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said "it actually sounds like Jools playing on it. It's a breathtaking solo by Paul. Piano playing does not get any better than that. When we recorded this I felt as though I'd finally arrived, that I was in a proper band with real men. Glenn's guitar sounds very
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did a great job on it and we recorded it virtually live in the studio." Tillbrook also said that the "song showed what a great band we had at the time, one of Squeeze's strongest line-ups."
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said that "Glenn Tilbrook's ultra-cool rockabilly inflections are supported by the band's tasteful piano sprinkles and guitar licks, creating an authentic late-'50s sound."
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said, "Yeah. There was definitely a feeling of 'See what you're missing out on, Jools. Look at all the fun you could be having.'
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Author Jim Drury posed that the song was one which ex-Squeeze member
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Tilbrook also claimed that the song was inspired by the
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Single
Squeeze
East Side Story
Genre
Rock
new wave
Label
A&M
Songwriter(s)
Chris Difford
Glenn Tilbrook
Producer(s)
Roger Bechirian
Elvis Costello
Squeeze
Labelled With Love
Black Coffee in Bed
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