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Good morning! Today we’re dropping the needle on The Doves’ “Black and White Town” off of their 2005 Some Cities album.
The song was by the BBC for their coverage of 2005’s Six Nations Rugby tournament and is still used for rugby events. It can also be heard during Sky Sport’s Champions League coverage and has been featured in Fifa ‘06 and BBC show Top gear.
From Pitchfork’s review of the record:
…one of the bouncin-est seven-minute verse/chorus/verse brit-rock epics with a jungle-percussive outro Radio 1 has ever spun, finds its match in "Black and White Town", this album's lead single, which channels Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out" with a plump four-on-the-floor beat and steady-struttin' piano line.
Read the rest here.
“Black and White Town” by The Doves| Some Cities, 2005
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I like Doves. Especially the "Firesuite" and "The Cedar Room" songs from the "Lost Souls"album 🔥.