Nick Straker Band "A Walk In The Park".. C/D?

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It took a Tony Senghore side project, Wackdaddies, for me to discover this gem, as they cover the song in their odd sorta way on their 2000 album Fear Of A Wack Planet.... (although it was mistitled "Would You" on the vinyl version)

Listening to the sample is making me all excited. I NEEEEEED to hear the original!!!!

― donut e- (donut), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 05:14 (twenty years ago)

I donno this song but I LOVE LOVE LOVE "Little Bit of Jazz."

― deej.., Wednesday, 6 July 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

You'd think this song was all about gay trysts on Hampstead Heath, listening to the lyrics.

Apparently not.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 07:44 (twenty years ago)

I only really remember the chorus. It's a great chorus.

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 07:50 (twenty years ago)

I've only got a half memory of this. I start singing it in my head and halfway through the verse it morphs into 'Living By Numbers'. Remind me how it goes again.

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)

The verse is great ... the chorus is very ELO. It has an odd feel but very of-its-time ... sort of: ex-punk who has grown up, teamed with Giorgio Moroder and Geoff Lynne. ...if that helps.

― Jez (Jez), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 15:02 (twenty years ago)

"I've got to get some sense... back into my head"

― donut e- (donut), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

Was this early Nick Straker? Before "A Little Bit of Jazz"?

Why in the hell is that song called "A Little Bit of Jazz"?

I was surprised to find he has a web site: http://www.nickstraker.com/

Some of his later stuff is nice, too: "Straight Ahead" (1982) and "Against the Wall" (1983).

― Rob Uptight (Rob Uptight), Thursday, 7 July 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

.. must .. not .. do .. poor ... gay funniez....

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 7 July 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

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