Smalltown Boy

By 6000 | 6000 | August 15, 2011

As I have mentioned previously, blogging at 6000 miles… is on partial hold at the moment, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t listen to classic 80′s music and share it with you. And this has to feature one of the most enduring riffs of that decade.

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Amazingly, this track only reached number 3 in the UK charts, although Jimmy Somerville’s voice went on to have greater chart success after it was taken over by Justin Hawkins of The Darkness in 2003.

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2 Comments

  1. A Daft Scots Lass
    Posted August 16, 2011 at 7:15 am | Permalink

    I used to love dancing to this one in the clubs.

    I, like you, am originally from the UK. Slightly more north….

  2. 6000
    Posted August 16, 2011 at 3:08 pm | Permalink

    A Daft Scots Lass > It is 80s electronica personified.

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