How Squeeze Wrote The Perfect Song (Up The Junction)

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• MU

  @MusicMongoose · 1 year ago · pinned

  Is it their best song? 🤔

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• BU

  @bustedfender · 1 year ago

  “The Devil came and took me from bar to street to bookie…” 👌

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• BI

  @billcormack6140 · 7 months ago

  In 1983 as a young engineer, I was working in Antwerp for an offshore construction company. I was teaching myself the guitar and had an acoustic with me which I used to strum in the mess room. One day this man approached me and asked if I knew any Squeeze songs, I told that I didn’t. He asked me that if he brought in some sheet music would I try to play it. The next day he brought the sheet music for labelled with love and I gave him my very poor rendition. He told me that his son had written the song and that his name was Glenn Tilbrook. The man was Peter Tibrook, Glenn’s dad.

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• CA

  @cartermac64 · 6 months ago

  Glad to watch a Squeeze story that doesnt include Jouls Holland. When you read Jouls book about himeslf it gives the impression that he alone is the driving force of Squeeze. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks

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• CA

  @caeserromero3013 · 10 months ago

  I always found this to be a very emotional song, it connected with me instantly even as a young kid and I remember thinking at the end, the first time I heard it, that I NEVER wanted to end up like that.

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• BA

  @barnabyaprobert5159 · 1 year ago

  One of England's BEST songwriters/bands.  STILL sounds fresh.  Beautiful.

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• TO

  @TonyLuxton-i2f · 1 year ago

  This song is a masterpiece

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• PA

  @paulharrison25 · 1 year ago

  This is one of my absolute favourite songs EVER

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• AL

  @alancharles3459 · 10 months ago

  It saved the reputation of DJ Tony Blackburn when he chose it as his record of the week. I had believed it was the only song where the title is the last line of the song. Never twigged the Virginia Plain connection.  Magnificent

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• GL

  @glennsturmfels-sp6rq · 6 months ago

  They are still outstanding now as in the 80's. Never got the recognition they deserved.

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• TE

  @teodelfuego · 1 year ago

  It’s cool to see the younger Tilbrook brother doing a You Tube vidéo on his older brother’s song

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• JO

  @johnbeekman1396 · 10 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppVI7vC0lPI&amp;t=14">0:14</a> Also noteworthy is Gilson Lavis&apos; iconic oddball drum fill at the end of the intro, leading into the first verse. RIP, Mr. Lavis.

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