The (English) Beat's best-performing song, with magical riffs and a tuning mistake that drove it to being a mid-range dance hit on both sides of the pond in the day, and good enough that Pete Townshend and others have stolen it and perform it regularly as well. Adding to its earconic status is having shown up in half a dozen movie soundtracks, holding up so well after 40 years it was included in the Marvelerse's Spiderman: Homecoming.
I was a young lad in the Navy when this came out in 1982. It was a favorite and played in the clubs in Virginia Beach. Great Memories, Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHow about some Hoochie Woman Tony Joe White
ReplyDeleteNice! One I'm less familiar with . . . but enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteTim. if you ever got down to the Tides Club, I hung the mirror wall behind the bar there.
ReplyDeletein 1975.
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