The Flying Lizards 1129242 225463484 2008-07-13T20:47:26Z TubularWorld 4759276 DEFAULTSORT {{otheruses4|the band|other uses|Flying lizard}} '''The Flying Lizards''' were a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[experimental rock]] [[band (music)|group]] that [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] several [[album]]s. ==Career== Formed by and led by [[David Cunningham (musician)|David Cunningham]], the group included [[avant-garde]] and [[free improvisation|free improvising]] [[musician]]s, such as [[David Toop]] and [[Steve Beresford]] as [[instrumentalist]]s, plus Deborah Evans and Patti Palladin as main [[singer|vocalists]]. It also boasted [[Michael Upton]]. The group released an album entitled ''The Flying Lizards'' in [[1979 in music|1979]]; their [[single (music)|singles]] include the [[postmodern]] [[cover version]]s of [[song]]s such as [[Eddie Cochran]]'s "[[Summertime Blues]]" ([[1978 in music|1978]]) and [[James Brown]]'s "[[Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine|Sex Machine]]" ([[1984 in music|1984]]), as well as several originals. Their album ''Top Ten'' consists entirely of covers, done in a deliberately emotionless, harsh and robotic style. Their version of [[Barrett Strong]]'s "[[Money (That's What I Want)|Money]]" remains popular, and was used in the [[film]] [[soundtrack]]s for ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'', ''[[Empire Records]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels (film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' and ''[[Lord of War]]'', as well as in the [[Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe]] award-winning American [[television]] [[medical drama]], ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''. After the band's break-up, a "posthumous album" of [[Dub music|dub]] [[instrumental]]s, ''The Secret Dub Life of the Flying Lizards'', appeared. ==Band members== * [[David Toop]] * [[Steve Beresford]] * [[Michael Upton]] * [[David Cunningham (musician)|David Cunningham]] * Deborah Evans-Stickland * Patti Palladin * Peter Laurence Gordon (born [[20 June]] [[1951]]) ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''The Flying Lizards'' ([[Virgin Records]], 1980) *''Fourth Wall'' (Virgin, 1981) *''Top Ten'' (Statik, 1984) *''The Secret Dub Life of the Flying Lizards'' (Piano Records, 1996) ===Singles=== *"[[Summertime Blues]]" (Virgin VS230, 1978) *"[[Money (That's What I Want)|Money]]" (Virgin VS276, 1979) reached no. 50 in the US chart *"TV" (Virgin VS325, 1979) *"[[The Laughing Policeman (song)|The Laughing Policeman]]" (under the [[pseudonym]] "The Suspicions," [[Arista Records|Arista]] 361, 1980) *"Move On Up" (Virgin VS381, 1981) *"Hands 2 Take" (Virgin VS392, 1981) *"Lovers and Other Strangers" (Virgin VS421, 1981) *"[[Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine|Sex Machine]]" (Statik tak19, 1984) *"[[Dizzy Miss Lizzy]]" (Satik tak25, 1984) ==External links== * [http://www.markallencam.com/theflyinglizards.html The Flying Lizards - They Were a Very Different Band (fan page)] * [http://www.stalk.net/piano/piano501.htm The Secret dub life of The Flying Lizards] * [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=flying_lizards The Flying Lizards biography] {{DEFAULTSORT:Flying Lizards, The}} [[Category:British rock music groups]] [[Category:British experimental music groups]] [[Category:Post-punk]] [[Category:New Wave groups]] [[Category:1970s music groups]] [[Category:1980s music groups]] [[fr:The Flying Lizards]] [[nl:The Flying Lizards]]