Friday, July 8, 2016

Tom Robinson - Listen To The Radio (Atmospherics) (Panic)

As someone who finds great solace in the radio on that long and lonely drive back from clubland in the early hours, I feel that Tom's captured the mood perfectly in this poignant and not-a-little sad song. (Mark Steels, Smash Hits, November 10, 1983)

Uncle Tom has changed dramatically from a leader of men to a solitary soul. Here he takes a jazzy stroll through late night Berlin and has the chart sense to mention radios once he gets to the chorus. Funny that such a decadent city should succeed in reviving so many of our jaded stars. First Bowie, now Tom. Is Berlin a health spa? I think we should be told. (Mark Cooper, No 1, November 5, 1983)

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