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Notsensibles are a punk rock band from Burnley, England, who had their greatest success with their second single, the tongue-in-cheek "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher". ==History== The band was formed in 1978 by Michael "Haggis" Hargreaves (vocals), Steven "Sage" Hartley (guitar), Roger "Rog Sensible" Rawlinson (keyboards), Gary Brown (bass), and Kevin "Ploppy" Hemingway (drums).〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Notsensibles", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0〕〔Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4〕 The band explained their approach: "all we want to do is make silly records and play silly gigs".〔 After releasing the "Death to Disco" single in April 1979, they "celebrated" the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister later that year with the single "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher". Initially self-released in a pressing of 1,000, but reissued on the Snotty Snail label due to continuing demand,〔Gimarc, George (2005) ''Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982'', Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-848-6〕 the release gave them a No. 8 UK Indie Chart hit at the start of 1980, and the band also recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show.〔〔(Notsensibles Peel Sessions: Notsensibles ) Peel Session details at the BBC's ''Keeping It Peel'' site〕 According to one review, the song was: "Meant as neither a pro- nor anti-Thatcher song. It revolved around the idea that no-one was too sacred to get the piss taken out of."〔( D. Plyvale, quoted at Notsensibles.com ). Retrieved 14 April 2013〕 Writer Simon Reynolds stated that it "...taps into the side of punk all about not taking ''anything'' seriously..."〔(Simon Reynolds, ''Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984'', Faber & Faber, 2009 )〕 At one performance in 2012 Hargreaves claimed that he had "great reverence for Thatcher" 〔(London Evening Standard, ''Facebook campaign grows to push 'I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher' to top of the charts'', 12 April 2013 ). Accessed 14 April 2013〕〔(Huffington Post UK, ''Ding Dong Enters Charts, But Could It Be Beaten By 'I'm In Love With Margaret Thatcher'?'', 12 April 2013 ). Retrieved 14 April 2013〕 The single's B-side included "Gary Bushell's Band of the Week", which poked fun at the journalist.〔 In March 1980, the band's only studio album, ''Instant Classic'', was released, reaching No. 16 on the UK Indie Chart, and two singles followed, both indie hits, but not selling as well as their earlier single, before the band split up in March 1982.〔 Cherry Red subsidiary Anagram Records issued a compilation of the band's output, ''Instant Punk Classics'', in 1994.〔 The band reformed for a performance at the first ''Wasted/Holidays in the Sun'' festival in 1996, and reformed more permanently in 2005 with the original line-up. The song "I'm In Love with Margaret Thatcher" was featured in the 2011 film ''The Iron Lady'' starring Meryl Streep. The single was re-released on vinyl and download to celebrate its appearance in the film. In 2013, after Baroness Thatcher's death, "I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher" received additional publicity when there was an online campaign to boost the record's re-entry into the charts as a download, to counter the promotion of the song "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" by anti-Thatcher activists. The campaign was initiated by Notsensibles' singer Mike Hargreaves and promoter Suzie Delooze by way of a Facebook page, and was endorsed by Thatcher supporters. Although the Notsensibles' song was reportedly considered "more favourable to Baroness Thatcher", band member Steven Hartley commented that it had been written as a satirical swipe at her. Hargreaves said: "I find it hilarious that Tories have adopted it. The song is a sort-of tribute and sort-of not."〔 The song charted at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart on April 12, 2013. At the time of the renewed success of the single in 2013, it was reported that Hartley had trained as a doctor and now worked in accident and emergency; Rawlinson was a tree surgeon working for the local council; Hargreaves worked as a nurse; Brown worked in IT; and Hemingway was a businessman.〔( Lynette Horsbrugh, ''Notsensibles recall writing Margaret Thatcher song'', BBC News Lancashire, 16 April 2013 ). Retrieved 17 April 2013〕 Hargreaves was the Green Party candidate in Burnley at the 2015 general election. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Notsensibles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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