The Wedding Present - My Favourite Dress

[@mickbrown638]

This was played at my brother's funeral this week. I'm simoultaneosly typing and weeping.

[@pop-so1qj]

🙏

[@casualagent7250]

A fine tune to die for 😔

[@Thothschild]

Fam. There's Always Something Left Behind... in this case, You. Rejoice. Homey is Home... and You headed there.❤

[@blackehite1292]

🫂

[@Smackedup100]

Couldn’t pick a better track

[@brunokoch672]

"The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the rock n roll era. You may dispute this, but I’m right and you are wrong" John Peel

[@vicb7341]

This album kept me alive after the Smiths broke up. So different, but still gets you in that sweet spot. Just love how you can plug in any crappy guitar into any crappy amp and make $hit happen

[@pauls7803]

Very few UK singers prepared to actually sing with their spoken accent. Gedge is one.

[@vincentmcgrath5222]

Now, yes. Back then it was acceptable

[@tommiatkins3443]

Absolutely impossible not to shred a air guitar to this. Was doing that at 18 , im doing it at 48.

[@steevedaw566]

Doing it at 52. Class.

[@steevedaw566]

I guess I surely can...

[@56squadron]

And if you do it with passion your arm is dead by the time that outro finishes....

[@jahfish42]

mind your back ;)

[@Jamie-js3qw]

i just love the song. I would never do that .

[@vincentmcgrath5222]

Possibly greatest song ever?

[@urosuric9183]

totally

[@johnwilberforce7237]

Dear kids, THIS is how you do it. Love, John x

[@lavsmate]

Just about the best advice ever... Great comment mate

[@herbertrichard614]

Gedde is God.

[@lindseymckirdy1830]

Told my kids that all the time at least now at 18 and 19 they are starting to ‘get‘ Dave

[@discosecret6363]

Please no, the last thing we need is a thousand pale clones of this incomparable band. Let the kids do their “thing”, we’ll always have this.

[@ScooterPAK]

1991, at a concert at the UEA, I'm wearing a "leeds, north with attitude" top like peter solowka, I'm from barnet. That shows dedication to the weddoes cause

[@benwebster7221]

Can’t tell you how how I am playing this song to death absolutely genius!

[@Fig8907]

God that second half is just incredible

[@stephenbaker7344]

My first gig and without a doubt my finest. Newcastle Riverside 1987 supported by The Flatmates. Bin liners full of balloons, beer, sweat and a belting crowd. Happy happy times..... This track stirs the emotions.....

[@herbertrichard614]

If I could ever escape the States I would like to live in Newcastle. Near the North Sea is great. It is mystical. America is bloody obvious in every way.

[@thezebrafromheaven7568]

You should be so happy you were there. Many people shouldawe swapped their mothers for have being at a gig with The Dings and The Flatmates in the 80s...

[@dandedee1]

I was there too! Great gig ...

[@mrsecondsoul3278]

Fantastic track. Takes me right back to my indie youth

[@yagsinamagoy6367]

3 of us got tickets for them in Kentish town. But Robert convinced us that it was Camden Town. So we were late missed the support bands and I swear this was the song playing when we held our sweaty tickets and charged up to the front. Good days. No phones no clue about life. You bought a ticket at the local record shop and jumped around, went home.

[@liamevans1630]

First head this tune in 1987, a workmate of mine at the time made me a mixtape of great indie, and this one stood out a mile.

[@herbertrichard614]

Gedde is God.

[@trevorhoward2254]

What you said there is word for word exactly how I came to this song - '87, workmate, mix tape. I tracked the workmate down online, got in touch and in two days time we're meeting up for the first time in thirty years.

[@liamevans1630]

@@trevorhoward2254 hope you enjoy the meet. My mate also I haven't seen for a long while. Too long. Blasting this tune out right now, in my house in Israel. Funny where 35 years takes you. But old mates who bonded over music are constant and irreplaceable. Thanks for the message man.

[@trevorhoward2254]

@@liamevans1630 I'm showered and shaved, and going out to meet him in an hour. I've dug his mix tape out to show him I treasured and kept it safe. Nice to meet you, Liam in Israel. I wish you Joy and Peace this Christmastime.

[@liamevans1630]

@@trevorhoward2254 have a fucking ball Ttevor. Flying Saucer night.

[@gwats]

the greatest song ever made

[@MrSockyaky]

2022 and still a pleasure to listen to

[@mariodunn2798]

And two years on

[@DVGMK01]

David Gedge , great singer,, great band

[@brownskins7304]

Going to see The Weddo's tonight playing their first ever gig in my home town of Halifax. Must of seen them over 30 times over the years but tonight is a warm up for the Tommy tour and the venue is tiny. Should by loud and sweaty!

[@tommiatkins3443]

In 1989 I went to see them in Derby. It was Winter. I emerged from the gig with my T shirt dripping wet with sweat and beer. Then made the rash 19 years old's decision, since I was so hot, to ride the 4 miles back home on my motorbike with my leather jacket tied round my waist. When I got off, sheets of ice crumbled off the shirt. They finished on My Favourite Dress. Which is curiously what I did a few hours later. Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@steevedaw566]

I met Dave,by chance before a gig. He asked if I wanted a beer and all I could do was state open mouthed like a knob until we had the beer,he's a top bloke.Brilliant writer.

[@steevedaw566]

"Slowly your beauty is eaten away,by the scent of someone else,in the blanket where we lay"...Shakespeare himself would've been proud Dave..Maybe next time?

[@herbertrichard614]

Gedde is God.

[@pigglesy]

im in love with your body and last night you were in my room and now my bedsheets smell like you.Somebody show that sheeran fellow how it is done with class and intelligence.

[@steevedaw566]

@@pigglesy Brilliant.

[@petere7197]

Not from where I m standing

[@petere7197]

Brilliant B Side....

[@marylinedufoix2540]

J ai 14 ans à nouveau merci

[@pinetownaikikaiaikidoclub4531]

My indie youth will be my exit music - I hope

[@steevedaw566]

ABSOLUTE LEGENDS. Thanx Dave &the presents.

[@dietmarrosner3676]

Diese Art Gitarrenspiel ist einfach außergewöhnlich!

[@debrawalker-kemp1662]

Best song in decades

[@calldyuk1751]

The lead singer in this band is f*****G awesome, he sings in a very unique way with a great melodic style, phrasing and delivery. The music is also great and a bit faster and heavier for this genre.

[@daimonriley6736]

How songs take you back - straight back to a break-up and listening to this feeling all "Smithy" - ace times indeed!

[@raykarma6658]

My Favourite Weddoes song... So good I have it twice on 7" white vinyl! still lovin it in 2020!

[@lazarocamargo]

Amazing!!!!

[@davidgoy8882]

So much in common with the Verlaines. Great stuff

[@paulreeves5322]

At Stone Valley festival, last year as not knowing any songs I decided to nip back to the tent for beers etc while The Wedding Present played, this year after listening to them on KZbin I'm excitedly waiting to see them for the first time and kicking myself for missing them last time.....

[@lyonslaforet]

Next September, they're coming to my town, Rouen, France and they will play for free!

[@markseleood6623]

Top ten indie tune of my gen gen generation

[@bradleyclarke4432]

Had to fast forward to this BEAUTIFULL LOVE SONG ........never mind eh.....

[@hgill2964]

What a flopping fantastic track and LP from The Wedding Present ...my favourite on this album!! Swam up to David Gedge in Lister Park lake Bradford '88 to see this man and band. Many happy memories.XXXX

[@stephengudgeon8362]

Fantastic Band 👌

[@irinashmakova7624]

I met the man at a gig in Reading in 2006 and got the opportunity to ask him 'How many times have had you your heart broken / been dumped?' He was circumspect and suggested his songs were more to do with finding love, rather than losing it.....the lyrics tend towards a different, but brilliant, alternative.

[@pigglesy]

Leave him alone.

[@glenndouglas8822]

Irina, why on earth would you walk up to a complete stranger and ask personal questions like that? Weirdo.

[@TheTesemeau]

I love it now as much as |I did then, bravo camarades x

[@bradleyclarke4432]

YEH Im cryin but hope you aint...the scent of some one else in the blankets where we lay in Manchester town

[@dietmarrosner3676]

Fantastische Band!!!

[@steevedaw566]

That was my favourite song... Oh!

[@chrisgilpin194]

I LOVED this band. First live Act I ever saw

[@ullisj9496]

Best, best best...Love it

[@Szykindaead]

one of the fastest rhythm guitar players ever .. great band

[@final_mile_music9713]

Slowly, your beauty is eaten away….by the scent of someone else in the blankets where we lay……

[@andreaneilcmc]

My Favourite Intro!!

[@andyontheweb]

andreaneilcmc mine too...it's been my ring tone for 20 years! 😊

[@Andy-wp1ux]

banging tune thanks gedgy

[@fionaroberts1941]

THIS is da bomb!

[@waynethomas7406]

Amazing how you can hear early Orange Juice in the guitars on this one.

[@herbertrichard614]

Gedde is God.

[@liamevans1630]

Sorry mate, Orange Juice were knocking around at least 5 years before this gem came out

[@waynethomas7406]

@@liamevans1630 yes, I was an orange juice fan at the time but never really saw them as an influence on the wedding present; couldn't get past gedge's raspy voice to find out. Fortunately now recovered from that.

[@jaymythxxxx]

Wedding Present covered Orange Juice's ''Felicity''. And somehow managed to make it sound even more frantic!

[@goingoutotheparty1]

sooo hard to chose between cud and the presies . . ahh some things never change : ) Happy yearys daze !

[@steevedaw566]

"Sometimes,these words just don't have to be said.. "

[@pyewackett5]

Not ever.

[@steevedaw566]

@@pyewackett5 Shakespeare... My arse!!!! Dave Gedge gets my vote.

[@herbertrichard614]

Gedde is God.

[@halitmarmaris]

Thank you 🎵

[@helenwaldron5858]

Favourite on tbis album., 👍👍👍👍

[@herbertrichard614]

Totally! Getting a pretty melody through great noise is the gift of The Wedding Present. Gedde is a singular genius.

[@bradleyclarke4432]

Bradley Clarke 1 second ago Found em on a pub juke box where we used to have our liquid lunch from truck firm early 90s Manchester....BRASS NECK... the rest history...

[@herbertrichard614]

Great!

[@markjohnson7263]

THIS IS A TOP FUCKIN TUNE NEVER GETS OLD FRESH AS A DAISY

[@danmc1979]

Right heel up, left heel down type drumz, rakey af ❤ it

[@steevedaw566]

Sometimes these word's don't have to be said... Says it all...

[@clairerussell9485]

Oh my brilliant

[@nicholasjenkins8146]

Just what a record

[@coolerkin]

what the fuck.... so incredibly amazing...

[@onelovelylilidiot4959]

Saw them at Deer Shed festival this year and they are awesome 👌🏼

[@fatheremmet2003]

Unlike the 7 inch single, the version with the PROPER gutsy ending!

[@martmako1]

+fatheremmet2003 too right wall of sound insanity, just fabulous

[@JacoboZea]

the ending is so great that you HAVE to do air guitar... at least I have to

[@bethanycarrington6062]

totally Genius

[@meinholundermann]

yeah yeah yes!

[@johnsmith-vg5rx]

this is very good. sounds similar to 'everythings exploding' by the flaming lips.

[@lavsmate]

18 when i saw these first... Im 48 now and theyre stull the best fuckin band on earth.....

[@markgraham8468]

Me too. Seen this band live more than any other, and Gedge still on the merch stall. Grapper helped him when I first saw them. Gedge happy to talk to anyone at every gig, genuine legend

[@philbo-ns]

this song .....

[@user-zb2bp4in9b]

Sometimes these words just don't have to be said I know how you both feel The heart can rule the head. Jealousy is an essential part of love, The hurt in here below: And the emptiness above. There's always something left behind, There's always something left behind, Nevermind, Oh nevermind, The tender caress as love brings out the man I can't still be drunk at five Oh, I guess I surely can Slowly your beauty is eaten away By the scent of someone else In the blankets where we lay. There's always something left behind There's always something left behind Maybe next time Uneaten meals A lonely star A welcome ride in a neighbor's car A long walk home In the pouring rain I fell asleep when you never came Some rare delight in Manchester town It took six hours before you let me down To see it all in a drunken kiss A stranger's hand on my favorite dress oh That was my favorite dress you know That was my favorite dress

[@mosquitofeed]

Ace

[@steevedaw566]

Dave offered to buy me a pint,before the best performance I've ever seen at a tiny venue. Yes,I was starstruck......

[@liamevans1630]

The Internet abounds with stories. I have a similar one to yours, Dublin 1996. What a genuine lad is Gedgey. We chatted for 5 or 10 mins. He was in the audience, minding his own business, watching the band who were supporting him!! Talk about real!

[@steevedaw566]

@@liamevans1630 "The boy Gedge" . As Peel would've said.....

[@bloodyjoec]

George Beast

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Just shared with my daughter Siân - she had a maternal Derry Cath grandmother, Gloria, that loved Prot Belfast Georgie Buoy.

[@Darrenski]

Thankfully I think we might have escaped all that division now, finally

[@jasongallagher54]

these lyrics are genius. he could teach vance joy and kate nash a lot.

[@slint69]

Sometimes these words just don't have to be said I know how you both feel, the heart can rule the head Jealousy is an essential part of love The hurting here below and the emptiness above There's always something left behind Never mind The tender caresses that bring out the man I can't still be drunk at five Oh, I guess I surely can Slowly your beauty is eaten away By the scent of someone else in the blanket where we lay There's always something left behind Maybe next time Uneaten meals A lonely star A welcome ride in a neighbor's car A long walk home The pouring rain I fell asleep when you never came Some rare delight in Manchester town It took six hours before you let me down To see it all in a drunken kiss A stranger's hand on my favourite dress That was my favourite dress, you know That was my favourite dress

[@johnc1879]

greatest song ending of all time?

[@akis723]

up there with No 13 Baby by Pixies

[@fredanderica]

Gedge could always have a wobble, cracking music though

[@steevedaw566]

Is there a better love song ever to have been written. ..?

[@aclark903]

Yes. Foreigner. #Iwanttoknowwhatloveis.

[@steevedaw566]

@@aclark903 HaHaaaaaaa!!!!!

[@aclark903]

@@steevedaw566 This isn't a love song. It's a great song but it's about jealousy not love.

[@steevedaw566]

@@aclark903 Isn't jealousy an essential part of love?😁

[@aclark903]

@@steevedaw566 I think he's wrong on that. Punching a bloke's lights out for looking at your mrs is a bit extra.

[@riseup20twelve]

John Peel

[@citizensamurai]

I can't contribute anything that improves the act of listening to this track.

[@gentygent]

Cracking x

[@tyroneminett2176]

Brilliant band Gedge far to arrogant, still love them first seen them in port Talbot

[@JJONNYREPP]

The Wedding Present - My Favourite Dress 1401pm 28.8.23 fair play as they say - it has lasted - the band, that is. but to ill end. fine album, though, i agree...

[@1969jenk]

Neilcz - takes one to know one - or so I'm told !!

[@69Phuket]

Never got to wear my Favourite Dress. Oh Katrina!

[@steevedaw566]

I can't still be drunk at 2019?..Oh,I guess I surely can....

[@fredkite]

2020

[@steevedaw566]

@@fredkite I can't still be drunk in 2020... I was right!

[@herbertrichard614]

Great line. Remember we are never safe on the wagon.

[@lfogezvarley3896]

word

[@cudgean]

This is how Joy Division wouldve sounded I reckon if Ian was still around. Fucking genius.

[@fannygirard7191]

Nos cele

[@andreaneilcmc]

as this finishes - i just expect that john peel starts talking

[@steevedaw566]

Oh,I fucking can.

[@JelloUberalles]

Dr. Edmond Locard would be proud . . .

[@desmonddevlin4128]

Bing AI suggested that I should design a dress. This song is my Ironic dig at Tech.

[@stellasvartur4547]

Is it just me, or were the David's lyrics more subtle and poetic back in the George Best days. Like, the ‘staring at breasts’, ‘wearing no underwear’ and ‘only wanting sex’ came much later, which is odd when you think about it, right, cause no-one wants to imagine their grandparents having intercourse, no? That's gross!

[@jesuschrist2284]

Shakespeare was the coronation street of his day

[@jamesdennison3979]

it allways seems david gedge has a hard time with love i hope he's going out with a hoy girl now

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

True, but it sounds like he brought a lot of it on himself too, so clear are his lyrics....almost confessional.

[@smcgify]

This is the song that made Salieri curse God.

[@56squadron]

In the grand scheme of things, I think "My Favourite Dress" is a far superior song to "Hand in Glove" which looking back on it, was really nothing more than Morrissey's whining narcissism. This song is far more genuine - it's human, it's tragic, ... and it's all too real. They were terribly under valued.

[@bradleyclarke4432]

Why the comparison just thank the N West we had em both. FAC666

[@steevedaw566]

The best comment I've read. Spot on!

[@leopold7562]

@@bradleyclarke4432 Sorry to piss on your chips, mate, but we can't lay claim to the Weddoes. They were from Leeds.

[@bradleyclarke4432]

@@leopold7562 Indeed but were obsessed with Manchester and that sound. When u say we I include Leeds Nottingham Derby as the NWest. Saying that all welcome. All best B

[@aeropro7558]

Hand in glove all day for me...and this a close second. Anyway.....two incredible tunes.

[@brendanbradley7609]

What? I always thought this song was about transvestism..

[@saxglend9439]

The album should have been called Billy Bremner.