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"Respectable Street" is a song written by Andy Partridge of XTC, released as the opening track on their 1980 album Black Sea. According to Partridge, the song is about English streets[2] and "the hypocrisy of living in a so-called respectable neighborhood. It's all talk behind twitching curtains. It's all Alan Bennett land."[3] In another interview Partridge reveals that Respectable Street was based on a real street Bowood Road in Swindon, which was diagonally opposite the flat above a shop on Kingshill Road where he was living at the time he wrote it.[4] Discounting the Canada-only "Love at First Sight", it was the fourth and last single issued from the LP. BBC Radio banned the song because of its references to abortion and a "Sony Entertainment Centre".[5]
| "Respectable Street" | ||||
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| Single by XTC | ||||
| from the album Black Sea | ||||
| Released | March 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Townhouse Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Post-punk[1] | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Partridge | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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Legacy
Music journalist John Harris highlighted "Respectable Street" as "one of the most evocative items in Partridge's oeuvre."[2] In 1996, critic Jack Rabid praised its "sardonic crack" and wrote "am I the only one who's noticed that super-fans Blur have ripped this song off three times already???!!!!"[6]
In 1982, it was the only song XTC performed at a televised gig simulcast in Paris, which became one of the last live performances of their career. Partridge experienced a panic attack mid-performance and walked off the stage.[3]
It is the first XTC recording in which Dave Gregory contributed his keyboard playing.[7]
Personnel
XTC
- Terry Chambers
- Dave Gregory
- Colin Moulding
- Andy Partridge
Variations
- Original album version, Black Sea (1980)
- Single remix (1981)
- Live versions
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1982, recorded November 1980)
- Urgh! A Music War (1981)
- Home demo, live studio demo, and instrumental versions released on 2017 expanded edition of Black Sea
References
- Schabe, Patrick (27 October 2006). "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul". PopMatters.
1980's Black Sea sold well on the album charts on the strength of its solid post-punk tracks, including "Respectable Street", "Towers of London", and "Generals and Majors".
- Harris, John (2 April 2010). "The sound of the suburbs and literary tradition". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Farmer, Neville (1998). XTC: Song Stories: The Exclusive Authorized Story Behind the Music. London: Helter Skelter Publishing. pp. 94, 134. ISBN 190092403X.
- Partridge, Andy (2016). Complicated game : inside the songs of XTC. Todd Bernhardt (1st ed.). London. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-908279-78-1. OCLC 900032028.
- Bernhardt, Todd; Partridge, Andy (26 February 2007). "Andy discusses 'Respectable Street'". Chalkhills.
- Rapid, Jack (July 1997). "Upsy Daisy Assortment". The Gallery of Sound Stereo-Type.
- Dave (9 March 2008). "Interview of Dave Gregory". Rundgren Radio (Audio). Retrieved 14 January 2008.
External links
- "Respectable Street" on Chalkhills
- Respectable Street on Discogs
- Respectable Street on MusicBrainz
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