Wasnt Ain’t to Cure a single? I’d kill for a 12”
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Ain‘t No Cure wasn’t a single.
I could see it being a stop–gap single in 1989, but not after Preacher Man arrived and took all our wigs.
They could’ve put the Stock Aitken Waterman version on the single, and then the Youth alternate version on Pop Life.
I could see it being a stop–gap single in 1989, but not after Preacher Man arrived and took all our wigs.
They could’ve put the Stock Aitken Waterman version on the single, and then the Youth alternate version on Pop Life.
Yep! An real highlight of their partnership for me.
I’m surprised they included Ain’t No Cure on the album never mind it not being a single as they were so trying to distance themselves from SAW at this point.
I think it actually was from a 1990 session rather than 1988/1989 when the other SAW tracks were made. To me it would’ve been the ideal lead in Feb 1990. The 12” version definitely sounds like What Do I Have To Do by Kylie.
Heartless was from the 1989 sessions where they hated everything that came from it. Ain't No Cure seems to be a one-off from 1990. Why go back to SAW if they were unhappy with the 1989 material? Maybe a track like Better The Devil You Know inspired more faith that SAW could deliver for them again. The Youth mix of Ain't No Cure was almost the album version. The True Confessions fanzine had a track-by-track commentary for the album and Bananarama talked about Ain't No Cure in regards to the Youth version. The liner notes for Pop Life deluxe touch on some behind the scenes issues that were going on there that may have led to switching back to the SAW version.
London Records demanded probably.
Heartless is great. It fulfilled the SAW but don't sound too SAW brief perfectly. It wasn't single material but should have been on the album properly. It's miles better than Outta sight or Megalomaniac.
“Megalomaniac” is fantastic, it’s very “Set On You” with its beats and minimalistic lyrics.
B side material then.
I love Megalomaniac it sounds so dirty. I do wonder if it was meant to be a b-side in the vein of Set On You, Clean Cut Boy etc
Megalomanic was a b-side to Preacher Man. It was even a shorter mix as the b-side is 4:26, while the album version is 6:16. I thought it was a strange choice for Outta Sight to be the b-side of Long Train Running. So 2 b-sides ended up as album tracks. It's a shame that Only Your Love and Tripping On Your Love had no proper b-sides either, only a remixes.
The Pop Life era was fabulous, but the lack of proper b-sides (not album tracks) was something lacking for the fans. The SAW tracks from 1988/89/90 could have been b-sides. Even the track Some Boys (from the 2013 Deluxe Edition) could have made a nice b-side.
The album was intended to have the Youth mix of Ain't No Cure, but SAW reminded London records of a deal they had made with 2 tracks getting on the album. Thus, the SAW mix of Ain't No Cure replaced the Youth mix and Heartless was added to the CD. The South Korean vinyl release has Heartless on it, too. The more you know!
The Pop Life era was fabulous, but the lack of proper b-sides (not album tracks) was something lacking for the fans. The SAW tracks from 1988/89/90 could have been b-sides. Even the track Some Boys (from the 2013 Deluxe Edition) could have made a nice b-side.
The album was intended to have the Youth mix of Ain't No Cure, but SAW reminded London records of a deal they had made with 2 tracks getting on the album. Thus, the SAW mix of Ain't No Cure replaced the Youth mix and Heartless was added to the CD. The South Korean vinyl release has Heartless on it, too. The more you know!
I agree Megalomaniac and Outta Sight should have been b sides only. They’re not bad by any means but the main album could’ve included Heartless and Some Boys instead. The latter clearly was an experiment with a new sound that is interesting if not outstanding (but love the Jacquie ad libs and clearly hearing her lead the unison vocals)
If we could only get one Jacquie era studio album, glad that it was at least as something as notable as Pop Life.
Deep Sea Skiving is forty years old today! Forty!
Also, if we're talking about Pop Life, it was a tale of two halves for me...
Outstanding:
Preacher Man
Only Your Love
Long Train Running
What Colour R The Skies Where U Live?
Megalomaniac
I Can't Let You Go
Is Your Love Strong Enough
Poor:
Tripping On Your Love
Ain't No Cure
Outta Sight
Heartless
Thankfully the brilliance of tracks like Preacher Man, Only Your Love and I Can't Let You Go outweighed the woeful (for me at least) four.
Also, if we're talking about Pop Life, it was a tale of two halves for me...
Outstanding:
Preacher Man
Only Your Love
Long Train Running
What Colour R The Skies Where U Live?
Megalomaniac
I Can't Let You Go
Is Your Love Strong Enough
Poor:
Tripping On Your Love
Ain't No Cure
Outta Sight
Heartless
Thankfully the brilliance of tracks like Preacher Man, Only Your Love and I Can't Let You Go outweighed the woeful (for me at least) four.
“What Colour R The Skies Where U Live?” and “Is Your Love Strong Enough” are the only two I would consider truly poor. I barely remember how they go after listening to them ddd.
Whereas I’d say I Can’t Let You Go is the only dud on the set. There’s little tune and it’s far too long.
Is Your Love Strong Enough is amazing. I love the groove on it. With a 7" edit it would have made a better fourth single than Tripping On Your Love.
There's nothing bad on Pop Life, but Megalomaniac and Outta sight had already been b sides so it felt wrong to add them to the album especially when there were others to fill their spaces.
The thing about “Megalomaniac” is that the album version is longer than the single version so I don’t mind it too much.