# Mental As Anything | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 19:49 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Mental As Anything
- Visible lyric pages: 21

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `mental-as-anything`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 19:49 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-29dc57d2b7d37fd3
- Visible lyric pages: 21
- Pages with stored lyric text: 21
- Video-backed song pages: 19
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 21217
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 48
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 1973, Apocalypso, Berserk Warriors, Big Wheel, Bus ride, Date With Destiny, Egypt, and Good Friday
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Mental As Anything formed in 1976 with Andrew "Greedy" Smith on vocals, Martin Plaza on guitar and vocals, Peter O'Doherty on drums, Reg Mombassa on guitar, and Chris O'Connor on bass. They came up through the Australian pub rock circuit, mixing rock with reggae and pop touches and a sense of humor. Their third album, 1984's "Espresso Bongo," gave them their biggest hit with "Live It Up." The song's upbeat,...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 1973 — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/1973
2. Apocalypso — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/apocalypso
3. Berserk Warriors — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/berserk-warriors
4. Big Wheel — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/big-wheel
5. Bus ride — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/bus-ride
6. Date With Destiny — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/date-with-destiny
7. Egypt — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/egypt
8. Good Friday — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/good-friday
9. Hes Just No Good For You — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/hes-just-no-good-for-you
10. Holiday Away From My Head — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/holiday-away-from-my-head
11. I Just Wanna Be Happy — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/i-just-wanna-be-happy
12. If You Leave Me Can I Come Too? — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/if-you-leave-me-can-i-come-too
13. Live It Up — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/live-it-up
14. Mr Natural — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/mr-natural
15. Nigel — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/nigel
16. Splashing — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/splashing
17. Stones of the Heart — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/stones-of-the-heart
18. Surf and mull and sex and fun — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/surf-and-mull-and-sex-and-fun
19. The Nips Are Getting Bigger — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/the-nips-are-getting-bigger
20. Too Many Times — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/too-many-times
21. You're So Strong — https://lyroverse.com/mental-as-anything/you-re-so-strong