Time for a post about Hue and Cry (look away young people)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have only just 'got' the "strike" "metaphor" running through "Labour of Love", wow that's awful, I bet they thought it was pretty subversive getting a song about STRIKING into the pop charts, those crazy socialists.

Also this man sings like a limp raw fish.

(Actually I secretly like it a bit. Never did a song need an extended 12" less tho.)

Share your Hue and Cry memories.

Comments

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Cor, I'd never noticed that either. Clever wordplay there, Mr Kane.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

does SNP = socialist?

s'pose it probably did in the 80s...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I think Pat Kane was a nationalist and a sociali -

uh-oh, what am I saying etc.

I was thinking of checking the verses for more clever metaphorism but he gabbles them all too much. I can still make out the bit where he goes "your PSEUDO-SATISFACTION baby!" and sounds very pleased with himself.

Scritti Politti, there but for the grace of God go you.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

earworm taking sides: LoL vs the birdie song...

it was only the PSEUDO-SATISFACTION BABY bit mentioned above that set me off, i have been know in the past to confuse this (due to title alone, although the slapbass may have an effect) with LESSONS in love by c0cking level 42

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

All I will say about Labour of Love is that the lack of Poptimism tomorrow has a silver lining.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I thought he was a Labour chap in the 80s.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

golly i have a large number of never-played hue&cry LPs

let me remedy that

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Have you just thrown them out of the window?

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i. discover new "wirst cover" of kiss
ii. throw self out of window as per example of hero yves klein (see illus.)
iii. too late read boyofbadger post