Part of the Union

Part of the Union is the only single from the English band Strawbs in Netherlands gets the charts.

Contents

 * 1 Musicians
 * 2 Single
 * 3 Hitnotering
 * 3.1 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 4 Cover
 * 5 External link

Musicians

 * Dave Cousins ​​- vocals, guitar
 * Dave Lambert - vocals, guitar
 * John Ford - lead vocals, bass
 * Blue Weaver - keys
 * Richard Hudson - vocals, percussion

Single
Part of the union is written by the duo Richard Hudson and John Ford, who want to release it together under the band name The Brothers (slang for colleagues). However, no one is interested. If Strawbs then record the album Bursting at the Seams, bringing their record label A & M Records out as a single. Its release in England coincided with a massive strike wave plaguing the country and the House of Commons also wonders whether this plate to the riot on. Partly because of these questions, it is just a hit (No. 2 in the UK.) because one of the unions (the Transport & General Workers Union) until the battle is. To the surprise of Cousins ​​of the Strawbs even a modest hit in the United States . In the Netherlands, the single also in the Dutch Top 40, probably because even union people here buy the picture (the debate in Hilversum 3 raised).All the fuss hindsight strange as when reading the text is not entirely clear whether the song is precisely pro- or is anti-union.

The b-side of the single consisted of Will you go; in the eyes of its members as traditional, so that the rights could be divided equally; unfortunately had to Cousins ​​later admit that the music written by the paleMcPeake Family ; off revenues.

The single made quite a stir, not only outside the band, but also in the band. Hudson and Ford wanted more say and did not allow Cousins. Hudson and Ford left Strawbs and focus Hudson Ford, that even in the stable of A & M ended up. Blue Weaver left in their wake to Mott The Hoople ; Strawbs was several months flat. Late 1973 Cousins ​​had another band on its feet and went into the studio for Hero and Heroine .

Cover
The Belgian band The Strangers sang their version under Vivan the union.