"Poison Pen" is a song by

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group

Hoodoo Gurus Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981 by Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica). Th ...

. It was written by Dave Faulkner. and released in September 1986 as the fourth and final single from the group's second studio album, ''

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''. The song peaked at number 76 on the Australian charts. In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "The Gurus' first manager,

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, wrongly thought that 'Poison Pen' was written about him, probably because of his notoriety as a Rock Journalist (often an oxymoron) and he had also been recently replaced... The song was about the fallout from a relationship that had turned bitter (with no 'sweet') attached)".

Track listing

; 7" version (BTS 1793) # "Poison Pen" (Dave Faulkner) — 4:06 # "In the Wild" (Faulkner) — 3:29 (Recorded live at Selina's Sydney 17 and 18 February 1986) # "Teenage Head" (Cyril Jordan, Roy Loney) — 3:02 (recorded live at Selina's Sydney 17 and 18 February 1986)

Personnel

* Clyde Bramley — bass, backing vocals * Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar *

Mark Kingsmill Mark Adrian Kingsmill (born 4 December 1956) is an Australian rock musician. He has drummed with several bands including the Hitmen (1979–84), New Christs (1983–84), the Screaming Tribesmen (1984) and Hoodoo Gurus (1984–98, 2003–15). He ...

— drums, cymbals *

Brad Shepherd Bradley Mark Shepherd (born 1 February 1961) is an Australian rock musician. Shepherd is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and harmonica player; he has performed with several bands, especially Hoodoo Gurus. Biography Early life Shepherd was born ...

— guitar, backing vocals * Producer — Charles Fisher * Engineer — John Bee * Mastering — Don Bartley

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poison Pen (Song) 1986 singles Hoodoo Gurus songs 1985 songs Songs written by Dave Faulkner (musician)