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1. Captain Sensible (aka Ray Burns) was always the biggest joker in the Damned, the brashest boys of the first wave of British punk, and when he launched his solo career in , it seemed to many like a grand prank, with a punch line even the Good Captain never expected -- his first album on his own, Women and Captains First, was a genuine hit, with his synth pop cover of Rodgers & Hammerstein 's 7/

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2. Women And Captains First by Captain Sensible Audio CD £ Only 4 left in stock (more on the way). includes most tunes from women and captains first (the better album of the two covered by this compilation, by far) and slightly fewer from the power of love (also a bonus single cut, more snakes than ladders). the w & c stuff is /5(47).

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3. Women and Captains First is the debut solo album by The Damned guitarist Captain Sensible, released in September by A&M Records. It features contributions from producer Tony Mansfield, Robyn Hitchcock and the band Dolly Mixture. The album was preceded by the singles "Happy Talk" and "Wot", which peaked at numbers 1 and 26 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. The album reached .

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4. Captain Sensible was a founding member of legendary punk band The Damned. Whilst still a member of The Damned in he signed a solo deal with A&M Records. In June , he reached number 1 in the UK with a cover of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Happy Talk’ from the musical ‘South Pacific’. This classic album also includes the follow up hit singles ‘Wot’ and ‘Croydon’.

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5. Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns) remained with the Damned until He enjoyed one other Top 20 single in the UK, a double-A-side "Glad It's All Over"/ "Damned On " the latter was a medley of 15 Damned songs plus "Happy Talk.".

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6. AM Margo Guryan “SUNDAY MORNING” from Take a Picture (CD, Album, Private, ) on Oglio Entertainment AM Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra “Perfidia” from Song of .

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7. Dec 07,  · 11 videos Play all Captain Sensible - Women And Captains First. () Ilton White; Captain Sensible - The Happy Talk - Duration: Captain Sensible - Topic 4, views.

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8. "Happy Talk" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It is sung by Bloody Mary to the American lieutenant Joe Cable, about having a happy life, after he begins romancing her daughter Liat. Liat performs the song with hand gestures as Mary sings.

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9. Captain Sensible was a founding member of legendary punk band The Damned. Whilst still a member of The Damned in he signed a solo deal with A&M Records. In June , he reached number 1 in the UK with a cover of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ‘Happy Talk' from the musical ‘South Pacific'.

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