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45 years ago today
French police arrested all members of The Stranglers after a concert at Nice University for allegedly starting a riot.

Nice in Nice was released 6 years later as a single from the album Dreamtime.

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48 years ago
The Stranglers live at Manchester’s Electric Circus, June 1977.

Photo by Kevin Cummins

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig1Cybc_2ps

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3:43pm Nice In Nice by The Stranglers from Ultimate Dad
#KJAC #TheColoradoSound #TheStranglers

An image of the cover of the album 'Ultimate Dad' by The Stranglers

“ stranglersofficial” / “The Stranglers - Five Minutes” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYBteFmAQT0 #thestranglers

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Useless quote for 25 May:

"… my taste in music was governed by a futile search for something to relieve the succession of encounters with mediocrity and survive a mind-numbing period in our musical history that I consider to be one of the most barren and pointless of all time."

~ Al Hillier (of the Finchley Boys (1)), as quoted in "Punk Rock: An Oral History" by John Robb (2006)

(1) Read about the Finchley Boys:
https://thestranglers.co.uk/forty-years-of-the-finchley-boys/

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That theme, "Money", brings this classic to mind:

"Didn't have the money round to buy a Morrie Thou'
Been around and seen a lot to shake me anyhow
Begged and borrowed sometimes, I admit I even stole
The worse crime that I ever did was playing rock 'n roll

But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself …"

The Stranglers, "Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" (1977; live in studio with Simple Minds, 2015)

Dave Greenfield, 1949 – 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWjrLPH2-Ps

#JukeboxFridayNight #Money #TheStranglers #SimpleMinds

The Stranglers – Black and White – 1978

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-2068-21a3-f1bb-91b809657272

Released 47 years ago today
Black and White, the third studio album by English punk band The Stranglers, featuring the opening track Tank

The Stranglers - Tank (Rockstage in Stereo)

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47 years ago today
Black and White is the third studio album by English punk band The Stranglers, released on this day in 1978 includes the singles "Nice 'n' Sleazy" and "Walk On By"

#punk #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #TheStranglers #blackandwhite #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Sonntagsmusikfernsehen (ARTE)

Es ist Sonntag. Ich habe einfach mal keine Lust darauf, hier einen Film zu besprechen. Für eine TV-Serie ist das Wetter einfach zu schön. (Ja, ich weiß, ökologisch und hydrologisch bekommen wir echte Probleme, wenn das noch länger so bleibt.) Da weise ich Sie freundlich auf mein zweit- oder drittliebstes Fernsehen hin. Das, wo ich nicht immer hinsehen muss, um etwas davon mitzunehmen. Die öffentlich-rechtliche Pop&Rock-Musikbox ARTE!