There’s no messing with ‘Jellyfish’.
‘Please Forgive Me... But I Cannot Endure It Any Longer’
How did Pete Shelley’s ‘Homosapien’ fail to be the defining hit of 1981?
‘You’re Losing Me’
Not to be confused with confessional poet Anne Sexton, South Carolina soul singer Sexton knew all about baring her soul, specialising in woe-begone smoky ballads charting her romantic disappointments.
‘Live Like An Angel (Die Like A Devil)’
“Loving hard and getting high/Hell’s the place I’m gonna die,” growled Cronos on the punk-paced flip of Venom’s first single.
‘Baby Come Back’
A product of north London’s Hornsey Rise council estate, The Equals unapologetic approach to race in name and make-up (three black members, two white), stood them apart.
‘Money B’
A good cover version is all about interpretation. ‘Money’ is a case in point.