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Don't Tell Me (Blancmange song)

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stated: "Blancmange are back with a joyous and uplifting romp that could make them the flavour of the month. This song's so bouncy it sounds as if recorded on a highly sprung trampoline." Tom Hibbert of
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described the song as "poppy and catchy" with a "towering chorus". He added that it "maybe came the closest to repeating the Eastern sound of "
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commented: "Neil Arthur sings of climbing mountains, touching skies and other unlikely physical feats to an energetic
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considered the song to have "an engaging melody with jagged and exotic studio effects".
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backing that, if not thoroughly satisfying, contains a certain perky appeal."
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considered the song to be "nigh irresistible". Paul Scott-Bates of
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Billboard magazine - Singles Reviews - May 12, 1984 - page 56
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Number One - Singles - Debbi Voller - 7 April 1984 - page 32
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Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer)
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Rick Phylip-Jones – double bass on "Get Out of That"
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Index


Single
Blancmange
Mange Tout
B-side
Genre
Synth-pop
Label
London
Sire
Songwriter(s)
Neil Arthur
Stephen Luscombe
Producer(s)
Peter Collins
Blancmange
That's Love, That It Is
The Day Before You Came
"Don't Tell Me"
YouTube
synth-pop
Blancmange
Mange Tout
Neil Arthur
Stephen Luscombe
Peter Collins
music video
Valencia
Number One
Smash Hits

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