Boys Don't Cry

[GET BOYS DONT CRY'S MUSIC AT ITUNES] Boys Dont Cry were discovered by Paul Oakenfold, who was a talent scout for Profile Records in London in the mid-80's. The record was licensed by Profile Records in 1985, which was also Run DMC's record label at that time. Boys Don't Cry name was borrowed by the producers of the motion picture of the same name, but, it will always be remembered as the name of the band that created one of the classic 80's songs of all time "I Wanna Be A Cowboy." The song has been described as the perfect musical realization of a spaghetti western movie. In other related trivia, "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" was Madonna's favorite song of 1986.The song "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" hit no. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985-1986, and was R&R No. 8. "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" was also a top 10 hit in Australia and South Africa.The band Boys Don't Cry was formed in London in 1980 by studio musicians Brian Chatton (keyboards) (Brian has collaborated with Phil Collins, Meatloaf, The Hollies, Flaming Youth, Jon Anderson of Yes, Tony Kaye of Yes, Sheena Easton, N' Sync and others), Jeff Seopardi (drums) (Jeff played with Paul Carraack and Modern English), Nico Ramsden (guitar) (Nico played with the Proclaimers, Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman), Nick Richards (vocals) (at that time Nick was a solo artist with RCA), and Mark Smith (bass) (Mark played with the Waterboys).