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Solid Citizens

Solid Citizens were an Australian rock band who dressed in newspaper print dinner suits. Their single "Singing In The Shower" made Australian singles chart. Solid Citizens was originally made up of Michael Walker, Glen Muirhead, John Barnes, Scott Williams and Len Henderson. This line up broke up in 1982 and soon after a single "You’re Not Alone" was released. After the song generated some interest Walker and Muirhead reunited and signed with RCA. In 1984 they released "Singing in the Shower" which peaked at number 59 in early 1985. The song had previously appeared in the TV series Sweet and Sour (1984 TV series) where it was sung by Deborah Conway. Geoff Lungren was added to the line up and they released another single "(Just Don't) Care At All" in 1985.

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Solid Citizens were an Australian rock band who dressed in newspaper print dinner suits. Their single "Singing In The Shower" made Australian singles chart. Solid Citizens was originally made up of Michael Walker, Glen Muirhead, John Barnes, Scott Williams and Len Henderson. This line up broke up in 1982 and soon after a single "You’re Not Alone" was released. After the song generated some interest Walker and Muirhead reunited and signed with RCA. In 1984 they released "Singing in the Shower" which peaked at number 59 in early 1985. The song had previously appeared in the TV series Sweet and Sour (1984 TV series) where it was sung by Deborah Conway. Geoff Lungren was added to the line up and they released another single "(Just Don't) Care At All" in 1985.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326817979

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