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Electric Six Scrap Single Plans
shadyadie by [redacted] October 31st, 2003
Electric Six have scrapped plans to release their cover of Queen's 'Radio Ga Ga' as a single, simply because they don't have time to finish its video in time for the Xmas market, DiS is gutted to learn.

Instead, the track will feature on a re-issued version of their debut album 'Fire', which comes out on Dec 1st. The CD will come with a bonus DVD containing the band's three promo videos.

'Radio Ga Ga' was written by Queen's drummer, Roger Taylor, and was originally released 20 years ago. The video features the infamous hand clapping sequence, as well as clips from silent film 'Metropolis'. Electric Six started to cover the song at the end of their gigs, without realising how popular the song had been outside America...



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