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The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock / new wave band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hits including " Like Clockwork ", " Rat Trap ", " I Don't Like Mondays " and " Banana Republic ". The original line-up comprised six musicians; five from Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin ...
The discography of Irish new wave group The Boomtown Rats consists of seven studio albums, seven compilation albums, 23 singles and three video albums. The Boomtown Rats' debut release was the 1977 single "Lookin' After No. 1" which was originally written by frontman Bob Geldof in 1975 while waiting for his local unemployment office to open in his native Dun Laoghaire then a major port an hour ...
Audio. "I Don't Like Mondays" on YouTube. " I Don't Like Mondays " is a song by Irish new wave group the Boomtown Rats about the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in San Diego. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from their third album, The Fine Art of Surfacing. The song was a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks ...
The Fine Art of Surfacing. (1979) A Tonic for the Troops is the second album by Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, released in June 1978. [2] A Tonic for the Troops peaked at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart in 1978. [3] The album included the singles "She's So Modern", "Like Clockwork" and "Rat Trap". [2] ". She's So Modern" reached number 12 on ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 October 2024. Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951) Bob Geldof KBE Geldof in 2009 Born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (1951-10-05) 5 October 1951 (age 73) Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland Occupations Singer-songwriter political activist Years active 1975–present Spouses ...
Pages in category "The Boomtown Rats members". The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. [4] The Boomtown Rats is the debut album by Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats, released in September 1977. [1] It included the Rats' first hit single, "Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, "Mary of the 4th Form". [1] The album peaked at No. 18 in the UK Albums Chart in 1977.
Rock Goes to College. Rock Goes to College (RGTC) was a BBC series that ran between 1978 and 1981 on British television. A variety of up-coming rock oriented bands were showcased live from small venues and broadcast simultaneously on television and radio during a 40-50 minute live performance. It was a follow-on to the mid-1960s BBC series Jazz ...