I Knew the Bride - wikipedia I Knew the Bride `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' Single by Nick Lowe from the album The Rose of England B - side `` Darlin ' Angel Eyes '' Released August 1985 Genre Power pop Length 4 : 45 Label F - Beat Songwriter ( s ) Nick Lowe Producer ( s ) Huey Lewis Nick Lowe singles chronology `` L.A.F.S. '' ( 1984 ) `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' ( 1985 ) `` Lovers Jamboree '' ( 1987 ) `` L.A.F.S. '' ( 1984 ) `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' ( 1985 ) `` Lovers Jamboree '' ( 1987 ) `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' is a song written by Nick Lowe and first popularized by Dave Edmunds. It was released on Edmunds 's 1977 album Get It and a year later in a live version by Nick Lowe 's Last Chicken in the Shop on Live Stiffs Live. Lowe performed the song during a Stiff Records European tour with Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric, and Larry Wallis ; the tour was filmed for the 1981 documentary If It Ai n't Stiff, It Ai n't Worth a Fuck. In 1985, Nick Lowe recorded a slower studio version for the album The Rose of England, produced by Huey Lewis ( on harmonica ) and featuring Lewis ' band `` The News ''. It reached # 27 on the US rock chart and # 77 on the US pop chart. Edmunds released several live versions over the years, from 1987 's I Hear You Rockin ', to 1999 's KIng Biscuit Flour Hour Presents, to 2005 's Live and Pickin ', and 2011 's A Pile of Rock Live. He also released a remixed studio version on 1999 's Hand Picked Musical Fantasies, which also appeared on the 2004 release From Small Things : The Best of Dave Edmunds. The original recording appeared on many of his compilation releases, including 1981 's The Best of Dave Edmunds, 1994 's Chronicles, and 2008 's The Many Sides of Dave Edmunds : The Greatest Hits and More. Lowe performing with Rockpile in 1980 Live versions featuring Edmunds and Lowe harmonizing appeared on two albums from Rockpile, the group featuring both singers, as well as Billy Bremner and Terry Williams. The official release was on the Live at Montreux 1980 album in 2011, but the song was also on the much earlier bootleg album They Call It Rock from the late 1970s. Contents 1 Other appearances 2 Critical reception 3 Notable cover versions 4 References 5 External links Other appearances Hunter S. Thompson 's Songs of the Doomed : More Notes on the Death of the American Dream, a 1990 anthology of essays and works of new journalism, has a chapter named after the song. The song is part of the Sounds of the Seventies : Punk and New Wave from Time - Life Records. British poet Hugo Williams titled his 11th book after the song ; an earlier collection had similarly been named after an Everly Brothers song. Critical reception Robert Christgau, upon the release of Live Stiffs Live, characterized the song as `` Lowe 's answer to `` You Never Can Tell '', a 1964 song by Chuck Berry. Decades later, Austin City Limits called it a `` cheeky roots / pop tune. '' Notable cover versions Cover versions of the song have been released on various albums, including : 1983 : Promised Land by Johnnie Allan 1987 : as `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to be a Moll ) '' on Born Again Piss Tank by novelty singer Kevin Bloody Wilson 1992 : Dream on Fire by Dion 1998 : Very Best of the Knack, recorded for a greatest hits compilation album by The Knack, released by Rhino Records 2003 : Live at 12th and Porter by Trent Summar & the New Row Mob 2006 : Under the Influence by Status Quo ( bonus track on the re-release of the 1999 album ) 2008 : Love Must Be Tough by Eleanor McEvoy References Jump up ^ `` If It Ai n't Stiff, It Ai n't Worth a Fuck ''. All Movie Guide. The New York Times. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Nick Lowe, `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' Chart Positions ``. Retrieved December 2, 2016. Jump up ^ `` They Call It Rock ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Thompson, Hunter S. ( 1990 ). Songs of the Doomed : More Notes on the Death of the American Dream. Gonzo Papers. 3. Summit Books. ISBN 0 - 671 - 42018 - 6. Jump up ^ Guardian. `` Hugo Williams : I Knew the Bride, review ''. theguardian. Retrieved 25 January 2015. Jump up ^ Christgau, Robert. `` Consumer Guide Album ''. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Archives Artists Nick Lowe ''. Austin City Limits. 2008. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Johnnie Allan - Promised Land at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 29. Jump up ^ Dion - Dream on Fire at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 29. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` Very Best of the Knack ''. Review. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Trent Summar - Live at 12th and Porter at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 29. Jump up ^ Schnee, Steve. `` Under the Influence ( bonus tracks ) ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Eleanor McEvoy - Love Must Be Tough at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 29. External links Hand Picked : Musical Fantasies by Dave Edmunds, including a two - minute sample of `` I Knew the Bride '' ( from ItsAboutMusic.com ) Nick Lowe His Cowboy Outfit : Martin Belmont Paul Carrack Bobby Irwin Studio albums Jesus of Cool Labour of Lust Nick the Knife The Abominable Showman Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit The Rose of England Pinker and Prouder Than Previous Party of One The Impossible Bird Dig My Mood The Convincer At My Age The Old Magic EPs Bowi Live ! On the Battlefield Live albums Untouched Takeaway Singles `` So It Goes '' `` Halfway to Paradise '' `` I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass '' `` Little Hitler '' `` American Squirm '' `` Cracking Up '' `` Cruel to Be Kind '' `` Switch Board Susan '' `` Stick It Where the Sun Do n't Shine '' `` Burning '' `` My Heart Hurts '' `` Ragin ' Eyes '' `` Wish You Were Here '' `` Half a Boy & Half a Man '' `` L.A.F.S. '' `` I Knew the Bride ( When She Used to Rock ' n ' Roll ) '' `` Lovers Jamboree '' `` All Men Are Liars '' `` You Got the Look I Like '' `` True Love Travels on a Gravel Road '' `` I Live on a Battlefield '' `` You Inspire Me '' `` Lately I 've Let Things Slide '' `` She 's Got Soul '' Compilations Basher : The Best of Nick Lowe The Wilderness Years Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe Related articles Brinsley Schwarz Stiff Records Dave Edmunds Rockpile Little Village Carlene Carter Dave Edmunds Studio albums Rockpile Subtle as a Flying Mallet Get It Tracks on Wax 4 Repeat When Necessary Twangin... D.E. 7th Information Riff Raff Closer to the Flame Plugged In Live albums I Hear You Rockin ' Singles `` I Hear You Knocking '' `` Blue Monday '' `` Promised Land '' `` Baby, I Love You '' `` Born to Be with You '' `` Where or When '' `` I Knew the Bride '' `` Girls Talk '' `` Queen of Hearts '' `` Singing the Blues '' `` Almost Saturday Night '' `` The Race Is On '' with Stray Cats `` Slipping Away '' `` Do You Want to Dance '' `` The Wanderer '' Related articles Love Sculpture Nick Lowe Rockpile `` And the Night Stood Still '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Knew_the_Bride&oldid=836818754 '' Categories : 1977 songs 1985 singles Songs written by Nick Lowe Nick Lowe songs Dave Edmunds songs Dion DiMucci songs The Knack songs Trent Summar & the New Row Mob songs Status Quo ( band ) songs Stiff Records singles Swan Song Records singles Songs about marriage Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 April 2018, at 01 : 26. 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Question: who sang i knew the bride when she used to rock and roll
Answer: Dave Edmunds