Hello Hello to all you wonderful Hivians
Winter means soup!
Weather is pretty dreich at the moment, and it has been soup season.
Which got me thinking about a band that I have not played on threetunetuesday before.
I am sure some of you will recognise the first song if not the band!
Anyway back we go and I bring you the Scottish alternative rock band The Soup Dragons!
I wonder who knows where they took their name from?
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Today we are going back to Scotland in the late 80s and early 90s.
The Soup Dragons were formed in 1985 in Bellshill awee town near Motherwell in Scotland.
As for their name, they took it from the popular kids TV program The Clangers.
The Soup Dragon dwells in the soup wells within the Clangers' planet. She is often summoned by tapping on the top of what look like small inactive volcanoes; she slides the lid back, and then takes a jug from (usually) Small Clanger, which she fills for them to eat.
The Soup Dragons inspired ttt
The Soup Dragons - I'm Free
Probably their most famous and most successful song was the RollingStones cover of I'm Free.
I do love my reggae and I love how they added toasting overdub by reggae star Junior Reid.
The single was released in 1990 and reached No. 5. in the UK charts and was used on the soundtrack for the movie The World's End (2013).
The Soup Dragons - Divine Thing
This time we fast forward a couple of years to 1992 and also across the water with the tune Divine Thing which was the band's biggest hit in the United States.
The Soup Dragons video was nominated by MTV as one of the year's best. However, they were beaten to the top spot by Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". No real disgrace that.
The Soup Dragons - Mother Universe
We close out with another song from the Lovegod album of 1990.
The much less known Mother Universe.
Like so many good bands they disbanded in 1995 and dispersed into bands like Teenage Fanclub and Future Pilot A.K.A amongst others.
I hope that you enjoyed these The Soup Dragons tunes.
Which was your favourite (if any) ?
Note: The three four YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.
I wish that you all have a brilliant rest of your week, and until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶
All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated. Lead Image generated by pixlr AI generator from my prompt.
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@tengolotodo February 6th 2024
