Messed Around
"Messed Around" is a US single released from Squeeze's fourth album, East Side Story.
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| Single by Squeeze | ||||
| from the album East Side Story | ||||
| Released | 1981 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook Producer = Roger Bechirian & Elvis Costello | |||
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Background
Author Jim Drury posed that the song was one which ex-Squeeze member Jools Holland may have enjoyed playing on, to which Glenn Tilbrook said, "Yeah. There was definitely a feeling of 'See what you're missing out on, Jools. Look at all the fun you could be having.' Paul [Carrack] did a great job on it and we recorded it virtually live in the studio."[1] Tillbrook also said that the "song showed what a great band we had at the time, one of Squeeze's strongest line-ups."[1]
Chris Difford said "[i]t actually sounds like Jools [Holland] playing on it. It's a breathtaking solo by Paul. Piano playing does not get any better than that. When we recorded this I felt as though I'd finally arrived, that I was in a proper band with real men. Glenn's guitar sounds very Scotty Moore, with a distant amplifier. It's reminiscent of one of Glenn's earlier solos from when we were younger and a great way to end an album."[1]
Tilbrook also claimed that the song was inspired by the Stray Cats.[2]
Track listing
- "Messed Around" (2:40)
- "Yap Yap Yap" (4:13)
References
- Tillbrook, Glenn; Difford, Chris; Drury, Jim. Squeeze: Song by Song. Sanctuary.
- Fanelli, Damian (May 2012). "Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze Talks Gear, Guitar Solos and Future Plans". Guitar World. Retrieved 20 October 2020.