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She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter is the third album by British pop band the Blow Monkeys, originally released in 1987.
Nov 20, 2011 · Often sounding like a cross between The Style Council and Culture Club, She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter (a reference to Margaret Thatcher that recalls the earlier Style Council song “She Was Only A Shopkeeper’s Daughter”) is very smartly done, with slick production from Michael Baker (think Langer & Winstanley or Hugh Jones, whose All Fools Day...
What is the most popular song on She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter by The Blow Monkeys? When did The Blow Monkeys release She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter? Featuring...
On Blow Monkeys The Masters was the hard to find cover version of "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield, whom vocalist and leader Dr. Robert has always pointed to as his main musical inspiration. The song was originally a B-side of the 1986 single, "Don't Be Scared of Me".
Jul 25, 2014 · The Blow Monkeys don’t always do the too slick, carefully produced for maximum tinniness ’80s sound on She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter. On the fierce and inventive “Don’t Give It Up,” Howard raps like a posh carnival barker on Quaaludes.
Minor hits were "Wicked Ways" (from the band's 1986 album Animal Magic), which reached number 60, the duet with Curtis Mayfield, "Celebrate (The Day After You)", number 52, and "Some Kind of Wonderful", which reached number 67 – both taken from The Blow Monkeys' album, She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter – and "Slaves No More", which reached ...
Robert does share the pair’s flair for controversy, from a politically charged collaboration with Curtis Mayfield (The Day After You) to the politically incorrect (Don’t Give It Up). Fortunately, you may not notice you’re being lectured, since the music never takes a backseat to the message.
