The above line earwormed into my head the other day leading to me dusting down Dare the 1981 Human League album from whence it came.
Probably the first time I have played it this millennium and a rather pleasant experience it was too.
Don't You Want Me was of course a phenomenally successful single (5 weeks at number 1) but one which was released against Phil Oakley's wishes
But this is Phil talking - Love Action (I Believe in Love) only peaked at number 3.
Thirty five years old for goodness sake
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
The Human League -Love Action (I Believe in Love)
I enjoyed everything about this post, except the line about 'Dare' being 35 years old.
ReplyDeleteScary isn't it?
DeleteI can generally accept that the 80s are 30+ years ago... it's the 90s being 20+ years ago that I have a problem with. That said, it's hard for me to believe that I was 9 years old when this record came out.
DeleteI prefer today's choices to yesterday's. I did play the B.A.D. songs, expecting the worst, but they were OK really.
ReplyDeleteDamned with faint praise!
DeleteAgree with Rol. I can't quite get my head around the 90s being so long ago.
ReplyDeleteGeorge- tsk.
Dare - so much promised, so much achieved, but so little follow through. A great album that became too big for its and the band's own good.
ReplyDeleteThe turn of the millenium feels like a long time ago to me at the moment b ut also just yesterday if that doesn't sound daft.
ReplyDeleteI still listen to my 12" singles of these two with regularity, but I haven't pulled out Dare in years. Will have to do that tonight. Have to agree with Echorich, though. The only Oakey I have after Dare is Facination and the album with Giorgio Moroder. That might have even been hanging on too long.
ReplyDeleteAn era and genre-defining album. Takes me back to my first misadventures in pubs now that I had proof my baby-face looks did belong to someone who was 18 year old. Loved it then and love it still, albeit like everyone else, hardly play it nowadays.
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