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Old 31-01-2025, 10:22
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Originally Posted by FacelessSenseOfVoid View Post
The chorus is another knock off of International Blue isn't it, just as Decline and Fall was. I was sat in bed this morning pondering what the weak link is and all roads lead to Dave Eringa (and possibly their own studio).
I hear lots of bits of other Manics songs in Brushstrokes of Reunion, but International Blue wasn’t one that hit me so far.

I get vibes/reminders of:
Misguided Missile
A Billion Balconies
Boxes and Lists
Black Square
Cardiff Afterlife
& at least one other track I can’t quite place yet.

Non-manics wise:
Take On Me (Ah-Ha)
Because of You (Dexy’s Midnight Runners - song used for old TV show Brush Strokes(!))

I will happily listen to Eringa-produced Manics for as long they continue to make records, but also agree it would be nice to shake it up a bit, give the man an album or two off.
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