Swans (band)
Swans (/swɒnz/) is an American experimental rock band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997. Besides Gira, the only other constant members were keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jarboe from 1984 to 1997, and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg. The band became known for its experimental instrumentation and repetitive song structures. In 2010, Gira reformed Swans without Jarboe.
Biography
Early years (1982–1985)
Initial influences
Gira always states he took the moniker Swans as it described the sound he wanted best. Gira's summation of the name follows along the lines of: "Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments."
The earliest known lineup of Swans comprised Gira on bass guitar and vocals, Jonathan Kane on drums, Sue Hanel on guitar, Mojo on percussion and tape loops and either Thurston Moore, Dan Braun or Jon Tessler on the second bass guitar. Jon Tessler also played percussion and tape loops. Hanel's only recordings with the group are on the compilation Body to Body, Job to Job, but the ambiguous personnel credits do not make it clear on which songs she performed. Kane stated that "Sue was the most fearsome guitarist we'd ever heard in New York. She was unbelievable."
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Podcasts:
The Swans
ALBUMS
- Keeping the Faith: 40 Years of Northern Soul: Memories & Souvenirs released: 2008
- Northern Soul: Essential Floorfillers released: 2006
- Rhythm 'n' Blues: Early Doo-Wop released: 2005
- Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 released: 2005
- Campark Records: Vocal Groups, Volume 1 released: 2002
- Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 9 released: 2002
- Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 3 released: 2002
- The Encyclopedia of Doo Wop, Volume 3: American Singing Groups released: 2002
- Here Come the Girls, Volume 9: Slow Fizz released: 1998
- Itty Bitty Treasure Chest, Volume 3 released: 1997
- Itty Bitty Treasure Chest, Volume 2 released: 1996
- Itty Bitty Treasure Chest, Volume 1 released: 1996
- Spotlite on Rainbow Records, Volume 1 released: 1995
- Spotlite on Rainbow Records, Volume 2 released: 1995
- Chess Rhythm & Roll released: 1994
- Bravo! Beatles: The Beatles Relations released:
Keeping the Faith: 40 Years of Northern Soul: Memories & Souvenirs
Released 2008- Ain't Nothing but a Houseparty
- Open the Door to Your Heart
- Our Love Is in the Pocket
- These Chains of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)
- That's What I Want to Know
- Ain't No Soul (Left in These Ole Shoes)
- Sweet Sweet Lovin'
- Bok to Bach
- My Elusive Dreams
- Tightrope
- At the Top of the Stairs
- Girls Are Out to Get You
- Gotta Have Your Love
- Don't Be Sore at Me
- Beat
- Mr Soul Satisfaction
- That Beatin' Rhythm
- I Wanna Do It With You Baby
- Gonna Make You Love Me
- Cool Off
- I'll Be Your Champion I'll Be Your Winner
- Woman Love Thief
- It Really Hurts Me Girl
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- I Don't Care Anymore
Northern Soul: Essential Floorfillers
Released 2006- 6 By 6
- Just A Little Misunderstanding
- Helpless
- Ain't Nothing But A House Party
- Billy's Bag
- Twine Time
- Oo Wee Baby I Love You
- Trouble Over The Weekend
- Every Beat of my Heart
- Girls Are Out To Get You
- Nothing Can Stop Me
- I Spy For The FBI
- Oh How Happy
- You Got To Pay The Price
- Barefootin' Time in Chinatown
Rhythm 'n' Blues: Early Doo-Wop
Released 2005- Smack Dab in the Middle
- Rockin' in the Rocket Room
- Baby, It's You
- Ooh Oh
- Hucklebuck With Jimmy
- Roll, Roll, Pretty Baby
- A Sunday Kind of Love
- Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
- Midnight Blues
- The Deacon Moves In
- Your Love
- Mardi Gras Mambo
- Saturday Night Fish Fry
- It Rocks! It Rolls! It Swings!
- Heaven and Paradise
- Why Don't You
- Work With Me, Annie
- I Don't Have to Hunt No More
- Lawd, Lawd, Lawd
- Ride, Jockey, Ride
- Jump Children
- White Cliffs of Dover
- Don't Play Around With Love
- Love Only You
- Secret Love
Cameo Parkway 1957-1967
Released 2005- Butterfly
- Fabulous
- Race for Time
- Sing Sing Sing
- You're the Greatest
- Over the Weekend
- Night Times
- Memory Lane
- Silhouettes
- Daddy Cool
- Back to School Again
- The Class
- Bad Motorcycle
- Shake A Hand
- Dinner With Drac, Part 1
- Mexican Hat Rock
- Nine More Miles (The 'Faster-Faster' Song)
- Bird's n' Bees
- Two Weeks With Pay
- Rock-a-Conga
- Kissin' Time
- We Got Love
- The Twist
- Wild One
- Swingin' School
- Pony Time
- Teach Me to Twist
- Let's Twist Again
- Bristol Stomp
- The Wah-Watusi
- Merry Christmas
Campark Records: Vocal Groups, Volume 1
Released 2002- Down by the Ocean
- The Secret (feat. Garnet Mimms)
- Malibu
- Losers Club
- Hey Chickie Baby
- My Debbie
- You Are the One
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Memory Lane
- Where You Goin' Little Boy
- I'll Be True (feat. Johnny Maestro)
- The Shadow of Your Love (feat. Billy Vera)
- We Belong Together
- Dear Judy
- Society Girl
- Talking to Myself
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- Gee, but I'm Lonesome
- Yo Me Pregunto
- Meat on My Tomatoes
- What a Lovely Way to Start the Summer
- Open the Door Richard
- That's How It Goes
- I Don't Care
- First Kiss
- Emily
- Making Up Is Fun to Do
- When Are We Getting Married
- Come Back, Don't Go (Unreleased)
Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 9
Released 2002- Please Don't Be Angry With Me
- Put Me Down
- Always Seems Like Summer
- Where Did I Go Wrong
- Good Looks (They Don't Count)
- I Love Him More & More (Each Day)
- Anything (Unreleased)
- You Will Fill My Eyes No More
- My Boy
- We Were Lovers (When the Party Began)
- Hello Faithless
- Losing You
- Stop
- Dear Little Boy
- No One (Unreleased)
- Donde Esta Santa Claus?
- On Fire
- Little White Diamonds
- The Boy With the Beatle Hair
- Holiday Hill
- I Believe
- You Done Me Wrong
- I'll Make Him My Baby Tonight (Unreleased)
- S.O.S. (Heart in Distress)
- Run Run You Little Fool
- Packing Up My Memories
- Hot Spot
Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 3
Released 2002- Sandra Baby
- Gonna Rock Tonight
- That Old Black Magic
- Can't We Be Just Friends
- Come Go With Me
- Letter From You
- Hey Chickie Baby
- He's Braggin'
- Tonight
- Peter Cottontail
- Is It You
- There's Gonna Be a Showdown
- Gig
- Please Don't Be Mad
- When You Dance
- Apple Taffy
- Born to Be Lonely (Unreleased)
- Operator
- Let It Please Be You
- So Much in Love (live)
- Mark My Words
- To Know Him Is to Love Him
- Haircut
- Try Me
- Beggin' for Your Love
- Lana
- Please Hurry Love
- I Wanna Be Lonely
- How Long Will It Last
The Encyclopedia of Doo Wop, Volume 3: American Singing Groups
Released 2002- Ka Ding Dong
- Paradise Hill
- Tonite, Oh Tonite
- Guardian Angel
- Love Doll
- Grateful
- My Darling to You
- Please Tell the Angels
- Tell Me
- Jerry
- Dearest One
- Blanche
- My Love
- Sindy
- My Diane
- Why Do I
- Wishing Ring
- Girl Next Door
- Whispering Heart
- Rain
- Lover's Island
- Star
- Love That I Lost
- Go Back Where You Came From
- Stormy Weather
Here Come the Girls, Volume 9: Slow Fizz
Released 1998- Slow Fizz
- The 81
- Baby, Baby, You
- Gonna Be a Big Thing
- We Belong Together
- You Better Be a Good Girl Now
- I've Got Mine, You Better Get Yours
- Two Happy People
- The Boy With the Beatle Hair
- He's Mine
- Soldier Baby (of Mine)
- Gee I'm Sorry Baby
- Let's Break Up for a While
- Looky Looky (What I Got)
- Mary Ann
- Shakin' Time
- Beg Me
- I'm Gonna Pick Up My Toys (and Go Home)
- The Dawning of Love
- So Glad You're Home
Itty Bitty Treasure Chest, Volume 3
Released 1997- Come Home With Me
- Little Senorita
- Not a Hand to Shake
- Baby Only You
- Jump, Shake & Move
- Help-Murder-Police
- Mister Cool Breeze
- Tell Me You're Mine
- Life of Ease
- Booga Bear
- Since I Fell for You
- Spring
- Soft, Sweet and Really Fine
- You Don't Mean Me Right
- The Trap of Love
- Baby Child
- Grandpa's Gully Rock
- Someday We'll Meet Again
- Fools Rush In
- This Is a Miracle
- Playboy
- Come Home My Love
- Give In
- When You Are in Love
- Old MacDonald (Drops on Original Tape)
- You Came Along
- Tough Cat
- I Won't Be Your Fool
- I Want a Woman
Itty Bitty Treasure Chest, Volume 2
Released 1996- Valley of Tears
- Just for Tonight (Acappella)
- Tootsie Roll
- Oh Joe Joe(Acap)
- If I Loved Only You
- Mother Was Right (Acappella)
- I'll Always Remember
- Jungle Fever
- Call the Police
- Street of Loneliness (Outtake)
- The Best Things in Life Are Free
- Rita (Acappella)
- Calypso Beat
- I'm Laughing at You
- These Lonely Nights
- I Am in Love
- I Don't Like You That Much
- Baby Don't You Care
- Last Night I Cried
- Looka Here Pretty Baby
- I'll Forever Love You
- Cool as a Cucumber
- Everybody's Singing the Blues
- My Heart Goes Acting Up
- It Won't Be Very Long
- Crazy Bop
- Don Juan
- Gonna Get Me a Sattelite
Itty Bitty Treasure Chest, Volume 1
Released 1996- So Trance
- Golden Angel
- Wear My Ring
- September in the Rain
- Take My Hand
- Wedding Bells, Oh Wedding Bells
- My Last Dance With You
- My Tears
- Darling Be Mine
- (Why Don't You) Love Me
- This Is a Miracle
- Rose of Tangier
- Bashful Guy
- Sweet Little Angel
- Village of Love
- Look What You've Done
- Baby I Love You So
- I'm Wandering
- Zoom
- Girl of Mine
- My Baby-O
- Listen to the Rain
- Do-Li-Op
- Street of Loneliness
- Oh Joe Joe
- This Is Really Real
Spotlite on Rainbow Records, Volume 2
Released 1995- You're My Inspiration
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- My True Love
- I'm Sorry
- Drag It Home Baby
- Why Don't You Believe Me
- Ooh Wee Baby
- How I Need You Baby
- Don't Be No Fool
- Who Can Be True
- Much Too Much
- Rockin' & Rollin'
- I Don't Have to Hurt No More
- Bells of St Mary
- When You Come Back to Me
- Popcorn Willie
- Forever My Love
Chess Rhythm & Roll
Released 1994- See You Later Alligator
- The $64,000 Question
- I'll Be Home
- Heavyweight Baby
- Too Much Monkey Business
- Who Do You Love?
- Frog Hop
- Country Girl
- See Saw
- Four O'Clock in the Morning
- Laura Lee
- Ain't Got No Home
- The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)
- Been So Long
- School Days
- Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
- Lucky Lou
- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
- Suzie Q
- Lady With the Hat Box
- Nervous Boogie
- Crazy Love
- Walk That Walk
- Flatfoot Sam
- Teardrops
Bravo! Beatles: The Beatles Relations
- We Love You Beatles
- I Had a Dream I Was a Beatle
- My Boyfriend Got a Beatle Haircut
- We Love the Beatles
- A Letter to the Beatles
- The Beetle
- A Beatle I Want to Be
- I Dreamed I Was a Beatle
- Beatlemania
- Ringo I Love You
- Hello Petite Fille (Hello Little Girl)
- A Beatles Meets a Ladybug
- The Boy With the Beatle Hair
- What's Wrong With Ringo
- You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
- Nowhere Man
- This Boy (Ringo's Theme)
- A Letter to the Beatles
- Ringo for President
- It Wouldn't Happen With Me
- Ringo's Beat
- The Invasion
- The Girl I Love
The Swans
ALBUMS
- For a Few Dollars More: 28 Shots of Western Inspired Reggae released: 1998
- Version to Version released: 1972
For a Few Dollars More: 28 Shots of Western Inspired Reggae
Released 1998- Revenge of Eastwood
- Clint Eastwood
- Guns of Navarone
- The Bad
- Del Gago
- Sipreano
- Golden Chickens
- Salt & Pepper
- The Undertaker
- Overtaker
- Undertaker's Burial
- Killer Passing Through
- Taste of Killing
- Kill Them All
- For a Few Dollars More
- Shoot Them Amigo
- Death Rides
- Geronimo
- Navajo Trail
- Mule Train
- Man From Carolina
- The Bad Version
- Franco Nero
- Franco Nero Version 2
- Trinity
- Vengeance
- Nevada Joe
- Return of the Ugly
Swans
ALBUMS
- To Be Kind released: 2014
- Not Here / Not Now released: 2013
- The Seer released: 2012
- We Rose From Your Bed With the Sun in Our Head released: 2012
- Dead at All Tomorrow's Parties released: 2011
- My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky released: 2010
- Cop / Young God / Greed / Holy Money released: 2010
- Forever Burned released: 2003
- Children of God / World of Skin released: 2003
- Swans Are Dead released: 2003
- Feel Good Now released: 2002
- Filth / Body to Body, Job to Job released: 2000
- Various Failures 1988-1992 released: 1999
- Public Castration Is a Good Idea released: 1999
- Real Love released: 1996
- Soundtracks for the Blind released: 1996
- The Great Annihilator released: 1995
- Kill the Child: 1985/1986/1987 Live released: 1995
- Omniscience released: 1992
- Cop / Young God released: 1992
- White Light From the Mouth of Infinity released: 1992
- Love of Life released: 1992
- Greed / Holy Money released: 1992
- Body to Body, Job to Job released: 1991
- Filth released: 1990
- Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room released: 1990
- The Burning World released: 1989
- Children of God released: 1987
- Greed released: 1987
- Holy Money released: 1987
- Cop released: 1984
Forever Burned
Released 2003- The River That Runs With Love Won't Run Dry
- Let it Come Down
- Can't Find My Way Home
- Mona Lisa, Mother Earth
- (She's a) Universal Emptiness
- Saved
- I Remember Who You Are
- Jane Mary, Cry One Tear
- See No More
- God Damn the Sun
- The Sound of Freedom
- No Cure for the Lonely
- Love of Life
- God Loves America
- Power and Sacrifice
- Song for the Sun
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
PLAYLIST TIME:
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by Brett Anderson
The Swans
by: Brett AndersonHuddled like rabbits by the hole by the fence, frozen
like statues to the chair on the lake
Clouds of birds, make shadows on the moss, fields of
kale, all patterned with ice
Woah outside, woah the swans rise, woah, woah
Curve of the river like the neck of a swan, and the veil
of the sky all peppered with rain
Fields of crows picked clean to the bone, and a love
unchained by the chatter of time
Woah outside, woah swans rise
Latest News for: the swans
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Return of the Swans at Lambton Heritage Museum (County of Lambton)
Grand Bend, ON - The Tundra Swans have been spotted in the Thedford Bog behind Lambton Heritage Museum ... To increase your chances of seeing swans, visit returnoftheswans.com for updates and daily estimates of the current number of swans in the area.
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