Unless you’re over forty, or from the U.K., you’ve probably never heard of the great 80s/90s band World Party. It was the creation of a Welsh dude named Kurt Wallinger, who, like many other musical geniuses (Lindsey Buckingham springs to mind) wrote all his own songs, and made demo tapes by playing every instrument. Pretty cool, huh?
Back in 1986, this little gem came out. It had a bluesy, funky feel that was different from anything else on the radio at the time. Like a lot of great songs, it seems to exist on many levels. That is, it’s a warning about the future. More importantly, it’s just a great song.
Strangely, it did better in the U.S. than the U.K., where the band’s biggest hit was a haunting gem called “She’s the One.”
Rock on…
Ash Clifton, Writer 