Song · Barmy Army
“Sharp As A Needle” by Barmy Army
Released 1988
“Sharp As A Needle” by Barmy Army appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1987. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #17 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #117 alternative song of 1987.
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Adrian Sherwood put out "Sharp as a Needle" under the name the Barmy Army in January 1988, on On-U Sound, and it later landed on The English Disease, the only album the Barmy Army ever made, in 1989. The British producer picked up the sports theme Tackhead had set running on "The Game" and took it straight to the terraces: the single is a salute to Scottish footballer Kenny Dalglish, who appears on the sleeve with the European Cup in his hands. Industrial hip-hop, it turns out, can be a fan's love letter.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 17 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 | 50 |
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