Messed Around
"Messed Around" | ||||
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Single by Squeeze | ||||
from the album East Side Story | ||||
Released | 1981 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook | |||
Producer(s) | Roger Bechirian, Elvis Costello | |||
Squeeze singles chronology | ||||
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"Messed Around" is a US single released from Squeeze's fourth album, East Side Story.
Background
Author Jim Drury posed that the song was one which ex-Squeeze member Jools Holland may have enjoyed playing on, to which Glenn Tilbrook 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.' Paul [Carrack] did a great job on it and we recorded it virtually live in the studio."[1] Tillbrook also said that the "song showed what a great band we had at the time, one of Squeeze's strongest line-ups."[1]
Chris Difford said "it actually sounds like Jools [Holland] 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 Scotty Moore, with a distant amplifier. It's reminiscent of one of Glenn's earlier solos from when we were younger and a great way to end an album."[1]
Tilbrook also claimed that the song was inspired by the Stray Cats.[2]
Record World 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."[3]
Track listing
- "Messed Around" (2:40)
- "Yap Yap Yap" (4:13)
References
- ^ a b c Tillbrook, Glenn; Difford, Chris; Drury, Jim. Squeeze: Song by Song. Sanctuary.
- ^ Fanelli, Damian (May 2012). "Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze Talks Gear, Guitar Solos and Future Plans". Guitar World. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. 3 October 1981. p. 10. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
- Squeeze discography at Squeezenet
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- Chris Difford
- Glenn Tilbrook
- Stephen Large
- Simon Hanson
- Steve Smith
- Owen Biddle
- Melvin Duffy
- Jools Holland
- Gilson Lavis
- John Bentley
- Paul Carrack
- Don Snow
- Christopher Holland
- Keith Wilkinson
- Andy Metcalfe
- Matt Irving
- Pete Thomas
- Kevin Wilkinson
- Ash Soan
- Steve Nieve
- Nick Harper
- Yolanda Charles
- Squeeze
- Cool for Cats
- Argybargy
- East Side Story
- Sweets from a Stranger
- Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
- Babylon and On
- Frank
- Play
- Some Fantastic Place
- Ridiculous
- Domino
- Spot the Difference
- Cradle to the Grave
- The Knowledge
- "Take Me I'm Yours"
- "Bang Bang"
- "Goodbye Girl"
- "Cool for Cats"
- "Up the Junction"
- "Slap and Tickle"
- "Christmas Day"
- "Another Nail in My Heart"
- "If I Didn't Love You"
- "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
- "Farfisa Beat"
- "Is That Love"
- "Tempted"
- "Labelled with Love"
- "Messed Around"
- "Black Coffee in Bed"
- "When the Hangover Strikes"
- "I've Returned"
- "Annie Get Your Gun"
- "Last Time Forever"
- "No Place Like Home"
- "Hits of the Year"
- "Heartbreaking World"
- "King George Street"
- "Hourglass"
- "Trust Me to Open My Mouth"
- "The Waiting Game"
- "853-5937"
- "Footprints"
- "If It's Love"
- "Love Circles"
- "Sunday Street"
- "Satisfied"
- "Crying in My Sleep"
- "Third Rail"
- "Everything in the World"
- "Some Fantastic Place"
- "Loving You Tonight"
- "It's Over"
- "This Summer"
- "Electric Trains"
- "Heaven Knows"
- "This Summer (Remix)"
- "Down in the Valley"
- Discography
- Band members
- Difford & Tilbrook
- Difford & Tilbrook (album)
- "Love's Crashing Waves"
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