Autumn and winter of Squeeze

did you read chris diffords 'some fantastic place'?

Only a casual admirer but I like them.  I came to know them from Danny Baker's Cradle to Grave TV series.

Next up is 'Pulling Mussels'. From the 'Argybargy' album and released as a single in 1980, it barely made the top 40 despite being featured on TOTP.

However, a firm fans' favourite and it sounds great live. Here is an energetic performance from circa 1981.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaXxr8ISXR4

Is that the one about klittyrosis?

east side story is in me top ten albums of all time

'Tempted' from East Side Story, sung by Paul Carrack, flopped as a single.

Here is Glenn Tilbrook with an acoustic version.  Apparently, this is quite tricky to play on the guitar.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV0efIIB_48

labelled with love an all time great !

From the 'Some Fantastic Place' album, this is 'Everything In The World'.

Glenn is in great vocal form as the boys play live at a Texas record store in 1993.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVw_FiJWsRQ

Up The Junction = classic, esp as I once lived in Clapham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQciegmLPAo

Nice one, trilby.  I've never lived in Clapham but I can identify with other parts of the lyric.

Btw, can you name the blonde woman in the video?

No, neither of them. That vid's too blurred.  Do tell ...

Michelle Collins.

have you ever hear 'elephant girl ' ? b side of when the hangover strikes, inferior version to one on bbc sessions. harpsichord on former, normal keyboards on second, much better, imo.

Yes - a great song. Another reason I love Squeeze - all those B-side gems which didn't make albums.

Here's another; Periscope.  Guitar solo middle and end and a nice montage by the YouTuber.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otIb-BAN2pI

cheers , ta

Three from the Argybargy album:

If I Didn't Love You
Misadventure
There At The Top

If you don't like the first song, stick with it; the other two rock!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyw_0tBftgc

I am having a ball this past hour listening to the mighty Squeeze.Thanks dude, it's been so long.

I saw Squeeze live early 90's, I think it was in The Dominion Tottenham Court Road, they were excellent.
'Tempted' is my favourite song of theirs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZic9ZHU_40

Was talking to Glenn earlier in the year.
He was off on a tour in his beloved huge RV, doing it for free for Foodbanks (despicable, really) 

He's also mainly trying to plug his son's (Leon) new band
Spotify Link
https://open.spotify.com/track/35tLyqSNGEpbvL0BRKV2d2?si=qG5gXpcPS-KYgNkWZmU9vA 

As mentioned above a couple of times, he is a very skilled guitar player and self-mockingly believes he is critically under-appreciated for it.   

Current Squeeze favourite tune for a few years is Chris's lyrically sublime 'If I Didn't Love You' 
Glenn's totally outside-the-box slide guitar solo shouldn't go, but somehow it does - brilliantly.

nope  never did it for me and re listen just backs that up

clearly I am an ignorant old fool

colourbox   and I was far too old by then  - but what an album
couqteau twins


'desire ends in satisfaction'

for the morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUx5z9O2ZGk

the problem with being old and around too long is you cannot remember instantly as it is so long ago

I should be a profit - but I won't be if juventus lose - I will just become a prophet predicting further lost causes

'you keep me hanging on'   it is only a cover I know

but listen -  Colourbox

some of these girl singers have such a bite to their voice  - I love all the black female singers right across the board supremes !!!  wow  Aretha Franklin as the queen though?

Remember Band of Gold Freda payne  etc

they just know how to move it move it!!!  (Madagascar)

Right hemlines for me but not the music shame I never got it.

Not into Squeeze, Mo?  Try some slap and tickle!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycs3je2oIso

Sure I heard an extended version of that long ago but fecked if I can find it.  Three extra minutes of complete tripiness.  Lovely

funny how some stuff don't grab yer!!  and I've been grabbed lots!!!   I go Pavarotti/Gorecki/Pallistrina choral  to  corrs/chieftans via beatles/deep purple/elo   coqtueau/colourbox even the german electrics 1980s   etc   but never Squeeze- there you go

Will you  - Connor - so evocative of real life and a relationship between boy girl - makes me tremble
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play a tenor sax and I am yours

from the Breaking glass album she did

Some right spine shivering good sax in Floyd's Final Cut that'll get ye moist

Top marks for ELO & DP, btw

Corrs no bad.  Cranberries were good too.

scrabbling for he name - I play this every time i get the merc out  I bought this very old merc and it only has a tape deck but super sounds from it so out came the old tapes - i have zillions as I do vinyl

katy  derfel    nah   thats not it    sax player in tight mini dress with ........... Lily was  here  - duo with guitar

there's a jazz club downstairs in Grenwhich not far from the cutty sark

fun times to be had there

grenwich    Greenwich   got it right third time dark and dingy  cobwebs haha

A Glenn Tilbrook song: 'This Is Where You Ain't'.

I watched this video, recorded in 2003, for the first time back in around 2011. There's a short interview preceding the performance where Glenn explains what the song is about.

What was quite uncanny was that the very next day I was listening to Adrian Durham on Talk Sport who somehow got taliking about divorce and said something along the lines of:

"...a mate of mine split up with his wife about 10 years ago. She took the two kids and moved to Australia. It took him ages to get over it. He's still not over it..."

I contacted AD and he did indeed confirm he was talking about Glenn Tilbrook.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DdGz9cnGw8

Peyton Place

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RngBUBEWC1U

This is a collector's item - Glenn singing 'Cool for Cats'!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_D2XEwNSZM