Day 15.....
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling (Extended Mix)
What a track this is, and in the extended format it
sounds even better. It is rightly regarded as a classic 80s track, its fun,
unusual and such an upbeat track. One thing about Blancmange, is they
definitely had a unique sound in those days that no one has captured since, the
rhythm section in the track is one of the best I have heard and who would have
thought a sitar would produce the main melody hook in the song......brilliant!
The single is taken from their equally impressive debut
album “Happy Families”. Before Blancmange hit the big time I was already a fan
after hearing the beautiful and melancholic track “Sad Day”, which was featured
on the Some Bizarre Album Compilation, that also featured other unknown bands
at the time, including Depeche Mode, The The, and Soft Cell, who all went on to
bigger and better things.
The 12 Inch Vinyl of “Living On The Ceiling” featured the
customary extended version, on the A side, which had a running time of 5.37,
whilst the B Side featured 2 BBC Radio session tracks, “I Would” and “Running Thin”, the latter being
a gem of a track.
It was released in October 1982 and reached number 7 in
the UK Singles Chart.
When Blancmange performed the single on Top Of The Pops
they had to change the line “Up The Bloody Tree” to “Up The Cuckoo Tree”, even
back then the Beeb were very PC!!
Some years ago I actually recorded my own version of
“Living On The Ceiling”!
12 INCH VINYL TRACK LISTING
A1 Living On The Ceiling
(Extended Mix) 5:37
B1 I Would 4:02
B2 Running Thin 2:19
You will find the Extended Mix of “Living On The Ceiling”
and both the B Sides on the recently issued deluxe 3 CD set of “Happy Families”
that is available from Amazon here:
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