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The Stranglers

(Get a) Grip (on Yourself)

1977 · via The Stranglers

The Stranglers recorded “(Get a) Grip (on Yourself)” in 1977. The Stranglers wrote it with Jet Black, Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by Prong (1991), The Vibrators (2008) and Simple Minds (2009), among 29 recordings on file.

The Stranglers – (Get a) Grip (on Yourself)
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The Stranglers put this one down in 1977, and Simple Minds came back for it in 2009, so somebody kept it in their pocket for a long time. Play them back to back, then follow Simple Minds out the door.

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Written by The Stranglers, Jet Black, Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield.

First recorded by The Stranglers in 1977: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

29 recordings of “(Get a) Grip (on Yourself)” on MusicBrainz in all.

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The Stranglers wrote and first recorded "(Get a) Grip (on Yourself)". Which band picked it up and recorded their own take decades later?Simple Minds
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