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No wonder I feel like I'm floating on air

Mark Burgess says: "It was originally called ‘Films’ about the immortality of cinema, but then read a book called ‘Life After Life’ and it had a deep impact on me and I changed a lot of the words. Most of this was done on the mic … I got into trouble with the studio owner after he read in Melody Maker that I’d referred to his studio as a toilet, but I meant it literally, I was actually singing it in the toilet to be a better vocal sound. Actually I'll tell you, the 'second skin' here referred to my second spliff of the evening." Guitarist Reg Smithies … read more
Mark Burgess says: "It was originally called ‘Films’ about the immortality of cinema, but then read a book called ‘Life After Life’ and it had a… read more
Mark Burgess says: "It was originally called ‘Films’ about the immortality of cinema, but then read a book called ‘Life After Life’ and it had a deep impact on me and I changed a lo… read more

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The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) are a band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, UK in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever. The band initially released three studio albums in the 1980s, to solid critical acclaim. After their third release, Strange Times, in 1987 they abruptly disbanded following the sudden death of band manager Tony Fletcher. The Chameleons were, for all practical purposes, extinct for well over a decade before r… read more
The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) are a band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, UK in 1981. They consisted of singer and bass… read more
The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) are a band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, UK in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guit… read more

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