Friday should be party tune day shouldn't it? Well, how about a seven minute chemically-stimulated ode to unrequited lust, first recorded by rattling 60s popsters The Troggs (them who did Wild Thing), here reimagined in the addled but brilliant mind of Jason Pierce as an orchestral suite aiming for the stars. You might not hear it down Ritzys at Happy Hour but there's a similar sense of ecstatic teen longing that lingers beneath the strings and drones. This was Spiritualized's first single way back in 1990 when the world was baggy-shaped and pilled to the heavens and I can only imagine this sounded like it had been beamed from another planet. As us converts count down the days to their new album Sweet Heart, Sweet Light, it's a compelling reminder of what a very special band they are.
Anyway That You Want Me by Spiritualized - listen on Spotify here.
From: The Complete Works of Spitualized Vol 1 (2003)
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