I read the writer wrote this song wrote it not about a girlfriend, but about a bassist that was cheating with another band.
“How Long” does this Wu Flu lockdown last?
“I wrote it on the back of that bus ticket. That’s my excuse for there only being one verse.”
I love that cheeky humor! That is a good one.
Song has a very cool vibe.
I just love that song. I would have bet (and lost) that it was Hall & Oats. Great song.
Proving most music since 1975 has been basically crap.
LOL Even back in '75, I said to myself 'that's a nice *start* to a song. Where's the rest of it?' In a way, it reminds me of another 1975 hit, "Third Rate Romance" by the Amazing Rhythm Aces. That song had two verses but it *begs* for a third one. He gets her to the door of the motel and then...that's it? There wasn't even a longer album version where they had a third verse. The listener is just left at the door.
Paul Carrack has an amazing track record. Ace, Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics and his solo career among others.
That whole first side of the record was pretty damn good.
Great song.
Awesome song.
Awesome song.
Oh, no—are nostalgia Boomers going into fetal position while listening to Oldie favorites?
Nice
I never realized he was also in Squeeze and sang Tempted (along with some many other gigs).
It’s included on the soundtrack of the Mark Wahlberg movie “Invincible”. Good movie, good soundtrack.
Now we know how long. 45 years
Always makes me think of The Little River Band, for some reason.
Some of those one-hit wonders gave the world songs that still get it done, and are still with us to perform them (or sort of) live. I’m sure I’d not known that Paul sang “Tempted” with Squeeze (which is coming to Meijer Gardens near Grand Rapids, July 9, 2020; no Paul Carrack though).
Tempted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj3r_jkZsc8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Carrack
another one-hit wonder, still booking:
Alive And Kicking - Tighter, Tighter (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjG9wK-Cn-o0