This is a good song by one of the greatest groups of the new wave era coming out of England in the '80s. And a bitingly acidic take on the temptations of self-indulgence, besides.
Martin Fry and Mark White had a chance at being one of the finest songwriting duos techno-pop has produced. But they couldn't sustain it for more than a couple of albums, and not in a row.
And that's all I have to say about that.
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I have the opportunity to see Martin Fry perform songs from Lexicon of Love (and a couple of other hits, apparently) with our city orchestra at the end of February. Unfortunately, the "cheap" seats are $42!
Hey, I posted ABC today as well! Lexicon of Love holds up incredibly well. Alas, I was supposed to see them, and interview Fry, on their US tour in 1982 back when I was in college (I'm old) but it was the last night of the tour, he was sick, and they cancelled. Damn.
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