One of the best Irish pop singles ever.
There should be a law to force 2FM to play this at least once everyday.
Not only is it catchy as hell but it has an obvious social message. Rare enough for the time.
Autobop won the rock section of the 1980 City of Dublin Music Festival. In 1981, they had a Sunday night residency in The Ivy Rooms (now Fibbers) on Parnell Street. They split, I believe, in 1983.
Anyone have a copy of their six track demo tape that they’d care to digitize?
Anyone have a spare copy of their single which they’d like to give a good home?
Anyone have any contact details for any of the band members?
Last Saturday night, I played ‘Advertising’ at The Workman’s Club to a packed room of people in their 20s and 30s. It got more people nodding their head than most of the other ‘well-known’ tracks I played. It is true. Great songs never age.
Back cover of Autobop's first and only single. Thanks to Conor McCabe for scanning up
Click on the book for more.
Click on the book for more.
Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
You know that John Byrne is AKA the journalist George Byrne?
i believe that george byrne (music journalist) was the bass player in autobop. easy enuf to contact then??
bitzy
Holy god. I haven’t heard this in nearly thirty years. It’s in a box in the attic somewhere.
Autobop on youtube
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DAMIEN SINGS WITH A 7 PIECE SOUL RHYTHM N BLUES BAND CALLED THE CUTBACKS
Cheers for in the info Neil.