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Opened for Elvis Costello & the Attractions:
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:[[Lee Brilleaux]]
 
 
Opening act (with [[Rockpile]] and [[Clive Langer]]) for Elvis Costello & the Attractions:
:[[Concert 1980-04-02 Canvey Island|1980-04-02, Canvey Island, England]]
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[[Image:Eye.jpg|50px|left]] The rowdiest but slightest cut on the record, "[[Luxembourg]]", had its origins in an R'n'B number, "[[Seven O'Clock]]", written for [[Canvey Island]]’s finest, Dr. Feelgood. The final draft of the lyrics picked the hapless dukedom as an object of scorn, but only after the original, equally wordy text had been rejected by Dr. Feelgood’s frontman, Lee Brilleaux, after one perusal, with the immortal line: "What’s this then, fucking Shakespeare?" ''— [[Trust (2003) liner notes|Liner notes, Trust (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)]]''
[[Image:Eye.jpg|50px|left]] The rowdiest but slightest cut on the record, "[[Luxembourg]]," had its origins in an R'n'B number, "[[Seven O'Clock]]," written for [[Canvey Island]]'s finest, Dr. Feelgood. The final draft of the lyrics picked the hapless dukedom as an object of scorn, but only after the original, equally wordy text had been rejected by Dr. Feelgood's frontman, Lee Brilleaux, after one perusal, with the immortal line: "What's this then, fucking Shakespeare?" ''— [[Trust (2003) liner notes|Liner notes, Trust (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)]]''
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==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Dr. Feelgood|Internal links]]==
==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Dr. Feelgood|Internal links]]==
*[[Melody Maker, 1977-08-01]]
*[[Melody Maker, August 6, 1977]]
*[[ZigZag, July 1976]]
*[[Trust (2003) liner notes]]  
*[[Trust (2003) liner notes]]  
*[[From Hell To Obscurity]]
*[[From Hell To Obscurity]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.drfeelgood.org/ DrFeelgood.org]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dr-feelgood-p4127 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Feelgood_(band) Wikipedia]
*[http://www.drfeelgood.de/drfdates.htm DrFeelgood.de]
*[http://www.drfeelgood.de/drfdates.htm DrFeelgood.de]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dr-feelgood-p4127 Allmusic] {{-}} [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Feelgood Wikipedia]


[[Category:Opening acts|Dr. Feelgood]]
[[Category:Opening acts|Dr. Feelgood]]

Revision as of 21:01, 11 September 2022

Members include:

Lee Brilleaux


Opening act (with Rockpile and Clive Langer) for Elvis Costello & the Attractions:

1980-04-02, Canvey Island, England


The song "Seven O'Clock" was written for Dr. Feelgood:

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The rowdiest but slightest cut on the record, "Luxembourg," had its origins in an R'n'B number, "Seven O'Clock," written for Canvey Island's finest, Dr. Feelgood. The final draft of the lyrics picked the hapless dukedom as an object of scorn, but only after the original, equally wordy text had been rejected by Dr. Feelgood's frontman, Lee Brilleaux, after one perusal, with the immortal line: "What's this then, fucking Shakespeare?" — Liner notes, Trust (2003 Rhino/Edsel edition)



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