CIAO....FOR NOW

So that's me off to Milano with Mrs Villain for a few days.....I won't be back in blog-land till next Monday.

Here's the song I most associate with Italia, in all its extended glory of almost 8 minutes:-

mp3 : Pop Will Eat Itself - Touched By The Hand of Cicciolina (Extra Time Mix)

PWEI were far more successful than my memory told me. I had always thought of them as a sort of cult act who deserved more success than they ever achieved. But doing a little bit of research shows up that twelve of their singles made the UK Top 50, with the fabulous Get The Girl, Kill The Baddies going Top 10 in 1993.

Today's offering was released in 1990 just before the World Cup that was held that year in Italy. I love how the cover has the flags of all 16 finalists around a football, and the fact the record is described as a 30cm single and not a 12" single as a nod to Europeanism.

The official song for the England World Cup squad that year was World In Motion by New Order, while the other big hit was the operatic tune that BBC-TV used for its coverage, Nessun Dorma sung by Luciano Pavarotti.

All in all, a good World Cup for music. Such a pity the tournament itself is widely regarded as the worst in the history of the 22 that have been played since 1930......

And here's today's offering from the vaults which are piece-by-piece being rebuilt after the debacle of ezarchive:-

mp3 : New Order - Age of Consent

Originally posted on 15 October 2006 at the beginning of what was a week-long celebration of Barney, Hooky, Gillian & Steven.

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