Swan Lake (The Cats song)
| "Swan Lake" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Cats | |
| A-side | Swan Lake |
| B-side | Swing Low[1] |
| Released | 1968[2] |
| Format | Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM[3] |
| Genre | West Indian style ska[1] |
| Length | 2:40[4] |
| Label | BAF Records[1] |
Swan Lake is a song by The Cats. It is a cover of Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[5] and made #48 on the UK Singles Chart[6] in early 1969,[6] making them the first British reggae band to have a top fifty hit in the UK.[7]
In popular culture
- The British reggae band Madness did a cover version of "Swan Lake" on their 1979 debut album One Step Beyond....[5]
- In spite of a remark he made earlier on in his career saying "reggae is vile",[8] the song appears on Morrissey's compilation album Under the Influence.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Discography of UK 45 singles releases; beginning with C, from 45-rpm.org.uk
- ↑ "Swan Lake" for sale - from lordofthebootsale.blogspot.com
- ↑ "Cats, The - England* - Swan Lake / Swing Low". Discogs. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cats, The (2) - Swan Lake (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Edwards, Terry (2009). Madness' One Step Beyond. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 113. ISBN 0-826429-06-8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
- ↑ Devereux, Eoin; Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin. Morrissey: Fandom,, Representations and Identities.
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