In 1984 I was in a band that gigged up and down the country. We did one gig at Sheffield Polytechnic. The support band was called Arabacus Pulp. They were possibly the worst band I had ever seen - no doubt it was one of their more disasterous gigs. Even the band I was in looked good by comparison. When 'Different Class' came out, over ten years later, I was gobsmacked (to use the Joycean word). 'Common People' was for me the song of the decade. And stuck two fingers up to all the middle-classes of the 'socially concerned' variety, which means me too. Perfect pop with a snarl by something transmuted from base lead into gold. Or perhaps it was the moment.
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Date: 2007-05-09 04:49 pm (UTC)When 'Different Class' came out, over ten years later, I was gobsmacked (to use the Joycean word).
'Common People' was for me the song of the decade. And stuck two fingers up to all the middle-classes of the 'socially concerned' variety, which means me too.
Perfect pop with a snarl by something transmuted from base lead into gold. Or perhaps it was the moment.