Squeeze - Labelled With Love Reaction

[@RichardFedczuk]

Brilliant storytelling. All the years that have gone past since i first heard this means my bottle is full now.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Thank you for doing this one. A great reaction to a sad and touching song, the Texas men in the story is why they used the Country sound for it, of course Country music isn't and has never been big in the UK so, we're not exposed to it in the same way that you are therefore we don't get too sick of it. I'm not a fan of Country music either, but I do like this song all the same.

[@jca111]

Real Story: I met Glenn Tilbrook (singer and one of the songwriters) in a pub in Greenwich many years ago. A very normal bloke. Invited me to a private acoustic gig upstairs. Was a brilliant night.

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

4:20 SHE's talking about home. Chris wrote this lyric from a woman's perspective. The lyric is absolutely amazing.

[@stevem-h3562]

Fun Fact: The band were ambivalent about this song. They werent that fussed about whether it made the album or not. It took all of Elvis Costello's powers of persuasion as a Producer to convince them to do the track justice and for it to make the album cut. And yet, its one of Difford's greatest pieces of lyrical storytelling in my very humble opinion. Truly a great song of its time.

[@lordstobbo]

EC's aim was true with this one

[@ChilliCheezdog]

I can think of Squeeze songs I like a lot more (Pulling Mussels from a Shell / Another Nail in my Heart). Squeeze never released singles that sounded anything like each other. Hugely talented guys. A truly great British band.

[@simoncoley303]

dont disagree those are 2 of the best tunes...

[@ChilliCheezdog]

@@simoncoley303 Cheers Simon. I feared I was coming in a little from leftfield.

[@hanierfamily]

We're okay with left field.

[@zynaps666]

Here in the UK my mother loved this song. We lost her 8 years ago to cancer. The day she died this came on the radio. The lines 'home is a place that I miss very much, so the past has been bottled and labeled with love' slays me every time. I have tears in my eyes right now. I avoid it, yet I love it. We don't tend to make country music in the UK. It's not big enough. Peace out to you two.

[@Malfie657]

Thanks for playing this (just catching up after a couple of weeks' vacation!). This is definitely not Squeeze's normal style, if there is such a thing, and maybe here in the UK we're less immersed in country music for it to be a problem but what makes it for me are the thoughtful lyrics. Excellent!

[@yorkiegeoff1825]

Grew up listening to these guys , top band 🙏 if you want another unusual country track try Elvis Costello’s Good year for the roses 👍

[@stevecalvert5212]

Cheers for the mention Haniers! Thank you

[@braderlon16]

The brilliance of East Side Story, this fantastic country song plus “Messed Around”

[@highpath4776]

everyone knew an old lady like this in their street in the 1970s

[@tallpete1958]

It was interesting to hear your comments from an American point of view. The use of country music was in the context of the lyrics. As someone said in another comment, we don't have country music so much in the UK so perhaps it was a novel way to present the story. Strangely, if you are not fans of country music, perhaps they did a great job of recreating that sound so that you weren't a big fan of this one!

[@hanierfamily]

We're Canadian.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

You guys pick the most interesting songs I have to say and you guys are interesting to love you

[@simoncoley303]

Love squeeze love this song try is this love.

[@alanwhitney3263]

Saw Squeeze play this live as the final song, just the singer left on stage in the spotlight 😎

[@alanwhitney3263]

Glenn Tilbrook

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Classic Squeeze, just a beautifully crafted song. It faintly reminds me of Johnny Come Lately by Steve Earle, as it touches on some similar things. It's a country song too! If you want to explore some country or country rock then maybe Buck Owens - Under Your Spell... Buck did the Bakersfield country sound, quite a bit different to Nashville. Dwight Yoakam has a kind of similar sound, he and Buck Owens were good friends, he does an incredible version of the Beach Boys song, Sloop John B. Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson are both killer songwriters. Lefty Frizzel - We had It All, is a big personal favourite. On the country rock side, Green On Red, The Dream Syndicate, Mike Ness, The Byrds

[@hanierfamily]

I ( Cynthia ) know a whole lot of country! I know all the ones you mentioned for sure.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

@@hanierfamily and you're still not a country fan!? ;) Ok, how about something like Country Honk by The Rolling Stones? It's how Honky Tonk Women was originally written.

[@jonnno243]

I wonder if you would be keener on Albert Lee singing Country Boy.

[@rayutube]

I played East Side Story a lot back in 81 and enjoyed this song as well as all the others. It was Difford's lyrics and Tilbrook's melodies that got to me, esp the part 'the cross on the wall is a permanent fixture'. Now with discovering bands on YT, I'm thinking Ultimate Squeeze would be a band like Pulp. Check out I Spy and Common People.

[@stevem-h3562]

Yes. The whole of the Different Class album is superb. Was lucky enough to see them at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012 for a Cancer Trust benefit gig. I left there grinning like an idiot for a week. Absolutely bloody brilliant live band.

[@kevinshears377]

A country song with a london twist

[@colrhodes377]

Love Squeeze!

[@BrixtonTone]

Love Squeeze and don't mind a bit of country flavoured music. Although somewhat melancholy I like this a lot. Had to cheer myself up after it so blew things up with a dive into Big Audio Dynamite "Medicine Show" , always brings a smile to my dial, with samples from the Clint Eastwood movie the Good the Bad and the Ugly making me chuckle every time. . Not sure if they ever came to your attention ?

[@hanierfamily]

I don't think we know that one

[@BrixtonTone]

@@hanierfamily It's fun, all about "Snake Oil" salesmen with a nice groove, look for one that displays the lyrics. 1k subs is almost here ! Yay !!

[@williamburnham3659]

A country artist worth listening to is Nanci Griffith and two excellent songs ( less country orientated more folk) are - Late Night Grande Hotel and Love is Like a Teardrop

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Am i right in thinking she does a great version of John Prine's, Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness?

[@williamburnham3659]

@@Sandy-dd4le indeed it is excellent 👌

[@Sandy-dd4le]

@@williamburnham3659 i never remembered if it was her or Emmylou Harris. Alabama 3 do a superb country/house crossover cover!

[@colrhodes377]

Have I ever mentioned a band called Space Elevator? The do a great Thin Lizzy cover of Don't believe a word. Very different from the original!

[@hanierfamily]

you had mentioned them, but not that song. We will add it to the list

[@stephanienewbern769]

I'm loving your channel. I got into Squeeze about a month or so ago. Can you please react to my favorite Squeeze song "Hourglass"?

[@hanierfamily]

We actually know that song quite well. The late 80's were our teen years and 'Hourglass' was getting good rotation on Muchmusic.

[@stephanienewbern769]

@@hanierfamily Oh same here. Please tell me that it's your favorite 😆😄

[@hanierfamily]

@@stephanienewbern769 we've done so many Squeeze songs since we started this channel. I think we'd struggle to decide that. 😀

[@marcharley6465]

As Adam states below, C&W music is very much a minority interest in the UK, so most of us aren't exposed to much of it. I like the vocals and the lyrics even though the music isn't to my taste.

[@dionisioiacobelli6689]

Interesting .

[@hanierfamily]

Glad you think so! We're really enjoying this band. We only knew 'Hourglass' growing up. We've done several videos for them, if you are interested.

[@paullewis886]

try up the junction or cool for cats their 2 biggest hits great band and poetic storytelling

[@hanierfamily]

We have a video for 'Up The Junction'. And we've known 'Cool For Cats' since we were teens.

[@stephenderbyshire7849]

@@hanierfamily Please, if you haven't already, listen to 'Tempted', by Squeeze.

[@hanierfamily]

@@stephenderbyshire7849 that one we know very well. Great song

[@annother3350]

@@hanierfamily What about 'pulling mussels from a shell' by Squeeze? Thats a great song

[@hanierfamily]

@@annother3350 we did a reaction to that song

[@georgealty9009]

I thought I'd do this in a karaoke bar in Copenhagen. Disaster. Give it a try.

[@davidimrie1394]

Okay, you can’t do Squeeze without playing “Tempted”.

[@hanierfamily]

But we know Tempted.

[@martinotoole9959]

Sounds like some responders to this don't understand irony with a half smile. Elvis Costello did something similar with his version of Alison. Not even his song.

[@hanierfamily]

We like Elvis Costello's version. Who does the original?

[@KillerBl8]

I can assure you that 'Alison' is very much Elvis Costello's song. But Glenn Tilbrook played it at my 50th birthday party when my sister, Alison, wasn't there!

[@74900kdw]

Everybody loves a reactor with a mind completely closed to a certain genre of music. Why not make it easy and just react to stuff you already know you like. I mean why challenge yourself to try something new. Just play the stuff you have on your personal playlist that way you don't have to worry about being challenged by music you don't ordinarily like.

[@hanierfamily]

We're actually really big fans of Squeeze's music. We've done several of their songs since we started this channel. They're a great band.

[@MrSpikeMilligan]

Try Kris Kristofferson - Best of All Possible Worlds.

[@darrencox9529]

You missed the point on this one. English woman went to america, not the guy.

[@delorangeade]

This is where Squeeze really lost the plot with this one. Dreary country and western pastiche I can still barely listen to even today. A country song I like: Even When I'm Blue by Steve Earle.

[@robertbagley9199]

Great lyrics as usual from Squeeze, but musically? Meh!

[@tuguybear930]

The story is poignant.

[@lamarravery4094]

Lame country song by a pop group.🙄👎