1985 Singles # 16 Fine Young Cannibals

 

'Whay is wrong. In my life. That I must get drunk every night.'

Records from the likes of Joy Division, Dexys, The Beat and The Specials were lessons in growing up whrn you were 16 , 17 and 18. They told of a life I barely knew about because I was brought up in a sheltered, middle class home.They told of a life I'd never know. But they told their tales brilliantly. Bruising tunes.

Fine Young Cannibals came from a splinter in The Beat . They were a surprise. The way the guitarist and bassist move un this vudeo. It comes from James Brown and Stax and Northern Soul. It's brilliantly realised. The drumming. The trumpet. the lighting in the studio. The commitment.

The great discovery is Roland Gift.He's a proper soul man. You can feel the pain in his delivery. It was the best thing the band ever did I bought the debut album on the back of it. It was really good. They had the right politics. The right clothes. The right moves. They went to America to make a mint. But thus was the one you really remember. .