| Sad Cafe | |
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| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1976–1989 (Reunion: 2000) |
| Past members | |
| Paul Young Ian Wilson Vic Emerson Ashley Mulford John Stimpson Tony Cresswell Dave Irving Lenni Des Tong Michael Byron-Hehir Jeff Seopardi Steve Piggot Phil Lanzon Paul Burgess Alistair Gordon |
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Sad Café was an English rock band, which was formed in Manchester in 1976 as a result of the unification of the rock bands Mandala and Gyro. Sad Café is best known for the song "Every Day Hurts" which reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979.[1]
The group's founding members were Paul Young (vocals), Ian Wilson (guitar), Vic Emerson (keyboards, left 1984), Ashley Mulford (lead guitar, left 1981), John Stimpson (bass guitar, left 1980) and Tony Cresswell (drums, left 1978).
Other members included: Lenni (saxophone), Jeff Seopardi (drum programming), Phil Lanzon (keyboards), Steve Piggot (keyboards) and Paul Burgess (drums). Only Young and Wilson stayed the full course, although there was a tribute concert after Young's death (Young died on 15 July 2000, at the age of 53) that clearly featured Sad Café without him. Eric Stewart produced two Sad Café albums.
Young later joined Mike + The Mechanics in 1985.
"Strange Little Girl" by Sad Café retells the story of the film The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane that starred Jodie Foster and was based on a book of the same name.
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(Founding members listed in bold.)