Turn Things Upside Down - Música

Not To Be Confused With The Japanese Folk Group Happy End THE Happy End Was A London-Based 20-Piece Big Band With Socialist Leanings. Formed By Mat Fox The Name Was Chosen From The Kurt Weill And Bertolt Brecht Musical Happy End. The Music Ranged From Re-Inventing The Club Sounds Of 30's Berlin Along With Strong Songs Of Human Struggle. Live Performance Was A Strength As Humour And Visual Elements Were An Important Part Of Each Concert. Their Profile Grew In The Early Eighties As A Result Of Their Support For The Miners' Strike As The Band Was Able To Perform Equally Well Outdoors As Well As In Amplified Venues. The Band Also Developed Music Workshops An Acoustic Street Set And Worked On Themed Projects And Collaborations. All Performed Works Were Arranged By Individual Members Of The Band And As The Band Developed Many More Original Compositions Were Featured. Sarah Jane Morris The Band's First Singer Left In The 1980s And Gained Chart Success With The Communards As Well As Having A Solo Career. She Was Replaced Briefly By Denise Black. From 1988 The Band's Last Permanent And Long-Term Singer Was Bernadette Keeffe. The Band's Last Live Performance Was In The Year 2000 To Celebrate London's First Elected Mayor At Coin Street Festival On South Bank London. read less