Friday 14 October 2022

  

Perhaps one of the lesser-known 'Brit Pop' bands are Elastica.
Formed when Justine Frischmann (lead singer) and Justin Welsh (drums) left the band Suede in 1992. This is their most successful single, released in February 1995, called 'Waking Up' - 
"Make a cup of tea, put a record on... "

Having listened to this you may think the song's riff sounded like The Stranglers 'No More Heroes', well so did The Stranglers ! Whose publishers took out a lawsuit, which was settled out of court after Elastica agreed to co-credit the band. So along with Frischmann, the members of The Stranglers are listed as songwriters. 
Interestingly "JJ" Burnel of The Stranglers said "Yes, it sounds like us, but so what? It's the first thing our publishers have done for us in 20 years, but if it had been up to me, I wouldn't have bothered."

Follow this:- 
with a track in a similar vein, released just a few weeks later in 1995, more morning upbeat happiness - the Boo Radleys and 'Wake Up Boo!' - [click now] 

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