A chance encounter with this song two weeks ago brightened my day, a song I haven't heard for years, decades maybe. Don't Tell Me came out as single in March 1984, the third single from Blancmange's second album Mange Tout, a song from the mid-80s that sounds utterly fresh to my sometimes jaded 21st century ears. The tabla and Eastern keyboard line ride in on top of a chunky synth- pop rhythm and Neil Arthur's irresistible words and vocals, all howling wind, wounded stars, mountains, skies and devil's friends. The run into the chorus and the key change towards the end are ridiculously good.
The video, filmed in Valencia, is a joy too. Three and a half minutes of fun from thirty nine years ago.
3 comments:
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What CC said. Good album all round, actually.
Yup. Blancmange were far better/innovative/enjoyable than they were given credit for back in the day.
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