Apr262024

The Communards

The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit "It Ain't Necessarily So". They were joined by bass player Dave Renwick who had also played with Bronski Beat. Somerville was well-known for his falsetto singing style Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Don't Leave Me This Way (With Sarah Jane Morris)
458470
2Don't Leave Me This Way
345191
3Never Can Say Goodbye
226603
4You Are My World
82512
5So Cold the Night
60824
6Disenchanted
59148
7For a Friend
53207
8Don't Leave Me This Way - with Sarah Jane Morris
50342
9Tomorrow
29353
10La Dolarosa
16940

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