I worked all through the winter The weather brass and bitter Up The I put away a tenner Each week to make her better And when tlle tiMt Wat ready Junction We had to sell the telly By Squeeze on A&M Records Make evenings by the fire Her little kicks inside her
I never thought It would happen This morning at 4.50 With me and a girl from Clapham I took her rather nifty Out on a windy common Down to an Incubator That night Iain 't forgotten Where thirty minutes later When she dealt out the rations She gave birth to a daughter With some or other passions Within a year a walker I said you are a lady She looked just II ke her mother Perhaps, she said, I may be If there could be another
We moved Into a basement And now she's two years older With thoughts of our engagement Her mother's with a soldier We stayed In by the tally She left me when my drinking Although the room was smelly Became a proper stinging We spent our time just kissing The devil came and took me The Railway Arms we're missing From bar to street to bookie But love had got us hooked up No more nights by the telly And all our time it took up No more nights n apples smelling
I got• Job with Stanley Alone here In the kitchen He said rd come in handy lfeel there's something ml551ng And started me on Monday I beg for some forglven8" So I had a bath on Sunday But bagging's not my business I worked eleven hours And she won't write a letter And bought the girl some flowers Words and music by Chris Difford/Glenn Although I always tall her She said she'd seen a doctor Ti/brook, Reproduced by permission And so it's my assumption And nothing now could stop her Rondo, Music. I'm really up the junction
2 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 3 Portray Guernica is Masquer1.de Metal turni'!g By The Skids ~n ,.Yirgin Records Heavy armour fails ., The battleground affairs Incitements all around , Deleat shows through but no· c,,ne cares Masq Arrange new attacks ,.,., De111;1nd a new decree Heavy armour fa Listen to their plays The battleground Destroy them as they Ree Incitements all aroun Defeat shows through Chor!!$ • ~ Holy to the high squerade Fanfares In the masquerade, Arrange new attacks Demllnd a oew decree Nurture battle scars Listen to their j)Joys ,. Pardon none wh1> dared Destroy them· as they Kindle and inspire"!! r Victory shows you ~ared Repeat chon1s ro fsd~ ' Words and mu.sic by Richq_rd ':Jobson and Stuan Adamson. Reproduced by permission Virgin Music, .. ·'< ~ .,;.;;:. 4 SMASH HITS I
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SMASH HITS 5 G/RLSlAl\l By Dave Edmunds on Swan Song Records There are some things you can't cover up With lipstick and powder Thought I heard you mention my name Can't tall< any louder Don't come any closer Don't come any nearer My vision of you Can't come any clearer Oh I just wanna hear girls talk
Got a loaded imagination Being fired by girls talk It's a more or less situation inspired by girls talk But I can't say the words you wanna hear I suppose you're gonna have to Play it by ear Right here and now
Girls talk and they wanna know how Girls talk and they say it's not allowed Girls talk if they say that it's so Don't they think that I know by now
That the word upon everyone's lipstidc That you're dedicated You may not be an old fashioned girl But you're gonna get dated Was It really murder Were you just pretending Lately I have heard you are the living end
Girls talk and they wanna know how Girls talk and they say it's not allow&! Girls talk and they think they know how Girls talk if they say that it's so Don't they think that I know by now, But I can't say the words you wanna hear I suppose you're gonna have to Play it by ear Right here
There are some things you can't cover up With lipsti,k and powder Thought I heard you mention my name Can't you talk any louder Don't come any closer Oon1 t come any nearer My vision of you Can't come any clearer
Girls talk and they wanna know how Girls talk and they say it's not allowed Girls talk and they think they know how • Girls talk girls talk girls talk etc to fade
Words and music by Elvis Costello. Reproduced by permission Plangent Visions Music Ltd.
8 SMASH HITS FILM FEVER 1: DA RAMONES THE RAMONES' first film, "Rock 'n'Roll High School", has been released in America, where it is being described as a cross be tween "A Hard Day's Night" and "Animal House". The film has been produced by Roger Corman, the man respon• sible for all those great American International horror movies, which also bodes well. Unfortun ately, the movie and its soundtrack - which features Nick Lowe, Eno, Devo, Eddie And The Hot Rods, Alice Cooper, Todd Rundgren and Chuck Berry as well as The Ramones - won't be released here until late summer. In da meantime, Ramones fans can console themselves with " It's Alive", a 28-track double album recorded at the group's New Year's Eve 1977 gig at the London Rainbow. At £4.99, it's a bargain! The Ramones pose w ith the 'female Interest' of " Rack'n'Ro/1 High above is that the finished article School". Le~ to right: Dee Dee, Joey, Johnny1md M arcy, 2: LENE will be very weird indeed I Lene and Les are also expected to 4 : THAT Ramones, The Undertones, Eddie LOVICH contribute a couple of songs to & The Hot Rods, Nick Lowe and the soundtrack. Richard Hell plus .a title track LENE Lovich and her bald boy While they were shooting the SUMMER specially written by Willie friend Les Chappell have been actual robbery sequence Lene, STILL ON the film front, one film Gardner of hot new Scottish band passing the time recently by who had hidden her long braids soundtrack definitely worth The Zones. taking i;>Qrt In a D11lc'1 rock' n'roll under ij Debbie Harry-style chasing is "That Summer!", Those of you who can't afford movie to be called "Cha Cha". blonde wig, went unrecognised which is now available on Arista to rush out to buy this truly The film stars Herman Brood (a by all concerned for almost an Records. Apart from the superb collection might like to sort of Dutch David IBowie) and houri (Well, would you rob a hard-to-get " Sex & Drugs & Rock know that it will be one of our Nina Hagen (a Germ an version of bank without a disguise?) & Roll" by Ian Oury & The crossword prizes in a future Siouxsie) who, with Lene and Lene and Les are now Blockheads, this 16-track issue. Les, make up a gang of bank expecting to put a band together compilation includes hot The film itself is, described as robbers w ho also play music. over the next month or so before f:avourites from last summer by being loosely based on the All that's definitely known recording a new album and then Mink de Ville, Elvis Costello, The holiday romance them e but with about the movie apart from the setting off for America. Boomtown Rats, The Only Ones, a definite '80s feel. General Wreckless Eric, Patti Smith, The release date is July 1. THE TWO Who films, meanwhile, 3: THE WHO have been delayed yet again. This is getting so boring they'd better be sensational to revive our flagging interest. "The Kids Are Alright", featuring Sting, the singer from The Police, is due out hopefully "sometime in June". The soundtrack album, • however, is available now. It's specially packaged with a 20-page colour booklet and contains mostly new versions of old Who songs (" Substitute", "My Generation" etc) including three tracks that aren't actually in the film. A double album, it retails at (gulp!) £8.49. As for "Quadrophenia" , that's now due in October. x: .:•
~:,}:. JIMMY en they w ould, wouldn't they? However, all the signs are that PISTOL? Jimmy and Sham 69 bassist FOLLOWING our piece in Bitz Kermit are much more than "just (May 17 issue) speculating on good friends" with Steve and candidates for t he singing SPot Paul. We'll keep you µosted on with Steve Jones and Paul Cook's what develops. new band, It now looks pretty Meanwhile, there's a new Sex certain that Sham 69-er Jimmy Pistols single released on June Pursey has pipped Jeremy 22, comprising three more tracks Thorpe and Barry White for the from the " Rock'n'Roll Sw indle" Job. LP. The three are "C'mon Polydor- Sham's record label Everybody" (vocals by Sid), " God - are denying everything. But Save The Queen Symphony", and "Whatcha Gonna Do About ALL It'' (vocals by Johnny Rotten). TIME RATS TOP BARRED TEN FOR REASONS best known to GARYNUMAN themselves, The Stranglers of security crew barred the ,...... _ Boomtown Rats from the front of 1. ULTRAVOX: Slow Motion (from stage enclosure during their set the album "Systems Of Romance", at the Loch Lomond Festival. Island.) Journalists and liggers were My favourite track from the best allowed in, but the Rats were kept new band of this decade. out. Children, please. Z. DAVID BOWIE: Beauty And The Bea11 (from " Heroes", RCA.I ni. best thing Bowie's written. 3. KAAFTWEJIK: Neon Llghb (from " Man-M achine", Capitol). I just like this one. • · UL TRAVOX: Hiroshima Mon Amour (from " Hal Hal Hal", Island.) I preferred rha version on "Old G,.y Whistle Tnt" to this one. 5. JOBRIATH: Ooh La La (from "Jobriath", Elektra). An underrated American glam-rocker who was dismiued ar POLICE the time (1973/74} and faded Into oblivion. I . ERIK SATIE: Troia Gymnopedles MESSAGE (from "Piano M usic of Enk Satie" THE POLICE are firmly on the by Aldo Ciccolini, EMI.) re-release road, following the I don't know much about Erik Serie belated chart success of (French composer before World "Roxanne". On June 22 A&M are War I - Knowa/f Ed}but this Is a re-releasing "Can't Stand Losing beautiful piece of piano music. You" from the group's (You might t8COflnise it from the " Outlendos D'Amour " LP. Boumvilla MJvens.J Like " Roxanne", " Can't Stand 7. LOU REED, New Yorll Stars from Losing You" flopped as a single "Sally Can't Dance", RCA) when first released, in 78, but is 'NO STOPPING PhlladelpMaauongwriters I just like this on• too. bound to do better this time. W& and producera. I . MOTT THE HOOPLE : predict that A&M w ill be issuing 'EM NOW · Theywrotethemonater hlt Honaloodlla Boogie (CBS single). singles from that album left, right "B ■ ekatabbars" for 1ha The best Mon 1ong they ever did. and centre now that The Police GENE McFadden and John O'Jays and have written for t . T. REX: Telegram Sam (T Rax are (rightfully) so hot. Whitehead, hit recorders of and produced The Jacksons, single). They have recently gone down the great disco anthem "Ain't Lou Rewb, Archie Bell & The Marc Bolan wu an early hero of a storm in the States, where No Stopping Us Now", first Orella, Harold Melvin and mine and this was my favourite. some people were actually met at high school and tried Teddy PrendergraH. They 10. ENO: Slow Water (from "Music comparing their impact to that of to make It•• singers. When also wrote and produced For Fllms", Polydorl. The Beatles on their American that ploy didn't work out, the Melba Moore's current disco An imp,.ssive use ofsub tle tones debut tour. pair found themHlves goodie, '"Pick Me Up I'll and sounds working behind tha scenes In Dance". · nightsfromNovember5to10,at : Stafford Bingley Hall on Nov 11 TOURS and 12 and at the Glasgow Apollo on Nov13. Wembley tickets are £6.50 and BONEY M £7.50 (whew); Stafford's are £5, £6and£7.50;andGlasgow'sare AUTUMN £4.50, £5, £6.50 and £7.50. Ticket applications for Wembley should be sent to Abba Box Office, PO VIS IT Box 4TL, London W1A 4TL THIS TIME don't say w e didn't (enclose s.a.e.). Glasgow tickets warn you will in advance. are available by personal Boney M are touring Britain application only at the Apollo box from September 4 to 21, and office. Ring Stafford Bingley Hall will be in Ireland between for how to get tickets there. September 10 and 14. Tickets Abba will also play Dublin sold out immediately last time Royal Society on November 14 at thP.y performed here, so get on £5.50, £6.50, £7.50 and -wait for the case now if you want to go. it-£8.50. Venues are Sheffield City Hall (Sept 3), London Wembley Arena (4), Bridfington Spa Royal (7), Manchester Apollo (8 and 9), BUT FIRST Glasgow Apollo (15 and 16), Newcastle City Hall (17), Preston SYLVESTER Guildhall (18), Birmingham Exhibition Centre (19), and BEV'S FAVE disco star, Sylvester, Oeeside Leisure Centre (21 ). descends upon us once again for Tickets at Wembley and a midsummer madness tour Birmingham are £4, £5 and £6, starting June 22 at Swindon and range from £3 to £7.50 at the Brunel Rooms and taking in other venues. Irish dates will be Blackpool, London, Leicester and announced later. other places {see Gigz for first dates, rest next issue). Ticket prices vary a lot. Coinciding with Sylvester's ABBA TO visit, he has a new single called "Stars" on release. You can choose from a 12-inch version BLONDIE BY POST FOLLOW which has " Body Strong" on the ABBA ARE also coming-not flip, or a 7-inch in appropriately BLONDIE fan1 who ■ ppll■d to TALKING OF bulging until November, but tickets go on fetching pink vinyl backed w ith the band's American Fan Club m ailbags. we have been sale this week. They are at " Never Too Late". and never heard another Inundated with lettera from London Wembley Arena for five w ord, take note. It aeema the readers wondering what on U.S. office couldn't cope with earth happened to the Biondi• the aackloada of mail, so concert that was advertised there la now a new official fan as part of the " On The Road" club for the U.K. •nd Europe. TV series. If you have already joined Not aurprlslngly, more than the U.S. club but ha ven't a few of you were c hees ed off received anything, inform The to switch on and s ee Dean Secretary, Blondie Fan Club, Friedman instead - no P.O. Box 63, London W2 382. substitute for Debbie, of New members can join by course. sending £3.00 to the aama Well the explanation la addreaa, for which you should almply, that t he programme receive an autographed w as supposed to ba filmed photo, a wall poster, four during t he spring Blondie U.K. iaauea of the official Blondie tour a nd that was cancelled. magaz.ina, e booklet wit h Okay, s o there was no film, colour pies , a badge, but It was mighty allly, In.that members hip c ard and info on case, for the programme competitions. s chedules to liat It.
"JUKE Box Jury", the '60s TV show on which a panel of 'per,sonalities' passed comment JUKEBOX on new singles, is to be revived on BBC 1 for early Saturday evening screenings starting June JURY 16. Host will be Noel Edmonds.
SMASH HITS 9 Fee Waybill turns on. COMPLETE 1tranger "We've all known each upbringing from living In aun,e,ylng the other aince high achool," Fae Phoenix - It waa auch a overboard•• poaslbla to take A photograph• that recalls, chooaing some ludlcroua place to live. the mickey-certainly got surround thla article could be vitamin pills. "Tan, eleven "Thay teat new product• on them noticed all right. axcuaad for thinking that Fee yaara we've k.nown each people who live In Phoenix And, since they ware no Waybill, lead aingar and other." bacauaa it's an iaolatad mean muacicians in their own apokeapan,on for The Tubae, Bored by their home city of market. Thay figure we don't right, • recording contract was soma kind of nutcaae or Phoenix and raallalng that no have an outalda Influence - with A&M soon followed. But Greda A weirdo et the very rock band would aver break lika from New York or Loa their outrageous antics, least. big from there, the various Angeles - so they teat new costumes and propa - such In fact, aa wi th moat members of The Tubes-to-be things to sea if they go over in as the giant stack heals that performer• who are eccentric drifted out wast In small Phoenix, than they try them In coat Fae e broken lag on their on stage. Mr. Waybill ia really groups to San Franclaco. big marketa. last visit h,are - now began • pretty normal guy. That'a There, In 1972, they decided "Uka, MacDonald• was to take over their whole live• him with the TV on his head. to join forces. atartad In Phoenix. The vary and careers. "It built Into a Right now the tall, athletic "I wean't in • band before fln,t one was put up In giant monster that eta up American Is stretched out on The Tubas," Fee explains. "I Phoenix and waa teated out everything," Fae ahakas his the bed of his London hotel had been doing a lot of on t he kida to aea if they head In exasperation. room and he's tired. Not Just theatre-type thins• in college would go for these atoopid Won,t of all, the spectacular physically tired but tired also and school -doing plays and hamburgara. And Kentucky stage routines totally of the hoo-hah about the stuff Ilka that. Fried Chicken and all kinds of ovarahadowad and diatractad outrageous sh,owmanship "We ell got together and products - we ware Just from The Tubaa• own rock that has gained The Tubae wanted to do crazy atuff. We bombarded throughout our muaic. their reputation to data. started doing aatira and whole life with one atoopld "It IY~t IJOt worH @mt worH But lat'a begin at the various thing• - ma Inly to try thing after another. I guaH it and worse till people didn't beginning. and get work I" kind of Jaded ua to where we even think of ua •• mualc any Though The Tubes actually Where does their famous never take anything more. Thay just thought of ua got together In San Francisco, satirical streak coma from7 sarloualyl" •• • viaual type of thing. everybody in the band grew "It kinda comes out Which was no good at all. We up In Arizona, the hot, dry subconsciously I think," Fae THE TUBES' notorious stage didn't aall any record• that state in the huge South West grina. "We navardo anythln91 ahow -where they way." of America. straight. Maybe it was our exaggerated and want as far People, it seamed, just
10 SMASH HITS wouldn't take The Tubes record, the pair showed their seriously. Eventu·elly, after Ideas to producer Todd three ell,ums - including a Rundgren (also a etar in his live double set recorded in own right) who encouraged London-had felled to get them to incorporate tha idea anywhere, it was make or into the new album. break time for Th a Tubes. So Cotten and Waybill "We had to make a big pooled their separate ideas decision to change the entire and The Tubes then set about thing and concen1rata on the rewriting their tunes and music," Fee explalna lyrics around this new theme. earnestly, "which is what Following the Idea of the film we've bean trying to do lately. project, the record has a It's difficult for ua because we definite progression through have to do a show end the tracks. everybody in the audience Is The idea is that it's about a expecting something boy who gets too hung up on different from what we're his TV, and thinks that the trying to do." real world is like TV. "And It is Indeed e tough task for when ha haa to go out Into the the bend, as dieherd Tubes real world to try and survive," fans expect them to top Fee continues, "everything last visit'• show with screws up on him. He doesn't something even more bizzare get the girl and the good guys and outrageous as well as don't have white hats on, and insisting that they perform all than In the end he just can't their old favourites. take it any more and - "They'll scream 'Mondo telecldall" Bondage' or something that's With The Tubes' decision to not in tha set, and they're not concentrate on the music gonna get that," Fae rather than the theatre. the emphasises. resulting album "Remote "I'm sure some of them are Control" la a real hot number. disappointed," he continues, There are any number of good "but I think that the majority strong tunas, from power of people realise our situation rockers like "Turn Me On" and can appreciate tha music and "I Want It All Now", to more and appreciate us for the ballad "Love's A Mystery" changing rather than staying and, of course, .. P,ime Time". the same." "Prime Time.,, incidentally, didn't chart et all in The THE STORY of the <>tataa where, Fee tells us, all-important new album la disco Is pretty much on the that it's a theme one about way out. A lot of American TV. Mike Cotten, 'lfhe Tubes' DJ's thought The Tubes were designer and synthesiser seriously trying to go disco whiu, and Fee Waybill were and refuaad to play It es a both working on film projects rasultl about a kid who watches too much TV. At the same time, WE TELL Fee that SMASH The Tubes were e1ao writing HITS thinks that "Remote tunes for the new album. Fee discovers the dangers ofsmoking in "It's A Drag/" Whan tha time came to PIC: CHRIS HORLER Control" Is The Tubas' we want a hit ncord real bad, 1trongaat album by far, some sales figures that will honest mister and no encourage our record creeping. company to keep us- "I do too," he replies because they ware thinking modestly. "I think it really seriously about giving us the works. We just tried to do boot." something that would stand Now that these problems on Its own musically rather look like being ended thanks than something that was part to The Tubes' revised ideas, of a big theatre deal." was Fae glad to aaa the end of The strength of "Remote the old routines 7 Control" la being reflected in "Yes," he replies with Hies figures- it's far relief. "I was. We've dona it outselling anything elaa for much too long. It's not they've ever done. Fee is funny any more. I don'tthink delighted that at last all the It's interesting. I don't think rigours of their hard work are it's topical. Stuff like that bein9 rewarded. only works for a little while, I "I'm tired of not selling thin!(. and then you've got to records." he saya wearily. go on to something new." "We've never sold enough Having aaen The Tubes' new records to pay off the cost of slimline visual show - much making ona. lt'a ridiculous. improved now that their "We're certainly not making clever theatrical ldees any money touring. It costs so actually match the music much money to tour here. You instead of wildly can break even but we're not overshadowing it-and putting anything in the bank. having heard their much And we've bean together a stronger new music, Smash Fee as Quay Lude from the long time - a band for seven Hits congratulates The Tubes evergreen crowd favourite years. It's about time we had on taking the right decision to Te/ecide/ "White Punks On Dope': something to ahow for it. So move on.
SMASH HITS 11
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SMASH HITS 13 HIGHLAND GA Angie Errigo follows the Boomtown Rats to Loch Lomond and back again. KNOW that you'r• not Boomtown Rats left London a going to believe me, bu't lat faw days early to fit in two Ima tall you that thara are days of intensive rehearsal faw activities that ara lass near the festival site. glamorous than being on tha Since it was to ba their first road with a rock band. gig after a faw months In Admittedly, one of tha America and would include parks of this job is that once material not performed In this. !ri @ !lh!@ mo Bob Galdof. "We send to the city's ; ewers . In someone up to the front of l.awrenca, Kansas, home of the coach while we make up a the State university, the story. Actually wa aren't students staged a Boomtown making up a story, they just Rats parade, complete with think we are. Than they come g:lant rat floats. back and have to guess what In Hollywood they made tha the story Is, placing It national television news together by asking us when they played In questions about it. We have to Frederick's, tha famous kinky answer every question with a Ii ngaria shop. Spaca was yes or no, but wa Just say yea obviously limited, but most of for every question that ands the tickets want fraa to kids, in a vowel and no to every leaving paopla In tha buaiilass question ending in a to elbow in where they could. consonant. That way they Tha shop required two make up their own story; it's million dollars' insurance, always amazing what people fearing tha worst, and CBS come up with. It really shows c,oughad up ten thousand where their head is." dollars to Lloyds for it, but there was no trouble and a HAVING arrived at their great time was had by all. Tha destination - a hotel called high spot was a Rats' version Tha Malting•, In Ountochar - of " YMCA" with Rattlfiad there's little evidence of rock lyrics. ' n' roll'• legendary riotous Tha band was still travelling goings on. in a coach, but what a coach. Rather wistfully Bob It had bads, show,rs, admits: "When we're In telephones and video hotels after the usual round of equipment installed, making travelling, sound checks, gigs it into a mobile playpen. "Tha and interviews, we usually only bad thing was that we Utarally just have tea and ware doing 600 miles a day in s.andwichas." tha coach and you couldn't Fresh back from tha States, take it all in." tha boys are full of anecdotes about their reception thara. BACK IN Duntochar, tha two In Vancouver, Canada, they days of tha festival, after ware presented with the keys rehearsals, are spent to-ing 14 SMASH HITS IVIES (and other Ratty tales) and fro-ing between The to "The Flower of Scotland", Mattings and the fHtiv.t site •• wall es a surprise from the - normally a bear park -to promoter-a peck of dancers check out the stage In bear costume who astonish arrangements and socialise. even th• bend. A distillery owner Invites the boy ■ to see how whiskey WHEN IT was ell over end I la made and prHents them was standing backstage In with a huge bottl.e, and the the dark waltJng for my lift owner of the astata whose home, I got a bit Incensed lend the festival site is on when two yolllng boys conducts• guided tour of his accosted ma and asked where private zoo for Bob and his tha Rats ware. girlfriend Paule YatH. I pointed out where I thought Pleasant diversions while the coach might be, but aald I hanging around In the dreary thought it had left already. weather for the performance. "Oh wonderful," they Paule and I decide to take a complained. "Thay don't walk while the band ere bother hanging about waiting organising a troop of Scottish for their fans, do they7" pipers who will take the stage I thought that wee pretty with them, We get lost and unfair since it w111 cold and and up staggering beck to the Is a llttla nerva-racklng. excuses and dozas off, late and the band had just stage area after climbing two Alerted on the coach by the clutching a pink pyjama bag delivered the bast set of the barbed wire fancas, sounds of sniffing, I crane to his chest. whole weeka nd. scrambling aero-■ gulliH and around suspiciously In time to Finally the gig actually And I have seen them hang wading a stream In our high aaa Gary Inhaling Vicks nasal comes off, and all the waiting about to talk with fans many heels. All this excitement of spray and Bob snorting around pays off when the times In spite of being tired hanging out with the band la Rynacrom for hi ■ hay fever. Rata deliver an and hungry. Next time you getting too much for me. "How can I write a colourful hour-and-a-half of miss e bend and think they're After a hurried meal at the piece If you guys don't do excitement, punctuated by off somewhere living It up In hotel, departure la delayed by anything horrendous?" I the appearance of the pipers the lap of luxury, boya, I can e group of screaming girls complain. Johnny mumbles end the crowd singing along aaaura you they probably lying In wait at the coach for aren't. They're probably back autographs, which makes the on the motorway for a band happy although the 12-hour ride home. noisy anthuaiasm on display SMASH HITS 15 STUFF end aslng pose hot stuff Is ~-- moved to Los and th~n go out to a disco." experiments with her voice. II a AngelK. No-on..Wanted to Donna spends so much time in session Is going Well, Donna will he swolllems with believe she had any talent her interviews trying to be taken complete her part In one or two g 90 good to look at Is that whatsoever except for what she seriously that a lot of people takes. I prefer the sHsions ii they l)eOPle don't w ant to look much looked like filling out a dress. wonder if she hates the music go quickly. 'I Feel Love' was lurtller. And that can be "I can't depend on moaning that made her famous. completed like that. Donna did it lrustr11tiN1, Or at least it is for and groaning in 10 years time," "I feel good about having an in ten minutes. !)lone of us Donna Summer. Alter all, ii she protested Donna. "I have a lot identity with something," she realised it was going to turn out simply wanted to confine herself more to offer." says without a second's to be the hit it did." to looking good, she could have hesitation. "I don't think disco is For her latest album, "Bad become a fashion model. But THE KEY to Donna's long term bad. As the years go Girls", Donna has taken out her Donna didn't just want to be success has been that she's kept and more artists are "paint box and paid disco tribute seen, she wanted to be heard. moving. Within the confines of disco records. People to the streetwalkers round the 1975: Enter producer and disco-beat and glittering dresses, stopped fighting disc world. The double album is a writer Giorgio Moroder and she works hard to change visual shavereali mixture of disco, ballads and a Englishman Pete Bellone with a gears and musical concepts. For di thin kind of ttoty which holds the song called "Love To Love You one album, "The Four Seasons of t settogether. Donna Summer, as Baby". They needed e girl who Love", Do na dressed up to look always, is in her permanently could sing for nearly twenty like mo ns of the past. In varnished nalls, perfect wigs and ,minutes as If she was about to "I Rem esterday", which assortment of revealing clothes. upire from an asthma attack. tasa budget The message is clear-look, but Enter Donna Summer, an ses her voice in don't touch. Ke-ep on looking American living In Germany and , '50's and '60's because that's whet keeps hot veteran of a string of stuff hot. rock-musicals and bit parts in And Donna Summer intends to fllms. Donna gets the studio keep sizzling until she's the lights turned down low for ·gest superstar the 'SO's have at ~loses her eyes er seen. but Is. Success was gr,eat, but it was she was pfeHed with it. having big drawbacks. First of all, " It wasn't any kind of heavy pro u she began getting obscene acting," she explained. "I did it moaned. "We work together like phone calls. Separated from her for a goof, a gag. It was the sort any team. I play with my husband, she grabbed her small of movie where you go and see it synthesizer and Donna 18 SMASH HITS How to enter receive a copy of The Undertones album. Sim ply solve our crossword The Edhor's decision on all puzzle, writing the answers matters relating to the in ink, pen or ballpoint. competition will be final and Complete the coupon with your own full r,ame and legally binding. No correspondence can be address, then cut It out and entered post It In a sealed envelope into. The I compethion is open to all addressed to: SMASH HITS (C..osswqrd No 14), 117 readers in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Eire, Park Road, Peterborough Channel Isles and the Isle of PE1 2TS. Make aura It Man, excluding employees arrives not later than June (and their families) of Smash 27th, 1979, the closing date. Hits and East Midland Allied Sender ofthe first correct Press. entry checked after lhe closing date will win the radio cassette player. Senders of the next 25 corr.ct entries will each The bro~e that's I thevogue ...... is undoubtedly that of Ireland's finest, The Undertones. Which is another way of saying that we've got 25 copies of their very fine debut album, containing "Jimmy Jimmy", "Family Entertainment", " Male Mod~I" and "Here Comes Summer" and many more, to splash out as prizes in this issue's Undertone-tinted crossword competition. You know the score: the first correct entry opened after the closing date gets the radio cassette player, plus a canette of The Undertones album. The neJCt 25 correct entries opened after the closing date each cop a copy of the Derry boys great LP ... ~------~I I I I I I ACROSS DOWN I I 2 Lene Lovich sounds like a 1 and 20 across The " Reunited" I I superstitious lady (5,6) pair (7, 3, 41 7 Remember him? - Gary Glit• 2 The Damned's unlikely• I I ter lookalike who had hits sounding hit (4,4) with " My Coo Coo Ca Choo" 3 Edwin Starr's last disco I I and " Jealous M ind" (5,8) smash I I 10 How Poly found out if she'd 4 You'd recogni5t one by the broken any bones71 (1 -3) Parka and the mohair threads I I 12 Largish band of musicians - 5 Singer, or a county in the the kind usually found In a phi south east I I 13 "Here Comes The -·" was a 6 and 26 across American I I hh 45 for Cockney Rebel singer who had a recent hit 15 Roxy Music know what to do with "My life" I I at the disco (5.4) 8 He greets deer (anagram 5,7) 17 This medical 'man' is guaran 9 Left Pistols to cultivate his I I teed to make you feel better! public imagel I I (2,8) 11 Swedish palindrome (word 20 See 1 down that's the same backwards es I I 22 Debbie's was of glass forwards, dummy!) 23 Live and dangerous part of 14 "Instant Replay" was his I I tha "Shine A Little love" disco biggie (3,7) I I outfitl 16 The Fab Four, otherwise nick• 24 Whose army? named the Moptops I I 25 He figures twice in tJ,e Under• 18 Early Yes album, needs to be I I I tones hlt handled with the utmost 26 See 6 down care/ I I 27 Bodyshaking soul brothers 19 "Banana Splits" group No U I ffom the USA 21 Holiday music7 Lick it, or I dance to it! 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Halfway Hotel By Voyager on Mountain Records Hey mamma it's a long long way , To your borderland home where the butterflies play all day Yeah it's a long long way And I'm awful hungry you know I could almost eat my words , I said I'd give up my vacation To take you right across the nation And your mother thinks I'm crazy too I'll tell you what I think we should do Why don't we pull in at the Halfway Hotel I long for service at the ring of a bell And we could sleep in late , Hey your mommy and your daddy can wait , And If we pull In at the halfway hotel Why they're so discreet and I know only too well You want to get home again .No it ain't home but you'll be welcome to stay You'd be amazed to see the people who you thought so swell Tipping back the Moselle and life ain't so hard on a credit card It's almost normal at the Halfway Hotel Hey momma can you feel the heat My radiator's all dry and we're the only fools left in this street But sure I think your sweet But I ain't no hero you know You've been mixing me up with those men In that slush You fill you mind with all that comic book stuff And It's your imagination playing little tricks on you ' But at least I think I know what to do ' Chorus rwice to fade Words and music by Paul French. Reproduced by permission Elger Music/Panache Music. Nig~ ~ • by Gerry Raffert! ' on United' i Artists..Reco... . ~ I:1 -,, ,.,, ' Night comes down d finds ou al ne , In a space and tlmeof your o n •"'·1~·-:,<,i. Lost in dreams in a whirlpool of shadows Down the street the neon llght shines Offering refuge-d hope to the blind • You stumble in w hh no thou11!!t of;.!.gmorrow .. . . Chorus -' "IJlJ, Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low And I end up looking for somewhere to go Yes I should know better but can'tsayno Ooh no no no no no no no The llghts are low and the muzak is loud ' You watch yourself as you play to the crowd One more face In a palace of minors .. One more _.drink you're sailing a One more dream but Its looki One more time to watch the • now of the river ~ . Ooh no no no etc Repeat chorus Ooh no no no etc (to fade) Words and music b)l,Gerry Rafferty. Rep Be/fern Music. SMASH HITS 21 The names listed are hidden in the diagrams. 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By CLIFF WHITE KtRSTY MacCOLL: They Don't liave on older fellas. Say no Know {Stiff). Impressive, more, Cliff, say no more. selfcomposed debut by the 19 LAST ISSUE I belatedly went all year-old daughter of folk singer gooey about The Sutherland GANG OF FOUR: At Home He's A Ewan MacColl. Topside is a neat, Brothers• poignant popsie '"Easy Tourist/It's Her Factory (EMI). '60s-style, beat-ballad that's reminiscent of Lesley '"It's My Come. Easy Go"', which Not officially a double-A-side, but Party" Gore; better still is the unfortunately seems to have both songs are equally startling, raunchy flip, '"Turn My Motor been overlooked by the equally challenging and in a way On", a rudely rocking, Mysterious Force That Makes A related- making acid comment Blondle-ish track. Record A Hit. Today I'm still on society's traditional attitude to nursing delicate emotions so, for 'the home' and woman's STATUS QUO: In My Chair {Pye). starters, here are a couple more expected role in that home. Vintage Quo, reissued from mislaid gems of romantic appeal Behind the uncomfortable lyrics, about 1970 - and drawn from a for those of you who are feeling the Gang's music Is stark and whole album of the group's equally sentimental right now. oxcili119, f~~turlng great guitar oldies called '"Just For The Jj work on the topside and eerie Record'". It's a steady-rollin', SANDY McLELLAND & THE melodica on the flip. heavy blues riff, not so manic as a pfoduced by two of hos mates BACKLINE: Can We Still Be lot of their later stuff but still from Smokie) as professionally Friends (Mercury). Outstanding VILLAGE PEOPLE: Go West sounding forceful. A chart as any full-time cabaret star. performance of a touching Todd {Mercury). Already in tens of contender, even today. Mind you, that isn't necessarlly a Rundgren song (the title says it thousands of homes as the title compliment. all, does it not7) by a fella who track of VP's chart album, a fun HEATWAVE: Razzle Dazzle occasionally reminds me of Van single that is only marred by its {GTO). No, it's nor Bill Haley & DEVO: The Day My Baby Gave Morrison and Stevie Wonder but similarity to the group's previous The Comets' rock 'n' roll hill 'Tis Me A Surprise (Virgin). Ho hum. I is really quite unique. The band, two hits. Keep this up chaps and In fact a mid-tempo funky jog that realise that Devo have been arrangement and production are you'll soon be yesterday's men. doesn't immediately sound darlings of New Wave chic but also superb. At a different time anything special but grows this is nothing to rave about. i.e. if we weren't all either CHARLIE FAWN: Blue Skies stronger with every play. Great especially as there's so much dancing or aggressively banging (Warner Bros/Hansa). The Sid for mid-evening disco action. echo on the lead vocal track it's our heads against society's wall · Vicious Revival starts here. Er, difficult to concentrate on the - this record would be a monster. no, perhaps not. Although Mr KEVIN KEEGAN: Head Over point of the.exercise. Surprising? Fawn looks somewhat like a Heels In Love (EMI). Usually, Not really; Just routine RAYTISStER: LovetsASmall healthy version of the late Sid on sports people, film stars, bamalama. Town (Ensign). Another the front cover of this single, his comedians and suchlike who unknown troubadour with songs, singing and uncredited venture onto record are hopeless. CARRIE LUCAS: Dance With You heartache, only this guy is band are more powerpop than As an exception, Kevin tackles (Solar). An excellent example of already married and has fallen for punk. Not too bad, but not too this pop ditty (written and 'the other woman'. A sensitive, stunninp either. exceptionally wel I-produced performance that deserves a Devomounta How are we gonna wider hearing then it's likely to guard on the break it to them get. Smash Hits review that they've got a • pages ... bad review?/ O.K., that's enough tenderness for the time being. Now let's larf, dance, get angry, fall over etc. SQUEEZE: Up The Junction f (A&M). Funnily enough, the story line of this cleverly detailed song f - presumably inspired by the mal book/film/TV play of the same name-is just the sort of domestic drama that romantics • usually write about. But Squeeze take it on the chin and find the irony and humour in the situation. A great pop record from a group that, for me, are • already the equal ,of The Beatles in their prime. {I hope that isn't taken as an insult.) THE RECORDS: Teenarama (Vlrgin). Dunno whether it's just my lack of imagination but this fast-improving, fast-rising quartet also remind me of the Mop Tops- particularly their vocal harmonies. A fine, unpretentious rock 'n' pop disc _;,;;,,,,,,-- about the effect teenage girls can 24 SMASH H ITS t + + + + + i + + + + + + + ·+ t .-++++ + -I• + + +++++++ + + + t + + + + 1 + + I + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ~ + + + z T + + + + + + + + + + , + + + + + + + + + t ... + + + + + • + + + + + + + + + +i1-tt ~ + + + + + + + + + + + 1--:-++.. ~ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + I- .,. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ... "Dancing Barefoot", "So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star". they spare us the violin solos. (S out of 10). Best trax: "Clog Dance", " No why a lot of smug lunkheads are Cause For Alarm", (5 out of 10). stupendously stupid in dismissing disco music as watery STATUS QUO , Just For The pap. The rhythm section on this Record (Pye). Despite the modern RICK WAKEMAN : Rhapsodies record is so Godzilla powerlul it BEFORE I cast my pearls before logo and sleeve pie, this is yet (A&M). Not one but two could easily wipe the likes of swine this week, I'd just like to another repackaging of early unlistenable albums of Devo right off this page. In fact say hi and thanks to eve,ybody years Quo material. The style is disco-style beat with Wakeman's the best(but only the best) of who's written in defending me, tighter and poppier than the self indulgent, flashy today's disco records are far OK? As for those demanding my present sledgehammer instrumental doodles OI) top to gutsier than most contemporary head/guts/removal because of powerdrive but it still stands up bore the pants off everybody. "I rock groups. Unfortunately, disco my exposures of The Bee quite well. Very generous timing enjoy being awful," says Rick lyrics are usually garbage, which Gees/Stranglers/everything In at53 mins but whoever did the Wakeman, and who am I to doesn't help the music's general -well, I forgive you and awful cover deserves their own argue? It's awful. Terrible. credibility. Such Is the case, here, to you I'd just like to say nyah medicine. Best trax: " In My Garbage. Play it to someone you although Ms Lucas does her very nyah nyah , , . Chair", " Gerdundula". (6 out of hate. Best trax: only the slow best with what she's been 11iven. 10). "Seahorses" and the jokey " Credits" pass muster. (4 out of PATRICK JUVET: Lady Night PARLIAMENT: Deep VIOLINSKI: No Cause For Alarm 10). (Casablanca). have advance info (Casablanca). With VIiiage People I (Jet). ELO they aren't. " Clog that this freaky hunk of P•Funk producer Jacques Moran and Dance" is far and away the will be available on single by the singer/ lyricist Victor Willis in JUDY TZUKE: Welcome To The charge, this owes more than a strongest song on this average time you read this column. collection of standard riff rock. A Cruise (Rocket). A real stunner of Personally I rate it highly but, nod to the V.P. clap/stomp a debut from a new arrival on ~ound, despite Patrick sounding spare time outfit and it certainly suspecting that it may be a mite sounds like it, though at least Elton John's label. No debts to weird for mass appeal, I lih he's got a tight trouser fashion here - the songs are recommend you Investigate the problem. Overall a bit of a yawn, powerful and melodic flip - a full length version of the and at barely 29 minutes long this throughout (though occasionally group's "Flash Light." is pushing it. Best trax: " Viva over-arranged), ranging from California", " Lady Night" , (4out brassy disco-funk to wistful ROBERT PALMER: Bad Case Of of 10). beauty. If you like ~lassie earlier Lovin' You (Island), Strong, well Elton himself, seek t/lis out. Even produced performance of a Moon the cover is a peach. Best trax: Martin rocker that's the most ERUPTION: Leave A Light "These Are The Laws", "For memorable thing Robert's (Atlantlc/Hansa). This is You". (8 out of 10). recorded for ages. Where there's discolied soul - pretty exciting if life there's hope. you haven't heard discofied soul before. The opening title track is a ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA: real cracker but thereafter it's a Discovery (Jet). l>immm. Good question of the flesh Is willing but quality melodic pop songs, the melodies are weak. intricately worked and well Distressing touches of Boney M executed, superbly packaged - (same producer - Frank Fanan) all good stuff, agreed, but a bit also evident. Best trax: " Leave A predictable really. The essential Light", "One Way ncket". (5 out magic element of surprise is of 10). missing somehow. More bite and less calcuations are needed in f Jeff Lynne's lyric;s and T REX: Solid Gold (EMI). Sixteen arrangements for truly classic tracks in this pop/boogie archive status, but ELO fans will not be collection but be careful - this disappointed. Best trax: "Shine represents only the second half A Little Love", " Last Train For of Marc Bolan's career after he'd London". (8 out of 10). moved to EMI and passed his peak. Therefore no "White PICK OF THE WEEK Swan", "Jeepster" etc. Some good, some awful but mostly TUBEWAY ARMY: Replicas pretty average stuff here from the (Beggars 8anqu8't). Technically original self-obsessed poser. Best not In the same league as ELO, trax: " 20th Century Boy", " Metal but that vital bit of Guru". (5 out of 10). unpredictability secures the crown for this one. The single Is a good example of what you'll find PATTI SMITH GROUP: Wave here. Strong futuristic imagery, (Arista). Poor old Patti Smurf still simple but catchy melodies and can't tell a good idea from a bad riffs, haunting synthesiser work one so this Is the usual mixture of - all strikingly delivered in powerful mood music and distinctive fashion. Intriguing and embarrassingly coy love songs definitely different-a good one. and petulant ranting. In other Best tra><: "Me, I Oisconnee1 From words, no change. Includes the You", " Are 'Friends' Electric?" (8 single, "Frederick". Best trax: out of 10). SMASH HITS 25 Eddy Grant TWO THIS WfEKS WEEK AGO TlllE/ARTIST LABEL 8PM 1 3 RING MY BEU ANITA WARD TK 127 2 2 BOOGIE WONDERLAND EARTH WIND & FIRE & THE EMOTIONS CBS 130 3 1 AINT NO STOPPING US NOW MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD PHIL INT 113 • 13 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE ATLANTIC 117 s 9 H.A.P.P.Y, RADIO EDWIN STARR 20TH CENTURY 6 10 LIVING ON THE FRONT LINE EDDY GRANT ENSIGN REGGAE 7 mm THELONERANGEROUANTUMJUMP ELECTRIC 8 • REUNITED PEACHES & HERB POLYOOR SLOW 9 6 HOT STUFF DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA 122 10 33 LET'S lOVEDANCE TONIGHT GARY'S GANG CBS 11 15 GET IT UP FOR LOVE TATA VEGA MOTOWN 122 12 11 !EVERYBODY! GET DANCIN BOMBERS FLAMINGO 127 13 12 MINDLESS BOOGIE HOT CHO COLATE RAK 113 .. mm GET ANOTHER LOVE CHANTAL CURTIS KEY !1361 15 mm SPACE BASS SLICK FANTASY 16 8 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER LINDA CLIFFORD RSO/CURTOM 130 17 7 ONE WAY TICKET ERUPTION ATLANTIC HANSA 18 s KNOCK ON WOOD AMII STEWART ATLANTIC 139 19 14 SATURDAY N IGHT T•CONNECTION TK 133 20 29 PICI( ME UP I'll DANCE MELBA MOORE EPIC 128 21 mm DR JECKYLL & MR HYDE JACKIE MCLEAN RCA 166 22 34 MAKE YOUR MOVE JOE THOMAS TK 23 36 RAZ21.E DAZZI.E HEATWAVE GTO 95 24 M344 A GOOD THING GONE PHIL COULTEA ORCHESTRA INFERNO 25 25 GOOD GOOD FEELING WAR MCA 109 26 21 FEVER ROY AYERS POL'tDOR 128 27 mm EVERYBODY HERE MUST PARTY DIRECT CURRENT' (TECI H S ze mm BORN TO BE ALIVE PATR ICK HERNANDE2 GEM AQUARIUS 133 .ll'lJ FUNKTIFIED Hl·TENSION ISLAND 128 20 SHAKEYDURBOOYJACKSONS EPIC 122 ••Hi,:, DANCE WITH YOU CARRIE LUCAS SOLAR 37 DANCIN AT THE DISCO LAX PYE INT 127 mm BAO GIRLS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA • 38 ROCK YOUR BABY FORCE ' PHIL INTI 124 Js' ma-21 HOT FOR YOU BRAINSTORM TABU 132-139 36 16 RIDETHE GROOVE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION VANGUARD 37 mm MAKE MY DREAM A REALITY GO ARISTA 38 1a1FJ WORK IT OUT BREAKWATER ARJSTA 39 26 THE FORCE REAL THING /INST REMIX) PYE 132 40 19 DANCER/GINO SOCCIA WARNEABRDS 122 The Disco Top 40 is compiled by Record Business magazine based on sales at specialist disco shops. The char1 is also used by Radio Luxembourg, and selections from it are played by Rob Jones on his Thursday and Sunday shows. Rob Jones' Disco Pick G.Q. "Make My Dreams A Reality" (Arista) An admirable follow up to "Disco Nights". A change of style that will complement the beautiful sunny days and summer nights that we are undoubtedly going to enjoy this summer! (Wanna bet? - Ed.I Once again a crossover record as my disco pick-not out•and-out disco but overlapping the pop market. 26 SMASH HITS H.A.P.P.V. Radio By Edwin Starr on RCA Records (12in) ,.0 T THE DISCO An automatical knob turns my radio on !!~~ Before my feet can hit the floor •~ Having notched u /e boys do this one I thou h hrts with "YMCA" P op Ten cross i,.iween gJohtl wTas seeing a The music's got me ready to 90 Navy" th and "In The G n rav It And all through the whole day v· back .,;ith• rllage People••• rant Santino wh I o a and I know my favourite records they'll play singalong !:a•s~~~h~c/awtchy /;~;-,:~~; and his ~"et:'Je~::'ry It helps me chase all my blues away (Mercury) th O est" Joe Tho Hem, who also give Whan I can hear that OJ say theircurr~nt ~;Ille track from funkfn mas 11 out of 10, Keep Maybe th . ,·ob. g fads, you're doing a great That this is station H.A.P.P.Y. keep the sa!!f.,'•t is th~t they We plan to help your day go by I said it's the musical natural high change the word ne and Just to :7:::c,~~• just me but I ..em think you'll hav s, because I th, e dance 11::::,Y•,hthesa~dgairylssosn Woah on station H.A.P.P.Y. H.A.P.P.Y. las I did) telling ~~o~ tr~~ble ~ We plan we plan to help your day go by 1 1 ~~nh~r of Its predec~sso~:t ,(;~emy ;h:i~:~;~~show •~m ho.;, ii° Woah musical natural high, natural 1 On station H.A.P.P.Y. soon, comethen West up w'th ! a new. tune wear the ,fghteg.eOao, n,o's'eo,rgetto You should hear them boys Will be head~ where these :o,urself olf. A pair of brightly They'll be playing N •ng. o oured Pedal-push in apop~~eadchf!>t caution, however pencil skirt will tum e? or• While riding home In my car . rng some of th , when you get a ew heads drsco 900dies • e other Before I dashoonffthteo ddaonmce floor. Now I have the radio never too far Two great fmporrtosunwdorrtighht now. y I Just•a reach out my hand, tuc;i the dial ch kl e)(erclses so that I can slither. '1 And I know they wlll make me smile ec,, ng out are "Rock Your my pedaf,pu h • rn o 'Cos this Is station H.A.P.P.Y. ~~by by Force Ion Philly say 'Hello' / ~:~•e' d Just like to n ernatlonal) and "G funkste I 1 81 young We plan to help your day go by 11 I said It's the musical natural high ~ove" by Chantal cu.:i~~ot~e, Royalty': f.'':.,e~ :•Southgate Woah on station H.A.P.P.Y. H.A.P.P.Y. oth are great d1nc1 ey . had a great time7, k•,110. We all and I Won't be su Ing '';"Ords, Froggy's Roadsh ea ng out to Wa plan we plan to help your dav go bv Chantal Curtis ,,'Pr Hfi if the If any S h ~w. Well well well well, musical natural high yes it is over into, the natl ngle crosses the IV ,,mu H,rsreadera In On station H.A.P.P.Y. H.A.P.P.Y. When it's releas.:~al pop charts ort London area hav We plan we plan to help your day go by One that! haven edre. :rare Wednesday then co;: Well well well well, musical natural high yes It Is about at all Is "B . o oubts ong to the teenage d' On station H.A.P.P. Y. Back" by Billy Pa"", (g Th~ Family at the Royalty. If you'r~sco nights PhillylntJ M-• u agarnon to18thenthereain't ag8d14 Don't you know that it's a musical natural . . ...es me wan us now, make your m~stop ping On stetlon H.A.P.P.Y. H.A.P.P.Y. mov~ as soon IS I hear the na freak out at the Royal:yveWaend We plan to help you, day go by by by by opening bars, and It go d yoursmash HI b . ar I said It's a musical (natural high) natural st~~': ;~;;Y l'!c•f club. es '.'.._Wn a ca11/ecognfse Y~u :1t:: ,!o thet I H.A.P.P.Y. In demandrr;:,s,:,~o see'!!s to be 1~• e again on June zo m up You, Move" ITKJ great Maire Also a big 'Hello't.2 e· It was by mistake one day while turning the dial 121n A • , out now00 w~o wlrs at I/ford Townv~':j,°,i;:' --. From my radio came this incredible sound Funkat~:t;,:::: couple of. ::e e, night ,ffad_a,oreat time • The music they were playing got next to me rm not on my ow • ~t11!r night, re too, More ibout,that'ln th I started clapping my hands and stomping my feet n 1n rev ng over next co~mn. / / ,Bev - e j On station H.A.P.P. Y. We plan to help your day go by by by by It's a musical (natural high) natural .·.y / I On station HA.P.P.Y. H.A.P.P.Y. f Repeat to fade L__, ~ ~J: /,,,,. Words 1ri Oh they tell me got to beware Living On Take the little money and go Me no want no dirty money living on the frontllne No me no want no dirty money Oh Mama Mama you got me The Frontline Oh Mama Mama you got me living on the frontline living on the frontllne By Eddy Grant on Ensign Records Oh Mama Mama you got me Stop this brother killing brother Born in the wrong time Over In our land Africa (12in version) Oh yeah yeah woah yeah Stop this brother shooting sister Yeah woah yeah woah yeah uh huh alright Woo woo woo yeah yeah woah yeah Over in our land Africa Oh Mama Mama you got me Woah you got me llvlng on the frontline To all my brothers In Africa living on the frontllna Woah you've got me Mlam• Oh stop a shooting your brother Oh Mame Mama you got me living on the frontllne To all my brothers In Africa living on the frontllne Woah Mama you gone and born me In the Oh stop a shooting your brother Me no want nobody money wrong time I need you brother In Africa Me I want talk about what f see Woah you've got me Mama Oh we are born from the same mother I don't want your brii,.ry You gone and born me on the frontllne Oh M•ma Mame you got me Me I want talk about what I see Th ey've got me livlng on top of my ulstence Born on the frontline Me no want to go America Oh I've reached the edge of my resistance Oh Mama Mama you got me Oh me no want to become big star living on the frontllna Oh Mama Mama you got me Me no want to take cocaine Oh yeah yeah woah yeah All It do rot up my brain living on thefrontllne Woo woo woo woo woo yeah yeah woeh Oh Mama Mama you got me yeah Oh Mame Mama you got me living on the frontline living on the frontline I said yeah yeah wo•h yeah Me no want nobody money Oh Mame Mama you got me I said yeah yeah woah yeah The oil o, the sugar me no w ant to see living on the frontllne Me no want to shoot Pales1ine Repesr ro fade Ooh what kind ol man could I be Oh I have land oh I have mine If I cen't talk about what I see Words and music by Eddy Grsn1. Reproduced Oh Mama Mame you got me by permission Marco Music. SMASH HITS 27 THE LATEST Send letters to . . , NEW WAVE GEAR AH, THERE you are! Feeling 12 inch edition single and chilly? C~me in and warm "Parallel Lines·• LP track had the FA$f OEUVEAV yourself by Linda and Linda - words "pain in the ass", I am PVC STRAIGHTS. In the loflowin9 writing to say tlhat I have a 7 inch colours: BlaC'k. red, pink, lemon, they're just coming to t he snakeskin or orangd. State alterna• boll , .. single with "pain in the ass" on it. tive. colour if pO$Sibfe. Si1es - Men John Campbell, Belfast, N 26Wto38W; girls si1e81osize 18 LET'S GET things cleared up here Ireland. £8.90 + 601) P&P and now. The Boomtown Rats We're confused . In addition to The same style STRAIGHTS also are not punks. They've never said the above, Paula Matthews of available in COTTON DAILL. they were. If one more person Norwich and Katherine O'Connor Colours black. grey, khaki, navy. says they've deserted punks we'll maroon or green. State altemaiive of Handsworth, Birmingham, tell colour if possible. Mens 26W to make them listen to Boney M's us they llave album tracks with 38W; girls site 8 to size 18 latest single (the ultimate "heart of glass" instead of "pain DS.90 + 601) P&P torture). Another thing, we think in the ass", and Punk Fan of PEGS. Cheapest in Britain? Colours trouble at new wave gigs is Darlington says he/she/it has a 5 black, maroon or navy. Sites - overemphasised. We recently mins 50 secs single, though Mens"26" to 38"' waist: girls size 8 to went to a Jam gig and it was without saying w hich lyric it has. size 18 ...... £5 .90 +60p P&P brilliant. There was no trouble By our reckoning, that now PVC MOTORBIKE (PUNK) and everyone had a great time so makes six versions of "tleart Of JACKET. In black. pink, red, snakes•· all you morons that think such Glass". kin, lemon or orange. State aherna. gigs are made for trouble can go Look, If you find any more tive coJour. Sizes 30" to 44'" Chest and listen to the Bee Gees £9.90 + !Opl'&P versions, write them down on a whining through their album postcard and throw them away, PVC WAISTCOAT (Punk Style). In black. red, lemon, pink. orange or (even worse than Boney M). sna:keskin. Sizes 30"to 44" chest ...... ,•..•••...... £4.90 +&Op P&P We don't want to know! Sneer, sneer. l"VC SHIRT (Punk Style), In black, red. lemon, pink, orange 28 SMASH HITS FAN CLUBS BILLY JOEL; Home Run, 15 East 60th Street, New York City mags forget about such groups. 10022. Think about it-we don't all walk about with green hair, safety RAMONES: PO Bow 269, Old pins, and beating up old grannies Chelsea Station, New York down the High Street. 10011. P\ln'lc. o1 &o;nor P.eg\l The Phantom Music Loving GRAHAM PARKER : c/o Stiff edingl ihanks. Ot\lote~ .. us yov, tun ed,dreHl Airman, RAF Hereford. Records. 28 Alexander Street, h Uke our flfN'tl e - scrw LondonW2. DONNA SUMMER: c/ o Pye heard of. Rock 'n' roll is dog MANY THANKS for bringing out ,HEY, YOU lot, how about printing Records, ATV House, 17 Great .a centrespread of The Sex Pistols excreta. Punk rules, OK? a lab magazine, but a few Cumberland Place, London W1 or a back page poster of Sid, Phil Yourheadin {David Handley}, complaints. Where are features who's gone to the safety pin in he Bi/borough, Nottingham. about Chic, Commodores, Earth >sky, just as a last tribute? PS. Teds are brainless (like MPs) Wind & Fire, and Barry Manilow? I AM writing to you about your so don't publish their mail. · Devoted Punk, Bognor Regis, I know one or two mentioned two pet amphibians, Red Starr may have been featured in earlier •Sussex. and Cliff White. Lizard (Cliff ~ l'S. On page 31 of issue 12 (The Mind you, not everybody wants issues but I missed the first two. White) dares to criticise the new Damned) you've put "Words and punk or rock 'n' roll .• • Another complaint-too much Boney M single as, I Quote, music by Scabies/Sensible/ roclc 'n' roll and punk which are "Singalongaboney"I If Lizard VANICAN/Ward". I THINK Smash Hits is smart but just too noisy to listen to. (A can't recognise good music when tay off the punk. Punk is OK for a cou1Ple of punk bands are good, Oh yeah - should be Val he hears it, why have him as a laugh but not to be taken OK.I singles reviewer? , Doonlcan, shouldn't it? seriously. It's about time we had Mark Chipchase, Newton Hall, Secondly, on the subject of some interviews with some of the . ITEM 1: Thanks for printing my Durham. Toad, well, he is most certainly decent bands around like Queen previous letter in issue 12. from a mental home. How can and who are beyond doubt Item 2: Congratulations on ELO, But what would any letters page anyone criticise The Stranglers? the most remarkable band in the be without your missiles to the printing it incorrectly. Where it Philip A., Bayswater, London. world. I often wonder why music gruesome twosome? ' reads "some punk groups who display a maximum of musical quality" it should read HII FAB MAGI One complaint "minimum". Oh well, never though. Does that drip Red Starr mind. like making enemies? In your .Still a super mag. issue dated May 3-16 I was Paul Smith, Southport, reading through and I came to · Merseyside. Red Starr's column. I started PS. Has Ian Cranna been read ing and I was pleased to see executed vet? what I thought was an apology by him about his comments on the Bee Gees album. But what did I ,But sometimes we can get our read? Vet more insults whe11.Red own back .... Starr again referred to tnem as "the dreaded drips"II - THANK YOU for your great Who the hell does he think he journal. But please can you pri nt is? He's got a damn cheek to a double page pin up ofThe knock groups and singers. I'd like Members and more info, 'cos the to see him trying to sing. He's ' only thing about them was Red made more enemies in a few · Starr's comments on their LP. weeks than J.'R. of Dallas made While on the subject: of Red in monthsII Why does Red Starr Starr, please could you hang, bother to write about groups if he •draw and quarter his body and can't stand them? I thi nk he's a then feed him to the seagulls. pain in the ass. Thanks for the Thank you in advance, mag anyway, . Beverly Durrant, Helen George, Rhondda, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. South Wales. • What was that on pages 6 and 7 WHO the hell does Cliff White ' of issue 9 then? Scotch Mist? think he is? How dare he write .looks like it's the seagulls for such rubbish about The ' you, Beverly! Undertones' new single? Is he so deaf that he can't hear that it's Now let's see if the great punks great, ace, brilliantl?I vs. teds battle is still raging. Ah If it hadn't been for the fact that • yes, thar she blows now . , . he gave David Bowie's single a good review, I would have come , PLEASE PLEASE please put more and rammed my copy of Smash ROCK 'N' ROLL in your mag. I Hits down his throat. That would ; hate punk and I'm sure there are make him eat his wordsI I many more people wt,o would Mandy Southwick, Wells, agree with me. I'm a 100% Elvis Somerset. PS. Great magi fan and love all rock 'n' roll, so . '\ please bring back the 'S0sl , The Belfast Teddy Boys and Girls. IN ISSUE 12 of Smash Hits a girl And finally .. . called Tracey Gardener should show things like Red , I WOULD just like to ask you how complained about the picture of a Starr's insides exploding or IT IS a remarkable magaz.ine you Johnny Rotten smiling. any Ted girl or boy has enough fawn with an arrow through its have produced but I am , mental ability to pick up a copy of neck. I am also 11 bull think there Robin Smith, Pembroke Dock, preferring to stick to my Latin Dyfed. your great mag? These people should be more blood and books. who are lacking in brain matter violence in Smash Hits. You This gruesome enough for you7 Snotty Swotty, Trefnant, are the most moronic I have ever Denbigh, Clwyd. 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