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Cornershop are a British alternative pop band formed in the early 1990s and revolving around a core of Tjinder Singh (songwriter, vocals, guitar) and Ben Ayres (guitar). (They're typically referred to as a duo, though there are other members.) Initially a thrashy punk-inspired band aligned with the Riot Grrrl movement, their second album saw them start to absorb and recombine a far wider range of influences, from punjabi folk to hip-hop to glam rock.
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Cornershop are a British alternative pop IndieRock and IndiePop band formed in the early 1990s and revolving around a core of Tjinder Singh (songwriter, vocals, guitar) and Ben Ayres (guitar). (They're typically referred to as a duo, though there are other members.) Initially a thrashy punk-inspired band aligned with the Riot Grrrl movement, their second album saw them start to absorb and recombine a far wider range of influences, from punjabi folk to hip-hop to glam rock.
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* ShoutOut: "Brimful of Asha" is a tribute to Indian FilmiMusic. The title is a reference to playback singer Asha Bhosle; she's also name-checked in the lyrics, as are playback singers Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.
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* ShoutOut: "Brimful of Asha" is a tribute to Indian FilmiMusic. The title is a reference to playback singer Asha Bhosle; she's also name-checked in the lyrics, as are playback singers Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. The song later references All India Radio (a public broadcast outlet) and non-Indian musicians presumably played there, such as French singer Jacques Dutronc and "the Bolan Boogie" (the name of a compilation album by [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]]), as well as British labels Argo Records and Trojan Records.
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* TheCameo: Otis Clay as the master of ceremonies on “Heavy Soup”, and [[Music/Oasis Noel Gallagher]] on guitar for “Spectral Mornings”.
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* TheCameo: Otis Clay as the master of ceremonies on “Heavy Soup”, and [[Music/Oasis [[Music/{{Oasis}} Noel Gallagher]] on guitar for “Spectral Mornings”.
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* TheCameo: Otis Clay as the master of ceremonies on “Heavy Soup”, and Noel Gallagher on guitar for “Spectral Mornings”.
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* TheCameo: Otis Clay as the master of ceremonies on “Heavy Soup”, and [[Music/Oasis Noel Gallagher Gallagher]] on guitar for “Spectral Mornings”.
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* ShoutOut: "Brimful of Asha" is a tribute to Indian FilmiMusic. The title is a reference to playback singer Asha Bhosle; she's also name-checked in the lyrics, as are playback singers Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar.
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* FilmiMusic: The band references Filmi music in their song "Brimful of Asha".
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* NotChristianRock: ''Judy Sucks A Lemon for Breakfast''[='=]s [[EpicRocking epic gospel jam]] "The Turned On Truth" is an affectionate {{pastiche}} and not intended to be taken literally.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: ''Disco and the Halfway to Discontent'' was released under the name Clinton: The music was influenced by disco and funk, so it could be a ShoutOut to Music/GeorgeClinton. On the other hand, the lyrics often included political commentary and this was the late 90s, so it also could refer to [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton Bill]].
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: ''Disco and the Halfway to Discontent'' was released under the name Clinton: The music was influenced by disco and funk, so it the name could be a ShoutOut to Music/GeorgeClinton. On the other hand, the lyrics often included political commentary and this was the late 90s, so it also could refer to [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton Bill]].
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: ''Disco and the Halfway to Discontent'' was released under the name Clinton: The music was influenced by disco and funk, so it could be a ShoutOut to Music/GeorgeClinton. On the other hand, the lyrics often included political commentary and this was the late 90s, so it also could refer to [[UsefulNotes/BillClinton Bill]].
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* StudioChatter: "Morning Ben" on ''England is a Garden'' is just a clip of Tjinder playing a few notes on piano and saying "morning Ben", and Ben saying "good morning" back.
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* StudioChatter: "Morning Ben" on ''England is a Garden'' is just a clip of Tjinder playing a few notes on piano and saying "morning Ben", and Ben saying "good morning" back.back.
* VoiceClipSong: "The London Radar" is made up of voice clips on the theme of air travel.
* VoiceClipSong: "The London Radar" is made up of voice clips on the theme of air travel.
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* BleepDammit: The radio edit of "Lessons Learned From Rocky I to Rocky [=III=]" censors the word "dicks", which doesn't do much for its RadioFriendliness as the song's ''many'' uses of the word "shit" remain untouched.
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* SoundEffectBleep: In the radio edit of "Lessons Learned From Rocky I to Rocky III", the word "dicks" is replaced by a ringing bell.
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* QuestioningTitle: "Where D'U Get Your Information", "What is Happening?", "Who Fingered Rock'n'Roll?", "What Did The Hippie Have In His Bag?", "Who's Gonna Lite It Up?".
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* FakeOutOpening: "Motion the 11" starts off with guest vocalist Kojak in full flow... then after about 30 seconds, the music stops as he tells the engineer to make sure the tape's rolling in case the next take is "the one". After ''that'', the track starts properly.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Tjinder drops in a "motherfucker" during one of the choruses in "We're in Yr Corner".
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The band hit a commercial peak with 1997’s ''When I Was Born For The 7th Time'', headlined by the HymnToMusic “Brimful of Asha” which, boosted by a hugely popular Norman Cook remix, topped the UK singles chart early in 1998.
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The band hit a commercial peak with 1997’s ''When I Was Born For The 7th Time'', headlined by the HymnToMusic “Brimful of Asha” which, boosted by a hugely popular [[Music/FatboySlim Norman Cook Cook]] remix, topped the UK singles chart early in 1998.
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* ''Hold On, It’s Easy'' (2015) – ''instrumental lounge remake of Hold On, It Hurts''
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* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: When promoting “Brimful Of Asha” in the States, they were already prepared for all the questions about the musical references in the song. The fact that they were constantly being asked “What’s a brimful?” came as more of a surprise. (It’s another way of saying “full up to the top”.)
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* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: When promoting “Brimful Of Asha” in the States, they were already prepared for all the questions about the musical references in the song. The fact that they were constantly being asked “What’s a brimful?” came as more of a surprise. (It’s another way of saying “full up to the top”.))
* StudioChatter: "Morning Ben" on ''England is a Garden'' is just a clip of Tjinder playing a few notes on piano and saying "morning Ben", and Ben saying "good morning" back.
* StudioChatter: "Morning Ben" on ''England is a Garden'' is just a clip of Tjinder playing a few notes on piano and saying "morning Ben", and Ben saying "good morning" back.
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** "The Turned On Truth" on ''Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast'', which at 16:43 is nearly three times the length of the next-longest song.
** Also "You Always Said My Lanuage Would Get Me In Trouble" (7:04) on ''Hold On, It Hurts'' (and as it's a track-by-track remake, likewise the 5:56 version on ''Hold On, It's Easy''); "7:20 a.m. Jullander Shere" (9:45) on ''Woman's Gotta Have It'', "Don't Shake It" (5:42) on ''And the Double 'O' Groove Of'' and "The Holy Name" (8:50) on ''England is a Garden''.
** "The Turned On Truth" on ''Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast'', which at 16:43 is nearly three times the length of the next-longest song.
** Also "You Always Said My Lanuage Would Get Me In Trouble" (7:04) on ''Hold On, It Hurts'' (and as it's a track-by-track remake, likewise the 5:56 version on ''Hold On, It's Easy''); "7:20 a.m. Jullander Shere" (9:45) on ''Woman's Gotta Have It'', "Don't Shake It" (5:42) on ''And the Double 'O' Groove Of'' and "The Holy Name" (8:50) on ''England is a Garden''.
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* ReligionRantSong: "The Holy Name" is one of the "calling out the leaders" type.
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* HeavyMeta: "No Rock: Save in Roll". Singh grew up in Wolverhampton, slap bang in the cradle of British HardRock and HeavyMetal, and the song pays tribute to that, though its own musical style would more likely be classified as GlamRock.
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* LyricalDissonance: "Everywhere That Wog Army Roam" is a ProtestSong about police racism, but set to a ridiculously catchy upbeat backing.
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* AsianStoreOwner: As a British Asian, Tjinder Singh was well aware of this stereotype and named his band after it.
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* GenreRoulette: Pretty much all of their albums are built around this, but ''When I Was Born For the 7th Time'' probably takes it furthest as pretty much every single song is in a different style, including such improbable choices as country ballad and beat poetry.
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* MultipleDemographicAppeal: "What Did The Hippie Have in His Bag?" is an outright children's song (it was commissioned for an educational project) but its goofy humour has made it a fan and critics' favourite too.
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* OneBookAuthor: They were responsible for creating one in Bubbley Kaur, the singer on their 2004 single "Topknot" and subsequently the 2011 album ''And The Double 'O' Groove Of'' (which included the single). Kaur had never recorded before... and despite her contributions being universally praised by the critics, never recorded again.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: The single version of "Good Shit" is called "Good Ships" and amends every TitleDrop accordingly.
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Cornershop are a British alternative pop band formed in the early 1990s and revolving around a core of Tjinder Singh (songwriter, vocals, guitar) and Ben Ayres (guitar). (They're typically referred to as a duo, though there are other members.) Initially a thrashy punk-inspired band aligned with the Riot Grrrl movement, their second album saw them start to absorb and recombine a far wider range of influences, from punjabi folk to hip-hop to glam rock.
The band hit a commercial peak with 1997’s ''When I Was Born For The 7th Time'', headlined by the HymnToMusic “Brimful of Asha” which, boosted by a hugely popular Norman Cook remix, topped the UK singles chart early in 1998.
!!Discography
* ''Hold On, It Hurts'' (1994)
* ''Woman’s Gotta Have It'' (1995)
* ''When I Was Born For The 7th Time'' (1997)
* ''Disco and the Halfway to Discontent'' (1999, as '''Clinton''')
* ''Handcream For a Generation'' (2001)
* ''Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast'' (2009)
* ''And The Double ‘O’ Groove Of'' (2011, with Bubbley Kaur)
* ''Urban Turban: The Singhles Club'' (2012)
* ''Hold On, It’s Easy'' (2015) – ''instrumental lounge remake of Hold On, It Hurts''
* ''England is a Garden'' (2020)
!!Tropes associated with Cornershop:
* AlbumIntroTrack: “Heavy Soup” on ''Handcream For A Generation'' has guest star Otis Clay introducing the band and the album, and trailling some of the songs to come.
* {{Bookends}}:
** ''Woman’s Gotta Have It'' opens with “6 a.m. Jullandar Shere” and ends (barring the inevitable HiddenTrack) with the more upbeat version “7:20 a.m. Jullandar Shere”.
** Again disregarding the bonus track, ''Handcream For A Generation''[='=]s AlbumIntroTrack “Heavy Soup” is also reprised as the outro.
* TheCameo: Otis Clay as the master of ceremonies on “Heavy Soup”, and Noel Gallagher on guitar for “Spectral Mornings”.
* CoverVersion: They’ve done a few, including “Waterloo Sunset”, “Norwegian Wood” and “Sugar, Sugar”. Usually the effect is not so much to reinvent the songs in their style as to demonstrate how close the originals already were.
* EpicRocking: “7:20 a.m. Jullandar Shere” (9:45), “Spectral Mornings” (14:24) and “The Turned-On Truth” (16:43).
* GenreRoulette: Pretty much all of their albums are built around this.
* HymnToMusic: many of their songs are this to some degree, but “Brimful of Asha” is the exemplar – the verses pay tribute to performers of Indian ''filmi'' music, and the middle eight is a list of shout outs to the band’s other musical influences.
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: Played with. Singh has long been on a mission to neutralise the derogatory epithet “wog”, resulting in songs called “Wog” (which was released as a single), “First Wog On the Moon”, “Wogs Will Walk”, and “Everywhere that Wog Army Roam”.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Woman’s Gotta Have It'' largely dropped the loud punky style of ''Hold On, It Hurts'' and their early singles, and introduced their GenreBusting and GenreRoulette approach, still mostly guitar-based but also with a couple of tracks showing the beginnings of the experimental hip-hop / electronica side of their later music.
* PunnyName: ''Urban Turban: The Singhles Club'' puns on Tjinder’s surname.
* RearrangeTheSong:
** ''Hold On It’s Easy'' is an instrumental lounge remake of their agit-prop debut ''Hold On, It Hurts''. They even got Mike Flowers in to do some vocal versions for an accompanying EP.
** “People Power” on ''Handcream For A Generation'' is an electronic disco-pop reworking of the more trip-hop styled “People Power In The Disco Hour” from the Clinton side project.
* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: When promoting “Brimful Of Asha” in the States, they were already prepared for all the questions about the musical references in the song. The fact that they were constantly being asked “What’s a brimful?” came as more of a surprise. (It’s another way of saying “full up to the top”.)
The band hit a commercial peak with 1997’s ''When I Was Born For The 7th Time'', headlined by the HymnToMusic “Brimful of Asha” which, boosted by a hugely popular Norman Cook remix, topped the UK singles chart early in 1998.
!!Discography
* ''Hold On, It Hurts'' (1994)
* ''Woman’s Gotta Have It'' (1995)
* ''When I Was Born For The 7th Time'' (1997)
* ''Disco and the Halfway to Discontent'' (1999, as '''Clinton''')
* ''Handcream For a Generation'' (2001)
* ''Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast'' (2009)
* ''And The Double ‘O’ Groove Of'' (2011, with Bubbley Kaur)
* ''Urban Turban: The Singhles Club'' (2012)
* ''Hold On, It’s Easy'' (2015) – ''instrumental lounge remake of Hold On, It Hurts''
* ''England is a Garden'' (2020)
!!Tropes associated with Cornershop:
* AlbumIntroTrack: “Heavy Soup” on ''Handcream For A Generation'' has guest star Otis Clay introducing the band and the album, and trailling some of the songs to come.
* {{Bookends}}:
** ''Woman’s Gotta Have It'' opens with “6 a.m. Jullandar Shere” and ends (barring the inevitable HiddenTrack) with the more upbeat version “7:20 a.m. Jullandar Shere”.
** Again disregarding the bonus track, ''Handcream For A Generation''[='=]s AlbumIntroTrack “Heavy Soup” is also reprised as the outro.
* TheCameo: Otis Clay as the master of ceremonies on “Heavy Soup”, and Noel Gallagher on guitar for “Spectral Mornings”.
* CoverVersion: They’ve done a few, including “Waterloo Sunset”, “Norwegian Wood” and “Sugar, Sugar”. Usually the effect is not so much to reinvent the songs in their style as to demonstrate how close the originals already were.
* EpicRocking: “7:20 a.m. Jullandar Shere” (9:45), “Spectral Mornings” (14:24) and “The Turned-On Truth” (16:43).
* GenreRoulette: Pretty much all of their albums are built around this.
* HymnToMusic: many of their songs are this to some degree, but “Brimful of Asha” is the exemplar – the verses pay tribute to performers of Indian ''filmi'' music, and the middle eight is a list of shout outs to the band’s other musical influences.
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: Played with. Singh has long been on a mission to neutralise the derogatory epithet “wog”, resulting in songs called “Wog” (which was released as a single), “First Wog On the Moon”, “Wogs Will Walk”, and “Everywhere that Wog Army Roam”.
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Woman’s Gotta Have It'' largely dropped the loud punky style of ''Hold On, It Hurts'' and their early singles, and introduced their GenreBusting and GenreRoulette approach, still mostly guitar-based but also with a couple of tracks showing the beginnings of the experimental hip-hop / electronica side of their later music.
* PunnyName: ''Urban Turban: The Singhles Club'' puns on Tjinder’s surname.
* RearrangeTheSong:
** ''Hold On It’s Easy'' is an instrumental lounge remake of their agit-prop debut ''Hold On, It Hurts''. They even got Mike Flowers in to do some vocal versions for an accompanying EP.
** “People Power” on ''Handcream For A Generation'' is an electronic disco-pop reworking of the more trip-hop styled “People Power In The Disco Hour” from the Clinton side project.
* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: When promoting “Brimful Of Asha” in the States, they were already prepared for all the questions about the musical references in the song. The fact that they were constantly being asked “What’s a brimful?” came as more of a surprise. (It’s another way of saying “full up to the top”.)
