details for Reasons To Be Miserable - Marvin The Paranoid Android

Written by:
• Douglas Adams/Stephen Moore/John Sinclair

Recording location:
• England

Released:
• 1981

Available on (*):
• 1981 45 rpm single The Double 'B'-Side (Polydor POSP333)

Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
• robots
• outer space
• depression
• The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy radio/book/TV series

interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
• The title is a take-off on the 1979 song "Reasons To Be Cheerful" by Ian Dury & The Blockheads.
• This song was redone in third person with modified lyrics as "Reasons To Be Miserable (His Name Is Marvin)" on the soundtrack to the 2005 film version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy".

general information about Marvin The Paranoid Android

Common misspellings:
• Marvin, The Paranoid Android
• Marvin The Paranoid Android (Stephen Moore)
• Steven Moore

Real name:
• Stephen Moore

Born:
• December 11, 1937

Based in:
• England

Web sites:
• http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/Marvin/

interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
• Stephen Moore was the original voice of Marvin The Paranoid Android on the BBC series "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy".
• In various releases, the title of this series has used "Hitch-Hiker's", "Hitchhiker's", and "Hitch Hiker's".

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