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No More Heroes (The Stranglers song)

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2011 "What about the Great Elmyra? He was a master forger who lived in Majorca. Orson Welles made a documentary which featured him called F For Fake. When he died the art world realised how extensive his forging
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who "got an ice pick / that made his ears burn". The second verse reels off "dear old Lenny", that is, the stand-up comedian
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Enter either Stranglers in "Name of artist" and/or No More Heroes in "Title of Song" for details
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The song's lyrics refer to several historical figures, starting with the Ukrainian
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released an acoustic version of the song on his ninth solo studio album
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to Series 1. The song was featured on the closing credits of TV series
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The band's publishers threatened legal action against
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Index


Single
the Stranglers
No More Heroes
B-side
Studio
Fulham
Genre
Punk rock
new wave
Label
United Artists
Songwriter(s)
Hugh Cornwell
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jet Black
Producer(s)
Martin Rushent
The Stranglers
Something Better Change
5 Minutes
"No More Heroes"
YouTube
the Stranglers
studio album of the same name
greatest hits
punk
new wave
compilation albums
UK Singles Chart

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