View source for Life Begins At The Hop

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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Life Begins At The Hop"'''</big>
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Sting]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
| [[2002]]
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
| July [[1979]]
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| <b>Length:</b>
| SONG LENGTH
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
| [[Coat Of Many Cupboards]]
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
| Virgin Records
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
| Colin Moulding
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
| Cameron Allen
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
| [[Wessex Studios]] / [[Utopia Studios]] (mastering)
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
| NO
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'''"Life Begins At The Hop"''' is a song written by Colin Moulding and recorded by XTC (incl. [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and [[Frances Tomelty]] in July[[1979]].

=About the song=
This version of the song was recorded in July [[1979]] in two London studios - to be released as a single in the USA. It remained unreleased until [[2002]] when the song was included in the boxset [[Coat Of Many Cupboards]].

=Personnel=
* Andy Partridge - Guitar, Keyboard and Vocals
* Colin Moulding - Bass and Vocals
* Dave Gregory - Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals
* Terry Chambers - Drums
* [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and [[Frances Tomelty]] - handclaps

=Release History=
==Albums==
[[Life Begins At The Hop]] appears on the following album releases:
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=Lyrics=
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This is a sample set of lyrics
They should go here

If a song is an instrumental
Delete the Lyrics header 
and this section
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=Quotations and trivia=
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=Alternative and cover versions=
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=See also=
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=External links=
[http://chalkhills.org/reelbyreal/s_Life.html#info XTC website]

=References=
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[[Category:Songs (Sting)]]