Lick the Tins - Blind Man on a Flying Horse (1991)

Ronan Heenan, vocals, guitar;
Alison Marr, vocals, penny whistle;
Aiden McCroary, bass, keyboards;
Simon Ryan, drums
In 1986, a quartet from London scored their one and only hit with a clever cover version of a song associated with Elvis Presley, Can't Help Falling in Love. Presley's version sold a million and was a US top 3 hit in January 1962 and reached Number One in the UK. 24 years later, the exceptional cover version by Lick the Tins didn't do quite as well as that, although it spent two months in the UK singles chart, but then Lick the Tins were almost unknown before the single was released, and returned to anonymity not long afterwards.
In 1986, a quartet from London scored their one and only hit with a clever cover version of a song associated with Elvis Presley, Can't Help Falling in Love. Presley's version sold a million and was a US top 3 hit in January 1962 and reached Number One in the UK. 24 years later, the exceptional cover version by Lick the Tins didn't do quite as well as that, although it spent two months in the UK singles chart, but then Lick the Tins were almost unknown before the single was released, and returned to anonymity not long afterwards.
Lick The Tins had two other minor singles, "Belle of Belfast City" and "In The Middle Of The Night" after which, Simon Ryan left the band, and was replaced by Martin Hughes, another Ulsterman. Lick The Tins played the college and club circuits for another year, before the band broke up.
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