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“Why Are People Grudgeful” by The Fall
From the album The Infotainment Scan (1993)
“Why Are People Grudgeful” by The Fall appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1993. It was first released in 1993 on the album The Infotainment Scan. Its best result is #11 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #103 alternative song of 1993.
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The Fall's "Why Are People Grudgeful?" hit the shops in April 1993 and turned up on The Infotainment Scan, and it finds Mark E. Smith raiding an old Kingston feud for parts. The source is a pair of 1968 Jamaican records: Lee Perry's "People Funny Boy", a swipe at Joe Gibbs after the two fell out at Wirl Records, and Gibbs' snarling comeback, "People Grudgeful". Both now get counted among the very first reggae records, and Smith stitches lines from each into one long sneer.
Craig Scanlon plays guitar, Steve Hanley bass, Dave Bush keyboards and Simon Wolstencroft drums and keys, and together they drag a reggae spat onto the dance floor without sanding off a single splinter. A cover that sounds like an accusation, which is exactly the Fall's native tongue.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993 | 50 |
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