Frans Hals (song)
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"Frans Hals" was a single by McCarthy
released in March 1987 their last on Pink Label. The b-sides were "The Fall", "The Fall (remix)" and "Kill Kill Kill Kill" and "Frans Hals (version)".
The single is not on any of the bands three studio albums. It can be found on the releases A La Guillotine
and That's All Very Well But...
.
Dutch Golden Age
painter Frans Hals
was subject of the song. The lyrics were inspired by John Berger
's comments on Hals in his book, Ways of Seeing
.
McCarthy (band)
McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Essex, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden and Tim Gane with John Williamson and Gary Baker...
released in March 1987 their last on Pink Label. The b-sides were "The Fall", "The Fall (remix)" and "Kill Kill Kill Kill" and "Frans Hals (version)".
The single is not on any of the bands three studio albums. It can be found on the releases A La Guillotine
A La Guillotine
A La Guillotine! is a collection of the first three singles by the band McCarthy. It was released on 29 February 1988.-Track listing:#"Red Sleeping Beauty"#"Something Wrong Somewhere"#"Kill Kill Kill Kill"#"In Purgatory"...
and That's All Very Well But...
That's All Very Well But...
That's All Very Well But... is a best of compilation of the band McCarthy.Initially planned for release in 1991 but shelved after the Midnight Music label went bankrupt...
.
Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter Frans Hals
Frans Hals
Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...
was subject of the song. The lyrics were inspired by John Berger
John Berger
John Peter Berger is an English art critic, novelist, painter and author. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to a BBC series, is often used as a university text.-Education:Born in Hackney, London, England, Berger was...
's comments on Hals in his book, Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing is a 1972 BBC four-part television series of 30 minute films created chiefly by writer John Berger and producer Mike Dibb. Berger's scripts were adapted into a book of the same name. The series and book criticize traditional Western cultural aesthetics by raising questions about...
.