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The Moondogs are a
Northern Irish The people of Northern Ireland are all people born in Northern Ireland and having, at the time of their birth, at least one parent who is a British Nationality Law, British citizen, an Irish nationality law, Irish citizen or is otherwis ...
rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
band formed in 1979, and consisting of Gerry McCandless, Austin Barrett and Jackie Hamilton. Their career spans three
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s, four
singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...
and two
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mes.


Discography


Singles

*"She's Nineteen" b/w "Ya Don't Do Ya" (1979) *"Who's Gonna Tell Mary?" b/w "Overcaring Parents" (1980) *"Talking in the Canteen" b/w "Make Her Love Me - You Said" (1981) *"Imposter" b/w "Baby Snatcher" (1981)


Studio albums

*''
That's What Friends Are For "That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded by Rod Stewart in 1982 for the soundtrack of the film '' Night Shift'', but it is best known for the 1985 version by Dionne Warwic ...
'' (1981) *'' John Peel Sessions'' (2003) *'' Red Fish'' (2003)


Compilation albums

*''Good Vibrations Punk Singles'' / "Ya Don't Do Ya" (Anagram - UK) *''The Good Vibrations Story'' / "She's 19" (1994, Dojo - UK) *''Powerpearls Vol.3'' / "Who's Gonna Tell Mary" (Germany) *''Now in Session'' / "That's What Friends Are For" (1982, Downtown Radio - Ireland)


Promotional items

*''Getting Off in Amsterdam - Everydaythings'' (2003, Reekus - Ireland)


Unreleased tracks

*"EEC Lov" *"Two Timed" *"Boys Stories" *"TV Girl" *"Tell Tail" *"Jenny" *"I Am Trembling" *"Powerpop" *"Ten Minutes Late" *"Hey Joanna"


Other works


Television

*''Shellshock Rock'' (1979 film, featuring The Moondogs, The Outcats, Rudi, Ruefrex, SLF,
The Undertones The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O'Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O'Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradle ...
and Protex) *''Moondogs Matinee'' (The Moondogs television programme ran for approximately seven shows in early 1981, and featured them playing live mixed with pop videos of the day. The
theme tune Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at ...
to the show was their song, "Powerpop").


Film

*The Moondogs had four of their songs featured in the film, ''Dead Long Enough''IMDb.com
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References


External links


Official MySpace pageThe Moondogs at Keepin' It Peel 2The Moondogs at Keepin' It Peel 1Punk In Derry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moondogs, The Punk rock groups from Northern Ireland Musical groups from Derry (city)