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The Farmer's Boys

Genre: Pop
Origin: England
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Biography

In the early 1980s the British band the Farmer's Boys attracted scant notice on U.K. charts despite their gentle guitar pop and comforting vocal blends, yet a wave of younger indie enthusiasts who had missed the group's initial peak helped spark fresh curiosity in the late 1990s and prompted CD reissues of the catalog. The Norwich, England, quartet that began as Bang Goes My Stereo assembled in 1981 with Baz handling vocals, Stan on guitar, and Mark on bass, none of them ever employing surnames. Following the release of their third independent single, "More Than a Dream," EMI offered the Farmer's Boys a recording deal. Their first album, Get Out and Walk, surfaced in 1983. The following year the band's reading of Cliff Richard's "In the Country" climbed close to the charts without ever reaching the U.K. Top 40. Substantial promotional support went to the buoyant "Phew Wow!," whose lyrics link male camaraderie and drinking as balms for romantic disappointment, yet the track likewise failed to connect with broad listeners. After issuing their second album, With These Hands, in 1985, the Farmer's Boys disbanded, though that LP later received a CD edition in 2001. More than ten years after the split, Baz, Stan, and Mark reconvened for the Great Outdoors.

Top Songs

  1. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)More Than A DreamOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)4:06
  2. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)T.O.S.D.Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)3:13
  3. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)I Don't Know Why I Don't Like All My FriendsOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:17
  4. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Funky Combine JohnOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)4:19
  5. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Muck It Out (Single Version)Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)4:57
  6. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Drinking And Dressing UpOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)1:07
  7. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Soft DrinkOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)4:04
  8. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Funny Old Mr Baz (Whatever Is He Like?)Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)3:29
  9. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Homo KinoOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)1:59
  10. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)The Country LineOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:37
  11. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Description Of The River Waveney At WortwellOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)3:05
  12. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)With These Hands I Built The WorldOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:01
  13. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)I Lack ConcentrationOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:01
  14. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)SpringOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)3:28
  15. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)SquittestOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)1:49
  16. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)I Think I Need HelpOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:18
  17. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)AutumnOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:55
  18. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)SquitOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:28
  19. Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)Or WhatOnce Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982) · 2003Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)2:35

Albums

Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)

Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)

2003
Once Upon A Time In The East (The Early Years 1981-1982)
The Farmer's Boys · Album · 2003
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  1. I Lack ConcentrationThe Farmer's Boys2:01
  2. Or WhatThe Farmer's Boys2:35
  3. SquitThe Farmer's Boys2:28
  4. AutumnThe Farmer's Boys2:55
  5. I Don't Know Why I Don't Like All My FriendsThe Farmer's Boys2:17
  6. I Think I Need HelpThe Farmer's Boys2:18
  7. SquittestThe Farmer's Boys1:49
  8. Muck It Out (Single Version)The Farmer's Boys4:57
  9. SpringThe Farmer's Boys3:28
  10. Funny Old Mr Baz (Whatever Is He Like?)The Farmer's Boys3:29
  11. With These Hands I Built The WorldThe Farmer's Boys2:01
  12. Description Of The River Waveney At WortwellThe Farmer's Boys3:05
  13. Soft DrinkThe Farmer's Boys4:04
  14. Drinking And Dressing UpThe Farmer's Boys1:07
  15. The Country LineThe Farmer's Boys2:37
  16. Funky Combine JohnThe Farmer's Boys4:19
  17. T.O.S.D.The Farmer's Boys3:13
  18. More Than A DreamThe Farmer's Boys4:06
  19. Homo KinoThe Farmer's Boys1:59