Flowers in the Dustbin

Last Tango in Vietnam

1984 · All the Madmen MAD 7 · Britsol, UK: England

Artist
Flowers in the Dustbin
Title
Last Tango in Vietnam
Release
Freaks Run Wild in the Disco
Year
1984
Label
All the Madmen # MAD 7
Format
12" · EP
Language
English
Country
Britsol, UK: England
Genre
Punk · Anarcho Punk
Primary theme
Post-War

Annotation

Anarcho-Punk group, Flowers in the Dustbin, formed in 1983 in London, UK, featuring: Gerard Evans (vocals), Simon Barry (guitar), Chas Loft (bass), Bill Mahoney (drums), Antje Klaehn (guitar), and John Howells (keyboards). The song "Last Tango in Vietnam" (All the Madmen Records # MAD 7), took an anti-war position, looking back at the conflict in Vietnam, described as " a third world war torn country".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Flowers in the Dustbin is a UK anarcho-punk band based in London with a mixed male/female line-up (vocalists Claire Taylor and Gerard Evans); 'Last Tango in Vietnam' was recorded at Goldust Studios, Sidcup in December 1983 and issued on the 'Freaks Run Wild in the Disco' 7" EP (All The Madmen Records, mad 7, 1984). [Source: Discogs]

Themes

Anti-War

In collections

European Songs · Punk Songs