DESCRIPTION:
The Raincoats (1979)
Lyrics:

Stop here

This is for you as my lover was for nobody
As the rain that didn't wet you
And the sun that didn't warm you

Stop here

This is for you, you don't need to pay
Because it didn't cost me anything
Stop here and go away

Take your time with you
I haven't the time for you
My feelings were fueled by yours
The walls that surrounded my city

Stop here

This is for you as my lover was for nobody
You're a million and I've loved you
You're a million and I'm yours
You're a million, i'm not yours.

We're a million to come
We're a million to go.


The Raincoats were formed in 1977 by Ana da Silva (vocals, guitar) and Gina Birch (vocals, bass) while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England. The first line-up included Ross Crighton on guitar and Nick Turner on drums for the band's first gig in November 1977. Late in 1978, The Raincoats became an all female post-punk band, when joined by Palmolive of The Slits (drums), Vicky Aspinall (violin) and manager Shirley O'Loughlin. The band went on their first UK tour with Swiss female band Kleenex, in May 1979 after Rough Trade Records released their first single "Fairytale in the Supermarket"/ "In Love"/ "Adventures Close to Home".

Palmolive left the band after their seminal first album "The Raincoats" and Ingrid Weiss joined in 1980, when the band began recording their second album "Odyshape", and toured Europe and the east coast of the USA. Guest musicians on "Odyshape" included Robert Wyatt, This Heat's Charles Hayward and Richard Dudanski.

In New York, December 1982, The Raincoats recorded a live album at the arts space The Kitchen. "The Kitchen Tapes" (live) was released on ROIR in 1983. The band split after 1984s "Moving" LP.