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Second Skin by The Chameleons
The Chameleons
Artist Biography For The Chameleons
The Chameleons Called The Chameleons UK On Some American Releases Was A Post-Punk Band That Formed In Middleton Greater Manchester England UK In 1981. They Consisted Of Singer And Bassist Mark Burgess Guitarist Reg Smithies Guitarist Dave Fielding And Drummer John Lever. The Band Initially Released Three Studio Albums In The 1980s To Solid Critical Acclaim. After Their Third Release Strange Times In 1987 They Abruptly Disbanded Following The Sudden Death Of Band Manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons Were For All Practical Purposes Extinct For Well Over A Decade Before Releasing - To The Delight And Even Disbelief Of Its Ardently Loyal Fan Base - A Final Studio Album In 2001 Entitled Why Call It Anything. The Band Quickly Dissolved Once Again In 2003 Due To Personal Differences After A Successful Reunion Tour Which Took Them Across Europe And The United States. Though Having Never Attained The Level Of Commercial Success Or Fame Enjoyed By Their Contemporaries E.G. U2 Echo And The Bunnymen Joy Division The Chameleons' Early Impact Can Still Be Felt Throughout Much Of Popular Music Today. Dave Fielding Went On To Form The Reegs Who Released A Couple Of Ep's . Then In 2003 Formed Coconut Dogfuck A Trance Techno Dance Act With Ralph On Percussion Paul Didge On Didge And Dave Playing Guitar And Dulcimer . They Released An Ep And Played Festivals And Gigs Around The Uk . Andy Clegg Keyboards With The Chameleons Also Joind Mark And Andy Whittikar To Form Sun And The Moon. Both Andys Also Played With Manchester Band B.F.G.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Second Skin
The-Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge
Mark Burgess Says "It Was Originally Called ‘Films’ About The Immortality Of Cinema But Then Read A Book Called ‘Life After Life’ And It Had A Deep Impact On Me And I Changed A Lot Of The Words. Most Of This Was Done On The Mic ... I Got Into Trouble With The Studio Owner After He Read In Melody Maker That I’d Referred To His Studio As A Toilet But I Meant It Literally I Was Actually Singing It In The Toilet To Be A Better Vocal Sound. Actually I'll Tell You The 'second Skin' Here Referred To My Second Spliff Of The Evening." Guitarist Reg Smithies Says "This Is My Favourite Song Of Ours. One Of The Simplest Songs We Did But To Me It’s Perfect. It’s Great To See How Much It Means To People When We Play It Live. Amazing Lyrics As Usual From Mark."
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The Chameleons Called The Chameleons UK On Some American Releases Was A Post-Punk Band That Formed In Middleton Greater Manchester England UK In 1981. They Consisted Of Singer And Bassist Mark Burgess Guitarist Reg Smithies Guitarist Dave Fielding And Drummer John Lever. The Band Initially Released Three Studio Albums In The 1980s To Solid Critical Acclaim. After Their Third Release Strange Times In 1987 They Abruptly Disbanded Following The Sudden Death Of Band Manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons Were For All Practical Purposes Extinct For Well Over A Decade Before Releasing - To The Delight And Even Disbelief Of Its Ardently Loyal Fan Base - A Final Studio Album In 2001 Entitled Why Call It Anything. The Band Quickly Dissolved Once Again In 2003 Due To Personal Differences After A Successful Reunion Tour Which Took Them Across Europe And The United States. Though Having Never Attained The Level Of Commercial Success Or Fame Enjoyed By Their Contemporaries E.G. U2 Echo And The Bunnymen Joy Division The Chameleons' Early Impact Can Still Be Felt Throughout Much Of Popular Music Today. Dave Fielding Went On To Form The Reegs Who Released A Couple Of Ep's . Then In 2003 Formed Coconut Dogfuck A Trance Techno Dance Act With Ralph On Percussion Paul Didge On Didge And Dave Playing Guitar And Dulcimer . They Released An Ep And Played Festivals And Gigs Around The Uk . Andy Clegg Keyboards With The Chameleons Also Joind Mark And Andy Whittikar To Form Sun And The Moon. Both Andys Also Played With Manchester Band B.F.G.
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Mark Burgess says:
"It was originally called ‘Films’ about the immortality of cinema, but then read a book called ‘Life After Life’ and it had a deep impact on me and I changed a lot of the words. Most of this was done on the mic ... I got into trouble with the studio owner after he read in Melody Maker that I’d referred to his studio as a toilet, but I meant it literally, I was actually singing it in the toilet to be a better vocal sound. Actually I'll tell you, the 'second skin' here referred to my second spliff of the evening."
Guitarist Reg Smithies says:
"This is my favourite song of ours. One of the simplest songs we did, but to me it’s perfect. It’s great to see how much it means to people when we play it live. Amazing lyrics as usual from Mark." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.