Heard a great cover of this by the Brand New Heavies(!) at the weekend. I’ve always found the Jackson 5 version really moving, little Michael sings it like he’s had his heart torn out. Didn’t realise there were so many versions.
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Thanks interesting read.
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Was trying to wrack my brain about places around there, we lived in Fitzrovia so was pretty local to us. Any one remember a small venue just down from Astoria with an alley next to it, saw the Tom Tom Club there in about 88/89.
Yes, probably The Borderline, closed down now, but loads of gigs in its day. Can’t imagine them playing the old Soho Theatre Club which fits that description too.
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Yes, ta!
Could go in the social media thread as well…
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I never considered this perspective before, someone actually feeling nostalgic for the early 2000s West End, but this is a really honest and heartfelt lament for a Central London that is no more
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also this on Minnie Riperton:
“Les Fleur” remains staggering, a song that begins delicately before unfurling into a near-symphonic explosion of delight and revelation. Stepney’s arrangement rises in waves of strings, horns, choir, and percussion, until Riperton seems to ascend above the composition entirely. The refrain feels summoned from another plane.
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I never really got Shadow, but thoroughly enjoyed this brilliant personal piece by our very own @padsyms
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Marcus is a top guy, thanks for posting this!
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Thanks for the kind words, Tim. Much appreciated 
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Good to see the long demolished Odeon cinema on Oxford Rd, first cinema I went to as a teenager with my mates in the late 80s, loved that place, was sad when it went.
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Beautiful writing.
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Oooft…
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Yes … moody pool table 
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