YOU DON'T NEED SOMEONE NEW

i've posted this video before, but i just pulled out my 12" single of this song the other day and i've been playing it non-stop. i'm kind of obsessed with the early 80's liverpool music scene and with this wild swans spin-off band in particular. as you may already know, the wild swans were founded by ex-teardrop explodes keyboardist paul simpson in 1980, releasing one excellent ep (the revolutionary spirit) and a radio session recorded for john peel before splintering into the lotus eaters and care (featuring simpson and future lightening seed ian broudie). the lotus eaters released one full length album (no sense of sin) in 1984 that i'm DYING without.
while i'm at it, here's a video of the wild swans from after they re-formed in 1988 (dig the drummer!) and a video of care that i've posted before and am also OBSESSED with...




interesting side note: all three bands continue to be massively popular in the philippines. good taste over there, i guess...