When I was a kid, I associated Simply Red with boring, overblown ballads.
But really, they made great dance music, too. Take this song from 2003 - which was something of a comeback for them in the UK and pretty much everywhere in the world that's not the US - where they had not had a hit since the late 1980 (and this song wasn't either).
The song was written by Mick Hucknall - who is the only original member of Simply Red (it's not just him, but it might as well be) and, shockingly, Sara Allen, Darryl Hall and John Oates, the writers of "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)". Paul Carrack does NOT get a credit for the obvious borrowing from "How Long"(presumably because he doesn't say "How long" in the song?). Sarah Brown provides additional vocals.
The song owes a large debt to this video, filmed near Rio de Janeiro, for its success.
Anyway, the song is fun and hot and not at all a boring, overblown ballad.
You all know by now I love including a live performance, and I chose their show in Cuba for this one. I don't think I've ever featured a Cuban performance. Well, anyway, it's a gooder.
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