Gangway

Gangway

:"A gangway is the walkway between apartment buildings or houses, a term most commonly used in Chicago. It was originally a walkway between the quarterdeck and the forecastle on a sailing ship. ["gangway" The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. Ed. I. C. B. Dear and Peter Kemp. Oxford University Press, 2007. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Monmouthshire Libraries. 5 December 2007 ] . It later became any raised walkway or platform ["gangway noun" The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition). Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2005. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Monmouthshire Libraries. 5 December 2007 ] and an alternative name for a Tramway [See, for instance Little Eaton Gangway] "

Infobox musical artist
Name = Gangway


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Birth_name =
Origin = Copenhagen, Denmark
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Genre = Indie, Synth Pop, New Wave
Years_active = 1982-1997
Label = Irmgardz, Polygram, Electra, BMG
Associated_acts = Jensen
URL = http://www.stud.hum.ku.dk/iskov/gangway.htm
Current_members =
Past_members = Allan Jensen Henrik Balling Jan Sørensen Gorm Ravn-Joensen Torben Johansen Cai Bojsen-Møller Jeppe Moesgaard | Notable_instruments =

Gangway was a Danish band (now-defunct), sometimes classified as indie pop. Gangway consists of Allan Jensen lead singer, Henrik Balling on guitar, Torben Johansen on keyboards, and four different drummers, Jan Christensen (1982-84), Gorm Ravn-Jonsen (1984-89), Cai Bojsen-Møller (1991-94), and Jeppe Moesgaard (1996-98).

Their first three albums tend towards Beatle-esque (and sometimes Smiths-esque) guitar pop, but later on, particularly on The Quiet Boy Ate The Whole Cake, their influences from synth-pop music, especially Pet Shop Boys shows through. They are also known for their strange and subtle lyrics that are often on the verge of surrealism. Usually near impossible to find their records in the U.S., with the strange exception of them popping up at Tower Outlet.

Their song My Girl and Me was a big hit in Denmark and was also played on MTV.

The band broke up in 1998, but on 21 October 2006, guitarist/songwriter Henrik Balling and lead singer Allan Jensen finally staged an exclusive re-union show for just 125 people at a small bar in Copenhagen. Torben Johansen was present in the audience.

Discography

*"The Twist" (1984)
*"Sitting in the Park" (1986)
*"Sitting in the Park Again" (1988)
*"The Quiet Boy Ate the Whole Cake" (1991)
*"Happy Ever After" (1992)
*"Optimism" (1994)
*"That's Life" (1996)
*"Compendium" (1998)

References

ee also

* [http://www.stud.hum.ku.dk/iskov/intro-gb.htm] - the best fansite


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  • Gangway — bei einem Schiff Eine Gangway [ɡæŋweɪ] ist eine Zugangsbrücke oder Zugangstreppe zum Besteigen oder Verlassen eines Schiffes oder Flugzeuges. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gangway — Gang way , n. [See {Gang}, v. i.] 1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks. [1913 Webster] 2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gangway — Sf Treppe zum Ein und Ausstieg bei Flugzeugen per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. gangway, das seinerseits aus einem ostnordischen Wort übernommen ist (z.B. schwed. gångväg Fußweg ).    Ebenso nnorw. gangveg. ✎ Carstensen …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Gangway — Gangway: Die Bezeichnung für »Laufgang (bzw. Lauftreppe) zum Betreten oder Verlassen eines Schiffes oder Flugzeugs« ist eine Entlehnung des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. gangway (aengl. gangweg), eigentlich »Gehweg« (vgl. 1↑ Gang und ↑ Weg) …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • gangway — index entrance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • gangway — O.E. gangweg road, passage, thoroughfare; see GANG (Cf. gang) (in its original sense) + WAY (Cf. way). As a command to clear way, attested by 1912, Amer.Eng …   Etymology dictionary

  • gangway — ► NOUN 1) a raised platform or walkway providing a passage. 2) a movable bridge linking a ship to the shore. 3) Brit. a passage between rows of seats in an auditorium, aircraft, etc. ► EXCLAMATION ▪ make way! …   English terms dictionary

  • gangway — [gaŋ′wā΄] n. [OE gangweg, thoroughfare (< GANG1, in obs. sense “a going” & WAY)] 1. a passageway for entering, leaving, or going past 2. a) an opening in a vessel s bulwarks or railing that allows passage on or off b) …   English World dictionary

  • Gangway — Gang|way [ gɛŋve:], die; , s: einem Steg oder einer Treppe ähnliche Vorrichtung, die an ein Schiff oder ein Flugzeug herangeschoben wird, damit die Passagiere ein und aussteigen können: die Passagiere verließen das Flugzeug über die Gangway. Syn …   Universal-Lexikon

  • gangway — [[t]gæ̱ŋweɪ[/t]] gangways 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing A gangway is the same as a gangplank. 2) N COUNT: usu the N in sing The gangway is the passage between rows of seats, for example in a theatre or aircraft, for people to walk along. [BRIT] A …   English dictionary

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