In 1990 I started a nightclub in the back room of a pub in Windsor called the Lizard Lounge. I was DJing at the time at the Beehive so this was kind of me branching out on my own. Along with Jason Underhill we played a mix of indie and sixties music. For the first few months it barely stayed open with small crowds. We tried everything to get it going. Bands like Captain Cocoa played. We had Abba nights. In the end it took cheap drinks! Dollar pots!
Anyway it did take off and continued for over a decade of good times. This single released in 1990 along with a few others was a euphoric calls to arms. The crowd danced to the records but this one was absolute joy with everyone in the club singing along, dancing together, Basically it became our first anthem.
I was never blown away by the subsequent album but this song as remained a constant in my life. It's dead simple. doesn't really have a chorus but it's just so joyous. You just have to hear the opening guitar notes and you're taken to a better headspace.
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