Swan Lake (The Cats song) explained
| Swan Lake |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Cats |
| A-Side: | Swan Lake |
| B-Side: | Swing Low |
| Released: | 1968[1] |
| Genre: | West Indian style ska[2] |
| Length: | 2:40[3] |
| Label: | BAF Records |
Swan Lake is a song by The Cats. It is a cover of Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[4] and made #48 on the UK Singles Chart[5] in early 1969,[5] making them the first British reggae band to have a top fifty hit in the UK.[6]
In popular culture
- The British ska band Madness did a cover version of "Swan Lake" on their 1979 debut album One Step Beyond....[4]
- In spite of a remark he made earlier on in his career saying "reggae is vile",[7] the song appears on Morrissey's compilation album Under the Influence.[8]
Notes and References
- http://lordofthebootsale.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/cats-swan-lake.html "Swan Lake" for sale - from lordofthebootsale.blogspot.com
- http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/artists-c.htm Discography of UK 45 singles releases; beginning with C, from 45-rpm.org.uk
- Web site: Cats, The (2) - Swan Lake (Vinyl). 1976 . Discogs. 14 June 2013.
- Book: Edwards, Terry. 2009. Madness' One Step Beyond. Continuum International Publishing Group. 978-0-826429-06-3. 113.
- Book: Roberts
, David
. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 22.
- http://www.lintonkwesijohnson.com/lkj-records-artists/john-kpiaye/ "John Kpiaye" at LintonKwesiJohnson.com
- Book: Bret, David. Morrissey: Scandal & Passion. 2006. Robson. 9781861059680.
- Book: Morrissey: Fandom,, Representations and Identities. Devereux. Eoin. Dillane. Aileen. Power. Martin. 2011. 9781841504179.
