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Cook da Books est un groupe de rock britannique de Liverpool, composé de Owen Moran, Peter Deary, Tony Prescott et John Legget.

Ils sont connus pour le titre Your Eyes, la bande originale du film La Boum 2, dans lequel ils apparaissent en concert. Ils sont également les interprètes de la version anglaise du générique de la série d'animation française Les Mondes engloutis[1], et de la chanson du générique de Astérix chez les Bretons intitulée The Look Out Is Out. Ces trois titres sont composés par Vladimir Cosma.

Discographie

Albums

• 1983: Outch
• 1989: Big Dreams (as Da' Books)

Liste des chansons

1. "Heart of Fire"
2. "Rich Men Don't"
3. "Wouldn't Want to Knock It"
4. "Sankapou"
5. "Falling"
6. "Piggie in the Middle Eight"
7. "Who Are You to Cry?"
8. "Soho"
9. "This Is Not the Time"
10. "Up in Smoke"
11. "Say Something Good"

Singles

Le classement indiqué provient de UK Indie Chart[2].

• 1982: "Piggie in the Middle Eight"/"Turn to Black" (No. 18)
• 1982: "Rich Men Don't"/"Low Profile"
• 1983: "Piggie in the Middle Eight"/"I Wouldn't Want to Knock It"
• 1983: "Your Eyes" (No. 1) (France, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong)
• 1983: "Low Profile"/"Rich Men Don't" (No. 13)
• 1983: "I Wouldn't Want To Knock It"/"Up In Smoke"/"In Da Papers" (No. 20)
• 1984: "Caress Me Like a Flower"/"Say Something Good"
• 1984: "Golden Age"/"Soho"
• 1985: "You Hurt Me Deep Inside"/"Piggie in the Middle Eight"/"Low Profile"
• 1986: "Living for the City"/"All I Want is Everything"/"How Could You Be So Low"/"Giving Up the Acid"/"England May as Well Be Cuba"
• 1986: "The Lookout Is Out" (thème pour le film d'animation Astérix chez les Bretons)

Apparition dans des compilations

• "This Is Not the Time" (inclus dans la compilation Crackin' Up at the Pyramid) (Mai 1982)
• "Get It Together"/"Your Eyes"/"Silver Man" (inclus dans la bande son du film La Boum 2) (France:Philips, Germany:Carrere 6.26431)
• "Piggie in the Middle Eight" (nouvelle version) (inclus dans l'épisode 7 de la saison 1 de la série Yes Minister compilation (Natalie Records) (Janvier 1985)

Notes et références

• Portail du rock
• Portail de Liverpool
• Portail des années 1980

На других языках

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[de] Cook da Books

Cook da Books waren eine in den 1980ern aktive britische Pop-Band. Der Bandname bezieht sich auf die englische Redewendung to cook the books „die Bilanz frisieren“[1].

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[en] Cook da Books

Cook da Books (also known as Cook the Books, Big in France and Da Books) were a British new wave band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1980. The band were signed to indie labels throughout their career, and much of their music was politically charged,[1] though they also contributed music to popular film soundtracks.[2] They released two albums and eleven singles before splitting up in 1988.

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- [fr] Cook da Books

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