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Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 1978 Play Video

Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 1978

Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 1978 There was a... lot of rocking going on that night, Cruising time for the young bright lights, Just down past the gasworks, by the meat factory door, The five lamp boys were coming on...

The Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You Play Video

The Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You

Classic Australian appearance on Countdown from around 1980

Boomtown Rats - "Looking After Number One" Play Video

Boomtown Rats - "Looking After Number One"

"Looking After Number One" from the Boomtown Rats (1977)

Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays Play Video

Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays

The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobodys gonna go to school today Shes gonna make them stay at home And daddy doesnt understand it He always said she was good as gold And he can see no...

Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork Play Video

Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork

Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork

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The Boomtown Rats Biography

The Boomtown Rats were an Irish rock band that scored a series of UK hits between 1977 and 1980 and were led by vocalist Bob Geldof, who organized the Ethiopian relief efforts, Band Aid and Live Aid.

All six members were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. The name "Boomtown Rats" comes from a gang in Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Bound for Glory. They became a notable band, but one whose accomplishments were overshadowed by the charity work of frontman Bob Geldof, a former journalist with the NME magazine.

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The Boomtown Rats Lyrics

The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic Lyrics

Banana Republic, Septic Isle
Screamin' in the sufferin' sea, sounds like cryin'
Everywhere I go, yeah everywhere I see
The black and blue uniforms, Police and Priests

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The Boomtown Rats - Having My Picture Taken Lyrics

Hold up Phillis
Watch the beauty

My camera sees things my eyes can't see

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The Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern Lyrics

She's so 20th century
She's so 1970's
She knows the right things to say
She's got the right clothes to wear

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The Boomtown Rats Discography

The Boomtown Rats albums.

  • Mondo Bongo - 07/02/2005 (Mercury/GB)
  • V Deep - 03/1982 (Mercury/GB)
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing - 24/10/1979 (Ensign Records/GB)
  • A Tonic for the Troops - 06/1978 (Ensign Records/GB)
  • The Boomtown Rats - 02/09/1977 (Mercury/GB)

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