I just have to listen to this song about once if not more a day !! And outside the genius songwriting, the bassline is just friggin incredible !!! Kudos !!
I just simply have to listen to this song about once if not more a day !! And outside the genius songwriting, the bassline is just friggin incredible !!! Kudos !!
The Sprouts at their fabulous peak here, a really sensuous and ingenious song - although their records after Jordan are too middle-of-the-road for me, they were one of the best things about the 1980s, musically or otherwise.
What a friggin' brilliant track....Lyrically & musically....I remember listenin to Prefab Sprout however I don't remember this track...Love it....It actually has a bit of a Scritti Politti feel !....Paddy was one of the most underrated & brilliant songwriters of this time !
Protest Songs is fantastic but quite introverted compared to Langley Park. Talking Scarlet is for the intimate listening experience. I've probably listened to "Protest songs" cover to cover about 30 times more than Langley. "Pearly Gates" just eats one alive!!
'Pearly Gates' stops me in my tracks every time. It captures a sense of naked vulnerability in the face of mortality. It's chillingly beautiful. I'd put it in my Top 10 Paddy compositions, alongside Andromeda Heights, Appetite, Bonny, Goodbye Lucille #1, Here On The Eerie, I Trawl The Megahertz, Jesse James Bolero, Jordan: The Comeback and Nightingales. As for 'Enchanted' - fabulous.
enChanted enChantments...thought you were asleep!!!; D
Nice share...and astute xxxx
HopeWithPandora 6 months ago
great band.
bangbetter 7 months ago
adoro esta música :)
magsmor 11 months ago
I just have to listen to this song about once if not more a day !! And outside the genius songwriting, the bassline is just friggin incredible !!! Kudos !!
jhetta22 1 year ago
I just simply have to listen to this song about once if not more a day !! And outside the genius songwriting, the bassline is just friggin incredible !!! Kudos !!
jhetta22 1 year ago
The Sprouts at their fabulous peak here, a really sensuous and ingenious song - although their records after Jordan are too middle-of-the-road for me, they were one of the best things about the 1980s, musically or otherwise.
drenn63 1 year ago
What a friggin' brilliant track....Lyrically & musically....I remember listenin to Prefab Sprout however I don't remember this track...Love it....It actually has a bit of a Scritti Politti feel !....Paddy was one of the most underrated & brilliant songwriters of this time !
jhetta22 1 year ago
@jhetta22 I agree.
TheMercuryProject 1 year ago
"Aint no purple reign quite like it"
Paddy packs more smarts in single lines than most do in whole records
jimthefin 1 year ago
One of Paddy's faves among his own compositions. And who can blame him, eh?
StonefieldJim4 2 years ago
This song doesn't get enough love, so I'll give it a big hug and kiss.Yes!
IGiveYouPermission 2 years ago 2
"...like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew..." Genius.
OforOboe 2 years ago
Li adoro
Straker58 2 years ago
This is really nice.
enflujo 2 years ago
Yes, thanks also. Great sound quality!
sunyata999 2 years ago
Trust me, it was my pleasure. Thank you.
TheMercuryProject 2 years ago
Pray forsooth and I adore, is there a better pop song than this? No, there is not.
rickstill122 2 years ago 6
Talking Scarlet is better imo and is one of the Sprout best It's still not on You Tube after all this time.
Langley Park To Memphis is just brilliant
sproutyDP 2 years ago
Protest Songs is fantastic but quite introverted compared to Langley Park. Talking Scarlet is for the intimate listening experience. I've probably listened to "Protest songs" cover to cover about 30 times more than Langley. "Pearly Gates" just eats one alive!!
rickstill122 2 years ago
'Pearly Gates' stops me in my tracks every time. It captures a sense of naked vulnerability in the face of mortality. It's chillingly beautiful. I'd put it in my Top 10 Paddy compositions, alongside Andromeda Heights, Appetite, Bonny, Goodbye Lucille #1, Here On The Eerie, I Trawl The Megahertz, Jesse James Bolero, Jordan: The Comeback and Nightingales. As for 'Enchanted' - fabulous.
StonefieldJim4 1 year ago