Going Deaf for a Living is a 1980

1980 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....

 album by Fischer-Z

Fischer-Z

Fischer-Z were a British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik at Brunel University. The original line-up consisted of John Watts , David Graham , Steve Skolnik , and Steve Liddle .-History:...

. This was the second album by Fischer-Z featuring the "classic line-up". The guitar on this album was made more prominent, after their rather keyboard prominent debut. This album, as well the following Red Skies Over Paradise

Red Skies Over Paradise

Red Skies over Paradise is a 1981 album by Fischer-Z. This was the last album released under the classic line-up, despite the departure of keyboardist, Steve Skolnik. This album featured many songs about politics and several references to the Cold War, the album title and cover in particular...

, are considered by fans as the best work to be produced by Fischer-Z. The album featured the singles "Room Service", "Crazy Girl", "Limbo" and the most popular "So Long", which hit #72 in the UK singles chart, #15 in Australia and #26 in the Netherlands.

"So Long" was the first single by Fischer-Z to have a video made for it, and still garners regular airplay on radio stations in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

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Track listing

1. "Room Service"
2. "So Long"
3. "Crazy Girl"
4. "No Right"
5. "Going Deaf For A Living"
6. "Pick Up/Slip Up"
7. "Crank"
8. "Haters""
9. "Four Minutes in Durham (With You)"
10. "Limbo"

Personnel

• John Watts - lead vocals, guitar
• Steve Skolnik - keyboards
• David Graham - bass
• Steve Liddle - drums