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B-side
  
"Schoolgirl Love"

Genre
  
Punk rock

Label
  
Island

Released
  
July 29, 1977

Length
  
4:00

Writer(s)
  
Ed Hollis, Graeme Douglas

"Do Anything You Wanna Do" is a song written by Eddie and the Hot Rods' manager Ed Hollis (the brother of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis) and guitarist Graeme Douglas and recorded by the band, although the actual record label credited The Rods as the artist. It reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1977. The song was featured on their 1977 album, Life on the Line.

The song was produced by Ed Hollis and arranged by the band.

A live version of the song was featured as the B-side to their 1978 single, "Life on the Line".

Other versions

  • The Top of the Poppers released a version of the song on their 1977 album, Top of the Pops Vol. 61.
  • Huw Gower released a version of the song on his 1984 EP, Guitarophilia.
  • Manfred Mann's Earth Band released a version of the song as a single in March 1986, but it did not chart. It was featured on their album, Criminal Tango.
  • Die Toten Hosen released a version of the song in Germany as the B-side to their 1992 single, "Whole Wide World" and featured on their 1991 album, Learning English, Lesson One, and the EP, The Nightmare Continues E.P.
  • The Almighty released a version of the song on their 1994 mini-album, Wrench.
  • The Oppressed released a version of the song on their 2001 album, More Noize for the Boys.
  • The Business released a version of the song on their 2002 album, Hell 2 Pay.
  • Michael Monroe released a version of the song on his 2003 album, Whatcha Want.
  • The Eyeliners released a version of the song on their 2005 album, No Apologies.
  • Ben Barnes and The Undertakers released a version of the song on the Killing Bono soundtrack (2011).

    • References

    Do Anything You Wanna Do Wikipedia
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