(Get_A)_Grip_(On_Yourself)

(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

1977 single by the Stranglers

"Grip", or "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)", is a single by the Stranglers[1] from the album Rattus Norvegicus. The Stranglers' first single, it reached number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was written by Hugh Cornwell, and featured steel mill worker Eric Clarke on saxophone.[3] The first line of the lyrics references a "Morry Thou" or Morris 1000.

Quick Facts Single by the Stranglers, from the album Rattus Norvegicus ...

References

  1. [1]
    Dave Thompson London's Burning: True Adventures on the Front Lines of ... 2009 - Page 94 "The Stranglers were becoming popular. Their repertoire had settled down, rooting out the slower, softer songs, and going hell for leather with the aggressive grind. “Ugly,” “London Lady,” “Down in the Sewer,” “Bitchin',” “Grip.” Audiences ..."
  2. [2]
    Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. [3]
    Cornwell and Drury 2001, pp. 33–34.


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