Captain Sensible

Captain Sensible (born Ray Burns, April 24, 1954 in London) is a singer and guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as a new-wave singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image. The Captain's solo hits included "Wot?", "Happy Talk" (a UK number one hit) and "Glad It's All Over". Tours with his solo band "Punk Floyd", a ribbing of the band Pink Floyd. He later rejoined The Damned. His signature headwear is a red beret.

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April 24 - 1954 - London - Punk rock - The Damned - New-wave - UK number one hit - Punk Floyd - Beret

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In a TV interview he mentioned that he got his ideas for songs by recording the music from advertisements, playing it backwards, then learning those reversed themes.

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His recording of "The Snooker Song" from Mike Batt's musical The Hunting Of The Snark was used as the theme music for the BBC gameshow Big Break.

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Mike Batt - BBC - Gameshow - Big Break

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He supports Crystal Palace F.C.. His version of Happy Talk, minus his lyrics, was used as the backing track for a 2004 rap by Dizzee Rascal.

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Crystal Palace F.C. - 2004 - Dizzee Rascal

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He wrote and performed a song called "Brain's Theme" for the movie Skinned Deep in 2004.

Related Topics:
Skinned Deep - 2004

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