Living Next Door To Alice - Music
Living Next Door To Alice by Smokie
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Smokie Is An English Pop Rock Band From Bradford Who Found Success In Europe And The U.S. In The 70s. They Formed In 1966 In Yorkshire England And Did Some Early Records Under The Name "Smokey". The Band Broke Into The Mainstream After Teaming Up With Songwriters Mike Chapman And Nicky Chinn Artists Known For Also Working With Pat Benatar And Sweet Among Others. Smokie Is Perhaps Best Known For "Living Next Door To Alice" One Of Their Top Hits That Was A U.K. Top 5 Single. While Touring In Ireland The Discovered The Audience Would Cheer Back "Who The Fuck Is Alice?". As It Turns Out This Was A Ritual At A Café In Nijmegen The Netherlands Called "Gompie". The Group Decided To "cover" This Version With Comedian Roy Chubby Brown Having The Honor Of Yelling "Alice Who The Fuck Is Alice?" During The Chorus. Thus Smokie Holds The Record As The First Group To Have A Top Ten Song With The Word "fuck" In It. Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Smokie_ Band
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This Song Is A 1976 Top Ten Hit For The UK Band Smokie. It Is Often Thought To Be Called "Who The Fuck Is Alice" Or "Alice! Who The Fuck Is Alice?" Or Some Variation Of Such. The Band Noticed That While Touring In Ireland That Whenever They Sang The Main Line "For 24 Years/I've Been Living Next Door To Alice" The Audience Would Shout "Who The Fuck Is Alice?". The Resident DJ In Dutch Café Gompie First Came Up With This Phrase And After A Local Record Producer Had Noted Its Popularity And Organized A Recording Had A Number 17-Hit With Alice Who The Fuck Is Alice! In The United Kingdom And In The Netherlands Reaching #1. Smokie Decided To Cover The Gompie-Version Of Their Own Song And Thought That Comedian Roy Chubby Brown Was The Ideal Man For The Job With Barton Singing The Song Vocals And Brown Providing The Additional Sworn Response. The Appropriate Title For This Track By Smokie Is Who The F**K Is Alice Living Next Door To Alice .
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Smokie Is An English Pop Rock Band From Bradford Who Found Success In Europe And The U.S. In The 70s. They Formed In 1966 In Yorkshire England And Did Some Early Records Under The Name "Smokey". The Band Broke Into The Mainstream After Teaming Up With Songwriters Mike Chapman And Nicky Chinn Artists Known For Also Working With Pat Benatar And Sweet Among Others. Smokie Is Perhaps Best Known For "Living Next Door To Alice" One Of Their Top Hits That Was A U.K. Top 5 Single. While Touring In Ireland The Discovered The Audience Would Cheer Back "Who The Fuck Is Alice?". As It Turns Out This Was A Ritual At A Café In Nijmegen The Netherlands Called "Gompie". The Group Decided To "cover" This Version With Comedian Roy Chubby Brown Having The Honor Of Yelling "Alice Who The Fuck Is Alice?" During The Chorus. Thus Smokie Holds The Record As The First Group To Have A Top Ten Song With The Word "fuck" In It. Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Smokie_ Band
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This song is a 1976 top ten hit for the UK Band Smokie. It is often thought to be called "Who the Fuck is Alice" or "Alice! Who the Fuck is Alice?" or some variation of such. The band noticed that while touring in Ireland, that whenever they sang the main line "For 24 years/I've been living next door to Alice" the audience would shout "Who the fuck is Alice?". The resident DJ in Dutch café Gompie first came up with this phrase and, after a local record producer had noted its popularity and organized a recording, had a number 17-hit with Alice, Who the Fuck is Alice! in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands reaching #1. Smokie decided to cover the Gompie-version of their own song and thought that comedian Roy Chubby Brown was the ideal man for the job, with Barton singing the song vocals and Brown providing the additional sworn response. The appropriate title for this track by Smokie is: Who the F**K is Alice (Living Next Door to Alice). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.