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Dead Fingers Talk
12+ albums
homo-manifestopunk
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Dead Fingers Talk were a late 1970s punk rock band from Hull, UK who took their name from the 1963 William S. Burroughs novel of the same name. What set DFT apart from most of the British punk bands of the era was lead vocalist Bobo Phoenix's open homosexuality and his biting and sarcastic lyrics dealing with gay themes. DFT played a brand of gritty punk a bit more removed from that of their British peers and fitting in more with the American Bowery scene. British singer Tom Robinson of the Tom Robinson Band was an early admirer of the band and subsequently wrote his "Glad to Be Gay" single after listening to DFT's song "Nobody Loves You When You're Old and Gay". Dead Fingers Talk released their self-titled debut in 1978 before disbanding. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Queer Noises 1961 - 1978
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White Punks On Dope [CD 01]
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From The Closet To The Charts - Queer Noises 1961-1978
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1979 - Revolt Into Style
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From the Closet to the Charts: Queer Noises 1961-1978