Andy Bell

Yes

... traveling with Andy Bell, honey.

Yes, this is what we look like.

Well, probably not this pretty, but-

They combined to do that on the Magnetic Morning EP in 2007, so that was the following year after Eric Ethie.

There are many other covers of that song, which originally appeared on the Kinks' 1971 album Percy, including Colin Malloy, Andy Bell four years ago, if you, like me, are a big fan of Ride, Heather Duby, Pain Teens, lots of people see the worth of that great song from Percy.

Before that, five bands all from the 60s are singer orchestra.

The Thoughts did the version of All Night Stand we heard there from 1966.

Yeah, he's the older brother.

A- and what happened, though, in the rehearsal, what's fascinating is the band, Bonehead and, and Andy Bell and Noel got together first and they're doing a rehearsal.

Liam didn't turn up.

Liam would turn up, literally walk in, not say anything barely to Noel.

Wonderful track.

Okay, I'm just about ready to drop the Synthpop Symphony Not So Old Synthpop Mix, featuring some of my favorites from 2021 through 2023. and i'll give you a little hint of what's coming up how about shelter with andy bell sally shapiro piston damp luca leeloo dubstar and cold connection and that's just a taste of what i packed into this one so stay tuned but first i got a couple more tracks to squeeze in before we get into the mix next up a great people's theater remix of electro ziz with endless conversations plus neon capital with is it love more of the best in modern electronic dance music coming your way right here on synth pop symphony We sit for hours lost

in time Talking about the stars and the endless night Worlds flow like rivers, we never die Sharing grief and a brave desire We'll be right back.

You laugh at my worst jokes Talk me up when I lose hope Wear my hoodie lovin' all my posters Call it art, say it feels like home 30 tens and you are not impressed rocky forest not on my list we argue about movies they were dancing You've heard all my mixtapes From top 40 to new wave Don't try to change me Just Hold my hand while they still play We miss the late night movie Talk through the whole story You say If this is boring Why do

He came out of retirement.

What's his name? Bell? Andy Bell.

Andy Bell.

Andy Bell singing inside the fence... a Razors hit, Respect, which was from what, the 80s? That is the song that is adopted by Hull KR.

And I thought about it and I thought, you know what, Matty? You're right.

It was a hell of a moment.

Respect by Razor.

Now, I'm not saying it's the best, but I'm saying, like Matty, having watched a lot, you probably had to be there.

Well, this brings in one of the benefits of being the opener of the night, which is what I love.

The tour I went on last year was this really, really intense three-month tour opening for Andy Bell from Erasure, who is just the sweetest human being on earth, by the way.

Just the best.

Um, but it was so cool to be able to like do my makeup, go on, play a show, uh, go over to the merch booth between, between the sets and then come out and get to move around and get to see him from backstage, from side stage, from right in the front.

He wrote all the songs on Speak and Spell for Depeche Mode, and then he was just gone.

He was the founder of Depeche Mode, wasn't he? Or at least co-founder, then left, and then did Yaz for two albums, and then started Erasure with Andy Bell, which I think he's still doing to this day.

Yeah, so according to the lore, he heard the first OMD single, Electricity, and was like, yeah, it's got to be synths.

We got to do synths.