Alex cooper katrina leskanich kimberley rew nick glenniesmith. Katrina and the waves appeared just at the end of my college days, when i was young enough to turn on the radio, roll down the windows on my old jeep and let the wind and the music work their magic. Katrina and the waves never had pretensions about the music they were making, and god love em for that. Scott fitzgerald once said that there are no second acts in american life. Im walking on sunshine, whoa im walking on sunshine, whoa im walking on sunshine, whoa and dont it feel good hey, all right now and dont it feel good hey, yeah i used to think maybe you loved me, now i know that its true and i dont want to spend my whole life just awaiting for you. She loves to groove 7 version, and two unissued tracks. Em7 people keep telling me, g youre the captains daughter c but i dont mind, em7 no, no, no. All were rerecorded in an aggressive power pop style. Thanks to emis acquisition of the sbk label, for which the band recorded in 1989, and its. Katrina and the waves katrina and the waves discogs. Anyone seeking to go further should track down this imported disc. The waves is a name derived from a band alex cooper and kimberley rew were part of in the mid70s. Instead of recording a new batch of songs for their majorlabel debut, katrina and the waves elected to redo ten songs from their first two albums given the criminal lack of dissemination these two fine platters apparently received, this decision made a lot of sense. Katrina and the waves free listening on soundcloud.
People keep telling me dont go south of the border people keep telling me youre the captains daughter but i dont mind no, no, no cause i love a boy down in. One way records 6 s2118200,cema special markets s2118200 format. Their recognition began to grow when the bangles covered going down to liverpool, and reached its peak in 1985 with their bouncy pop. The waves featured guitarist kimberley rew and drummer alex cooper. People keep telling me, dont go south of the border, people keep telling me, youre the captains daughter. Pop in the same league as belinda carlisle, josie cotton and other female pop stars of the 1980s. Ohhhh yeeeh, i used to think maybe you loved me now baby im sure, and i just cant wait till the day when you knock on my door, now everytime i go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down, cost i just wait till you write me your. Talking vinyl and your chance to win rare signed 7. You can see what he had to say plus be in with a chance to win anautographed copy of kims 7. Walking on sunshine and the imaginatively titled katrina and the waves 2.
Katrina and the waves is the third album by new wave band katrina and the waves, and the first released on a major label, released in 1985 see 1985 in music. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Katrina and the waves the best of katrina and the waves. Am7 people keep telling me, f youre the captains daughter f but i dont mind, am7 no, no, no. See kids, katrina and the waves came out with two albums in canada on the attic label. The group were best known for their evergreen, steplightening 1985 hit single walking on sunshine and. All songs written by kimberley rew, except for where noted. Listen to katrina and the waves soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create cambridge. This incarnation of the waves never issued any recordings, and broke up when rew left to join the soft boys a more direct ancestor of katrina.
Katrina and the waves by katrina and the waves album, pop. History prehistory 197580 the bands earliest incarnation was as the waves, a group that played in and around cambridge, england, from 1975 to 1977. If i were a boy even just for a day id roll out of bed in the morning and throw on what i wanted and go drink beer with the guys. Katrina is one of the most overlooked and underrated singershouters ever. Anyway, waves by katrina and the waves was recorded at the greenhouse and west side studios in london in january 1986 which was a little more than 9 months after the stateside release of their selftitled 1985 album that contained the feel good summer time smash hit, walking on sunshine. Katrina and the waves is the third album by new wave band katrina and the waves, and the. Katrina and the waves, an album by katrina and the waves. Walking on sunshine letralyrics katrina and the waves. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. People keep telling me dont go south of the border people keep telling me youre the captains daughter but i dont mind no, no, no.
Stream tracks and playlists from katrina and the waves on your desktop or mobile device. Katrina leskanich released the live album in july 2010 a mix of katrina and the waves hits and new songs recorded in london and germany. Katrina and the waves waves 1996 walking on sunshine greatest hits 1997 the original recordings 19831984 2003 singles. Katrina and the waves were a britishamerican rock band best known for the 1985 hit walking on sunshine. The majority of tracks were remixed and overdubbed versions of songs that had appeared on their first two albums.
But i dont mind, no, no, no, cause i love a boy, down in mexico. The group were best known for their evergreen, steplightening 1985 hit single walking on sunshine and their. Parts of originals missing and color wash on footage. Katrina and the waves were a successful, femalefronted, four piece rock band during the 1980s and 90s, built around the infectiously melodic, sixtiesinfluenced songs of kimberly rew former guitarist for the soft boys and the distinctively powerful vocals of katrina leskanich. They also won the 1997 eurovision song contest wit. Get katrina and the waves setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other katrina and the waves fans for free on.
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