Stiff Little Fingers were a post-punk punk band with a bundle of Belfast attitude. They started out as a school band called Highway Star, named after a Deep Purple song. They formed Stiff Little Fingers in 1977, and in 1978 found instant success while touring the UK supporting the Tom Robinson Band. In 1979 they released their debut album, Inflammable Material. The album included a brilliant version of a Bob Marley song, Johnny Was.
The song was always a live favourite and was included on the 1980 live Hanx! album.
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1 Jamie // Feb 18, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Brilliant song! I remember seeing a BBC play with SLF appearing, probably BBC2, early 1980’s does it ring any bells with anyone?