Black / Colin Vearncome: Classic or Dud?

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What do you think? I think Black's classic

― June Hobbs, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There are many tunes from the 80's which I hated at the time as they didn't fit my worldview of good music and which I;ve sicne come to love/like/accept. But "Wonderful Life" is just horrid, I still feel queasy when I hear it, even nostalgia doesn't make it enjoyable for me.

― Winkelmann, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You've not like anything else? Not even the The Epileptic Tits? There's a song he did called 'listen' which is as good as anything Scott Walker's done.

― June Hobbs, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I always thought he looked repellent, like he might be a murderer in his spare time. A lot of 80s male singers had that air, but him more than most.

― David, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My previous posting was nasty but those thoughts have gone through my mind and now I've realised why. He reminds me slightly of the Moors Murderer Ian Brady. Also the name 'Colin' I associate with that man who was suspected (but not convicted) of committing a murder on Wimbledon Common around that time. So completely irrational nonsense but that's where it comes from.

― David, Wednesday, 10 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This will all be an awful thing for Colin to see when he googles. What a drip I was for misjudging the situation.

― June Hobbs, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll happily admit that I have no memory of ever hearing anything else by Black so I am judging the one song. Maybe I'd love the rest of their ouvre.

― Winkelmann, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Big Col was doing the booming baritone Scott Walker schtick when all the other white boys in 1987 were rolling up their jacket sleeves, claiming to have 'soul' and pretending to be/wishing they were black - Pellow, Curiosity, Hue and Cry, Hucknall, Johnny Hates Jazz - or being black and being, ahem, 'soulful' (arf !) - Terence Trent D'Arby, Roachford - when they wouldn't have known soul if it had tapped them on the shoulder and said 'Bleurgh !' !

And I'm glad he did. 'Sweetest Smile' was a glorious pre-Pulp, Neil Hannon and Scott-done-ironically tonic (it's better than W.L, and predated it in the UK top ten, fact fans) and still sounds shiversome. I bet Scott heard it, as he threw his darts in the pub, and smiled to himself.

― Darren, Thursday, 11 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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