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- Punk_pathetique abstract "Punk pathetique is a subgenre of British punk rock (principally active circa 1980-1982) that involved humour and working class cultural themes.The name of the genre was coined by then-Sounds journalist Garry Bushell, who actively championed many of its exponents. Punk pathetique was initially an attempt to characterize a group of London bands that embodied Cockney culture with a Dickensian working class attitude. Musically it was related to (and had crossover with) the Oi! subgenre. The cover of the 1980 Bushell/Sounds compilation album Oi the Album described the record as featuring "ruck 'n' rollers and punk pathetiques". In contrast to harder-edged Oi! bands with more serious lyrics, punk pathetique bands focused on the naughty, silly and trivial. Max Splodge of Splodgenessabounds said: "The pathetique bands are the other side of Oi! We're working class too, only whereas some bands sing about prison and the dole, we sing about pilchards and bums. The audience is the same."Some punk pathetique bands had notable success in the UK charts. Toy Dolls got to #4 in December 1984 with "Nellie the Elephant." Splodgenessabounds reached #7 in 1980 with "Simon Templar," and #26 with "Two Little Boys" later that year. According to Bushell:Peter and the Test Tube Babies were first featured in Sounds in July 1980, and made their vinyl debut on Oi! The Album later that year. They favoured absurd lyrics and strange titles, such as "The Queen Gives Good Blow Jobs" and "Elvis Is Dead (He Was 42 and a Fat Cunt"). Toy Dolls, based in Sunderland, shared the punk pathetique approach to nonsensical entertainment. Toy Dolls singer Michael "Olga" Algar told Sounds in March 1980: "We're a new wave group, but we're not serious. All our songs are pretty childish and infantile, but they're all based on things and people 'round here."Bushell wrote that punk pathetique peaked in autumn 1980, with the Pathetique Convention staged at the Electric Ballroom. However, music critic Dave Thompson has stated of Splodgenessabounds' 1981 album:Other punk pathetique bands included TV Personalities, The Shapes, The Adicts, Notsensibles, The Gonads, The Postmen, Desert Island Joe, The Hoopers, Pierre The Poet (Garry Butterfield), Paul Devine, Lord Waistrel & the Cosh Boys, Stephen Louis Knoche Jr & His Raging Cronies, The Alaska Cowboys, Percy Throwers Man Eating Plans, SexyCows, and The Orgasm Guerrillas. Later, the mantle was inherited by the Bus Station Loonies, Monkish and Macc Lads, who performed comic punk singalongs in very much the same style. Toy Dolls, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, The Gonads and Splodgenessabounds continue to tour and record.".
- Punk_pathetique instrument Drum_kit.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin British_comedy.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Drinking_song.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Football_chant.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Glam_rock.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Music_hall.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Novelty_song.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Oi!.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Pub_rock_(United_Kingdom).
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Punk_rock.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigin Ribaldry.
- Punk_pathetique thumbnail ToyDolls-Olga_Wiesbaden2005-04-01.jpg?width=300.
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- Punk_pathetique bgcolor "crimson".
- Punk_pathetique color "white".
- Punk_pathetique culturalOrigins "1970.0".
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- Punk_pathetique instruments Bass_guitar.
- Punk_pathetique instruments Drum_kit.
- Punk_pathetique instruments Guitar.
- Punk_pathetique instruments Piano.
- Punk_pathetique name "Punk pathetique".
- Punk_pathetique otherTopics Garry_Bushell.
- Punk_pathetique otherTopics Sounds_(magazine).
- Punk_pathetique otherTopics Working_class.
- Punk_pathetique popularity "Underground following among punks, skinheads, Herberts and casuals".
- Punk_pathetique regionalScenes East_End_of_London.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins Punk_rock.
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Bawdy humour".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "British comedy".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Drinking songs".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Football chants".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Glam rock".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Music hall".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Novelty songs".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Oi!".
- Punk_pathetique stylisticOrigins "Pub rock".
- Punk_pathetique subject Category:Punk_genres.
- Punk_pathetique type Genre.
- Punk_pathetique type MusicGenre.
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- Punk_pathetique type Concept.
- Punk_pathetique comment "Punk pathetique is a subgenre of British punk rock (principally active circa 1980-1982) that involved humour and working class cultural themes.The name of the genre was coined by then-Sounds journalist Garry Bushell, who actively championed many of its exponents. Punk pathetique was initially an attempt to characterize a group of London bands that embodied Cockney culture with a Dickensian working class attitude. Musically it was related to (and had crossover with) the Oi! subgenre.".
- Punk_pathetique label "Fun-Punk".
- Punk_pathetique label "Punk pathetique".
- Punk_pathetique sameAs Fun-Punk.
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- Punk_pathetique wasDerivedFrom Punk_pathetique?oldid=544013912.
- Punk_pathetique depiction ToyDolls-Olga_Wiesbaden2005-04-01.jpg.
- Punk_pathetique isPrimaryTopicOf Punk_pathetique.
- Punk_pathetique name "Punk pathetique".