Tramp (Stranglers song)
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"Tramp" is a song included as a track on the Stranglers sixth studio album La Folie
. "Tramp" was originally thought to be the ideal followup single to the massive hit "Golden Brown
". However Jean Jacques Burnel convinced fellow band members that the track "La Folie" was a much better choice. This proved to backfire as it only charted at #47 in the UK singles charts.
La Folie (album)
La Folie is an album by The Stranglers, recorded and released in 1981.The Stranglers had initially been the most commercially successful band of the punk/new-wave period in Britain, but by 1981, their success had waned noticeably. The La Folie album was a conscious attempt to deliver a more...
. "Tramp" was originally thought to be the ideal followup single to the massive hit "Golden Brown
Golden Brown
"Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band The Stranglers. It was released as a 7" single in December 1981 in the US and in January 1982 in the UK, on Liberty...
". However Jean Jacques Burnel convinced fellow band members that the track "La Folie" was a much better choice. This proved to backfire as it only charted at #47 in the UK singles charts.