| 词条 | The Mock Turtles |
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| name = The Mock Turtles | image = | caption = From left to right Steve 'Smiley' Barnard, Martin Glyn Murray, Martin Coogan, Joanne Gent, Andrew Stewardson | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Middleton, Greater Manchester, England | genre = Madchester, Indie rock, Baggy, Indie pop | years_active = 1985–present | label = Imaginary, Siren, Virgin | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Martin Coogan Martin Glyn Murray Andrew Stewardson Steve Cowen Joanne Gent | past_members = }} The Mock Turtles are an English indie rock band, formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1985, who enjoyed some success in the early 1990s. Their most famous song "Can You Dig It?", which was released in the UK in 1991, charted at number 18. When the song was re-released in slightly remixed form in 2003, it again reached number 18 in the UK charts. Career{{Update|date=November 2011}}Led by former Judge Happiness singer Martin Coogan, older brother of actor/comedian Steve Coogan, the band began to pick up attention around 1990, with tracks such as "Lay Me Down" and "And Then She Smiles" on the Imaginary label. It was "Can You Dig It?", however, which gained them wider attention. Originally a b-side to "Lay Me Down", the band's new record label, Siren, re-issued it with additional guitar work, and "Can You Dig It?" breached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Their follow up single "And Then She Smiles" failed to replicate the success of the previous single, only reaching no. 44 in the charts.[2] In March 1991, the British music magazine NME reported that the band were appearing at the 'Great Indie Festival – A Midsummer's Day Dream' at Milton Keynes Bowl in June that year. Also on the bill were 808 State, Gary Clail, Shades of Rhythm, The Shamen, Paris Angels plus Flowered Up.[3] The Mock Turtles, however, were unable to follow up the early success and were dropped by their label, three members briefly joining up as Ugli in the mid-1990s, remaining in limbo until Vodafone used "Can You Dig It?" for an advertising campaign in late 2002 and more famously in 2003. This saw the band make a comeback with Norman Cook doing a remix of the song,[4] taking the track to No. 19 in the United Kingdom. Eight new tracks were included on a new Greatest Hits album, together with older songs from their early 1990s peak. Most recently, the track "And Then She Smiles" has been used as the theme song for the television programme 'Stella' on Sky1. DiscographyAlbums
Singles
Compilation appearances
Compilations that feature "Can You Dig It?" are:
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 373}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mock Turtles, The}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/mock%20turtles/|title=Artist Chart History: Mock Turtles|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=15 June 2013}} 3. ^{{cite book| first= John| last= Tobler| year= 1992| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years| edition= 1st| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd| location= London| page= 482| id= CN 5585}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/page/0,,1074166,00.html |title=One-hit wonders | | guardian.co.uk Arts |website=Theguardian.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-14}} 7 : Musical groups from Greater Manchester|Music in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale|English indie rock groups|People from Middleton, Greater Manchester|Madchester groups|Imaginary Records artists|Virgin Records artists |
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