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1977 song by Suicide
"Ghost Rider " is a song by the
protopunk band
Suicide appearing on their
debut album . The song is based on the
Marvel Comics
character .
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Cover versions
1979: Danish punk band Sods (later
Sort Sol ), covered the song on their debut album,
Minutes to Go .
1981: Suicide's lead vocalist
Alan Vega re-recorded the song for his second solo album,
Collision Drive .
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1983:
Soft Cell (
Marc Almond &
Dave Ball ) perform Ghost Rider live at various shows featuring guest vocalist Clint Ruin (aka
JG Thirlwell , including a performance for UK television programme
The Tube which also features
Gary Barnacle on saxophone.
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1987: American musician
Henry Rollins , formerly of the
hardcore group
Black Flag , recorded the song for his debut album,
Hot Animal Machine .
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1987:
Electronic rock group
The Cassandra Complex performs "Ghost Rider" live and it appears on their live album Feel the Width .
1988: Alternative rock band
R.E.M. released a cover of the song on the B-side to their 1988 single "
Orange Crush ". It later appeared on the band's 1993 compilation album
The Automatic Box .
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1990: Detroit garage rock band
The Gories included the song on their second album.
1994: Henry Rollins also re-recorded the song with the
Rollins Band for the
soundtrack to the film
The Crow .
2008: Industrial rock band
The Young Gods did a cover version of the song on their album
Knock on Wood .
2010: British rapper
M.I.A. sampled the song on "
Born Free ".
2010:
Gavin Friday and
David Ball covered the song for the
Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series
2014: British musician
Anna Calvi covered the song on her
Strange Weather EP.
2018: The American two piece Rock band
Big Business (band) recorded the song for their Tour E.P. 4
2019: Japanese alternative rock band
The Novembers covered the song, releasing it as both a single, and a track on their album ANGELS .
2021 Ukrainian hip-hop artist
Zippy Kid covered the song, releasing it as a single
https://www.whosampled.com/cover/899321/Zippy-Kid-Ghost-Rider-Suicide-Ghost-Rider/
2022:
Andy McCoy plays a loose version of the song live on tour as an interlude to his version of
Hanoi Rocks song "Taxi Driver". According to YouTuber Joe Smith, the performance of the song is "Andy's comment on US school shootings".
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Accolades
Year
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
2006
Les Inrockuptibles
France
1000 Indispensable Songs
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*
2010
Robert Dimery
United States
1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, and 10,001 You Must Download
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*
2010
Rolling Stone
Germany
The 50 Best Songs of the 1970s
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*
2012
NME
United Kingdom
100 Best Songs of the 1970s
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71
2016
Pitchfork
United States
The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s
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92
(*) designates unordered lists.
Personnel
Adapted from the Suicide liner notes.
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Suicide
Production and additional personnel
References
^ Reynolds, Simon (19 July 2016).
"Infinity Punk: A Career-Spanning Interview With Suicide's Alan Vega" . Pitchfork . CN Entertainment. Retrieved 29 March 2023 .
^ Valdivia, Victor W.
"Alan Vega: Collision Drive > Overview" . Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015 .
^ fonefilms (15 February 2012).
"Soft Cell – "Soul Inside" + "Ghostrider" feat Clint Ruin : Foetus.m4v" – via YouTube.
^ Thompson, Dave (11 June 2019).
Alternative Rock . Hal Leonard Corporation.
ISBN
9780879306076 – via Google Books.
^
"Timeline: 1980-1989" .
^
"Suicide - The Sounds of the Secret Side" . 8 October 2011.
^
"Ghost Rider: Soft Cell and Jim Foetus cover Suicide, 1983" . DangerousMinds . 18 May 2012.
^ True, Chris.
"Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine/Drive By Shooting [1999] > Overview" . Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
"R.E.M.: The Automatic Box > Overview" . Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2015 .
^
"Andy McCoy – Taxi Driver @ Deep Purple in Concert 2022, Tampere, Finland" . YouTube .
^
"Les Inrockuptibles – 1000 Indispensable Songs (2006)" .
Les Inrockuptibles . Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
^ Dimery, Robert; Visconti, Tony (January 1, 1995).
1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die .
Universe . p. 43.
ISBN
9780789320896 . Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
^
"Rolling Stone (2010) Die besten Songs der Jahrzehnte 70er – Kritiker" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
^
"100 Best Songs of the 1970s" .
NME . Retrieved September 18, 2015 .
^
"The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s – Page 6" . Pitchfork .
^
Suicide (sleeve).
Suicide . New York City:
Red Star Records . 1977. {{
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