RAF Hammer
12:08 Wed Oct 14
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I thought it was something like that. Cheers Mike.
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Takashi Miike
12:01 Wed Oct 14
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RAF, his then bird was the one who made Tilbrook respond to Difford's advert in a local shop
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geoffpikey
11:58 Tue Oct 13
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"Up the Junction" is the only UK Top 40 single ever to have its title in its lyrics, yet sung last. And only once.
I THINK that's a fact. And admirably showboating.
Pub quiz stuff.
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RAF Hammer
11:58 Tue Oct 13
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Without trawling through it, wasn't his girlfriend a big influence on some of the songs in the early days?
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RAF Hammer
11:54 Tue Oct 13
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Really good documentary.
They supported Bryan Adams in the early 90's at Portman Road. The crowd around us were awful and didn't enjoy them at all. Apart from one bloke singing along to the songs. That would be me.
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Eddie B
11:47 Tue Oct 13
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Great documentary on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXIU29TSuPw
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RAF Hammer
11:42 Tue Oct 13
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I think a lot of their songs actually tell a story. Labelled with Love and Up the Junction for example. Really good lyricists.
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Takashi Miike
10:30 Tue Oct 13
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I agree about tilbrook being a great guitarist
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monkfish9
10:17 Tue Oct 13
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Glen Tilbrook played at a mate of mines 50th birthday.
Unbelievably talented bloke and an absolute diamond.
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Alex V
4:51 Tue Oct 13
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They stood around the kettle and watched as it brewed
Sneezing into hankies hands all blue
The next evening he came around to the house
With a bunch of flowers, they locked him out
He peered through the window, mouthed words in the air
Her lips to a cup, she saw him out there
The kids came running but were they happy to see
Their Daddy back home on King George Street
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Alex V
4:40 Tue Oct 13
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For weirdest single, try King George Street - no discernible time signature, bizarre chords, key changes, during their weird mid-80s phase. How anyone ever thought it was a single at all is bizarre!
Christmas Day is their best xmas single :).
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cholo
3:40 Tue Oct 13
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Up the Junction
My elder sister played it over and over on the record player and its melted into my brain.
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alphaharps
3:26 Tue Oct 13
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Up the Junction for me
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ray winstone
3:10 Tue Oct 13
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This Summer.
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geoffpikey
11:45 Mon Oct 12
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"Last Night Forever" is a good song ruined by 80s fretless bass and drum machine crap. But as murder songs go, it's a good one.
Chris Difford has a terrible stutter... except when he sings. Fact. Tilbrook is as good a guitarist/melody writer the UK has ever produced.
"45s and Under" Squeeze hits album is pretty much faultless. Great band.
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Chatham
11:43 Mon Oct 12
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Glenn Tilbrook lives 2 mins away from me in Charlton. Sometimes plays in a band with his sons at the Thames Barrier pub just before Squeeze gigs, very good.
Always liked Pulling Mussels from a shell
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BillyJenningsBoots
11:33 Mon Oct 12
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Ooh ooh no wait....
Labelled with love!
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BillyJenningsBoots
11:26 Mon Oct 12
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Saw them at MK theatre they the dogs bollocks!
John Cooper-Clark.... Ok quite funny but went on too long!
Best single .... Up the junction ... Nothing like it at the time Tilbrooks voice superb like chocolate velvet! Weirdly was the least fave track they played!
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Syd Puddefoot
10:25 Mon Oct 12
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I cannot believe that 43 posts into this thread no one has mentioned "Black Coffee in Bed".
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Eddie B
10:05 Mon Oct 12
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Just looked it up, you're right. Over 30 years I'd got it wrong.
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Eddie B
9:57 Mon Oct 12
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Surely it's "The Sweeney's doing 90 cos they've got nowhere to go"?
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