"Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by the British musician Dave Davies and his group The Kinks. It was one of the few Kinks songs that was written by Davies, the brother of lead songwriter Ray Davies. The single was credited solely to Dave Davies and featured all of The Kinks as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at #20 in the UK)[1] but it did not live up to the expectations of Davies' last single "Death of a Clown", which was a Top 5 hit.[1] It failed to chart in the US, but was a significant success in Europe, reaching #10 in Holland, #27 in Germany, #18 in Belgium and #18 in Sweden.[1] Although it was never featured on a LP, its B-side "Funny Face" was included on The Kinks' 1967 album Something Else by The Kinks.
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- "Susannah's Still Alive"
- "Funny Face"
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"Susannah's Still Alive" is the fourth single and only cover version ever recorded by Cardiacs. As well as being released as a single, the track was also on the Kinks tribute album, Shangri-La - A Tribute to The Kinks.
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- "Susannah's Still Alive"
- "Blind In Safety and Leafy In Love"
- "Susannah's Still Alive"
- "Blind In Safety and Leafy In Love"
- "All His Geese Are Swans"
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- Tim Smith - Guitar and Vocals
- Jim Smith - Bass
- Sarah Smith - Sax
- William.D.Drake - Keyboards
- Dominic Luckman - Drums
- Tim Quy - Percussion
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