The Communards

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The Communards were a British synth-pop duo from the 1980s, best known for their politically charged dance music and hit covers, including a chart-topping version of "Don't Leave Me This Way."

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Don't Leave Me This Way 0
Communards 0
Never Can Say Goodbye 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British musical group
musical duo
song
song
studio album
studio album
synth-pop group
activeYearsEnd 1988
activeYearsStart 1985
associatedAct Bronski Beat NERFINISHED
Sarah Jane Morris NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKSingles 1
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverVersionOf Don't Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song) NERFINISHED
Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor song) NERFINISHED
debutAlbum Communards NERFINISHED
formerMemberOf Bronski Beat NERFINISHED
genre dance-pop
hi-NRG
pop
synth-pop
lyricalTheme LGBT rights
left-wing politics
social justice
member Jimmy Somerville NERFINISHED
Richard Coles NERFINISHED
memberOf The Communards NERFINISHED
The Communards NERFINISHED
notableFor chart-topping cover of Don't Leave Me This Way
politically charged dance music
notableWork Disenchanted NERFINISHED
Don't Leave Me This Way NERFINISHED
Never Can Say Goodbye NERFINISHED
So Cold the Night NERFINISHED
You Are My World NERFINISHED
originallyPerformedBy Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes NERFINISHED
performer The Communards NERFINISHED
The Communards NERFINISHED
The Communards NERFINISHED
The Communards NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1985
1987
recordLabel London Records NERFINISHED
Metronome NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1986
secondAlbum Red NERFINISHED
vocalStyle falsetto male vocals
yearsActive 1980s

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