The Long Blondes
The Long Blondes were a five-piece English indie rock band formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2003 by Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards), Reenie Hollis (real name Kathryn Hollis) (bass guitar and backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Kate Jackson (lead vocals) and Screech Louder (real name Mark Turvey, drums).
After several critically acclaimed singles, they released their debut album, Someone to Drive You Home, on Rough Trade Records in November 2006. Their second album, "Couples", was produced by Erol Alkan and released in April 2008. On 20 October 2008, due to the unexpected illness of their primary songwriter and lead guitarist, Dorian Cox, the band announced their amicable split via a message on their website, the same day their singles compilation, "Singles" was released.
Career
The band was formed in 2003 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. All the members were attending, or had attended university in the city. The following quote appeared on their website and served as an introduction to the Long Blondes; "Our shared influences include The Mael Brothers, Marx Brothers and The Bewlay Brothers. We do not listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors or Bob Dylan. We chose an instrument each and learnt to play it.". The band have stated that the original inspiration for The Long Blondes was to form a fantasy pop group: "Nico, Nancy Sinatra, Diana Dors and Barbara Windsor. Sexy and literate, flippant and heartbreaking all at once."
The Long Blondes
ALBUMS
- 2006-12-04: Black Session #254: Paris, France released: 2009
- "Couples" released: 2008
- 2008-06-02: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA released: 2008
- "Singles" released: 2008
- 2007-06-16: Popscene, San Francisco, CA, USA released: 2007
- Someone to Drive You Home released: 2006
- 2006-05-22: Lamacq Live released: 2006
- Demos released:
Died: 2008-10-19
The Long Blondes
You're pretty, oh so pretty
Why waste your time just sitting
Here a-listening to this dead-eye bitch?
Do nothing, eat your chocolate,
Drink your wine, she won't let you
Make your way across her empire line!
What's eating you is a mystery
But go home with her one more time
And you know you'll be history
Watch movies with the lights on
Sit still; keep her tights on
Do you see this once and timeless week?
Go on, say something clever
Just act(s) it, she will never
Take you higher than her attic room
What's eating you is a mystery
But go home with her one more time
And you know you'll be history
She'll never take you to giddy stratospheres that come from your fears!
She'll never take you to giddy stratospheres that come from your fears!
Is she a femme fatale?
That's what she wants you to think
She'll never lead him astray
But it's the best she can do
But is she going away?
No, she'll always be here,
Waiting for you
Back here on earth
Your mother call your mother
Even she's surprised that this is how you want to spend your nights indoors
You never call too often. what's up?
Have forgotten what it's like to have her on all fours?
What's eating you is a mystery,
But go home with her one more time
And you know you'll be history..
She'll never take you to giddy stratospheres that come from your fears!
She'll never take you to giddy stratospheres that come from your fears!
Is she a femme fatale?
That's what she wants you to think
She'll never lead him astray!
But it's the best she can do
But is she going away?
No, she'll always be here,
Waiting for you
Back here on earth
There's a train at
The station
It's leaving
This morning
It'll take you
Away from
This girl that's
So boring
Don't turn around just walk away
Don't turn around just walk away
Don't turn around JUST WALK AWAY
She'll never take you to giddy stratospheres that come from your fears!
She'll never take you to giddy stratospheres that come from your fears!
Is she a femme fatale?
That's what she wants you to think
She'll never lead him astray!
But it's the best she can do
But is she going away?
No, she'll always be here,
Waiting for you
Back here on earth
