ordinary pop songs and why they're great.

Tuesday, September 09, 2003

 
Cheerio little granule of credibility, as I am about to wax lyrical about ....

Red Dress by Alvin Stardust

Never bought - too young at time but it's tucked away somewhere on the family reel to reel tape recorder. And have just "acquired" it from that great cyber community out there - ta v much whoever else had it!! Not one of old Alvin's better known ditties but it did make it to, let's see, number 7 back in '74. Predictably dire lyrics ("you're a girl and I'm a mister" indeed) but it fair bops along, nice arrangement. Sounds like there should have been a chorus between verses 1 & 2 but instead it sneaks in under the magic three minutes. I always liked the extended repeated playout too (maybe Noel Gallagher was an Alvin fan - tee hee).