Forgotten what a great song it is....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsr9HCOgQe0
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Forgotten what a great song it is....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsr9HCOgQe0
It is s good song, great lyrics. They wrote some tidy stuff. I'd put them in the same bracket as prefab sprout and the blue Nile, although a little more commercial in my opinion. Paddy mcaloon of prefab sprout was streets ahead in my opinion, especially with his song writing.He wrote some fantastic songs. Very underated.
The Blue Nile- great band, probably one of the best ever to come out of Scotland. Tinseltown In The Rain an all time classic track. Paul Buchanan has one of the best voices I’ve ever heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KI0-PTnt3w Andy Townsend :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivortheengine
Paddy Mcaloon is indeed an underrated songwriter. He’s fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Faron Young , Appetite , so many great songsQuote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Great song but didn't shine for long enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Ivortheengine
Not as good as Chocolate Girl!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Pontprennau Blues
Had The Blue Nile on this week, their first two records are great. Prefab Sprout have a ton of top tunes, class band.
Later era Paddy McAloon stuff is tidy too. If you’ve got 20mins spare I’d recommend giving this a go: https://youtu.be/1bSPNboKCzM
His best in my opinionQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Life's not complete till your hearts missed a beat
And you will never get it back
Or turn back the clock
Fabulous melody and lyrics
Fantastic tune. Listen to it often. In fact, I'm going to listen to it right right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Absolutely made up that there are fellow sprout fans on here. I liked them when i was a kid, they didn't translate that well commercially, took plenty of stick from my mates :hehe: How about 'All The World Loves Lovers'Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Jonny, Jonny. :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Beautiful Song.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Steve McQueen is one of my favorite albums.
Great picky guitar , great bass , melody , singingQuote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
He had a superb voice
Lovely songQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
So sad to see his decline in health 😢Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I think he's better now. The albums were recently re-released and was talking about them, seemed in relatively fine fettle. Supposedly a new album on the horizon too, although these days, perhaps understandably, they seem a bit more thrown together/lacking in his earlier perfectionism. Steve McQueen still my favourite album by anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Third album really good too. Fourth was poor IMO, although it was well received, so that might just be me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
Decent band i'm sure they supported Madness at the old ice rink. If i remember correctly the female singer was kinda rough and ready looking but had a decent legs and figure and looked a right naughty buggerQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris Pontprennau Blues
Stan, i think that you were gawping at Ricky Ross :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by stan butler
That album is in my top 10 ever, probably top 5. What was it called over there?Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Always thought Deacon Blue were a bit twee, but I agree that Dignity is a great song. Agree with the comments about Prefab Sprout in this thread as well.
I am sure I have tickets to see them . (Cancelled through covid)
Thought I had missed the gig.
The Blue Nile made two especially good albums, still sound like they were made yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivortheengine
If you take then give back good
If you steal be a Robin Hood
Appetite, another great song
I always thought Deacon Blue were a poor man's Prefab Sprout - a band that should have been much more successful than they were.
I'm a big Steely Dan fan, and Deacon Blue took their name from a track off the Dan's 'Aja' Album, which is my least favourite (despite, or maybe because of, the fact that everyone else seems to drool over it), so they were always on a hiding to nothing.
Peg is a fantastic song off that album , never knew it wasn't Walter Becker who did the amazing soloQuote:
Originally Posted by tforturton
Was he wearing a short tight lycra dress? :sherlock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Faron Young is a great song :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Body for baywatch head for crime watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by stan butler
Like a pub crawl up the valleys.
Lorraine McIntosh? She was stunning back then.Quote:
Originally Posted by stan butler
They produced some really good stuff for a while… I still have their Burt Bacharach covers vinyl EP … they did a great version of ‘I’ll never fall in love again’. Loved their first 2 albums too… Think I probably just prefer ‘When the world knows your name’ to ‘Raintown’.
Have a bit of Prefab Sprout stuff as well and I get why they might be preferred, but for me Deacon Blue were better, but I’d make an honourable mention for both Aztec Camera and Orange Juice (well Roddy Frame and Edwyn Collins anyway)
Town To Be Blamed is my favourite DB track.Quote:
Originally Posted by pomeroy
Anyone down to see New Order in London later this year?
I think he’s rated by many…..bit like the Soul Crew ! :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Chocolate Girl is a great song.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Ship Called Dignity is a really good one- resonates for me …
Deacon Blue played St David’s Hall a couple of years back. They were excellent.
Love Prefab Sprout too.
Nice to see others appreciate them too 👍
Dignity, I seem to recall, was one of the first songs I remember being advertised (as in a paid advert, not on a play list) non stop on commercial radio. Not sure what channel.
There were a lot of these pop-rock or pop-soul bands from the mid to late 80s dominating the uk charts that were influenced or inspired by Steely Dan.
One band from that era and very much overlooked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nkkWa_B-_k