This song came out when I was in London in 1991. I remember billy being on one of those breakfast shows live at Covent Garden talking about his new single "Sexuality". I missed the performance but I thought it was a crap title and didn't promise anything. A big Billy Bragg fan I wondered why it was releasing this kind of nonsense. After I few listens it grew on me pretty quick. Then I went to an indie club downstairs in a pub in East London. Actually the guy at the door thought I might be a bit old for this alternative stuff. I told him I ran and DJed at one of these clubs. The UK can be so ageist. The club didn't open until 10 so Miriam and I drank in the bar until around 10ish everyone started heading towards this door to the side. 5 quid and we're in. Down a narrow stairway to god knows what the club was called. But I;m a sucker for underground venues.
Anyway down in the pit I drank and danced to the usual suspects and then this song came on. Amongst the gloomy Gothic sounds of My Bloody Valentine this was a blast of sunshine. Johnny Marr's guitar ringing like a bell.I picked up the 12 inch and the 7 inch in Tower records in Piccadilly Circus and Sexuality was a big song at the Lizard lounge.
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