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"Society's Child" (originally titled "Baby I've Been Thinking") is a song about an interracial relationship written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian in 1965. According to Janis Ian, Atlantic Records refused to release it although the company had financed the recording; the artist took it to Verve Records who agreed to rele
In early 2025, Ian teased new music and announced his first headlining tour, set to take place in the U.S. and Europe. He has also hinted at collaborations with artists like Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and Yeat. With his growing influence in the rage rap and hyperpop scenes, Ian is expected to release a follow-up project in late 2025.
Over the years, the song was recorded by many top recording artists, including Bob Dylan, Darrell Scott, Ian and Sylvia, [2] Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, [3] Marianne Faithfull, Strawbs, Emmylou Harris, The Hootenanny Singers (in an arrangement by Björn Ulvaeus), Bill Staines, [4] Michael Martin Murphey and The Chad Mitchell Trio (under the name ...
Like the debut, For All the Seasons of Your Mind addressed controversial topics: "Queen Merka and Me" was one of the first songs written about homosexual love, [3] the single "Insanity Comes Quietly to the Structured Mind" dealt with suicide, [4] and "Shady Acres" was a dark look at home and burial services for elderly relatives. [5]
After touring in support of the album, Ving fired Scratch, which Scratch later claimed was due to jealousy and Ving taking extra payments without the band's knowledge. [2] Eric Feldman (of Captain Beefheart, Pere Ubu, and later PJ Harvey and Frank Black) briefly filled in on bass before he was replaced by Flea. Flea left the band and was ...
Ian Dury was a fan of Gene Vincent since his early to mid teens and claims to have bought every single Vincent produced. In an interview reprinted in Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll: The Life of Ian Dury, Dury says that he first heard of Vincent via "Be-Bop-A-Lula"'s inclusion in film The Girl Can't Help It and admitted to being reduced to tears by the single as an adolescent.
New Boots and Panties!! is the debut studio album by Ian Dury, released in the UK on Stiff Records on 30 September 1977. The record covers a diverse range of musical styles which reflect Dury's influences and background in pub rock, taking in funk, disco, British music hall and early rock and roll, courtesy of Dury's musical hero Gene Vincent.
Second Spring is the first album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews' band Matthews Southern Comfort, released on the Uni label in July 1970.It was Matthews' second album after his departure from Fairport Convention and was recorded with the touring band he put together following the release of his first solo LP, Matthews' Southern Comfort.