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On Our Big Fat Merry‐Go‐Round by A House
On Our Big Fat Merry‐Go‐Round is an album by A House, released in 1988. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Call Me Blue”, on 3 lists with a best position of #62.
On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round, the 1988 debut from Dublin's A House, arrived on Sire with a chip on its shoulder and its guitars plugged straight into the mains. Dave Couse sings lead and plays guitar, that distinctive voice of his right out front, with Fergal Bunbury on guitar, Martin Healy on bass and Dermot Wylie on drums. AllMusic heard a touch of U2 in its catchy, driving guitar rock, but the mood here is far more spiky.
Look at the targets: "That's Not the Truth" lays into journalists, "Stone the Crows" takes aim at the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, and "Violent Love" goes somewhere much darker, into domestic violence. "Call Me Blue" was the single, and it made No. 9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart in December 1988. I Want Too Much came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from On Our Big Fat Merry‐Go‐Round on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call Me Blue | 3 | #62 | – | 1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.