- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions( Lloyd Cole )【 189 songs in total 】
- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions were a British pop band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1982. Between 1984 and 1989, the band scored four Top 20 albums and five Top 40 singles in the UK. After breaking up in 1989, Cole embarked on a solo career but the band reformed briefly in 2004 to perform a 20th anniversary mini-tour of the UK and Ireland.
Band history
The band were formed whilst Cole (who was born in Derbyshire, England) was studying at the University of Glasgow. They signed to Polydor Records; their debut single 'Perfect Skin' reaching number 26 in the UK charts in Spring 1984, while the second single 'Forest Fire' reached 41. The first album, Rattlesnakes, was released in October 1984. Produced by Paul Hardiman and featuring string arrangements by Anne Dudley, the album peaked at No. 13 in the UK and was certified Gold for sales over 100,000 copies. NME included in its Top 100 Albums of All-Time list, and the title track was later covered by the American singer Tori Amos. The Welsh band Manic Street Preachers included the album amongst their top ten list.
Due to the insistence of their label[citation needed], the follow-up album, Easy Pieces, was produced by Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley (who had previously produced Madness, The Teardrop Explodes and Elvis Costello and the Attractions). Released in November 1985, the album was a much quicker commercial success than its predecessor (entering the UK album chart at No. 5 and certified gold within a month). The singles 'Brand New Friend' and 'Lost Weekend' were the band's first and only UK Top 20 hits (reaching No. 19 and No. 17 respectively).
Two years later, the band released their third and final album, Mainstream. Produced by Ian Stanley (former writer and keyboard-player of Tears for Fears), the album peaked at No. 9 in the UK and was also certified gold, but contained only one UK Top 40 single, 'Jennifer She Said' (No. 31). First single My Bag and later release From The Hip EP failed to make the Top 40.
In 1989, the band decided to split up and released a 'best of' compilation, 1984-1989, which was their fourth Top 20 album (UK No. 14) and fourth Gold certification. Following this, Cole embarked on a solo career with the release of his eponymous album in 1990.
On the first two Commotions albums, Cole was the band's main songwriter (though he co-wrote several songs with various bandmembers). The third album is credited to the band as a whole, though Cole remained the sole lyricist. Particularly notable were Cole's knowingly pretentious lyrics (he was studying philosophy at the University of Glasgow when the band started) and namedropping the likes of Norman Mailer, Leonard Cohen, Arthur Lee, Grace Kelly, Truman Capote, Simone de Beauvoir, Nancy Sinatra, and Eva Marie Saint as well as referring to Sean Penn (somewhat sympathetically) as 'Mr. Madonna'.
In 2006, Scottish band Camera Obscura released the song 'Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken' as an answer song to the Commotions' 1984 hit '(Are You) Ready to Be Heartbroken?'.
Band members
Lloyd Cole (born 31 January 1961) - vocals, guitar, lyricist
Blair Cowan (born 1960?) - keyboards
Lawrence Donegan (born 13 July 1961) - bass guitar
Neil Clark (born 3 July 1958) - guitar
Stephen Irvine (born 16 December 1959) - drums
The band's manager Derek McKillop is credited as a full band member in the credits of the group's third album, Mainstream.
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1987
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2cv
1984
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4 M B
2004
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4 M. B.
Lloyd Cole
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5
4 MB
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A Long Way Down
Lloyd Cole
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7
Andy's Babies
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8
Another Lover
Campsie Colin Leslie, Cole Gardner, Mc Farlane George Robertson
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9
Antidepressant
Lloyd Cole
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10
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? (Remastered)
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11
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? - Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986
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12
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?
1984
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13
Artificial Tears(Provided)
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14
Baby
Lloyd Cole
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15
Be there
Lloyd Cole
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16
Beautiful City - Live At The Marquee (05/11/84)
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17
Blame Mary Jane
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18
Blue Like Mars
2013
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19
Brand New Baby Blues
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20
Brand New Friend - Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986
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21
Brand New Friend
Cole Lloyd, Cowan Blair Gray
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22
Butterfly
Lloyd Cole
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23
Butterfly
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24
California Earthquakes(Provided)
2013
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25
Can't Get Arrested
Cole Lloyd
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26
Charlotte Street (Remastered)
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27
Charlotte Street - Live At The Marquee (05/11/84)
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28
Charlotte Street
1984
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29
Chelsea Hotel No 2(Provided)
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30
Children Of The Revolution(Provided)
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31
Clairefontaine(Provided)
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32
Clairfontaine(Provided)
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33
Coattails(Provided)
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34
Cut Me Down (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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35
Cut Me Down
Cole Lloyd
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36
Diminished Ex
2013
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37
Don't Look Back
Lloyd Cole
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38
Down On Mission Street
1984
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39
Downtown
Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
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40
Eat Your Greens
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41
Eat Your Greens
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42
Everyone's Complaining(Provided)
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43
Everysong
Cole Lloyd
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44
Fall Together
Lloyd Cole
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45
Fool You Are (Demo)
Clark Neil Robert, Cole Lloyd
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46
Fool You Are
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47
For crying out loud
Lloyd Cole
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48
For The Good Times(Provided)
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49
For The Pleasure Of Your Company
Lloyd Cole
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50
Forest Fire (BBC Session 1984)
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51
Forest Fire (Extended Remix)
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52
Forest Fire (Extended Version / Remastered)
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Forest Fire (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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Forest Fire (Richard Skinner Session - BBC Radio 1 05/07/84)
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Forest Fire
1984
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56
Forest fire
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57
Four Flights Up
1984
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58
Glory (Saturday Live - BBC Radio 1 Session 26/05/84)
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59
Glory - Live At Nightmoves (15/06/84)
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60
Glory
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61
Grace - Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986
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62
Grace
Cole Lloyd
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63
Half Of Everything
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64
Half of Everything
Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
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65
Happy for you
Lloyd Cole
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66
Holier Than Thou
Cole Lloyd
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67
How Wrong Can You Be?
Cole Lloyd
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68
I Am Not Willing
Peter Lewis
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69
I didn't know that you cared
Lloyd Cole
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70
I Didn't See It Coming
Cole Lloyd
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71
I Hate to See You Baby Doing That Stuff
Lloyd Cole, Fred Maher
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72
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself(Provided)
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73
I Will Not Leave You Alone
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74
Ice Cream Girl
Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
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75
If You Gotta Go, Go Now(Provided)
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76
It'll Never Happen Again(Provided)
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77
It's Late
2013
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78
James (Remastered)
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79
Jennifer She Said (Demo)
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80
Jennifer She Said
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81
Kids Today
2013
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82
Late Night, Early Town
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83
Let's get lost
Lloyd Cole
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84
Like lovers do
Lloyd Cole
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85
Los Weekend
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86
Lost Weekend (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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87
Lost Weekend
Neil Robert Clark, Lloyd Cole, Lawrence Francis Donegan
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88
Love ruins everything
Lloyd Cole, Mark Edward C Nevin
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89
Love You So What
Lloyd Cole
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90
Loveless
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91
Man Enough
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92
Mannish Girl
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93
Mannish Girl
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94
Margo's Waltz
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95
Memphis
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96
Mercy Killing
Lloyd Cole
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97
Millionaire
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98
Minor Character
Clark Neil Robert, Cole Lloyd
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99
Missing
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100
Mister Wrong
Lloyd Cole
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101
Morning Is Broken
Lloyd Cole
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102
Most Of The Time
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103
Mr. Malcontent - Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986
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104
My Alibi
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105
My Bag (Dancing Remix)
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106
My Bag
1987
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107
My Way To You
Lloyd Cole
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108
Myrtle and Rose
2013
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109
Mystery Train - Live At The World, New York / 1986
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110
Mystic Lady
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111
No Blue Skies
Lloyd Cole
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112
No Truck
2013
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113
NYC Sunshine
Lloyd Cole
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114
One You Never Had
Lloyd Cole
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115
Opposites Day
2013
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116
Past Imperfect
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117
Patience (Saturday Live - BBC Radio 1 Session 26/05/84)
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118
Patience
1984
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119
Pay For It
Lloyd Cole
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120
Pay For It
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121
Perfect Blue (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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122
Perfect Blue
Cole Lloyd
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123
Perfect Skin (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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124
Perfect Skin (Saturday Live - BBC Radio 1 Session 26/05/84)
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125
Perfect Skin
1984
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126
Perfect Skin
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127
Period Piece
2013
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128
Pretty Gone - Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986
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129
Pretty Gone
Clark Neil Robert, Cole Lloyd
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130
Radio City Music Hall
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131
Radio City Music Hall
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132
Rain On The Parade
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133
Rattlesnakes (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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134
Rattlesnakes (Remastered)
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135
Rattlesnakes
1984
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136
Rolodex Incident
Cole Lloyd
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137
Romany Soup(Provided)
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138
Santa Cruz(Provided)
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139
Seen The Future
Lloyd Cole
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140
Sentimental fool
Lloyd Cole
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141
She's a Girl & I'm a Man
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142
She's a Girl and I'm a Man
Lloyd Cole, Robert Quine
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143
She's A Girl And I'm A Man
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144
Shelly I Do
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145
Si Tu Dos Partir(Provided)
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146
Silver Lake
2013
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147
Slip Away
Clark Neil Robert, Cole Lloyd
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148
So You'd Like To Save The World
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149
So Youd Like To Save The World
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150
Sold
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151
Somewhere Out In The East(Provided)
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152
Speedboat (Live At Glastonbury Festival 15/11/1986)
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153
Speedboat
Lloyd Cole
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154
Steady Slowing Down Of The Heart
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155
Sweetheart
Lloyd Cole
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156
Sweetness - Live At The Barrowlands (09/09/85)
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157
Sweetness
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158
Tell Your Sister
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159
That Boy
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160
The One You Never Had
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161
The Sea and the Sand
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162
The Slider
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163
The Young Idealists
Cole Lloyd
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164
There For Her
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165
Tie Me Down(Provided)
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166
To the Church
Lloyd Cole
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167
To The Lions
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168
Too Much Of A Good Thing
Lloyd Cole
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169
Traffic
Lloyd Cole
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170
Traveling Light
Cole Lloyd
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171
Trigger happy
Lloyd Cole
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172
Undressed
Lloyd Cole
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173
Unhappy song
Lloyd Cole
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174
Vicious
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175
Waterline
Lloyd Cole
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176
Weeping Wine
Lloyd Cole
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177
Weeping Wine
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178
Weird On Me
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179
What Do You Know About Love?
Lloyd Cole
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180
What He Doesn't Know
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181
What's Wrong With This Picture?
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182
Why I Love Country Music
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183
Wild Mushrooms
Lloyd Cole
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184
Wild Orphan
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185
Witching Hour
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186
Woman In A Bar
Cole Lloyd
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187
Women's Studies
2013
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188
You Will Never Be No Good
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189
'L' Word(Provided)