Scotch

Scotch may refer to:

Materials and goods

Other uses

Scotch (band)

Scotch were an Italo disco group during the 1980s.

Biography

The group was created by Manlio Cangelli (composer, keyboard and drum machine programming), then were added Vince Lancini (vocals) and Fabio Margutti (keyboards), joined by Franz Rome (keyboards, programming) for the second album Pictures Of Old Days.

The band had numerous hits, starting with the worldwide known "Penguin invasion", "Disco Band", then "Delirio Mind" and "Take Me Up". The group's 1984 single "Disco Band" was their major hit in Germany and other countries. In 1985 they released the album "Evolution". Kylie Minogue's international hit "Got to Be Certain" was largely influenced by "Take Me Up".

"Mirage" was the next single. A huge hit in Sweden. Other songs were "Plus Plus" or "Money Runner".

Here's Scotch's singles chart positions from http://www.scheul.de/Charts.htm

Scotch (adjective)

Scotch is an adjective meaning "of Scotland". The modern usage in Scotland is Scottish or Scots, and the word "Scotch" is only applied to specific products, mostly food or drink, such as Scotch whisky, Scotch pie, Scotch broth, and Scotch eggs. "Scotch" applied to people is widely considered pejorative in Scotland, reflecting old Anglo-Scottish antagonisms, but it is still occasionally used in England, though the usage is considered old-fashioned, and Ireland, and is in common use in North America.

The verb to scotch is unrelated to the adjective. It derives from Anglo-French escocher meaning "to notch, nick", from coche, "a notch, groove", extended in English to mean "to put an abrupt end to", with the forms "scotched", "scotching", "scotches". For example: "The prime minister scotched the rumours of her illness by making a public appearance." Also, in the traditional children's game of "hopscotch", known as "peevers" in Scotland, it refers to the lines one hops over.

Decline in usage