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Modern English

@ Cafe Du Nord

Jul 15 2012

2170 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
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The summery hooks and warm lyrics of Modern English's biggest hit, "I Melt With You," gave listeners the impression that the band was an upbeat pop act in the early '80s. "I Melt With You" was actually an anomaly in Modern English's early discography. Formed in Colchester, England, in 1979, Modern English was originally a punk group called the Lepers. Featuring Robbie Grey (vocals, guitar), Gary McDowell (guitar), and Richard Brown (drums), the Lepers mainly performed at parties. After Mick Conroy (bass) and Stephen Walker (keyboards) joined the band, they changed their name to Modern English and were signed to 4AD Records. Inspired by the stylish gloom of Bauhaus and Joy Division, Modern... ... More

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IamAlbinFierce

I wrote a modern version of Hamlet for English and I used Harry as the King and Louis as the Queen watch me get an F bc homophobia

JonTreySummers

I love Shakespeare once I understood it. I had a special edition so I could break down the old English to modern English.

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RT @NSPunk37: Says a lot about English football that finishing 4th & the money it brings is a greater achievement than winning a trophy. Modern football.

sdm1712

As a Gooner, I'd like to thank Sir Alex for moving English football forward. He's been a class act in amongst the craziness of the modern...

Tymaidriss

Last years English lit modern texts paper 😍😍😍

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To anyone struggling with revision for tomorrow's English exam, I found these videos that were super helpful!! http://t.co/CCv7DQP32j

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I Melt With You - Modern English <3

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does anyone have any super good techniques for revising English lit??? preferably for the AQA Unit 1 Exploring Modern Texts exam??? yes???

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Think I just threw up in my mouth: RT @LitBitPod SparkNotes No Fear Shakespeare plays translated into Modern English http://t.co/FeUBB2orUW

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RT @NSPunk37: Says a lot about English football that finishing 4th & the money it brings is a greater achievement than winning a trophy. Modern football.

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RT @NSPunk37: Says a lot about English football that finishing 4th & the money it brings is a greater achievement than winning a trophy. Modern football.