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The Scabs
Band, BE
Rock
The Scabs are a Flemish Belgian (punk) rock group. They are best known for their hit singles "Matchbox Car" (1983) and "Hard Times" (1991), which have become classics on Belgian radio. Three of the members are dead; Fons Sijmons passed away on 18 July 2013 from lung cancer and Korsakoff syndrome, Berre Bergen died of lung emphysema on 7 February 2016, and Willy Lambregt lost a battle with cancer at the age of 59 on 13 February 2019.
Members
 | Franky Saenen dr BE |
 | Guy Swinnen voc *1960 BE |
 | Berre Bergen b, voc 1962-2016 BE |
| Tjenne Berghmans g *1959 BE |
 | Fons Sijmons b 1955-2013 BE |
 | Willy Lambregt g, eg, stg 1959-2019 BE |
| Mark Vanbinst b BE |
Popular Tracks 
Hard Times - Royalty In Exile on Royalty in Exile by The Scabs Don't You Know on Jumping the Tracks by The Scabs Matchbox Car on The Singles by The Scabs Crystal Eyes on Skintight by The Scabs Time - Royalty In Exile on Royalty in Exile by The Scabs Robbin the Liquor Store - Jumping The Tracks on Jumping the Tracks by The Scabs Nothing on My Radio on Jumping the Tracks by The Scabs I Need You on Royalty in Exile by The Scabs Rockin in a Free World on Live Dog by The Scabs Four Aces on Dogs Days Are Over by The ScabsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favourites | The Scabs | 2019 | Compil. |
| Ways Of A Wild Heart | The Scabs | 2015 | Album |
| Turn It Up | The Scabs | 2014 | Single |
| The Singles | The Scabs | 2010 | Compil. |
| Here's To You, Gang! + For All The Wolf Calls | The Scabs | 2004 | Compil. |
| Hard To Forget | The Scabs | 1996 | Compil. |
| Sunset Over Wasteland | The Scabs | 1995 | Album |
| Seven Seas | The Scabs | 1995 | Single |
| Hard Times (Remix) | The Scabs | 1995 | Single |
| Lonely Man | The Scabs | 1995 | Single |
| The Scabs | The Scabs | 1995 | Single |
| Silly Me | The Scabs | 1995 | Single |
| Let Him Whine | The Scabs | 1994 | Single |
| Hard Times (Live) | The Scabs | 1994 | Single |
| All You Ever Do | The Scabs | 1994 | Single |
| Inbetweenies | The Scabs | 1993 | Album |
| Live Dog | The Scabs | 1993 | Album |
| Dog Days Are Over | The Scabs | 1993 | Album |
| Odds & Outtakes | The Scabs | 1993 | Album |
| Four Aces | The Scabs | 1993 | Single |
| The Party's Over | The Scabs | 1993 | Single |
| She's Jivin' | The Scabs | 1993 | Single |
| The Play It Again Sam Years | The Scabs | 1993 | Album |
| Nothing On My Radio | The Scabs | 1992 | Single |
| Robbin' The Liquor Store | The Scabs | 1992 | Single |
| The Early Years | The Scabs | 1992 | Compil. |
| Don't You Know | The Scabs | 1991 | Single |
| Recorded Live At Vooruit/Gent - 16 Jan 91 | The Scabs | 1991 | Album |
| Hard To Forget | The Scabs | 1991 | Single |
| Jumping The Tracks | The Scabs | 1991 | Album |
| Royalty In Exile | The Scabs | 1990 | Album |
| Hard Times / Motorcycle Boy | The Scabs | 1990 | Single |
| Little Lady / When You Sigh | The Scabs | 1990 | Single |
| Time | The Scabs | 1990 | Single |
| I Need You | The Scabs | 1990 | Single |
| Gangbang + Rockery (A Compilation Of The Early Works) | The Scabs | 1989 | Compil. |
| Crystal Eyes | The Scabs | 1988 | Single |
| Skintight | The Scabs | 1988 | Album |
| Halfway Home | The Scabs | 1988 | Single |
| The Pimp | The Scabs | 1987 | Album |
| Rockery | The Scabs | 1986 | Album |
| Stay | The Scabs | 1986 | Single |
| Lazy Girls | The Scabs | 1985 | Single |
| For All The Wolf Calls | The Scabs | 1984 | Album |
| The One & Only | The Scabs | 1984 | Single |
| Live Your Life | The Scabs | 1984 | Single |
| Here's To You, Gang! | The Scabs | 1983 | Album |
| Dance! | The Scabs | 1983 | Single |
| No Pay Today | The Scabs | 1983 | Single |
| Matchbox Car | The Scabs | 1983 | Single |
| So Called Friends | The Scabs | 1981 | Single |
| There's Nothing Wrong | The Scabs | 1981 | Single |
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