Awesome blast from the past

Wow. I am so glad I am home today, shacked up in stormy weather, sucking gallons of coffee and listening to RP. Love this. Simple, almost bubble gum, but so upbeat nice. I got an Amazon gift certificate Christmas, still unused. 'Bout time. This one's going on the pod.  
I have come to the conclusion that RP may play some tunes I hear too much, or that cannot sustain many repetitions, but almost none are bad. Sure, some hit listeners the *this sucks* buttons, but I think that more often than not the fault lies in themselves, not these musical stars.  
Rock on, Bill. You'll be getting more of my money someday soon. Soon after I get a job, that is.  

Glad that RP turned me on to this song a few years ago!

 rjewyo wrote: 
Well...yes! Early PSB, I think—lighter and poppier than a lot of their more recent stuff. 

 krysthal wrote: 
At least the Lightning Seeds guy doesn't do the talk-sing thing like Richard Butler.

The greatest song ever written, Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, could be played by a child with barely any musical training.  No one will ever write another one equal to it.  If you think this song is so damn simple, just try it yourself.

 Bobert_ParkCity wrote: 

Don't be daft, Robin. Sounds nowt like em. To the Bat-mobile, we're off to HMV to educate you! Don't forget the bat-seatbelt, boy wonder.

Tuuuune!
 

Reminds me of the Psychedelic Furs with less reverb and 'large' production. The Lightning Seeds are also UK and roughly the same period (the Furs were out a little earlier), so no surprise.

always liked this song.

 DaMoGan wrote: 
You and me both, brother. It's been ages since I heard anything form the Seeds.

Holy New Order Riff-off Batman!

 valerie wrote: 
I grew up in Ohio and I like this. I like Zeppelin, too.

Wow, a blast from the past. I don't think I've heard this one since it was in regular rotation on "normal" radio.  Not necessarily a great song, but it does dredge up some good memories.

 bondseye wrote: 
Perhaps your ears are rooted mate

This song makes me want a root canal on my ear canal. 

i have no real reason for despising this song as much as i do...but i do... i suppose it stems from growing up in ohio and listening to way too much zeppelin...i pray that i never see the video...viva la differencia!!

I don't hate a lot of things in this world. But I really hate this.

I'd like this song better if I didn't think the synthesizer that starts off the song and continues all the way through it didn't sound like a duck quacking and I had never seen the album cover, but that's just me.

Cue New Order bass solo...

This song flashes me back to some great dancing excursions. Thanks!

Takes me to my happy place...just pure and simple!

Sure is a welcome relief after that sludgy Younger Brother song.

Great song.  

 Cynaera wrote: 
I second the motion.

Nice.

Fire bad. Tree pretty.  I love this song. I'm pretty sure some folks think it's vapid, unimaginative, and juvenile. And it probably is. But it makes me feel good, and in these critical times, I'll take "feel good" over "heavy, dark, ponderous, political, responsible..."

Life hasn't been good to people lately.  Any whimsy is more than welcome in my world.  

This was playing on the mixtape that was broadcast on 1215 AM in the months before Virgin Radio first went on air in the UK. I could only pick up AM on my car radio so I was tuned to this frequency waiting for the station to go live for ages. 

This song reminds me of that excellent old car (a sky-blue Triumph Toledo) and of driving home in the middle of the night from wherever I was. Pure. And simple.