Fishing for Luckies
Fishing for Luckies is an album by The Wildhearts that originated as a fan club-only release of newly recorded material, but has since been expanded and re-released with extra tracks.
Original release
The Wildhearts released the original Fishing for Luckies in December 1994 as a limited edition CD mini-album, available only via their fan club. The songs were newly recorded and featured the line-up of Ginger on vocals and guitar, CJ on guitar and vocals, Danny McCormack on bass, and Ritch Battersby on drums. Gordon Mabbett contributed accordion on "Geordie in Wonderland" and Marc Fox played additional percussion on "Do the Channel Bop."
Reception
Track listing
All songs written by Ginger.
Fishing for More Luckies
After the top 10 success in the UK of the album P.H.U.Q. in 1995, East West Records planned to release an official version of the album, to be titled Fishing for More Luckies, with three extra demo tracks. This release was completely unsanctioned by the band and was canceled. However, cut-outs othe release were available freely in 1995. The only change to the tracks from the original fan club release was a count-in to introduce "Do The Channel Bop." Of the added tracks, a completed version of "Underkill" was later included on the "Sick of Drugs" single. A string quartet made up of Charles Mutter (violin), Thomas Norris (violin), Bruce White (viola), and Phillip Sheppard (cello) appeared on "Saddened."
Podcasts:
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by Wildhearts
Fishing for Luckies
by: Wildheartsmmmmmm!
you look so good in your girlfriend clothes, you're gonna score tonight for sure
dressed in case all your worn out chat don't really get them hot, what!
do they want they can have your body, your picture on your wall
let them know that you're really something (those bitches are right for jumping)
I hear ageing lines abound, try the lost and found
CHORUS:
you look so good in your girlfriend clothes
you're irresistible, you're irresistible
you smell so sweet and you've got the pose
and you stick right out from all the other Joes, you're irresistible
it's getting late and you're so frustrated, four hours and not one bite
old Mrs Palm and her five young daughters is all you'll get tonight, right!
[grab/caress] some friends maybe throw some insults at some longhair all alone
call him a fag as he goes to meet his girlfriend waiting home
CHORUS
(hup-hup-hup-hup)
ba-ba do-ba-do ba-ba, do-ba-do ba-ba do-ba ta-ta ta-ta ta-ta
CHORUS
(go!)