Black Coffee In Bed

[riff]

And Squeeze fans out there?

black coffee in bed
(Difford/Tilbrook)

There's a stain on my notebook
Where your coffee cup was
And there's ash in the pages
Now I've got myself lost
I was writing to tell you
That my feelings tonight
Are a stain on my notebook
That rings your goodbye

With the way that you left me
I can hardly contain
The hurt and the anger
And the joy of the pain
Now knowing I am single
They'll be fire in my eyes
And a stain on my notebook
For a new love tonight

From the lips without passion
To the lips with a kiss
There's nothing of your love
That I'll ever miss
The stain on my notebook
Remain all that's left
Of the memory of late nights
And coffee in bed

Now she's gone
And I'm back on the beat
A stain on my notebook
Says nothing to me
Now she's gone
And I'm out with a friend
With lips full of passion
And coffee in bed

(c) 1982 Illegal Songs (BMI)

Squeezefan.com

 

[riff]

Tempted
(Difford/Tilbrook)

I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
A flannel for my face
Pyjamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
Let's get out of this place

Past the church and the steeple
The laundry on the hill
Billboards and the buildings
Memories of it still
Keep calling and calling
But forget it all
I know I will

Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
What's been going on
Now that you have gone
There's no other
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered

I'm at the car park, the airport
The baggage carousel
The people keep on crowding
I'm wishing I was well
I said it's no occasion
It's no story I could tell

At my bedside empty pocket
A foot without a sock
Your body gets much closer
I fumble for the clock
Alarmed by the seduction
I wish that it would stop

I bought a novel, some perfume
A fortune all for you
But it's not my conscience
That hates to be untrue
I asked of my reflection
Tell me what is there to do

* Chords
* FROM THE ALBUM: East Side Story. The second single release from that album in the UK and the lead single in the US.
* COMPILATIONS: Singles - 45's and Under, Classics, Greatest Hits, Piccadilly Collection, Master Series.
* LIVE VERSIONS: 1) The "Heartbreaking World" 10-inch. 2) A Round and a Bout. 3) "Heaven Knows" CD singles/Live at Royal Albert Hall. 4) The CD single for "Loving You Tonight" features a slower live studio take recorded for Virgin Radio with Carrack singing lead on all verses.
* OTHER VERSIONS: 1) The song was recorded by the band with producer Dave Edmunds before Elvis Costello and Roger Bechirian took over production duties and the version we've known all these years came into being. This earlier Edmunds-produced version (with Glenn on lead vocal instead of Paul Carrack) eventually saw the light of day on Excess Moderation. 2) In late 1993, Paul and Glenn recorded new vocals for the song, the production was beefed up with session men on guitar and keyboards and a new beast called "Tempted 94" was born, featured prominently on the soundtrack to the film Reality Bites.
* It is far and away Squeeze' best-known song worldwide.
* The voice in the second verse which doesn't belong to Glenn is that of Elvis Costello.
* The song peaked at #41 in the UK.
* From the Excess Moderation sleevenotes (about the Edmunds version). Glenn: This version, done and dusted by Dave Edmunds, just goes to show how lucky we were when Elvis got Paul to sing our revised backing track. ELO on a bad day. Chris: "Tempted" was written in a cab on the way to Heathrow, I just wrote down what I saw and how I felt as we wormed our way through the traffic. I also must have anticipated a good time on tour as the chorus suggests.
* Scott Rodas informs us that the live version of the song from the "Heartbreaking World" 10-inch "was featured on an IRS compilation called LIVE FOR LIFE also featured live tracks from the Go-Go's, REM, & General Public (and others). The album is now out of print- but can be found in many cut-out bins."
* The song has been covered by many, including Joe Cocker, Mark Johnson (on his 1996 LP Deep Focus).
* Squeeze fan Liz Samuels writes: "I can't believe that no mention was made in the Tempted synopsis of my close, personalfriend, Larry Toothbrush. For those of you who don't know, Larry was the first fan to ever launch a toothbrush in the bands direction during the opening line of the song. This has since become standard at any (New York-area) Squeeze show. Invariably at least one or two toothbrushes still make it on stage at every NY performance. I remember a performance at the Pier in New York in the mid-eighties where Glenn's shoes were almost covered in toothbrushes."

 

[lobito]

Damn straight there Riff!

I didn't even look at the thread yet, when the song went streaking through my mind.

Lo

 

[riff]

Awesome fucking band of the 80's. Right up there with the Smiths if you ask me!

 

[Cherry Blossom]

Those are their two best songs! The only other one I ever really liked was "Pulling Mussels from the Shell."

 

[Desert Amazon]

 

[riff]

I was listening to them on vinyl. Another band I need to upgrade to CD.

Now I am listening to The Queen Is Dead by the Smiths.

 

[bluemuse]

Awesome fucking band of the 80's. Right up there with the Smiths if you ask me!

I'm a huge Squeeze fan.......and even huger Smiths fan. I saw them twice in the mid 80s, at the Paladium in Los Angeles.....*sigh*.....ah youth......

You know riff......you have excellent taste in music.......for a whack job.......



bluemuse

 

[lilminx]

I used to sing that song when I was like, 6 years old! I used to love coffee when I was really little, and I loved watching TV while laying in my mom's bed, so that was my song- lol.