| "Lagartija Nick" | ||||
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| Single by Bauhaus | ||||
| Released | 15 January 1983[1] | |||
| Genre | Post punk, gothic rock | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Murphy Daniel Ash Kevin Haskins David J | |||
| Bauhaus singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
"Lagartija Nick" is a song by English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released as a stand-alone single in 7" and 12" format on the Beggars Banquet Records label in January 1983.
It reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.
A version of the song was first recorded as "Bite my Hip" in 1979 at the band's first recording session where their first single was recorded.[3] Murphy and Ash composed the song but did not develop it as the group thought it was too "simplistic". Later, Murphy and David J reworked it, incorporating references to the Devil ("Lagartija Nick" being an old Spanish term) and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.[4]
Track listings
- 7"
- "Lagartija Nick"
- "Paranoia, Paranoia"
- 12"
- "Lagartija Nick"
- "Watch That Grandad Go"
- "Paranoia, Paranoia"
- "In the Flat Field (Live in Paris)"
References
- ^ "News". Record Mirror: 6. 8 January 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
- ^ "Lagartija Nick – Bauhaus : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (10 September 2018). "Bauhaus to Unearth Unreleased Songs From 'Bela Session' for 40th Anniversary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Kretsch, Ron (23 November 2018). "UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD! DAVID J TALKS WITH DM ABOUT NEVER-BEFORE HEARD MUSIC FROM BAUHAUS". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
External links
- "Lagartija Nick" at Discogs (list of releases)
- AllMusic review
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics