XTC - The World Is Full Of Angry Young Men -

[@thechristianhuey]

Wild to think Colin was only 27 when he wrote this. You'd think he'd be at least 50-something.

[@donlopeaguirre112]

Terrific track - always thought XTC were a jazz band masquerading as a post punk new wave thing...

[@randydoak6638]

My love for XTC knows no bounds.

[@rain73ful]

Great lyrics to this song!

[@tinfoilhatter]

colin's-outta-site:: incomparable, mate~

[@ianmcarthur6106]

Can imagine Joe Jackson singing this...Some of Colin's best lyrics!

[@garrettrea4778]

Wow, it would not be out of place on the B side of Night and Day.....

[@tinfoilhatter]

yeah... i hear that 'tone', that jackson-tone, that brit-ish, jazz-hands-type-voice-action, mate: what a warm tone tho...slightly less 'angry' than young joe ...

[@gerardmccavana4905]

A great song.

[@kieronbowker9983]

Why did this lovely song get sidelined? Well, we might add 2 and 2 and make 5. Glad it is out there finally free from the shackles of the time. :)

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

Colin had four great songs and Andy ran out of time for the fourth so we could hear "Funk Pop A Roll." :-/ That's Andy.

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@thebrazilianatlantis165 andy's-all-sou-ho-ho-ho-ho-hoouull~

[@MrDunkiep]

It was on the B side of 'the loving'. It stood out on that ep and I've never forgotten it. The lyrics mean so much more to an older man.

[@blasty109]

Im sure I read somewhere its Andy's lead break...

[@tinfoilhatter]

fabulous! who played that lead guitah,, right?

[@stefanotoccafondi8093]

Dave Gregory,XTC lead

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@stefanotoccafondi8093 y'think so tho? like i wouldn't be-so-sure, but dave had to play somethin', it's just most of what i hear, happens more often than not, to be andy, see? so you mean they put andy on piano, or maybe dave on piano, right, mate?

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@stefanotoccafondi8093 hey, i believe it, if y'say so:: but like, who told y'that, mate? andy would be in there, so what's he playin' then, yeah?

[@piratexander]

i think what makes more sense is dave on piano! and andy playing lead guitar. considering dave did most of the orchestral arrangements of their later albums. pretty sure dave is on keys inLadybird and Me and the Wind, and I'm almost certain dave played piano on Skylarking. it sounds like andy's playing style anyways on the guitar solo. more angular and jangly than dave's playing.

[@tinfoilhatter]

@@piratexander well, it's a lovely song, of colin's , yeah and if i had to guess, i would say they're the best, the xtc featuring whichever drummer they happened to be usin', heck yes~

[@johntaylor9988]

Great little gem. Sounds like Joe Jackson could have done it.

[@warrenbutson122]

was this from Nonsuch sessions or Oranges and lemons?

[@mvbigmagic4048]

Rag and Bone Buffet

[@vanishing_girl]

it was a b-side to The Loving, so Oranges and Lemons. It was originally written during the Mummer era and got rejected by the rest of the band for some reason tho.