Swan Lake (The Cats song)

Swan Lake is a song by The Cats. It is a cover of Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[5] and made #48 on the UK Singles Chart[6] in early 1969,[6] making them the first British reggae band to have a top fifty hit in the UK.[7]

"Swan Lake"
Single by The Cats
A-side"Swan Lake"
B-sideSwing Low[1]
Released1968[2]
FormatVinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM[3]
GenreWest Indian style ska[1]
Length2:40[4]
LabelBAF Records[1]
  • The British ska band Madness did a cover version of "Swan Lake" on their 1979 debut album One Step Beyond....[5]
  • In spite of a remark he made earlier on in his career saying "reggae is vile",[8] the song appears on Morrissey's compilation album Under the Influence.[9]

References
  1. Discography of UK 45 singles releases; beginning with C, from 45-rpm.org.uk
  2. "Swan Lake" for sale - from lordofthebootsale.blogspot.com
  3. "Cats, The - England* - Swan Lake / Swing Low". Discogs. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "Cats, The (2) - Swan Lake (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. Edwards, Terry (2009). Madness' One Step Beyond. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 113. ISBN 0-826429-06-8.
  6. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 22. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. "John Kpiaye" at LintonKwesiJohnson.com
  8. Bret, David (2006). Morrissey: Scandal & Passion. Robson.
  9. Devereux, Eoin; Dillane, Aileen; Power, Martin. Morrissey: Fandom,, Representations and Identities.
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