| "Swan Lake" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Cats | |
| A-side | "Swan Lake" |
| B-side | Swing Low |
| Released | 1968 |
| Genre | West Indian style ska |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | BAF Records |
Swan Lake is a song by The Cats. It is a cover of Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and made #48 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1969, making them the first British reggae band to have a top fifty hit in the UK.
In popular culture
- The British ska band Madness did a cover version of "Swan Lake" on their 1979 debut album One Step Beyond....
- In spite of a remark he made earlier on in his career saying "reggae is vile", the song appears on Morrissey's compilation album Under the Influence.
References
- "Swan Lake" for sale - from lordofthebootsale.blogspot.com
- ^ Discography of UK 45 singles releases; beginning with C, from 45-rpm.org.uk
- "Cats, The (2) - Swan Lake (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Edwards, Terry (2009). Madness' One Step Beyond. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-826429-06-3.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 22. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "John Kpiaye" at LintonKwesiJohnson.com
- Bret, David (2006). Morrissey: Scandal & Passion. Robson. ISBN 9781861059680.
- Devereux, Eoin; Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin (2011). Morrissey: Fandom,, Representations and Identities. ISBN 9781841504179.