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I Just Can't Be Happy Today
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Wikipedia article
"'I Just Can't Be Happy Today'" is a song by the Damned from their 1979 album, 'Machine Gun Etiquette'. Released as a single in November on Chiswick Records, it peaked at No. 46 in the UK Singles Chart.
Production
The single was heavily edited for radio airplay, removing the spoken word monologue, though the version on the record is unaltered. The first track on the B-side, a cover of Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz", was recorded with Lemmy of Motrhead fame on bass guitar. "Turkey Song" was not credited on the sleeve.
Live performances
The Damned performed "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" alongside "Smash It Up" on the BBC2 television show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' in 1979, where they infamously trashed the stage towards the end of the song.
Track listing
# "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" (Dadomo, Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 2:53
# "Ballroom Blitz" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:30
# "Turkey Song" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 1:32
Production credits
;Producers
* Roger Armstrong
* The Damned
;Musicians
* Dave Vanian vocals
* Captain Sensible guitar, keyboards, vocals and Mandolin on "Turkey Song"
* Rat Scabies drums
* Algy Ward bass
* Lemmy bass on "Ballroom Blitz"
References
Category:1979 singles
Category:The Damned (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Rat Scabies
Category:Songs written by Captain Sensible
Category:Songs written by David Vanian
Category:Songs written by Algy Ward
Category:Post-punk songs
Category:Chiswick Records singles
Category:Motown singles
Category:1979 songs
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