Kiss it better
Haven't had a cute picture of a kid in a while. Bless.
Download: Boys Cry - The Distractions (mp3)
I loved this single, The Distractions were one of the many Post-Punk/New Wave bands that came and went in the blink of an eye and ended up half-forgotten and gathering dust in the old singles box despite making some cracking records. They put out a few 45s on Factory before signing to Island who I seem to remember were touting them as the "next big thing" for a while. "Boys Cry" came out in 1980 and flopped as did their only album, the terrific "Nobody's Perfect" which has never been reissued.
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That's a great track. I've never heard of them before. It wasn't what I was expecting; that whole Phil Spector meets Buddy Holly thing going on. Actually it sounded a bit Springsteen. Sounds like they should have been on Stiff and sent out on tour with Costello.
I find myself getting a little sad for all the bands that never made it sometimes. How many great songs are out there in the ether that nobody's ever heard?
Sorry...that was a little deep!
I did a quick google and found this:
http://digivinyltal.blogspot.com/2007/06/distractions-1980-nobodys-perfect-lp.html
I'll be giving it a listen later on!
Is that a young John Terry in the picture?
time goes by so slow I still have somewhere (Ithink)
Great work.
More info on The Distractions on the new offical site:
www.thedistractions.co.uk
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