“Night-time slows,
Raindrops splash rainbows.
Perhaps someone you know,
Could sparkle and shine.”
Why did The Lightning Seeds only ever make one good song? No, not just a ‘good’ song. A sparkling pop gem. It’s one of the great mysteries of the world. (Yes, I’m sure there a few fans of ‘Three Lions’ who will dispute this with me. But you’re deluded.)
I rarely buy only one record from a band – my obsessive compulsive nature results in me usually tracking down every rare import and shoddy bootleg from every band I like. But I never had any interest in The Lightning Seeds after this first single. (I don’t think I even played the b-side.) And I’m surprised I liked it at all, as at the time I was all gothed up. It was the summer of 1989 and I’d just left school. I remember my friend Charlotte would call round a lot over those summer weeks and wonder why I always had this song on. I had no answer.
This seven inch version is still my only copy. Another peculiarity, as I always buy my favourite songs in new formats as they come along (from vinyl to CD to MP3). It’s like it has become some kind of treasured talisman. I even only allow myself to play it occasionally so as not to diminish its power to immediately transport me back to those days. (Ok, I’m just sounding odd now.)
Anyone else been strangely possessed by The Lightning Seeds? Is there a support group I should know about?
Spotify linky:
I actually clicked your Spotify link this time, as you advised me to do earlier - and was surprised to find I know this song quite well. I suspect that's the case with a lot of these songs, I just never found out the artist or title.
ReplyDeleteI promise to click more links from now on.