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11.14.2007

Lost and Found Video - General Public

Since last week's lost and found video was from Fine Young Cannibals, why not have General Public this week, since both bands featured former members of the English Beat.


From the 1984 album All The Rage, this is Never You Done That.

General Public disbanded around 1986, then reunited in 1994, with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger recording I'll Take You There for the soundtrack of the movie Threesome, then an album, Rub it Better.

For many years, Dave Wakeling has been living in California and actively performing, mostly in the United States, as Dave Wakeling of the English Beat, Dave Wakeling of General Public, or, more recently, as The English Beat.

Regarding Ranking Roger, according to Wikipedia: The Beat has re-formed, counting Roger, (Dave) Blockhead and (Everett) Morton of the original line-up (of the Beat), with Ranking Junior (Ranking Roger's son Matthew Murphy) also on vocals. The Beat performed at Glastonbury 2005 with new material written by Ranking Junior and with a special guest appearance from Neville Staples of the Specials. The band is sometimes referred to as The New Beat. Check out the entry itself for a list of the many projects Ranking Roger has been involved with over the years.

Links:
Dave Wakeling's Official Website
The English Beat on Myspace
The New English Beat on MySpace
Ranking Roger on MySpace

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