Making Plans for Nigel
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"Making Plans for Nigel" is a 1979 new wave song by the English band XTC, known for its satirical lyrics about parental control and its distinctive, industrial-influenced drum pattern.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Making Plans for Nigel canonical | 4 |
| Nigel (Making Plans for Nigel single) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Drums and Wires ⓘ |
| artist | XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | UK Singles Chart top 20 ⓘ |
| composer | Colin Moulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalElement |
industrial-influenced drum pattern
ⓘ
prominent drum intro ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ |
| hasBside | Ten Feet Tall ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Nigel ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
praised for lyrics
ⓘ
praised for production ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Terry Chambers ⓘ |
| hasHook | repetitive drum and guitar pattern ⓘ |
| hasLabelCatalog | Virgin Records single release ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | XTC live performances ⓘ |
| hasSongwriterCredit | Colin Moulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedIn | XTC compilation albums ⓘ |
| influencedBy | industrial music textures ⓘ |
| isFromCityOfBand | Swindon ⓘ |
| isOpeningTrackOf |
Drums and Wires
ⓘ
surface form:
Drums and Wires (UK LP)
|
| isSignatureSongOf | XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Colin Moulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4:13 ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | satirical ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
expectations placed on children
ⓘ
parental control ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third person ⓘ |
| partOf | Drums and Wires ⓘ |
| performer | XTC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| recorded | 1979 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| writer | Colin Moulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nigel (Making Plans for Nigel single)