yes i loved scritti politti in the eighties, all those unique sounding sugar sweet songs green gartside made cheered me up no end in my teens. cupid and pysche is still a great album to listen to you wont hear a better pop song in the eighties than wood beez(expect maybe prince)

Wood Beez is the shi* baby!

But then again there is a better song from Green and that is Hypnotise

The Force

YODAHENDRIX said:

Yep. Wood Beez and Perfect Way were the jams. I wonder what happen to this band.

I liked them too in the 80's really a special voice! I even bought their (or Greene's) latest album, just out of curiousity... but it is not that special anymore..

A very good group of musicians whats the album from 1985 called again? What a piece of work!

I was never a fan of "Perfect Way" but Cupid and Psyche 85 is a keeper, regardless. It has an industrial/soul/new wave type of feel to it.

Each night I go to bed
I pray like Aretha Franklin

I love the bulk of their 80s stuff buy Anomie & Bonhomie was a very underrated album and criminally slept on...

psykosoul said:

I got rid of it.

Supernova said:

Now listen, I can't have your babies if we're not gonna agree on the music....mmmkay? Now straighten up... I'm ovulating as we speak.

=> Green's Stevie Wonder cover I don't know why I Love You it's magic!

psykosoul said:

I never heard the album, but i do have the first on on LP. The second one either....

but Perfect way has the strangest Funkiest lyrics ever.....

"I took a backseat backhander
I took her back 2 the room
And get back 2 the basics 4 u
Oh yeah
U had a conceious compassion
Got a way with the word
U had a heartful of complancency 2
(Because like that)
Dont know the purpose omission
Im empty by definition
got a lack girl that you'd love 2 b (whooh..)
U want a diva deduction
Wanna do what they do
Wanna do the damamge that u can undo
But until that day...."


Anyway Wood Beez...Absolute...Dont Work That Hard are some JAMS


Even the rare B-Side "A World Come Back 2 Life"

Its a world come back 2 life (uh huh)
Since u went away
its a world come back 2 life since left u
its a world come back 2 life my little girl (little girl)
its a wold come back 2 life since i left u
[Edited 8/30/04 14:22pm]

Believe it or not, there was life before the slick, white soul-pop Scritti that we're all familiar with. They began as a political Punk band in the late 70's.

Check it: http://www.dosswerks.com/...ologna.mp3
[Edited 8/30/04 21:38pm]

Perfect Way was the tune that made me get into SP.
Word Girl(Flesh & Blood) and Absolute are also slammin'.

Love & Light,

Quietsoul

I took a day job amendment
Took a liking 2 U
I took a page out of my rule book 4 u
U wrote a messaged confession
B4 u martyrd me 2
U wrote a margin of error 4 2
(Because i like that)
Maybe 2morrow the next letter
Or when the weather gets better
I have 2 wait here 4 ur moon 2 turn blue

I made an offer excpetion
2 make some sense out of u
U took at good look at that book but I knew
(That until that day)

Apart from every1
I waited 4 ur love
A part of me belongs part from all the
Hurt above


I got a perfect way
2 make a rule about deception
I got a perfect way 2 make a justification
I got a perfect way
2 make a certain maybe
I got a perfect way 2 make the girls go crazy

quietsoul said:

Ditto. Perfect Way was the cut that got me hip to them. I still remember buying the 45.

I absolutely love Perfect Way, still listen to it all the time

Jillibean said:

Yep. So do I.

"Oh Patti (Don't feel sorry for loverboy)" was always my favourite.

The Sweetest Girl and She's A Woman were great too.

SquirrelMeat said:

"Sweetest Grrrrl, in alll the worrrrllld, these eyes are foooorrrrr you only....."

Hotlegs said:

I cant find the song, but i agree. CO SIGN

Wanna watch some Scritti videos? Check this out:

http://homepage.mac.com/j...er256.html