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Something Happens is an Irish pop rock band.[1][2] Its membership comprises vocalist Tom Dunne, guitarist Ray Harman, bassist Alan Byrne, and drummer Eamonn Ryan.[3] Most active between 1988 and 1995, the members remain close friends as of 2020 and play occasional reunion shows.[3]
The Dublin-based band first rose to prominence when their single "Burn Clear" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 British-Irish film The Courier.[3][4]
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Recording activity: 1988-1995
An earlier incarnation of the band was known as 'The Dazzmen,' fronted by singer Martin Lynch.[5] After Lynch departed to front another early 1980s Dublin band, The Cracker Factory,[5] the band recruited Dunne and rebranded as Something Happens.[6]
Something Happens' first release was the self-released "Two Chances" EP, which attracted the attention of Virgin Records.[7] After initially declining the label, the band agreed to a second proposal[6] and released a live EP, I Know Ray Harman, in 1988.[8]
Their debut album Been There, Seen That, Done That was, released on Virgin Records later in the year.[7] One of the singles from this album, "Forget Georgia," was later covered by Canadian singer Emm Gryner on her 2005 album Songs of Love and Death.[9] In August 1989, the band attracted further attention from supporting Simple Minds at a show performed in Dublin.[10][11]
Something Happens' second album, Stuck Together With God’s Glue, was recorded in Los Angeles and released in 1990[7] to critical acclaim, with the song "Petrol" featuring in N.M.E's top fifty singles of the year.[12] Despite achieving some success in Ireland and the United Kingdom, international recognition eluded the band; they were ultimately dropped by Virgin shortly after their second album's release. The band subsequently produced t-shirts bearing the slogan, "Something Happens are no longer Virgins."[10]
The band released its third album, Bedlam-A-Go-Go on Charisma Records in 1992.[7] When this label folded, their final album, Planet Fabulous (1994), was released on the Wild Bikini label.[13] A song from this album ("Momentary Thing") appeared on the original television soundtrack for Veronica Mars, released in 2005 by Nettwerk Records.[14]
The band released a greatest hits album, The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves, the following year,[3] which was re-released in 2004 under the title, The Best of Something Happens.[15] A repackaged edition of Planet Fabulous, entitled Alan, Elvis & God, was released in 1997 with the addition of five previously unreleased tracks.[16]
Subsequent activity: 1995-present
Since 1995, the band has played occasional gigs, but no longer records new material.[6] The band plays at Whelan's in Dublin twice a year,[17][18] once at Christmas and a second time during the early summer. They also make appearances at various other festivals around the country, including the "Bulmers Live at Leopardstown" event in 2019.[19] The band supported Horslips as part of their comeback show in 2009.[20] The band has appeared on RTÉ's The Late Late Show on a number of occasions since the 1990s, including a reunion to celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2014[21] and an acclaimed performance in 2020.[2]
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Discography
- Been There, Seen That, Done That (1988)[7]
- I Know Ray Harman (1988)[8] - live album recorded at McGonagles in Dublin
- Stuck Together With God's Glue (1990)[7]
- Live at the Town & Country
- Bedlam A Go-Go (1992)[7]
- Planet Fabulous (1994)[22]
- The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves (1995)[3]
- Alan, Elvis & God (1997)[16]
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