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Life Will Be the Death of Me
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Wikipedia article
'"Life Will Be the Death of Me"' is a song by English band the Ordinary Boys from their second studio album, 'Brassbound' (2005), released on the WEA sublabel B-Unique. The single, which features a cover version of the Ruts' "Babylon's Burning" on the B-side of the 7-inch single version, reached number 50 on the UK Singles Chart in September 2005."[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Life%20Will%20Be%20The%20Death%20Of%20Me Life Will Be the Death of Me]", Chart Stats, retrieved 2012-02-12
Critical reception
Critics noted a similarity to The Clash, particularly their version of "I Fought the Law".Siberok, Martin (2006) "[http://hour.ca/2006/01/26/brassbound/ The Ordinary Boys 'Brassbound']", hour.ca, 26 January 2006, retrieved 2012-02-12Ackroyd, Steven (2005) "[http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/albums/the-ordinary-boys-brassbound/ The Ordinary Boys - Brassbound]", This Is Fake DIY, 20 June 2005, retrieved 2012-02-12O'Brien, Jon "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/brassbound-r786421/review 'Brassbound' Review]", Allmusic, retrieved 2012-02-12 Ian Roullier of musicOMH compared the band's "reggae meets rock music" style to that of Madness and called the song "light-hearted in tone, upbeat in style and no doubt a lot of fun to dance to, but it won't re-write the history of rock and roll".
Track listing
7-inch single
#"Life Will Be the Death of Me"#"Babylon's Burning"
CD single 1 (WEA394CD1)
#"Life Will Be the Death of Me"#"Place in the Sun"
CD single 2 (WEA394CD2)
#"Life Will Be the Death of Me"#"This Could Be the Night"
#"Set Me Free"
#"Life Will Be the Death of Me" (video)
7-inch EP (WEA394)
#"Life Will Be the Death of Me"#"Place in the Sun"
#"This Could Be the Night"
#"Set Me Free"
#"Babylon's Burning"
#"Life Will Be the Death of Me"
Chart performance
References
Category:The Ordinary Boys songs
Category:2005 songs
Category:B-Unique Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Stephen Street
Category:Song articles with missing songwriters
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