Swan Lake (The Cats song)
| "Swan Lake" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Cats | |
| A-side | "Swan Lake" |
| B-side | Swing Low[2] |
| Released | 1968[1] |
| Genre | West Indian style ska[2] |
| Length | 2:40[3] |
| Label | BAF Records[2] |
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
[edit]- 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Swan Lake" for sale - from lordofthebootsale.blogspot.com
- ^ a b c Discography of UK 45 singles releases; beginning with C, from 45-rpm.org.uk
- ^ "Cats, The (2) - Swan Lake (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b Edwards, Terry (2009). Madness' One Step Beyond. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-826429-06-3.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 22. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "John Kpiaye" at LintonKwesiJohnson.com
- ^ Bret, David (2006). Morrissey: Scandal & Passion. Robson. ISBN 9781861059680.
- ^ Devereux, Eoin; Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin (2011). Morrissey: Fandom,, Representations and Identities. ISBN 9781841504179.