I was busy sorting through my singles the other day when I came across the single "Love Really Hurts Without You", a big hit for Billy ocean in 1976. It was one of those Old Gold releases so I flipped it over to see what was on the other side. And it was his 1977 hit "Red Light". Brilliant. Not that I've known this song for all that long.
I was in the UK a few months back and I was up in Lytham staying with my brother Dave. On the third night there we went around to his daughter Sharon's place for a BBQ. We've been there before for dinner so the family and I knew we were going to to enjoy ourselves. As we did. Micheal, Sharon's husband insisted that after dinner we needed to dance. We need more people in the world like this! There were only a few of us but we danced. Possibly helped by the consumption of wine and spirits. And it was "Red light Spells Danger". And I'd never heard it before but it seemed so familiar. Maybe some time back I'd heard it but really it was like finding a lost treasure. It had that real Northern soul feel. How could you not dance?
The kids peeped around the door to see us moving and shaking their heads quickly retreated to other rooms. Despite our urging to come and join us.
So now 3 months later I'm in the garage with it on vinyl and it just jumps off the record. Sweet. Now I just need somebody to dance with.
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