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Happy Mondays is tagged as: madchester, indie, alternative, new wave, rock

Happy Mondays are an alternative rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK in 1985. The band is fronted by Shaun Ryder, who formed the band with his brother Paul Ryder, who played bass. The rest of the band consists of their friend Bez, who danced and played percussion, plus guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan. There are several theories about why the Happy Mondays are called what they are. One is that the band’s name refers to what Manchester’s unemployed population called the day that welfare checks were issued, or that simply they didn’t have to go back to work on Mondays unlike the poor working sods. However, Shaun Ryder did remark in an interview with drug smuggler Howard Marks that the name Happy Mondays was merely a quick solution to naming the band and bears no real relevance atall. The name has no connection with the song “Blue Monday” by New Order, as the Mondays were together and had named the band before this song was released.
First incarnation|Manchester pop impresario Tony Wilson discovered the Mondays at a battle of the bands contest held at his Hacienda nightclub. The story goes that Wilson signed them to his label, Factory Records, even though they came in last. Their first album, Squirre...
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Top 10 Happy Mondays Songs
Step On
Kinky Afro
24 Hour Party People
Loose Fit
Bob's Yer Uncle
God's Cop
Dennis and Lois
Grandbag's Funeral
Holiday
Donovan
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Top 10 Happy Mondays Albums
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Greatest Hits
Bummed
Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)
Loads
Uncle Dysfunktional
Hallelujah
Double Easy: The U.S. Singles
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyach
The Platinum Collection
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