I was at an music night a few days ago, the opening of the Greyhound Hotel as a rock venue again, and Steve Kilbey got up and played a few songs acoustically. Of course he played this song which is arguably his most popular song though friends of mine would argue for Milky way or Unguarded Moment. Early in the set he was heckled by Laurie Richards (of Jump Club fame) which sent Steve of into a great rant at the audience and I guess the audience. It was great. But Kilbey and The Church always gave great performances. I saw them numerous times in the early eighties and Little Murders did a mini Melbourne tour with them in 1982..four gigs in a row. The Church on stage had a brilliant sound. I can still hear those chiming guitars ringing out in venues like the Central Club, Jump Club and Manhattan Hotel in Ringwood. And they always looked so cool. A perfect band for those times and on well ahead of the game.
I first heard this song on Countdown. I show I used to religiously watch every Sunday evening. And hate. But now and again it would feature something great. Like this song. I loved the way the song is written, from the intro which goes a bit longer than the usual records of the time, to the classical solo in the middle. The solo is similar to the one in Cockney Rebels "Come Up And See Me". I remember one night after a sound check we all went out for a bite to eat in Chapel Street and we were talking about music and we got onto bands that influenced The Church and they came out with obviously Cockney Rebel but they also mentioned Doctors Of Madness which was a band no one else had ever heard of. For a little while I was big on them. A record I would listen to with my head on a pillow between two speakers. My Mum came in one day cos she thought I was singing too loud. Still don't know if it was complimentary.
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