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Wikipedia article




"'There Ain't No Sanity Clause'" was a single by the Damned, released in November 1980.

The song was a tongue-in-cheek rock song released with an eye on the lucrative UK Christmas singles market, but failed to chart.

The single was the last new material to be released by the band on Chiswick Records. However, Chiswick would continue to reissue singles by the Damned, culled from existing material on their Big Beat imprint, including "Wait for the Blackout", "Lively Arts", reissues of "Love Song" and "Smash It Up", and a remixed version of "There Ain't No Sanity Clause""[http://www.idiotbox.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/damned/singles.html Damned Singles Discography] ", Damned Discography, retrieved 2012-03-12 with new lyrics, which reached No. 97 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983."[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/You%20Take%20Me%20Up There Ain't No Sanity Clause]", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-09-21

The title and chorus of the song were derived from a scene in the Marx Brothers' 1935 movie 'A Night at the Opera', in which Groucho Marx attempts to explain the intricacies of a business contract to Chico Marx. When Groucho mentions the "sanity clause", Chico responds, "You can't fool me. There ain't no sanity clause!"

"There Ain't No Sanity Clause" was written with Giovanni Dadamo of the Snivelling Shits, who also recorded a version of the song which was included on CD reissues of their 'I Can't Come' album.Strong, Martin C. (2003) 'The Great Indie Discography', Canongate, , p. 149

Track listing



# "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Dadamo)

# "Hit or Miss" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Gray)

# "Looking at You (Live)" (MC5)

Track listing - 1983 Version



7" Version:

# "There Ain't No Sanity Clause (Remix)" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Dadamo)

# "Looking at You (Live)" (MC5)

12" Version:

# "There Ain't No Sanity Clause (Remix)" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Dadamo)

# "Looking at You (Live)" (MC5)

# "Anti-Pope (Fiddling About Version)" (Sensible, Vanian, Scabies, Ward)

Production credits



;Producer

* Hugh Jones

;Musicians

* Dave Vanian vocals

* Captain Sensible guitar

* Rat Scabies drums

* Paul Gray bass

References



Category:1980 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:British rock songs

Category:1980 songs

Category:Cultural depictions of the Marx Brothers

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