Viva Dead Ponies

Viva Dead Ponies
Studio album by The Fatima Mansions
Released	1990
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:25
Label	Kitchenware
The Fatima Mansions chronology
Against Nature (1989) Viva Dead Ponies (1990) Bertie's Brochures (1991)

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Viva Dead Ponies (originally titled "Bugs Fucking Bunny" ^[2]) was the second album by The Fatima Mansions, and features elements of both their original, more synth-led and melodic sound on songs such as "You're A Rose", as well as the noiser, guitar-oriented style that would become more prominent in their later works (a notable example of this being "Look What I Stole For Us, Darling").

As with their later album Lost in the Former West, the American release of Viva Dead Ponies featured a different track list, removing the poppy "Thursday" and adding the "Only Losers Take The Bus" and "Blues For Ceaucescu" singles to give the album a more sustained guitar rock emphasis.

Original track listing

All songs written by Cathal Coughlan.

1. "Angel's Delight" (4:32)
2. "Concrete Block" (0:16)
3. "Mr. Baby" (2:53)
4. "The Door-to-Door Inspector" (4:13)
5. "Start The Week" (0:25)
6. "You're a Rose" (3:31)
7. "Legoland 3" (0:27)
8. "Thursday" (3:38)
9. "Ceaucescu Flashback" (0:13)
10. "Broken Radio No.1" (4:38)
11. "Concrete Block" (0:27)
12. "Farewell Oratorio" (0:59)
13. "Look What I Stole For Us, Darling" (3:05)
14. "The White Knuckle Express" (04:15)
15. "Chemical Cosh" (01:42)
16. "Tima Mansio Speaks" (0:17)
17. "A Pack of Lies" (02:52)
18. "Viva Dead Ponies" (05:13)
19. "More Smack, Vicar?" (0:52)

Personnel

• Cathal Coughlan – vocals, keyboards, programming
• Andrías Ó Gruama – guitar
• Nick Bagnall – keyboards
• Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
• Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind

US track listing

1. Angel's Delight (4:32)
2. Concrete Block (0:16)
3. Blues For Ceaucescu (6:17)
4. Legoland 3 (0:27)
5. Mr. Baby (2:53)
6. The Door-to-Door Inspector (4:13)
7. Start The Week (0:25)
8. You're A Rose (3:31)
9. Ceaucescu Flashback (0:13)
10. Broken Radio No.1 (4:38)
11. Concrete Block (0:27)
12. Only Losers Take The Bus (3:06)
13. Look What I Stole For Us, Darling (3:05)
14. Farewell Oratorio (0:59)
15. The White Knuckle Express (4:15)
16. Chemical Cosh (1:42)
17. Tima Mansio Speaks (0:17)
18. A Pack Of Lies (2:52)
19. Viva Dead Ponies (5:13)
20. More Smack, Vicar? (0:52)

Sources

1. Allmusic review