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Gang of Four

I Love a Man in a Uniform

1982 · via Gang of Four

Gang of Four’s 1982 recording of “I Love a Man in a Uniform” is the earliest release on file. Andy Gill and Jon King of Gang of Four are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Herbert Grönemeyer featuring Alex Silva (released 2021) and The Sounds (released 2021), among 39 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Gill and King cut this one with Gang of Four in 1982, and The Sounds were still finding it worth recording in 2021. Spin the original first, then hear what a band nearly four decades younger chose to keep.

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Credited writers: Andy Gill and Jon King.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1982.

Other recordings on file · first release year

39 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Andy Gill and Jon King wrote "I Love a Man in a Uniform" for Gang of Four. Which band later recorded their own take on it?The Sounds
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