One of the founder members of The Real Thing has died suddenly in Australia aged 73.
The Real Thing brightened a very grey, very miserable Liverpool in the seventies & eighties. Their classic album, 4 From 8, refers to Toxteth, whose postcode is Liverpool 8.
Here’s Children Of The Ghetto.
You To Me Are Everything is possibly my favourite record. It’s just a thing of pure joy.
Graham Norton played it on R2 this morning – not sure if it was in tribute or just a coincidence (didn’t hear the preamble), but you’re right, it’s a great song.
Played “You To Me Are Everything” a few hours ago. A pearl of a record.
Can’t Get By Without You is even better and apt under the circumstances.
This is, as they say in Liverpool 8, fooken boss
I have always been aware and enjoyed the singles however it’s been interesting over the past couple of days learning about Eddy Amoo’s earlier, largely doo wop group, the Chants.
Here’s a link to one of the Chants’ songs
And here’s an article that provides something about his background: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/03/children-ghetto-real-thing-toxteth-liverpool