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The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic flac album
  • Performer The Boomtown Rats
  • Title Banana Republic
  • Date of release 1980
  • Country Germany
  • Style New Wave
  • Other formats DMF MP1 TTA AAC MMF VOX MP2
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1560 mb
  • Size FLAC 1825 mb
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The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof. The other members of the original line-up were Garry Roberts (lead guitar), Johnnie Fingers (keyboards), Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar) and Simon Crowe (drums). The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, but reformed in 2013, without Johnnie Fingers or Gerry Cott.

Home Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic. The Boomtown Rats – Banana Republic – Official Music Video. The song was written by Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof. It was released as first single from The Boomtown Rats’ fourth album Mondo Bongo (1981). The single reached number 3 both in the Official UK Singles chart and in Germany.

Banana Republic Lyrics. Chorus: Banana Republic Septic Isle Screaming in the Suffering sea It sounds like crying Everywhere I go Everywhere I see The black and blue uniforms Police and priests. And I wonder do you wonder While you're sleeping with your whore That sharing beds with history Is like a-licking running sores Forty shades of green yeah Sixty shades of red Heroes going cheap these days Price; a bullet in the head

I've swallowed it now and trying to move on. However, I have been prompted to move too by Bobby Boomtown himself who has pushed me into a project with one of the Rats' old friends from Dublin who is going to make a 'history of the Rats' type documentary; so if any of you have old footage (super 8 etc), posters/flyers that can be copied and sent or rare. Back to gigs soon and we all on tip toes for the forthcoming album.

Artist: The Boomtown Rats. A A. Banana Republic. Screaming in the suffering sea. It sounds like crying. Everywhere I go, yeah. It begs too many questions. And answers too. Suffer in the screaming sea.

Banana Republic" was the first single from The Boomtown Rats' album Mondo Bongo. It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart. Breaking from the band's previous new wave sound, the song opens with a ska-reggae hook (that repeats at the close of the much longer album version). However, the song itself is a more mainstream piece musically

Tracks count: 1. Views: 3. Ameritz Countdown Karaoke - Banana Republic (In the Style of Boomtown Rats) 03:21. Karaoke - Sing Latin, Vol. 5 - Ameritz Countdown Karaoke, Tune Robbers.

Side A is taken from the forthcoming album "Bongo Crazy". Published by Sewer Fire Hits, Zomba Music Pub. Ltd. (P) 1980. There is no album called "Bongo Crazy". Banana Republic is taken from the Mondo Bongo album. Matrix, Runout (Machine stamped in run-out area A-side): BONGO 1 A//4 ETH.

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A Banana Republic
Written-By – Geldof*, Briquette*
B Man At The Top
Written-By – Cott*

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Sewer Fire Hits
  • Published By – Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut At – The Town House
  • Pressed By – PRS Ltd.

Credits

  • Producer – Tony Visconti

Notes

Side A is taken from the forthcoming album "Mondo Bongo" 6359 042.

Different version of "Banana Republic" to the album. Picture sleeve.

Other versions
Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
6059 367 The Boomtown Rats Banana Republic ‎(7", Single) Mercury, Ensign Records 6059 367 Germany 1980
6059 367 The Boomtown Rats Banana Republic ‎(7", Single, Blu) Mercury 6059 367 Germany 1980
BONGO 1 The Boomtown Rats Banana Republic ‎(7", Single, M/Print, Sil) Ensign BONGO 1 UK 1980
MRS - 34 - 13 The Boomtown Rats Banana Republic ‎(7", Single) Mercury MRS - 34 - 13 Bolivia 1981
BONGO 1, 6059 367 The Boomtown Rats Banana Republic ‎(7", Single, Blu) Ensign, Mercury BONGO 1, 6059 367 Europe 1980