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    Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded the punk...
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    Dave Vanian, guitarist Brian James, bassist (and later guitarist) Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. They were the first punk band from the United...
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    Invite You to Listen and Relax. In July 1982, The Damned's guitarist Captain Sensible reached the No. 1 position on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks with...
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  • up sensible in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sensible may refer to: Captain Sensible (born 1954), English rock guitarist French frigate Sensible (1787)...
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    previous bands include Punk Floyd and Dr. Spacetoad Experience, with Captain Sensible. He released a few solo projects in the 1980s and 2000s. He joined...
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    Douglas, Gray left Eddie and the Hot Rods and, on the insistence of Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies, joined the punk rock band The Damned, replacing former...
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    New Barbarians: The Best Of Charlie Harper And The Urban Dogs (1999), Captain Oi! "Charlie Harper" - a track by The Bus Station Loonies appeared on their...
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  • Wot (song) (category Captain Sensible songs)
    "Wot" is a 1982 single by English musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. The song was produced by Tony Mansfield and features the group Dolly...
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  • The Power of Love is the second solo album by The Damned guitarist Captain Sensible, released in November 1983 by A&M Records. The album didn't chart but...
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  • Women and Captains First is the debut solo album by English musician Captain Sensible, best known as guitarist for The Damned, released on 3 September...
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  • reforming with a new lineup of previous members Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on lead guitar, Rat Scabies on drums, plus newcomer Algy Ward of Australian...
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  • formerly of the bands Haunts and Spycatcher, because he was, as guitarist Captain Sensible put it, a "purveyor of the '70s sound" they were going for on the album...
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    including a Captain Sensible spot. The "Puffin' Billy" theme played as the opening of each episode, with the music continuing until the Captain hung his...
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    bassist Raymond "Captain Sensible" Burns and drummer Christopher "Rat Scabies" Millar. The band's current lineup includes Vanian, Sensible (on guitar; from...
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  • enjoying a higher public profile, thanks to the solo success of Captain Sensible. Sensible performed lead vocals on "Life Goes On" and "Don't Bother Me"...
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  • backing vocals for the Captain Sensible hit "Wot", a top 10 hit with Sensible on "Glad It's All Over", and a UK No. 1 hit backing Sensible on his 1982 cover...
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  • qualified "Drinking About My Baby" as "goofy but still enjoyable". Captain Sensible later said that Dave Vanian's vocals were moving to a darker direction...
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    London SS before founding the Damned with Brian James, Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible in 1976. In his audition for London SS, he obtained the nickname Rat...
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  • enjoy the whole experience". After the photo session, Damned bassist Captain Sensible noted: "... I had more pie on my face than any of the other buggers...
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  • Jet Boy, Jet Girl (category Captain Sensible songs)
    covered by numerous bands and artists, including The Damned, FIDLAR, Captain Sensible & the Softies, Chron Gen, the Bamboo Kids, the pUKEs, Manic Hispanic...
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  • "Eloise". It is the first album by the band without original member Captain Sensible, and was a style shift to gothic rock compared to the band's punk sound...
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    for The Damned on the US dates of their tour, temporarily replacing Captain Sensible. Later that year, he served as the touring guitarist for alternative...
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  • Brian James – lead guitar, backing vocals Lu Edmonds – rhythm guitar Captain Sensible – bass, slide guitar on "One Way Love", backing vocals Rat Scabies...
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  • mid-1970s, who once had Chrissie Hynde (later of the Pretenders) and Captain Sensible (later of the Damned) as members. Formed in Croydon in May 1974, the...
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  • Patricia Morrison. The album is musically similar to Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible's previous Damned collaboration, Strawberries. It uses a combination...
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  • 22 October 1976. James stated that Captain Sensible initially wanted the song "I Fall" as the first single. Sensible later said that "I Fall" would have...
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  • by Calvin Harris & Disciples undisclosed SAFE 4 Owl "Happy Talk" by Captain Sensible Lorraine Kelly OUT 5 Piranha "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"...
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    Electric Ballroom, 5 September 1978). Bootleg recording with Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, and Rat Scabies. Brian James had left The Damned and took the rights...
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  • English rock band the Sensible Gray Cells, released in October 2013 by Easy Action. The band is a side project of guitarist Captain Sensible and bassist Paul...
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  • Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel (1980) "Glad It's All Over" By Captain Sensible (1994) "Grandpa Atomic" By New Bomb Turks (1994) "The Great Atomic...
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