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Track: Smart Dogs
Artist: Kula Shaker
Album: K

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Name: Kula Shaker
Spotify Genres: britpop, madchester
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British indie-rock band formed by [a=Crispian Mills] and [a=Alonza Bevan] whilst at college in 1988. Various lineup and name changes (previous members included one of Hayley Mills' ex-boyfriends on vocals and previous monikers the band went under included The Kays and [a12672059]), plus thanks to Crispian's pilgrimage in 1993, they are famously tinged with an Eastern-fused sound because of Crispian's Hinduism influences. They originally split in 1999 amid personality clashes, record company intrusion and frustration of competing against the press' infamous lynching towards Crispian after some misinterpreted quotes in 1997. Crispian went on to record a project called Pi (the material never materialised) and [a=The Jeevas]. Alonza joined [a=Johnny Marr]'s band [a=Healers (2)] and formed a short-lived band with [a=Paul Winter-Hart] called Shep. Winter-Hart also joined the short-lived [a=Thirteen:13] and drummed for [a=Aqualung]. Jay Darlington joined [a=Oasis (2)] as a live and session musician and carried on with [a=Beady Eye] when they split in 2009. In 2002 a compilation was released entitled "Kollected", which Crispian compiled and wrote sleeve notes for. It also featured a previously unreleased Bob Dylan cover, which was also the band's final recorded song before their split. In 2004 the band "reformed" for a one-off song "Braj Mandala" on a charity compilation album 'School of Braja' which Crispian had been creative director of, also recording two new songs with [a=The Jeevas] too. Crispian laid down the basics of the song and asked the other members individually to play their parts on it. (Jay was the only member not to be involved due to his commitments with [a=Oasis (2)]). Crispian and Alonza soon began writing together again and planned a full return. Jamming in the studio birthed the "Revenge of the King" E.P. and a supporting mini-tour in 2005. [a=Harry Broadbent] was hired in 2006 and officially became Jay's replacement. On 7th December 2022, Kula Shaker tweeted that original keyboardist Jay Darlington is back, and will be playing with them on tour. On September 28, 2023, Kula Shaker announced that their forthcoming 7th studio album will be titled "Natural Magick", released on January 26, 2024. The album will be the first since Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts to feature original keyboardist Jay Darlington.

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Release: Kula Shaker - K
Year: 1996
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Britpop

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LYRICS

Dancing in your shadow
I was riding through a different state of mind
No-one can perceive the state
I'm in it's like the living world is blind.
It's a feeling like no other,
Spending Easter with your mother darling
It's a freaky roller coaster ride,
Well if you know the feeling baby peel me off the ceiling baby
Did you know that planet earth was blue.
Turning blue.

Don't you try to talk to me,
I'm a spaceman sitting in the sky,
I'm a sleeping sweetly honey,
Let the sleeping pretty smart dogs lie.
Let'em fly.

Wait until tomorrow
See the summer sun upon the ocean sky,
Look to the creator,
See the master of magicians fantasise.

It's a feeling like no other,
Spending Easter with your mother darling
It's a freaky roller coaster ride,
Well if you know the feeling baby peel me off the ceiling baby
Did you know that planet earth was blue,
Turning blue.

Don't you try to talk to me,
I'm a spaceman sitting in the sky,
I'm a sleeping sweetly honey,
Let the sleeping pretty smart dogs lie.
Let'em fly.

...Somebody shoot the dog...