Hailing from Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, The Soup Dragons formed in 1985 and have released four full-length albums, three EPs, three collections, and numerous singles. The band is best known for their 1990 hit "I'm Free" and their 1992 hit "Divine Thing."
Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Part 1 00:04:03 - “Quite Content” from The Sun Is In The Sky (1986) and Raw TV Products [Singles & Rarities 1985-88] (2022) 00:06:35 - Part 2 00:07:18 - “Hang Ten!” from Hang-Ten! (1986) 00:09:31 - Part 3 00:14:09 - “Sweetmeat” from Lovegod (1990) 00:18:30 - Part 4 00:21:23 - “Pleasure” from Hotwired (1992) 00:25:14 - Part 5 00:28:45 - “No Music On A Dead Planet” (feat. Fred Schneider) from Love Is Love E.P. (2023) 00:31:29 - Part 6 00:38:54 - “I’m Free” from Lovegod (1990) 00:42:40 - Part 7
References and Clip Sources:
Wikipedia - The Soup Dragons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soup_Dragons
Discogs - The Soup Dragons: https://www.discogs.com/artist/45031-The-Soup-Dragons
Rate Your Music - The Soup Dragons: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_soup_dragons
AllMusic - The Soups Dragons: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-soup-dragons-mn0000511257
The Guardian - ‘I had to fax the lyrics to the gospel choir’s pastor’: how the Soup Dragons made I’m Free: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/nov/06/lyrics-gospel-choirs-pastor-soup-dragons-im-free-bon-jovi-madonna
Oklahoma Lefty - Artist Challenge Day 4: The Soup Dragons, Jesus Jones, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2020/05/artist-challenge-day-4-soup-dragons.html
YouTube - Soup Dragons - Divine Thing [April 1993]: https://youtu.be/GCa3cRXyuSs
YouTube - Soup Dragons - 1990 interview with Paul King: https://youtu.be/KMtUAtiyDTI
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