Boomtown Rats Lyrics
The Boomtown Rats were an Irish rock band that scored a series of UK hits between 1977 and 1980 and were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.
All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.[1] Formed under the name "The Nightlife Thugs," the group agreed on the name change to the "Boomtown Rats" after a gang that Geldof read about in Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Bound for Glory.[1] They became a notable band, but one whose accomplishments were overshadowed by the charity work of frontman Bob Geldof, a former journalist with the NME magazine.[2]
The group moved to London in October 1976, and became associated with the punk rock movement.[1] Signing a recording contract with Ensign Records, they released their debut single, "Looking After No.1", in August 1977.[1] It was the first of nine straight singles to make the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[1][3] Their debut album, The Boomtown Rats, was released in September 1977, on Ensign in the UK an...
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