#difford & tilbrook

[dms-a-jem]

Squeeze

Selected videos/promos: 1978-1982

An appreciation post for an under-appreciated band🥰

[northwestofinsanity]

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford at a festival in the early, formative days of Squeeze.

[goodbyetsugumi]

fashion kings

[hellogoodbyegirl]

Formerly of Squeeze (at the time) presenting: Difford and Tilbrook for 'Hot Duos'

[wintoplane]

Squeeze - Glenn Tilbrook

[spilladabalia]

Squeeze - Tempted

[mywifeleftme]

313: Squeeze // Singles: 45's and Under

Singles: 45's and Under Squeeze 1982, A&M

Easy day at the office reviewing Squeeze’s first compilation, Singles: 45’s and Under. I’ve always thought of Squeeze as the smoothest, most traditionally pop of the British New Wavers. They’re like Costello without the pickled sarcasm; XTC without the berserk resistance to medication; Dave Edmunds with the ability to develop an original thought. As such, in my experience they’ve been a far easier sell to new fans than any of those guys because they simply sound cool and good as hell without making every song a litmus test of how much you can bear Tifford and Dilbrook’s star personas. Even on the Cool for Cats-era stuff when they’re drenching their music in Devo-levels of freaky squelch (see “Goodbye Girl”), there’s always a sturdy classicism to what they do, a sense of craft that a McCartney or a Bacharach would instantly respect, a lightness of melody that hovers over you all day after a single listen. While the countrified “Labelled with Love” has always struck me as a hair too precious, every other song is an indispensable gem, with “Pulling Muscles From a Shell,” “Take Me, I’m Yours,” and “Up the Junction” (the proto “Common People”?) standing out among the power poppers. Squeeze’s post-East Side Story years are a notoriously mixed bag, but you’d have to have a real bone-deep aversion to blue eyed soul or sophistipop for the languid charms of “Black Coffee in Bed” to elude you. Really, has anybody ever done this kind of thing better without feeling the need to beat you over the head with their genius?

313/365

[shadowland]

i love them your honor bedroom voices

[uksqueeze]

squeeze from the recording of sweets from a stranger (1982)

[rolloroberson]

Squeeze - Tempted

[mitjalovse]

John Cale producing music? Can you guess he has a combative streak there as well? Given the way he and Lou Reed got along one cannot be shocked to hear about the treatment he gave to Squeeze. I do understand what he wanted, i.e. he planned to take them away from their comfort zone, yet he forgot he dealt with their debut. Sure, he also worked on many musicians' introductions as we shall see, but he could've understood all musicians need to establish at least a semblance of an identity with their entree. Squeeze still looked for theirs then, though we can admit Cale probably provided them with a couple of possibilities for their follow-ups. Moreover, I must laugh over the fact he produced a record by a group that took the name from the most controversial Velvet Underground album.

[longliverockback]

Squeeze Some Fantastic Place 1993 A&M ————————————————— Tracks: 01. Everything in the World 02. Some Fantastic Place 03. Third Rail 04. Loving You Tonight 05. It's Over 06.Cold Shoulder 07. Talk to Him 08. Jolly Comes Home 09. Images of Loving 10. True Colours (the Storm) 11. Pinocchio —————————————————

Paul Carrack

Chris Difford

Glenn Tilbrook

Pete Thomas

Keith Wilkinson

* Long Live Rock Archive

[northwestofinsanity]

Very early era Chris and Glenn

[retropopcult]

"Tempted" is a song by British band Squeeze. Written by the group's founding members, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, it features lyrics inspired by Difford's experiences on an American tour and an arrangement inspired by the Temptations. "Tempted" is one of only a few Squeeze songs with Paul Carrack as lead vocalist, at the suggestion of producer Elvis Costello.

"Tempted" was released as the second single from their fourth album, East Side Story, in 1981. It was only a moderate chart hit at the time, reaching #41 in the UK, #45 in Canada, and #49 in the US; however, it has since become one of the band's most famous songs, appearing in movies, TV shows, video games, and commercials. It has also seen critical acclaim and has become a mainstay of the band's live setlist, often being sung by Tilbrook.

[hellogoodbyegirl]

[wintoplane]

Squeeze - Glenn Tilbrook