• A Spanner in the Works is the seventeenth studio album released by Rod Stewart on 29 May 1995. It ended a four-year gap since his previous studio album...
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    In 1995, Stewart released A Spanner in the Works containing a single written by Tom Petty, "Leave Virginia Alone", which reached the Top 10 of the adult...
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    Wrench (redirect from Spanner)
    A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and...
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  • used by the people] (in French). D'Hautel et Schoell. p. 325. Saboteur : Sobriquet injurieux qu'on donne à un mauvais ouvrier, qui fait tout à la hâte...
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  • up Spanner, spanner, or spänner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spanner is a kind of hand tool. Spanner may also refer to: Adjustable spanner Spanner...
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  • similar to the style of his previous book, 1964's In His Own Write. The name is a pun on the expression "a spanner in the works". Sales of the book were...
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  • Hemingway Corner "This", a 2021 song by Megan McKenna "This", a 1995 song by Rod Stewart from A Spanner in the Works "This", a 2023 song by band OK Go...
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    However, the single did not chart in the UK until 1972. 3 "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" was released as a double A-side with...
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    Seated. He also co-wrote songs on the albums Vagabond Heart and A Spanner in the Works. Carmine has also recorded, toured and played alongside Tina Turner...
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  • seventeenth album, A Spanner in the Works (1995). The song reached number one on the Canadian RPM Top Singles and Adult Contemporary charts in 1995. It also...
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    Andy Taylor (guitarist) (category The Power Station (band) members)
    produce tracks for a second Power Station album and the 1995 Rod Stewart album A Spanner in the Works. Taylor participated in the 1994 reunion of Power...
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  • "Babyface" – 4:11 "Spanner in the Works" – 4:15 "When I Die" – 4:06 "On a Mission" – 3:40 "Tricycles on Ice" – Hidden track – only on the first edition "Tequila...
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    sabotage something, equivalent to the British English "to throw a spanner in the works". A "left handed monkey wrench" is sometimes used as ironic humor...
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  • and aired on the ITV network from 13 January to 1 December 1989. The show was set in a fictional Yorkshire town. Each episode took place at a different social...
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  • Luck", by the Proclaimers from The Best of The Proclaimers "Lady Luck", by Rod Stewart from A Spanner in the Works "Lady Luck", by Tesla from The Great Radio...
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  • Fabian Holland (rugby union) (category All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English)
    The COVID-19 pandemic, which largely paralyzed the sports world, did not throw a spanner in the works for Holland. The virus did less well on the island...
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  • Bernard Edwards (category The Power Station (band) members)
    Dennis (1990) Vagabond Heart – Rod Stewart (1991) A Spanner in the Works – Rod Stewart (1995) "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time". Guitarworld...
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  • Operation Spanner was a police investigation into same-sex male sadomasochism across the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. The investigation, led by the Obscene...
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    It was hoped that this would throw a spanner in the works against South Africa annexing South West Africa into the Union of South Africa. South Africa...
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    Tensheds, a piano bashing duo. On 1 December, he released his eighth album A Spanner in the Works which was recorded over one weekend on a laptop, straying...
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    Spanner is a distributed SQL database management and storage service developed by Google. It provides features such as global transactions, strongly consistent...
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  • a Man's World ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "The Gunman", "Shape of Things to Come") (1995) Rod Stewart – A Spanner in the Works (1995) The Glam...
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    Shoojit Sircar (category Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award)
    in the West, it's hard to make films on real-life historical events in India. Political pressures and sensitive groups invariably throw a spanner in the...
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  • Wild Mountain Thyme (category The Byrds songs)
    Dreams (1994) Rod Stewart (as "Purple Heather") on A Spanner in the Works (1995) The Irish Rovers on The Irish Rovers' Gems (1996) John McDermott on When...
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  • Julian Holloway (category British expatriate male actors in the United States)
    Holloway was cast in his first major acting role as Quentin in four episodes. He became a mainstay of the Carry On film franchise, appearing in eight films...
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  • protagonist was Dick Spanner, voiced by Shane Rimmer, a robotic private detective who works cases in a futuristic urban setting. The show made frequent...
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    Pratt worked for a while as a graphic designer, but decided to concentrate on a music career. In the late 1970s, Pratt was in a band based in Southend-on-Sea...
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  • the Season – Michael Damian (1994) Seo Taiji and Boys III - Seo Taiji and Boys (1994) Amanda Marshall – Amanda Marshall (1995) A Spanner in the Works...
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  • set in a police station in the fictional English town of Gasforth. A general parody of the serious police procedural, one of the main themes on the show...
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    of group and individual work. The purpose of these various methods was to 'put a spanner in the works', so as to permit a connection to be made between...
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