Something for the weekend

What a lovely record this was. Watching this it’s hard to believe that kid singing would go on to put out a brilliant solo single on Factory Records (made with members of A Certain Ratio and New Order) and then, sadly, die at the age of 38.

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6 Comments

  1. barney says:

    Good grief,I had no idea they were British. What a great record though.

  2. Mondo says:

    For some random reason, this – Charlie Rich's Did You Happen To See, and Franki Valli's My Eyes Adored are always popping into my noggin.

  3. dickvandyke says:

    Sad Sweet Dreamer indeed.

    Thanks for the bell bottomed memory

  4. Darcy says:

    Radio Luxembourg with my blue tranny* under the covers.

    *that'll be the radio.

  5. ally. says:

    it's a proper sad story isn't it. his son was killed too. a factory connection doesn't seem like a good and happy thing these days does it. that poor chap out of section 25 had a sad tale too
    x

  6. Mayor of Simpleton says:

    Much better than I remember it, maybe I was too young. It's quite beautiful

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