The original version of the song appeared on the band's 1982 EP Shock Horror! (with the band then simply named The Waves). Soon thereafter, they re-recorded the song for inclusion on their 1983 debut full-length album Walking on Sunshine, which was only released in Canada. The version included on both releases featured Rew on lead vocals.
When the band signed with major label Capitol Records, the song was re-recorded again with Katrina Leskanich on lead vocals and included on their 1985 self-titled album. Although never released as a single, it was featured as the B-side of two of the band's singles, "Plastic Man" and their breakthrough hit "Walking on Sunshine".
The Bangles versionedit
American band the Bangles covered the song on their 1984 major label debut album All Over the Place. The song features lead vocals by Debbi Peterson and it was released as the album's second single, one of only two singles with Peterson on lead vocals, the other being "Be with You". The song had been introduced by a friend to Vicki Peterson, who immediately liked it and urged the band to record a cover.
The single failed to chart in the U.S., and became a minor UK hit in April 1985, peaking at No. 79. The single's B-side was the album track "Dover Beach", and the 12" single featured three songs from their Bangles EP on the B-side.
When the band found success with their subsequent album Different Light, "Going Down to Liverpool" was re-released as a single in the UK and Ireland in 1986 after the release of "If She Knew What She Wants", with new cover artwork and featuring the Different Light album track "Let It Go". This time the single fared better but still only became a minor hit, peaking at No. 56, while it became a top 40 hit in Ireland peaking at No. 21.
Music videoedit
The music video for the song was directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, the mother of Bangles member Susanna Hoffs. The video features the band inside a car being driven around by a chauffeur, who appears to be unimpressed by the group (at one point he turns off the car radio, stopping the song). The car stops inside a tunnel and the girls walk towards the end of it, which cuts to the band playing and dancing over a red background. After the girls leave the car, the chauffeur ends up tapping his fingers on the steering wheel. Leonard Nimoy played the part of the chauffeur; this came about due to Nimoy being a friend of Tamar and Susanna's family.[2][3] The video entered rotation on MTV in mid-October 1984.[4]
^Greenwald, Matthew. Going Down to Liverpool at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^Jordan, Chris (23 February 2015). "Leonard Nimoy drove the Bangles to video stardom". App.com. USA Today. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^banggothebangles (11 May 2014). "Bangles MTV News interview, 1984" – via YouTube.
^"MTV Programming". Billboard. October 20, 1984. p. 32. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
^ ab"UK Official Charts". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
December 18, 2023
going, down, liverpool, song, written, kimberley, group, katrina, waves, although, best, remembered, cover, version, bangles, 1986, reissue, coversingle, banglesfrom, album, over, placeb, side, dover, beach, released1984recorded1984genrepaisley, undergroundlen. Going Down to Liverpool is a song written by Kimberley Rew for his group Katrina and the Waves although best remembered for a cover version by the Bangles 1 Going Down to Liverpool 1986 UK reissue coverSingle by The Banglesfrom the album All Over the PlaceB side Dover Beach Released1984Recorded1984GenrePaisley UndergroundLength3 40LabelDiscos CBS Columbia RecordsSongwriter s Kimberley RewProducer s David KahneThe Bangles singles chronology Hero Takes a Fall 1984 Going Down to Liverpool 1984 Manic Monday 1986 Music video Going Down to Liverpool on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 The Bangles version 2 1 Music video 2 2 Charts 3 ReferencesBackground editThe original version of the song appeared on the band s 1982 EP Shock Horror with the band then simply named The Waves Soon thereafter they re recorded the song for inclusion on their 1983 debut full length album Walking on Sunshine which was only released in Canada The version included on both releases featured Rew on lead vocals When the band signed with major label Capitol Records the song was re recorded again with Katrina Leskanich on lead vocals and included on their 1985 self titled album Although never released as a single it was featured as the B side of two of the band s singles Plastic Man and their breakthrough hit Walking on Sunshine The Bangles version editAmerican band the Bangles covered the song on their 1984 major label debut album All Over the Place The song features lead vocals by Debbi Peterson and it was released as the album s second single one of only two singles with Peterson on lead vocals the other being Be with You The song had been introduced by a friend to Vicki Peterson who immediately liked it and urged the band to record a cover The single failed to chart in the U S and became a minor UK hit in April 1985 peaking at No 79 The single s B side was the album track Dover Beach and the 12 single featured three songs from their Bangles EP on the B side When the band found success with their subsequent album Different Light Going Down to Liverpool was re released as a single in the UK and Ireland in 1986 after the release of If She Knew What She Wants with new cover artwork and featuring the Different Light album track Let It Go This time the single fared better but still only became a minor hit peaking at No 56 while it became a top 40 hit in Ireland peaking at No 21 Music video edit The music video for the song was directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs the mother of Bangles member Susanna Hoffs The video features the band inside a car being driven around by a chauffeur who appears to be unimpressed by the group at one point he turns off the car radio stopping the song The car stops inside a tunnel and the girls walk towards the end of it which cuts to the band playing and dancing over a red background After the girls leave the car the chauffeur ends up tapping his fingers on the steering wheel Leonard Nimoy played the part of the chauffeur this came about due to Nimoy being a friend of Tamar and Susanna s family 2 3 The video entered rotation on MTV in mid October 1984 4 Charts edit Chart 1985 PeakpositionUK Singles Chart 5 79Dutch Singles Chart 48New Zealand Singles Chart 42Chart 1986 PeakpositionUK Singles Chart 5 56Irish Singles Chart 21References edit Greenwald Matthew Going Down to Liverpool at AllMusic Retrieved 15 December 2016 Jordan Chris 23 February 2015 Leonard Nimoy drove the Bangles to video stardom App com USA Today Retrieved 15 December 2016 banggothebangles 11 May 2014 Bangles MTV News interview 1984 via YouTube MTV Programming Billboard October 20 1984 p 32 Retrieved July 29 2019 a b UK Official Charts Officialcharts com Official Charts Company 2016 Retrieved 15 December 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Going Down to Liverpool amp oldid 1179217226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
