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One Thousand Violins

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One Thousand Violins were a sixties-influenced jangle pop group from Sheffield, Yorkshire, who had several UK Indie Chart hits in the late 1980s. The band was formed in 1985 by Darren Swindells (bass), Colin Gregory (guitar), John Wood (vocals), David Warmsley (keyboards/guitar), and Peter Day (drums). Gregory and Warmsley had previously played together in The Page Boys. Their first single, "Halcyon Days" was released in 1985. The follow-up, "Like

Top songs

  1. Like One Thousand Violins
  2. Please Don't Sandblast My House
  3. All Aboard the Love-Mobile
  4. Like 1000 Violins
  5. Halcyon Days
  6. Locked Out of the Love-In
  7. Halcyon Days (12" Version)
  8. If Only Words
  9. If I Were A Bullet (Then For Sure I'd Find A Way To Your Heart)
  10. A Place To Surf
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  1. I Was Depending On You To Be My Jesus
  2. To Make Your Tea
  3. No-one Was Saving The World
  4. Poet
  5. You Ungrateful Bastard
  6. Start Digging My Grave Sugar
  7. My Beautiful Shirt
  8. The Tragic Tale of Daniel
  9. Let Me Charm The Pants Off Your World
  10. Why Is It Always December?
  11. I Think It's Time I Broke Down
  12. I Remember When Everybody Used to Ride Bikes...Now We All Drive Cars
  13. Hey Man That's Beautiful
  14. Thanks For Nothing
  15. Almost Dead and Nigh on Forty Years to Go
  16. Almost Dead & Nigh On Forty Years To Go
  17. I Remeber When Everybody Used to Ride...
  18. If I Were a Bullet (Then for Sure I'd Find
  19. Please Don't Standblast My House
  20. Though It Poured the Next Day Inever Noticed the Rain
  21. You Ungreatful Bastard
  22. Lost To The World
  23. The Only Time I Got to Rock Was in My...
  24. All We Need Is Cash
  25. You Ungrateful Bastard (Flexi Version)
  26. Ungrateful Bastard
  27. You Ungrateful Bastard - Flexi Version
  28. I Remember When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes... Now We All Drive Cars
  29. Though It Poured The Next Day
  30. If I Were a Bullet
  31. Poet - Long Version
  32. The Only Time I Got To Rock Was In My Granny's Chair
  33. All Aboard The Love Mobile
  34. Days Of Clam Weather In Winter
  35. Candleman - Electric Intro Version
  36. Halcyon Days - Alternative Version
  37. No One Was Saving The World
  38. Why Is It Always December
  39. I Think It's Time That I Broke Down
  40. Days Of Calm Weather In Winter
  41. Candleman - Acoustic Intro Version
  42. Poet (Long Version)
  43. Halcyon Days (alternative version)
  44. Why Is It Always December ?
  45. Though It Poured The Next Day I Never Noticed The Rain
  46. Candleman (acoustic intro version)
  47. Candleman (Electric Intro Version)
  48. I Remember When Everybody Used to Ride Bikes
  49. I Was Depending On You To Be Jesus
  50. Halcylon Days
  51. Locked Out Of The Love Inn
  52. I Remember When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes.. Now We All Drive Cars
  53. I Think It's Time That I Broke
  54. Through It Poured The Next Day I Noticed The Rain (Radio 1 Session, 15 Sep 1985)
  55. The Only Time I Got To Rock Was In My Granny Chair
  56. Halycon Days
  57. Locked Out Of The Love In
  58. Orange Sunshine Ride
  59. Start Digging My Grave, Sugar
  60. Beautiful Shirt
  61. Why Is It Always December (Radio 1 Session, 15 Sep 1985)
  62. Please Don't Sandblast My Hous
  63. I Was Depending On You To Be M
  64. Please Don’t Sandblast My House
  65. Time i broke down (i think it's)
  66. I Remeber When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes
  67. All Aboard the Love–mobile
  68. If I Were A Bullet....
  69. Hey Man, That's Beautiful
  70. I Left My Mind In San Fransisco
  71. Though It Poured the Next Day, I Never Noticed the Rain
  72. The Candle Man (Radio 1 Session, 15 Sep 1985)
  73. Like 1000 Violins (Audio)
  74. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
  75. The Candle Man
  76. All Aboard The Love - Mobile
  77. I Remeber When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes... Now We All Drive Cars
  78. I Left My Mind In San Francisco
  79. Candleman
  80. All Aboard The Lovemobile
  81. I Remember When Everybody Used to Ride...
  82. Through It Poured The Next Day I Noticed The Rain - BBC Session 15/09/1985
  83. If I Were A Bullet (The For Sure I'd Find A Way To Your Heart)
  84. Why Is It Always December? (BBC Peel session version)
  85. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
  86. I Was Depending On You To Be My Jesus (BBC Peel session version)
  87. Why Is It Always December - BBC Session 15/09/1985
  88. Though It Poured The Next Day, I Never Noticed The Rain (BBC Peel session version)
  89. Locked Out Of The Love - In
  90. The Candle Man - BBC Session 15/09/1985

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