The Blow Monkeys

The Blow Monkees
The Blow Monkees at Guilfest, 2011
The Blow Monkees at Guilfest, 2011
Achtergrondinformatie
Jaren actief 1981-1990, 2007-heden
Oorsprong Vlag van Engeland
Genre(s) New wave
Officiële website
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Portaal  Portaalicoon   Muziek

The Blow Monkeys is een Britse newwaveband die in 1981 werd opgericht. De eerste single, Live Today Love Tomorrow, verscheen in 1982. Daarna had de band diverse hits met nummers als Digging Your Scene en It Doesn't Have to Be This Way. De groep bracht tussen 1986 en 1990 vier albums uit en trad onder andere op op Parkpop.

Na een lange onderbreking is de groep sinds 2007 weer actief met de originele bandleden; sindsdien verschenen nog vijf albums.

  • 1984: Limping for a Generation
  • 1986: Animal Magic
  • 1987: She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter
  • 1989: Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood
  • 1990: Springtime for the World
  • 2008: Devil's Tavern
  • 2011: Staring at the Sea
  • 2013: Feels Like a New Morning
  • 2015: If Not Now, When?
  • 2017: The Wild River
  • 2021: Journey to You
  • 2009: Travellin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club (cd en dvd in beperkte oplage)

Compilatiealbums

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  • 1989: Choices – The Singles Collection
  • 1994: The Best of Blow Monkeys
  • 1996: For the Record...
  • 1997: The Masters
  • 1999: Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
  • 2000: Complete Singles
  • 2000: Rare & Unreleased
  • 2000: Digging Your Scene
  • 2008: Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys
  • 2013: Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert
  • 2016: The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
Jaar Singles Hoogste posities in de hitlijsten Album
VK AUS BE CAN FIN GER IRE NL NZ VS VS Dance
1982 Live Today Love Tomorrow Non-album single
1984 Go Public! Limping for a Generation
The Man from Russia
Atomic Lullaby
1985 Wildflower 50
Forbidden Fruit 94 Animal Magic
Sweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face) (alleen in de VS)
1986 Digging Your Scene 12 16 23 19 25 9 23 10 14 7
Wicked Ways 60 47
Don't Be Scared of Me 77
1987 It Doesn't Have to Be This Way 5 82 92 18 6 30 6 She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter
Out with Her 30 30
(Celebrate) The Day After You (met Curtis Mayfield) 52 26
Some Kind of Wonderful 67
1988 This Is Your Life 70 26 Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood
It Pays to Belong 76
1989 This Is Your Life (remix) 32 Choices – The Singles Collection
Choice? (met Sylvia Tella) 22 25
Slaves No More (met Sylvia Tella) 73
1990 Springtime for the World 69 Springtime for the World
La Passionara (met Quan-T & Berzerk)
If You Love Somebody
2008 The Bullet Train Devil's Tavern
Travelin' Soul
2011 Steppin' Down Staring at the Sea
Hangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now)
2013 Oh My Feels Like a New Morning
Feels Like a New Morning
Shake It Off
2014 Chained
2015 OK! Have It Your Way If Not Now, When?
The Sound of Your Laughter
2017 Crying for the Moon The Wild River
What in the World
The Wild River
2020 Time Storm Journey to You
"—" geeft publicaties aan die niet in de hitlijsten zijn opgenomen of niet zijn uitgebracht

Andere optredens

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  • 1987: Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolIt Doesn't Have to Be This Way
  • 1987: Dirty DancingYou Don't Own Me
  • 1990: The Last Temptation of ElvisFollow That Dream
  • 1986: Video Magic
  • 1986: Digging Your Video
  • 1989: Choices: The Video Collection

Muziekvideo's

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  • 1985: Forbidden Fruit
  • 1986: Digging Your Scene
  • 1986: Wicked Ways
  • 1986: Don't Be Scared of Me
  • 1987: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
  • 1987: Out with Her
  • 1987: (Celebrate) The Day After You
  • 1987: Some Kind of Wonderful
  • 1988: This Is Your Life
  • 1988: It Pays to Belong
  • 1989: Slaves No More
  • 1990: Springtime for the World