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Strawberry Switchblade
Since Yesterday

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1 Since Yesterday
117 lecturas
2 Let Her Go
20 lecturas
3 Who Knows What Love Is?
18 lecturas
4 Jolene
31 lecturas

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Biographie

Biographie
Pur produit de la Pop de Glasgow, Strawberry Switchblade débute en 1981. Le groupe tourne autour de la carriériste Rose McDowall et de l'agoraphobe et timide Jill Bryson, gravite dans la galaxie Postcard (le nom a été trouvé par le guitariste d'Orange Juice ; Roddy Frame joue sur leur premier simple), et fait les ch½urs chez les Pastels. Le duo développe un style kinky à base de pois noirs et blancs et vont entraîner un petit culte fashion avec leurs Rah Rah Skirts et cheveux crêpés.

Vite repéré par Bill Drummond (alors scout chez Warner), le groupe s'engage pour quelques singles (dont « Since Yesterday » qui atteint le Top5) et un album éponyme (Strawberry Switchblade) en 1985.

Miné par des tensions internes (comme l'agoraphobie de Jill qui empêche tout grand déplacement), un succès arrivé trop vite, le duo, suivant un schéma devenu classique, explose en peu après, en 1986. Rose McDowall s'embarque alors dans une carrière bizarre chez Psychic TV et Current 93, Jill Bryson arrête la musique et se marie avec le bassiste de Julian Cope (on la voit en photo sur l'album 20 Mothers)

Strawberry Switchblade est en fait un groupe de pop classique sonnant comme Orange Juice vs the Shop Assistants (on s'en rend compte sur les lives et Peel sessions), qui passant sur une major, s'est vu collé un son commercial, et typiquement 80's destiné à plaire aux adolescentes et finir sur Smash Hits, l'album fera d'ailleurs un honnête Top25. Le son de l'album est très daté de nos jours, mais les chansons, typiquement Pop, restent attachantes comme 10 James Orr Street, ou Secrets et les singles extraits : Since Yesterday, Let Her Go, Jolene et Who Knows What Love Is? et ses trompettes catchy.

Bourré de tous les défauts que l'on peut relever chez les groupes techno-pop mid 80's, l'album exerce encore une certaine fascination avec ses mélodies éthérées qui peuvent faire penser aux Marine Girls ou Weekend (surtout sur les sessions produites par Robin Millar). Faites attention, l'écoute de ce groupe peut entrainer chez vous un certain plaisir malsain.

A noter la très bonne version du groupe de Sunday Morning.

# Enviado el lunes 20 de julio de 2009 19:52

Modificado el lunes 20 de julio de 2009 20:04

MP3 : Since Yesterday / Since Yesterday (1984)

Since Yesterday / Since Yesterday (1984)

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  • Título: Since Yesterday
  • Álbum : Since Yesterday
  • Año: 1984

Letra:

Just close your eyes and then remember
The thoughts you've locked away
When tomorrow comes you'll wish
You had today

And as we sit here alone
Looking for a reason to go on
It's so clear that all we have now
Are our thoughts of yesterday

If you're still there when it's all over
I'm scared I'll have to say
That a part of you has gone
Since yesterday

And as we sit here alone
Looking for a reason to go on
It's so clear that all we have now
Are our thoughts of yesterday

Well, maybe this could be the ending
with nothing left of you
A hundred wishes couldn't say
I don't want to

And as we sit here alone
Looking for a reason to go on
It's so clear that all we have now
Are our thoughts of yesterday

It's so clear that all we have now
Are thoughts of yesterday

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 14:24

Modificado el lunes 20 de julio de 2009 20:07

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 14:47

MP3 : Let Her Go / Let Her Go (1985)

Let Her Go / Let Her Go (1985)

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  • Título: Let Her Go
  • Álbum : Let Her Go
  • Año: 1985

Letra:

You let her go
She does not want to be with you
She told me so
She does not know what to do
Yes she knows she must try
To keep you from under her skin
But it's not been that easy
Because you just won't give in
And I know I would let go
I know, I know

I know it's wrong
It can't possibly go on
She can't drop a friend
Just because you say so
I love her more than you do
Yet I can't get near her
It isn't fair that you should
Say who can and can't see her
And I know I would let go
I know, I know

She has a mind of her own
And she's going to use it
She told you to step down
So you'll have to do it
Maybe you'll try it again
But it won't work out
That I know
You can't push any more
You'll just have to let her go
(I would let go) let her go
(And I know I would let go) let her go

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 15:06

Modificado el lunes 20 de julio de 2009 20:07

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 14:49

MP3 : Who Knows What Love Is? / Who Knows What Love Is? (1985)

Who Knows What Love Is? / Who Knows What Love Is? (1985)

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  • Título: Who Knows What Love Is?
  • Álbum : Who Knows What Love Is?
  • Año: 1985

Letra:

Sitting in my front room
On a rainy afternoon
My mind turns to think of you
And how I might see you soon
Then I get myself a glass of milk
And a colour magazine
I flick through it slowly
But the pages are unseen

And I think
Who knows what love is
I wonder if you do
Who can tell me what love is
I wish it could be you
I wish it could be you

Sitting in my front room
As the sun is going down
I'm wishing I had someone
Who could maybe come around
Oh but all I do is watch TV
A programme I want to
But I never see it
Cos I'm thinking about you

And I think
Who knows what love is
I wonder if you do
Who can tell me what love is
I wish it could be you
I wish it could be you

Who knows what love is
I wonder if you do
Who can tell me what love is
I wish it could be you
I wish it could be you
Who knows

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 16:24

Modificado el lunes 20 de julio de 2009 20:06

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 16:28

MP3 : Jolene / Jolene (1985)

Jolene / Jolene (1985)

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  • Título: Jolene
  • Álbum : Jolene
  • Año: 1985

Letra:

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene

He talks about you in his sleep
And there is nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
Whatever you decide to do Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 16:44

Modificado el lunes 20 de julio de 2009 20:10

# Enviado el martes 14 de octubre de 2008 16:46