Along with the Raincoats and Liliput, the Slits are one of the most significant female punk rock bands of the late '70s.
"Man Next Door" (also known as Quiet Place or I've Got to Get Away) is a song based on Paul Witt's 1964 American hit 'A Quiet Place' and originally recorded by John Holt with his group The Paragons in 1968.
The Paragons version was produced by Duke Reid and first released on his Duke label as the B-side of "Left with a Broken Heart".
The song has been covered by numerous other reggae artists including Dennis Brown, UB40 and Horace Andy who also sang in a more electronic version of the song for the Massive Attack album "Mezzanine", with a sample of the drum riff from Led Zeppelin's cover of "When the Levee Breaks".
The song was released as a single by The Slits in 1980, when it reached number 5 on the UK Indie Chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
Tracklist:
1 - Man Next Door
2 - Man Next Door (Version)
The Slits - Man Next Door (Single, 1980)
(ca. 220 kbps, cover art included)
Tracklist:
1 - Man Next Door
2 - Man Next Door (Version)
The Slits - Man Next Door (Single, 1980)
(ca. 220 kbps, cover art included)
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To me, the Slits are one of the most significant punk rock bands, regardless of gender or recording date. That goes for The Raincoates and LiLiPUT/Kleenex, too :)
cool re-post!
Lucky, i totally agree! Thanks for your feedback.
In the Billboard Book of Hot 100 hits, there is no entry for Paul Witt's "A Quiet Place." I think you might have meant the version by Garnet Mimms, which got to #78, but later became something of a soul oldies favorite. Either way, this Slits single is based on that song and it's funny the way they spin the lyric in the opposite direction.
Days of Broken Arrows
I think your info about the roots of this song are correct. Thank you!
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