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hit "Belly of the Whale", the music for which blends a rather unusual fusion of rock and calypso styles, and for covering the

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song "

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", which was included in both the 1984 film and soundtrack of director

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's '' Repo Man''.

History

Burning Sensations formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987. The founder and leader of Burning Sensations, Tim McGovern, was previously a member of

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Members

Burning Sensations included: *Tim McGovern - lead vocals, guitar, synthesizers *Rob Rio Hasick - bass, guitar, synthesizer *Barry "The Hatchet" Wisdom - Drums *

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- keyboards, backing vocals *Jeff Hollie - saxophones, backing vocals *Michael Temple - hand-drums-timbales, percussion

Discography

* ''Belly of the Whale'' EP (1982) * ''Burning Sensations'' LP (1983) – Capitol/EMI Records, produced by Tim McGovern and

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**"Not Cloudy All Day" **"Beat Temptation" **"Belly of the Whale" **"Maria (You Just Don't Know What You're Dealing With)" **"Sea Shanty" **"Is This What You Mean?" **"Down on the Corner" (Writer:

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) **"I Don't Live Today" (Writer: Jimi Hendrix) **"Afrobilly (Live It Up)" **"Envy" *''Burning Sensations'' Mini LP (1983) – produced by Tim McGovern and

**"Belly Of The Whale" **"Check Your Mail" **"Carnival Of Souls" **"Jokenge" * '' Repo Man'' Soundtrack (1984)

References

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