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help. " Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) " is a song by the British band XTC. Written by frontman Andy Partridge, it was released as the band's 12th single in December 1980, charting in the UK Singles Chart at No. 16 on 21 February 1981, [2] being XTC's biggest single chart success to that date. The song also reached the Irish Singles Chart ...
Dear God (XTC song) " Dear God " is a song by the English rock band XTC that was first released as a non-album single with the A-side "Grass". Written by Andy Partridge, the song lyrics grapple with the existence of God and the problem of evil. Partridge was inspired by a series of books with the same title, which Partridge viewed as ...
Contents. Senses Working Overtime. " Senses Working Overtime " is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the lead single from their 1982 album English Settlement. He based the song on Manfred Mann 's " 5-4-3-2-1 " (1964). [ 3 ] The album and single became the highest-charting records XTC would ever have in ...
Generals and Majors. " Generals and Majors " is a song written by Colin Moulding of the English rock band XTC, released as the first single from their 1980 album Black Sea. Moulding accordingly wrote the song as a satirical take on the phrase "oh, what a lovely war". [3]
Mayor of Simpleton. " Mayor of Simpleton " is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English band XTC, released as the first single from their 1989 album Oranges & Lemons. The single reached No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 1 on its Alternative Songs chart, and No. 15 on its Mainstream Rock chart, [2] becoming the band's best ...
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead. " The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead " is a song written by Andy Partridge of English rock band XTC for their 1992 album Nonsuch. It was their second number-one hit on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, after "Mayor of Simpleton", and reached number 71 on the UK Singles Chart.
Love on a Farmboy's Wages. " Love on a Farmboy's Wages " is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC, released as the third single from their 1983 album Mummer. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. Partridge wrote the song during the aftermath of the cancelled English Settlement tour.
XTC singles chronology. "The Mole from the Ministry". (1986) " Grass ". (1986) "The Meeting Place". (1987) " Grass " is a song written by Colin Moulding of the English rock band XTC, released as the lead single from their 1986 album Skylarking. It reached number 100 on the UK Singles Chart .