The English Beat Lyrics
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From the Single
Save It for Later
From the Single Mirror in the Bathroom
Other Songs A dream home in New Zealand A Go Talk Ackee 1-2-3 Ackee 1 2 3 All Out To Get You Best Friend Big Shot Cant Get Used To Losing You Cheated Click Click Doors Of Your Heart Doors Of Your Heart [7'' Version] Dream Home In New Zealand Drowning End Of The Party Get-A-Job Hands Off Shes Mine Hands Off...She's Mine Hit It I Am Your Flag I Confess I Confess [Remix] Jackpot Jeanette March of the Swivel Heads [Bonus Track] March of the Swivel Heads [Extended Version; Bonus Track; Version] March Of The Swivelheads Mirrow in the Bathroom Monkey Murders Never Die Noise In This World Over And Over Pato And Roger Pato and roger ago talk Rankin Full Stop Ranking full stop Rotating Head Rough Rider Save It For Later [12'' Remix] Shes Going Sole Salvation Sorry Spar Wid Me Stand Down Margaret Sugar And Stress Tears Of A Clown The doors of your heart The Limits We Set Too Nice to Talk Too Nice To Talk To Twist And Crawl Twist & Crawl Two Swords Walk Away Whats Your Best Thing? Whine And Grine/Stand Down Margaret
From the Single Mirror in the Bathroom
Other Songs A dream home in New Zealand A Go Talk Ackee 1-2-3 Ackee 1 2 3 All Out To Get You Best Friend Big Shot Cant Get Used To Losing You Cheated Click Click Doors Of Your Heart Doors Of Your Heart [7'' Version] Dream Home In New Zealand Drowning End Of The Party Get-A-Job Hands Off Shes Mine Hands Off...She's Mine Hit It I Am Your Flag I Confess I Confess [Remix] Jackpot Jeanette March of the Swivel Heads [Bonus Track] March of the Swivel Heads [Extended Version; Bonus Track; Version] March Of The Swivelheads Mirrow in the Bathroom Monkey Murders Never Die Noise In This World Over And Over Pato And Roger Pato and roger ago talk Rankin Full Stop Ranking full stop Rotating Head Rough Rider Save It For Later [12'' Remix] Shes Going Sole Salvation Sorry Spar Wid Me Stand Down Margaret Sugar And Stress Tears Of A Clown The doors of your heart The Limits We Set Too Nice to Talk Too Nice To Talk To Twist And Crawl Twist & Crawl Two Swords Walk Away Whats Your Best Thing? Whine And Grine/Stand Down Margaret
The Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat and in Australia as the British Beat) are an English band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978. Their music fuses Latin, ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock.
The Beat, consisting of Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Saxa a.k.a. Lionel Augustus Martin (saxophone), released three studio albums in the early 1980s: I Just Can't Stop It (1980), Wha'ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), and a string of singles, including "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Save It for Later", "I Confess", "Too Nice to Talk To", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "Hands Off...She's Mine", and "All Out to Get You".
Also Known As: The Beat, the British BeatThe Beat, consisting of Dave Wakeling (vocals, guitar), Ranking Roger (vocals), Andy Cox (guitar), David Steele (bass), Everett Morton (drums), and Saxa a.k.a. Lionel Augustus Martin (saxophone), released three studio albums in the early 1980s: I Just Can't Stop It (1980), Wha'ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), and a string of singles, including "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Save It for Later", "I Confess", "Too Nice to Talk To", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "Hands Off...She's Mine", and "All Out to Get You".
Members:
Andy Cox - guitar (1978-1983)
Everett Morton - drums (1978-1983, died 2021)
Ranking Roger - lead vocals, toasting (1978-1983, died 2019)
Saxa - saxophone (1978-1983, died 2017)
David Steele - bass (1978-1983)
Dave Wakeling - lead vocals, guitar (1978-1983)
Dave 'Blockhead' Wright - keyboards (1980-1983)
Wesley Magoogan - saxophone (1981-1983)
From: Birmingham, England
Genre(s): New wave, ska, two-tone, reggae rock, post-punk
Active From: 1978-1983, 2003, 2006-present