Fools Dance

Fools Dance
One of four album covers for Fools Dance. From left to right: Pete Gardner, Ron Howe, Gary Biddles, Simon Gallup, Stuart Curran.
Background information
Origin	Horley, Surrey, England
Genres	Punk rock, progressive rock, new wave
Years active	1983–1985
Labels	Top Hole Contorsion Lambs to the Slaughter - Prism
Past members	Stuart Curran Simon Gallup Paul Thompson Matthieu Hartley Ian Huller Gary Biddles J.J. Burnel Pete Gardner Ron Howe Campbell MacKellar Mark Wilson
Website	Fools Dance website

Fools Dance were an English rock band active from 1983-1987, chiefly noted for their connection to The Cure.

History

Initially calling themselves The Cry, this band featured former Cure members Simon Gallup and Matthieu Hartley and played their first gig at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983. The group changed their name to Fools Dance later that year after some lineup changes. Although Fools Dance recorded a number of songs and played several gigs in their brief existence, they never released a full-length album. The only material they ever issued were two EPs: Fools Dance and They'll Never Know.

Line-up

The Cry

• Stuart Curran – guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Paul Thompson – drums
• Matthieu Hartley – keyboards
• Ian Huller – vocals

Fools Dance

• Gary Biddles – vocals
• Stuart Curran – guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar, lead vocals (on track 4 of They'll Never Know)
• Pete Gardner – drums
• Ron Howe – saxophone
• J.J. Burnel – bass guitar (on track 1 of They'll Never Know)
• Campbell MacKellar – guitar (on track 1 of They'll Never Know)
• Paul Thompson – drums (on track 1 of They'll Never Know)
• Mark Wilson – bass guitar (during short-lived relaunch in the late 1980s)

Discography

Fools Dance

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Priest Hole" (Track 3 on Universe Productions version)
2.	"Happy Families Waiting (At the Skylab Landing Bay)" (Track 4 on Universe Productions version)
3.	"I'm So Many (Talk Talk)" (Track 5 on Universe Productions version)
4.	"Sa'Ha" (Track 1 on Universe Productions version)
5.	"The Don Diddy Song" (Track 2 on Universe Productions version)

They'll Never Know

Cover of They'll Never Know

All tracks written by Biddles, Gallup and Curran, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"They'll Never Know"	Biddles, McKeller, Thompson
2.	"The Collector"
3.	"Empty Hours"
4.	"The Ring"

Unreleased songs

• "Old Door"
• "Wonderful Weekend"
• "Sin"
• "Turn Me Back to Animal"
• "Spinning Around"
• "The Burn"
• "Remembrance Day"
• "Where Do You Sleep"
• "Snakeskin World"
• "Bowdiddly Song"
• "Turning Back"
• "Tapestry"
• "Canaries Out"

External links

• Tour Program
• Fools Dance at picturesofyou.us
• Interview with Ron Howe
• Lyrics