“Bob's Yer Uncle” by Happy Mondays

"Bob's Yer Uncle" comes from Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, the 1990 Factory Records album on which Happy Mondays let DJ Paul Oakenfold and his collaborator Steve Osborne steer the ship, Oakenfold making loops and Osborne shaping the arrangements. The two produced, arranged and mixed this one too, and they split the writing credit with the whole band, while Shaun Ryder wrote the words and sings lead.

Behind him is the full Madchester crew: Mark Day on guitar, Paul Ryder on bass, Paul Davis on keyboards and Gary Whelan on drums, with Ray Blair recording and the album itself pieced together between Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and Eden Studios in London. It's a woozy, leering groove, and it traveled well enough to reach the top 30 on two US charts.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.