Gangway
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Gangway was a Danish
band (now-defunct), sometimes classified as indie pop
. Gangway consists of Allan Jensen lead singer, Henrik Balling on guitar, Torben Johansen on keyboards, and four different drummers, Jan Christensen (1982–84), Gorm Ravn-Jonsen (1984–89), Cai Bojsen-Møller (1991–94), and Jeppe Moesgaard (1996–98).
Their first three albums tend towards Beatle-esque (and sometimes Smiths
-esque) guitar pop, with a distinct New Wave twist, but later on, particularly on The Quiet Boy Ate The Whole Cake, their influences from synth-pop music, especially Pet Shop Boys
shows through. They are also known for their strange and subtle lyrics that are often on the verge of surrealism. Usually near impossible to find their records in the U.S.
, with the strange exception of them popping up at Tower Outlet.
Their song My Girl and Me was a big hit in Denmark and was also played on MTV
. It received regular airplay on modern rock
radio station KITS
in San Francisco.
The band broke up in 1998, but on 21 October 2006, guitarist/songwriter Henrik Balling and lead singer Allan Jensen finally staged an exclusive re-union show for just 125 people at a small bar in Copenhagen. Torben Johansen was present in the audience.
Set list:
Scream
Out on the rebound from love
Once bitten twice shy
Join the party
Violence easter and X-mas
Didn't I make you laugh
Sisters in legs
Mountain song
The party's over
Believe in me
Biology
She keeps telling jokes
Sitting in the park
Don't ask yourself
April fool
Thermometer song
Come back as a dog
My girl and me
The idiot
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
band (now-defunct), sometimes classified as indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
. Gangway consists of Allan Jensen lead singer, Henrik Balling on guitar, Torben Johansen on keyboards, and four different drummers, Jan Christensen (1982–84), Gorm Ravn-Jonsen (1984–89), Cai Bojsen-Møller (1991–94), and Jeppe Moesgaard (1996–98).
Their first three albums tend towards Beatle-esque (and sometimes Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
-esque) guitar pop, with a distinct New Wave twist, but later on, particularly on The Quiet Boy Ate The Whole Cake, their influences from synth-pop music, especially Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
shows through. They are also known for their strange and subtle lyrics that are often on the verge of surrealism. Usually near impossible to find their records in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, with the strange exception of them popping up at Tower Outlet.
Their song My Girl and Me was a big hit in Denmark and was also played on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. It received regular airplay on modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
radio station KITS
KITS
KITS is a San Francisco, California, USA-based radio station broadcasting at 105.3 MHz. The station is owned by CBS Radio and programs a modern rock format. The station also broadcasts on HD channel L2, locally on Comcast cable channel 986, and is streaming online.-Hot Hits:The station's...
in San Francisco.
The band broke up in 1998, but on 21 October 2006, guitarist/songwriter Henrik Balling and lead singer Allan Jensen finally staged an exclusive re-union show for just 125 people at a small bar in Copenhagen. Torben Johansen was present in the audience.
Set list:
Scream
Out on the rebound from love
Once bitten twice shy
Join the party
Violence easter and X-mas
Didn't I make you laugh
Sisters in legs
Mountain song
The party's over
Believe in me
Biology
She keeps telling jokes
Sitting in the park
Don't ask yourself
April fool
Thermometer song
Come back as a dog
My girl and me
The idiot
Discography
- The TwistThe Twist (album)The Twist is an LP by Gangway, recorded at Hookfarm Studio Dec. 1983 and May 1984. The cover art is by Peter Schultz.-Side 1:# "Yellow"# "Boys In The River"# "Join The Party"# "Everything We've Ever Had"# "What?"# "The Idiot"-Side 2:...
(1984) - Sitting in the Park (1986)
- Sitting in the Park Again (1988)
- The Quiet Boy Ate the Whole Cake (1991)
- Happy Ever AfterHappy Ever AfterHappy Ever After is a British sitcom starring Terry Scott and June Whitfield. It aired from 1974 to 1978 and was written by John T. Chapman, Eric Merriman, Christopher Bond, John Kane and Jon Watkins...
(1992) - Optimism (1994)
- That's Life (1996)
- Compendium (1998)