What is "writing on the wall"

n. An ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.

Writing on the Wall is an album by British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released in 1986 and featured the comeback top ten single " New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)". It was the first album to feature member Shelley Preston and their only album released on Polydor Records. Despite the album being initially unsuccessful in the charts, it went on to be re-released twice - first in 2004 and again in 2012, both times with different track listings. It remains the group's final studio album.

Writing on the Wall were a Scottish rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s who became a popular live act in the United Kingdom.

The group originally formed as the Jury, changing their name to Writing on the Wall in early 1968. The band's manager, Brian Waldman, moved the group to London and let the band perform at his club, the Middle Earth. That same year, the band recorded a BBC radio session for disc jockey John Peel and made a live demo album as well.

They eventually recorded their lone album, The Power of the Picts, for Waldman's Middle Earth label. In 1971 the band did another session for John Peel and made an LP in Scotland that was never released in 1972, then went though several lineup changes. The group tried to record another album in Wales near the end of 1973, but gave up when their equipment was stolen in December of that year.

"Writing on the Wall" is a song composed by Freddy Weller, Bobby Fischer, and Bruce Delaney. The song tells the story of a man haunted by his decision to leave his wife and children. It was recorded by American country music artist George Jones and released as the third single from his 1988 LP One Woman Man on Epic Records. It peaked at #31 on the Billboard country singles chart.