God this band was GREAT live. That Valium withdrawal-fuelled nervous breakdown of Andy Partridge in 1982 deprived the world of some amazing shows. (For more on XTC go HERE.)
XTC - live at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 22, 1980 - broadcast on WUTF FM - D
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It's in the order of their hedgerows
ReplyDeleteit's in the way their curtains open and close
it's in the look they give you down their nose
all part of decency's jigsaw I suppose
Heard the neighbour slam his car door
don't he realise this is respectable street
What d'you think he bought that car for
'cos he realise this is respectable street
Now they talk about abortion
in cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters
as they speak of contraception
And immaculate receptions on their portable
Sony entertainment centres.
Now she speaks about diseases
and which sex position pleases best her old man
Avon lady fills the creases
when she manages to squeeze in past the caravans
that never move from their front gardens.
It's in the order of their hedgerows
it's in the way their curtains open and close
it's in the look they give you down their nose
all part of decency's jigsaw I suppose
Sunday church and they look fetching
Saturday night saw him retching over our fence
bang the wall for me to turn down
I can see them with their stern frown
as they dispense the kind of look that says
they're perfect.
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I never did see them live I'm afraid. Hey Jeff,you've probably got this,but in case you haven't,check this one out
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thank you for this! i was far too young to even fathom their existence in 1980. all of three years old. this stuff is so timeless. love it!
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Never too late to learn about great music!
Great stuff - thanks for sharing the xtc
ReplyDeletethank you xtc is the best
ReplyDeleteThanks again, from a true Exile on Respectable Street.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments
Glad you found great stuff here!
Enough that not seeing them live ranks as one of my life's major regrets.
ReplyDeleteAs bootlegs from 1979 through early-1982 attest, they were one of the world's great live bands.