Wendy Won't Like it

Wendy Won't Like it.

"The band was called Wendy Won't Like It, and played in 1989 & 1990. in places like the Tic Toc club and the Stoker and at the Depot Studios in early 1990. Ian Dowdall played in about 10 bands over the years including Catstanza and Streetwalkers and Ultimate Passion. Wendy is on the right, now playing with Army of Skanks. Mighty Sharif on drums. The single, we think is Paddy (Pat) Canning and used to be in the The Pole Thieves. "

Ian Dowdall 

Andy McGeechan says - "Ian was in loads of other bands (Catstanza/Street walkers/Ultimate Passion) by the time, in 1985 when I actually started a band as mad idea one Thursday lunchtime (some guys needed a support band the following week) Ian lept at the idea and we changed the bass player every gig so as to stay bad (Welsh John/Scoies Girlfriend then Wendy, who liked it so much she stayed on) it morphed into Long Range Weather Forecast when Wendy had made some cue cards for the audience - one saying 'Long range weather forcast' held up whilst we played 'The sun has got it's hat on'.....in German !"

Line Up

Wendy
Ian Dowdall
Paddy (Pat) Canning - Vocals
Andy McGeechan
Mighty Sharif - Drums.

"Wendy Won't Like It - 1990. Way ahead of its time, still sounds just as fresh now." Ian Dowdall

Psychosurgeon by Wendy Won't Like It (1988)

Sorry about the terrible quality - almost not worth putting this on :( Sadly the original version was recorded over & I only have this jerky copy. The classic drunken surgeon song in all its irreverent glory. Music by Ian Dowdall, Lyrics by David Mark Schofield, recorded by Wendy Won't Like It at Far Heath Studios I think. We all went in the middle of winter in my Vauxhall Viva & the heater had broken so we had to keep stopping to clear the ice from the windscreen. Ian Dowdall

Psychosurgeon by Wendy Won't Like It (1988 - Poor Quality)

Ian Dowdall
"Has to be a toss up between Wendy Won't Like It & The Long Range Weather Forecasts for me. Needless to say I was in both bands. The Long Range Weather Forecasts worked under the premise that none of us could actually play any of our instruments (it was the first time I'd picked up a guitar). The drummer(s) played on cardboard boxes & we had 3 sexy backing singers who couldn't sing a note. Wendy Won't Like It were a pretty good fast rock band (I'd figured out how to play guitar at this point). Hopefully anyone who saw them (e.g. at the Stoker / Silvers / Tic Toc etc...) will back me up on this."

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