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The Bartender And The Thief by Stereophonics
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Artist Biography For Stereophonics
Stereophonics Is A Welsh Rock Band Formed In 1992 In The Village Of Cwmaman In The Cynon Valley Wales. The Band Consists Of Kelly Jones Lead Vocals Lead Guitar Keyboards Richard Jones Bass Guitar Harmonica Backing Vocals Adam Zindani Rhythm Guitar Backing Vocals Jamie Morrison Drums Percussion And Touring Member Tony Kirkham Keyboards . The Group Previously Included Stuart Cable 1992–2003 And Then Javier Weyler 2004–2012 On Drums. Stereophonics Have Released Twelve Studio Albums Including Eight UK Number One Albums. A Successful Compilation Album Decade In The Sun Was Released In November 2008 And Charted At Number Two On The UK Album Chart. Described As "classic UK Rock Delivered With Whiskey Vocals" The Band Have Been Summarised As Possessing A Sound Akin To The Genres Of Alternative Rock And "British Traditional Rock". Stereophonics' Debut Album Word Gets Around Was Released In August 1997 And Charted At Number Six In The UK Aided By The Singles "Local Boy In The Photograph" "More Life In A Tramps Vest" And "A Thousand Trees". The Band Reached Mainstream Success With The Release Of Performance And Cocktails And Its Promotional Singles "The Bartender And The Thief" "Just Looking" And "Pick A Part That's New" In 1999 And Have Achieved A Total Of Ten Top-Ten Singles As Well As One Number One "Dakota" 2005 . Having Sold Around 10 Million Copies Worldwide By 2016 Stereophonics Are One Of The Most Successful Welsh Rock Acts. Upon Their Release Of Pull The Pin They Achieved Five Consecutive UK Number One Albums. The Band Have Also Been Praised For Their Live Performances Which Have Landed Them Headlining Slots At Many Of The UK And Ireland's Most High-Profile Music Festivals Including Reading And Leeds In 2000 Glastonbury In 2002 V Festival In 2002 The Isle Of Wight In 2004 And 2009 Oxegen In 2010 Tramlines Festival And TRNSMT In 2018 And Latitude In 2019. The Band Is Part Of The Cardiff Music Scene. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Stereophonics Studio Albums
Word Gets Around 1997 Performance And Cocktails 1999 Just Enough Education To Perform 2001 You Gotta Go There To Come Back 2003 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? 2005 Pull The Pin 2007 Keep Calm And Carry On 2009 Graffiti On The Train 2013 Keep The Village Alive 2015 Scream Above The Sounds 2017 Kind 2019 Oochya! 2022
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Bartender and the Thief
Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails
"The Bartender And The Thief" Is The First Single From Rock Band The Stereophonics Taken From Their Second Album Performance And Cocktails. It Was Released On November 9 1998. It Reached #3 In The UK Charts. The Song Is Track 2 On Performance And Cocktails. A Live Version From Cardiff Castle Is Available On CD2 Of "The Bartender And The Thief" Singles. Another Live Version From Sheffield Arena Is On The "Moviestar" Single. A Bar Version Of The Song Is On CD 1 Of The "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" Single. The Music Video Features The Band Playing At A Vietnamese Army Base And Is Based On The Francis Ford Coppola Movie Apocalypse Now. During Live Performances Of This Track Vocalist Kelly Jones Has Been Known To Utilise The Two Bars Without Vocals Before The Final Chorus To Reference The Motorhead Song "Ace Of Spades". The Lyrics Therefore Are "THE ACE OF SPADES. THE ACE OF SPADES. The Bartender And The Thief Were Lovers..." Strangely The Songs Full Length Intro Only Featured On The CD1 Single And In The Music Video It Was Edited Off On The Performance & Cocktails Album.
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Stereophonics Is A Welsh Rock Band Formed In 1992 In The Village Of Cwmaman In The Cynon Valley Wales. The Band Consists Of Kelly Jones Lead Vocals Lead Guitar Keyboards Richard Jones Bass Guitar Harmonica Backing Vocals Adam Zindani Rhythm Guitar Backing Vocals Jamie Morrison Drums Percussion And Touring Member Tony Kirkham Keyboards . The Group Previously Included Stuart Cable 1992–2003 And Then Javier Weyler 2004–2012 On Drums. Stereophonics Have Released Twelve Studio Albums Including Eight UK Number One Albums. A Successful Compilation Album Decade In The Sun Was Released In November 2008 And Charted At Number Two On The UK Album Chart. Described As "classic UK Rock Delivered With Whiskey Vocals" The Band Have Been Summarised As Possessing A Sound Akin To The Genres Of Alternative Rock And "British Traditional Rock". Stereophonics' Debut Album Word Gets Around Was Released In August 1997 And Charted At Number Six In The UK Aided By The Singles "Local Boy In The Photograph" "More Life In A Tramps Vest" And "A Thousand Trees". The Band Reached Mainstream Success With The Release Of Performance And Cocktails And Its Promotional Singles "The Bartender And The Thief" "Just Looking" And "Pick A Part That's New" In 1999 And Have Achieved A Total Of Ten Top-Ten Singles As Well As One Number One "Dakota" 2005 . Having Sold Around 10 Million Copies Worldwide By 2016 Stereophonics Are One Of The Most Successful Welsh Rock Acts. Upon Their Release Of Pull The Pin They Achieved Five Consecutive UK Number One Albums. The Band Have Also Been Praised For Their Live Performances Which Have Landed Them Headlining Slots At Many Of The UK And Ireland's Most High-Profile Music Festivals Including Reading And Leeds In 2000 Glastonbury In 2002 V Festival In 2002 The Isle Of Wight In 2004 And 2009 Oxegen In 2010 Tramlines Festival And TRNSMT In 2018 And Latitude In 2019. The Band Is Part Of The Cardiff Music Scene. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Stereophonics Studio Albums
Word Gets Around 1997 Performance And Cocktails 1999 Just Enough Education To Perform 2001 You Gotta Go There To Come Back 2003 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? 2005 Pull The Pin 2007 Keep Calm And Carry On 2009 Graffiti On The Train 2013 Keep The Village Alive 2015 Scream Above The Sounds 2017 Kind 2019 Oochya! 2022 read less
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"The Bartender and the Thief" is the first single from rock band the Stereophonics taken from their second album Performance and Cocktails. It was released on November 9, 1998. It reached #3 in the UK charts.
The song is track 2 on Performance and Cocktails. A live version from Cardiff Castle is available on CD2 of "The Bartender and the Thief" singles. Another live version from Sheffield Arena is on the "Moviestar" single. A bar version of the song is on CD 1 of the "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" single.
The music video features the band playing at a Vietnamese army base, and is based on the Francis Ford Coppola movie, Apocalypse Now.
During live performances of this track, vocalist Kelly Jones has been known to utilise the two bars without vocals before the final chorus to reference the Motorhead song "Ace of Spades". The lyrics therefore are "THE ACE OF SPADES. THE ACE OF SPADES. The bartender and the thief were lovers..."
Strangely the songs full length intro only featured on the CD1 single (and in the music video), it was edited off on the Performance & Cocktails album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.