Susannah's Still Alive

"Susannah's Still Alive"
"Susannah's Still Alive"
Single by Cardiacs
Released	5 September 1988
Genre	Art rock, post-punk
Label	Alphabet Business Concern
Cardiacs singles chronology

"Susannah's Still Alive"
"Susannah's Still Alive"
Single by Dave Davies
B-side	"Funny Face"
Released	24 November 1967
Genre	Pop
Length	2:22
Label	Pye Records
Songwriter(s)	Dave Davies
Producer(s)	Ray Davies
Dave Davies singles chronology

"Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by Dave Davies, released for his second solo single. The recording featured all of the Kinks' members as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at #20 in the UK)^[1] but it did not live up to the expectations of Davies' last single "Death of a Clown", which was a Top 5 hit.^[1] It failed to chart in the US, but was a significant success in Europe, reaching #10 in the Netherlands, #27 in Germany, #18 in Belgium and #18 in Sweden.^[1] Although it was never featured on an LP, its B-side "Funny Face" was included on the Kinks' 1967 album Something Else by the Kinks.

Although all original UK singles used the spelling Suzanah, in many other countries and on later compilation albums Suzannah or Susannah was used.

Track listing[]

"Susannah's Still Alive"
"Funny Face"

Lineup[]

Dave Davies - double-tracked lead vocal, guitars
Ray Davies - piano, harmonica
Pete Quaife - bass guitar
Mick Avory - drums

Cardiacs version[]

"Susannah's Still Alive" is the fourth single and only cover version ever recorded by Cardiacs. As well as being released as a single, the track was also on the Kinks tribute album, Shangri-La - A Tribute to The Kinks.

Track listing[]

7"[]

"Susannah's Still Alive"
"Blind In Safety and Leafy In Love"

12"[]

"Susannah's Still Alive"
"Blind In Safety and Leafy In Love"
"All His Geese Are Swans"

Lineup[]

Tim Smith - Guitar and Vocals
Jim Smith - Bass
Sarah Smith - Sax
William.D.Drake - Keyboards
Dominic Luckman - Drums
Tim Quy - Percussion

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Emlen, Dave. "The Kinks' Chart Positions". Kindakinks.net. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ "Susannah's Still Alive Flyer -". 2 August 2014.

External links[]

Dave Davies Official Site

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[Emlen-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Emlen, Dave. "The Kinks' Chart Positions". Kindakinks.net. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

[2] "Susannah's Still Alive Flyer -". 2 August 2014.

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1980s singles (UK & US)	1980 "Lola" (live) "You Really Got Me" (live) 1981 "Better Things" "Destroyer" "Predictable" 1982 "Come Dancing" 1983 "Don't Forget to Dance" 1984 "Good Day" "Do It Again" 1985 "Living on a Thin Line" (radio promo only) "Summer's Gone" 1986 "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" "How Are You" 1987 "Lost and Found" 1988 "The Road" 1989 "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" 1990 "How Do I Get Close"
1990s singles (UK & US)	1993 "Only a Dream" "Scattered"
Other singles (non-UK/US)	1966 "Dandy" (Europe) 1969 "Picture Book" (Australia) "Australia" (Australia) 1983 "State of Confusion" (Germany) 1991 "Did Ya" (Europe)
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