-n-/.:-'J:-e-n-n-=-in_g_s~/ ~Fo-x-l-::R:-u~ffy::-J 4 SMASH HITS Reproduced by permission Virgin Music Ltd. IF YOU KNEW SUZIE • • • AV BACK in '71 I cut a tall her that I didn't like the photograph out of a Vincent McHardy remembers where The group. Siouxsie is known for her W music paper. It wasn't a low opinion of the press. photo of a band or singer. It was Banshees have been and finds out where After the show, Including two a photo of an audience. This they're going. encores, Nils Stevenson takes audience was at the famous ma backstage to meet the group. "Screen On The Green" Pistols original material and were They're all In a good frame of gig. Three people stood out from which maInly consisted of a vary mind and eventually I and up in a the crowd - two girls and a boy. bizarre version of "The lord's playing almost seven nights a week. corner talking to Siouxsle. Within the next few weeks I Prayer", interrupted occasionally I ask her how much effect an learned that the girls were called to play snippets of "Knocking On A year later, after a few personnel changes, Siouxsle and audience has on their show, Debbie and Suz.ie and the boy Heaven's Door" and "Twist And telling her that I had seen the The Banshees handed over the was called Steve. They ware part Shout" and all sorts of riffs aod show last night when she of a London crowd called The guitar noises. crown of being everybody's favourite unrecorded band. They refused to play an encore Bromley Contingent, punks who The set was loose, rough and because the crowd hadn't been had their own scene and their totally chaotic. The bass player signed to Polydor and brought out a single, "Hong Kong dancing. own groups. had first lifted a bass only twenty "Well, we always try to give In September 19761 want to six hours earlier and the Garden". The single charted and 100 par cent, but It's difficult the very first Punk Festival in drummer had sat In on only half established Siouxsie and The Banshees' status as a "real trying to put your heart and soul London's 100 Club. On the first an hour of rehearsal. In all into a song when you're faced night, the bill was headed by the conventional senses, Suzie and group" or as they say In the business "a force to be reckoned with a couple of hundred critics. I most infamous Punk band-the The Banshees were a terrible mean, when the audience all with". Sex Pistols. Second! on the bill group, but there was something stand about waiting for you to were The Clash, their first gig that made them seem great. Two albums later, In September 1979, drummer make a mistake or do something without a fifth member. After the 100 Club, Suzie and shocking It's no fun. Then if you Kenny Morris and guitarist John Rumours were also running her Banshees disappeared. Then get an audience that's out to McKay walked out on the second that Sid, the wall known Sex five month, later a band called enjoy Itself you can feel It and It Pistols fan, was going to be on Siouxsle And The Ban,hees hit data of a full scale British tour. helps you relax. This left only Siouxsia and the stage with his own band. Ona the scene with a manager called "There was a period a while band, Subway Sect, had already Nils Stevenson. Nils had joined original bassist, Stave Severin. back when it must've been very played a noisy set and the buzz the group as a guitarist, then Thi• was a big blow, but It only trendy to go to a Banshees show.