This EP is the only recording on which Neil doesn’t sing. At that time, Neil was only a guitarist and John Allen, a friend of his, did the singing. Indeed, Neil found he couldn’t handle playing the guitar and singing at the same time. He was impressed by Blur’s guitarist Graham Coxon and decided to stop singing and to devote himself to the guitar [1]. A friend of his, John Allen, was chosen to sing, though it’s obvious Neil can sing better than him. Soon after the release of the EP, Kevin Traynor and John McCullagh decided to go back to their studies. The band split. In a first time, Neil continued to work with John Allen to record some demos (as ‘Your Daddy’s Car’), but then decided to release a new Divine Comedy album as a solo artist: Liberation ! (www.ashortsite.com)
Saw them supporting Kingmaker at the Mean Fiddler when they were promoting this, maybe 1992 or perhaps before. I bought this on CD (and gave it to a friend subsequently) and listened to it many many times. Think it had more than 4 tracks though. Most songs were pretty rubbish looking back, but this one still lingers as a quality track.
@Bluzme I get that you are using humour. But, The Divine Comedy is a great band, and I think this track in particular Deserves greater exposure. And so, buying this song on All the formats available is something I Owe the Band for This Magnificent E.P. Plus, i like the physical aspect of an Playing a 12inch record (insert your own joke there) Peace!
This EP is the only recording on which Neil doesn’t sing. At that time, Neil was only a guitarist and John Allen, a friend of his, did the singing. Indeed, Neil found he couldn’t handle playing the guitar and singing at the same time. He was impressed by Blur’s guitarist Graham Coxon and decided to stop singing and to devote himself to the guitar [1]. A friend of his, John Allen, was chosen to sing, though it’s obvious Neil can sing better than him. Soon after the release of the EP, Kevin Traynor and John McCullagh decided to go back to their studies. The band split. In a first time, Neil continued to work with John Allen to record some demos (as ‘Your Daddy’s Car’), but then decided to release a new Divine Comedy album as a solo artist: Liberation !
(www.ashortsite.com)
Sorry, I preferred it when John Allen sang, I only liked the songs he sang on this EP, just my opinion :)
THE BEST AND ORIGINAL VERSION :)
Saw them supporting Kingmaker at the Mean Fiddler when they were promoting this, maybe 1992 or perhaps before. I bought this on CD (and gave it to a friend subsequently) and listened to it many many times. Think it had more than 4 tracks though. Most songs were pretty rubbish looking back, but this one still lingers as a quality track.
I have a photo of me somewhere wearing a europop t-shirt and black leggings somewhere, will try to find it :)
Trying for years to replace my Stolen .E.P. Version of this epic track.
@Bluzme I get that you are using humour. But, The Divine Comedy is a great band, and I think this track in particular Deserves greater exposure. And so, buying this song on All the formats available is something I Owe the Band for This Magnificent E.P. Plus, i like the physical aspect of an Playing a 12inch record (insert your own joke there) Peace!