{"product_id":"thankyou-for-a-lovely-day-11-the-go-betweens-song-comics","title":"Thankyou for a Lovely day: 11 The Go-betweens Song Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003ePop music and comic culture – somehow they have always been siblings. So what could be more natural than to have the great songs of one of the most legendary bands transformed into comic strips by fantastic illustrators and cartoonists?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo here it is: The Go Betweens songcomic – \u003cem\u003eThank You For A Lovely Day\u003c\/em\u003e. Eleven songs from the entire creative period of the legendary Australian band interpreted by eleven international cartoonists and artists. As diverse, colourful, and complex as the band's nine studio albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1977, friends \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Forster\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGrant McLennan\u003c\/strong\u003e founded The Go-Betweens in Brisbane, Australia and within a few years their folky indie rock, songs such as \"\u003cem\u003eRight Here\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eLove Goes On\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eStreets of Your Town\u003c\/em\u003e\" helped make them an international force in the indie world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, the band disbanded after six successful albums, only to return in 2000 with a new album '\u003cem\u003eThe Friends of Rachel Worth\u003c\/em\u003e' - recorded together with the members of Sleater-Kinney - followed by '\u003cem\u003eBright Yellow Bright Orange\u003c\/em\u003e' in 2003 and '\u003cem\u003eOceans Apart\u003c\/em\u003e' in 2005 after which the sudden death of Grant McLennan in May 2006 put an end to recording activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Forster\u003c\/strong\u003e has been nurturing the band's legacy; helping re-release and present their early works in the form of two box sets by Domino Records, telling the story of the Go-Betweens, as a story of true friendship, in his autobiography \"\u003cem\u003eGrant and I\u003c\/em\u003e\" as well as releasing numerous solo albums and touring them around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shellshock","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50470101090635,"sku":"2023255","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed_e27af017_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727372463","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/thankyou-for-a-lovely-day-11-the-go-betweens-song-comics","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}