Take Them (They're Yours)

I got this link from several people (Squeezefan and even Chuck) and these Squeeze covers are really good.

Go check them out soon, they might not be there much longer!

All we need is here

Chris Difford has a new band! Well, it's a one-off job, but it is a new single and it's for a good cause: Chris Difford and the Decorations: Let's Not Fight This Christmas

Here are some stories on the song:

News Blaze: In Search of The True Christmas Hit

The Press Association: Sergeant in bid for Xmas number one

BBC: Children sing with Strictly star

If you are in the UK, or have access to the UK iTunes store, you can purchase the song here: link

If you are anywhere else (or at least in the US), you can view the music video at The Sun: Sergeant lands Xmas single


Someone has posted the lyrics here.

Lets not fight this Christmas

Chris has a new project and it's for a great cause.

I have, along with Kevin Malpass been working on a Christmas single in conjunction with the BBC’s One Show. Next week between 7 and 7.30 pm Monday to Friday you will see the story of our song. Please join us on our journey as we try to make this single a hit. It will be a download only track and the details of this will follow shortly. I always dreamt of being on Top Of the Pops at Christmas, I'm sure it wont happen, but we can have fun trying. And, make some money for Children in Need. Pass this on to as many people as you can so that when the download comes we can all suck it down from the internet and make this Christmas a bit of fun. If we do get on the tele around turkey time, you can all come round to my house for a mince pie!

There's also a facebook page for those of us who are young and hip and on facebook. (Or it least in denial about our age.)

Chris himself has a facebook page as well, by the way.

I'll be back with more details when they're available. (Or anyone can leave them in the comments.)

Squeeze on A&E Private Sessions

Private Sessions: Squeeze - Behind the Scenes

Private Sessions: Squeeze - Tempted

Private Sessions: Squeeze - Behind Tempted

Private Sessions: Squeeze - Pulling Mussels from a Shell

Private Sessions: Squeeze - Ken Dashow Question for Squeeze

Private Sessions: Squeeze - Squeeze's New Album

Squeeze at The Albany (May 4)

Yours truly has been sat in the corner of squeezereader towers sniffling and sneezing all week.

"Achoo!"

Frank, my faithful newshound has been bringing me cups of Lemsip and a fresh box of tissues on the hour.
The rain is beating down hard onto the windows and the world looks grey and uninviting until...

"Woof!"

Frank's tail sticks up and he bounds across the room with the graceful poise of a bull in a china shop. Chairs and desks part company while pot plants crash down and with a big bump! all the Chocolate bars from the vending machine scatter across the floor.

With one big bound for a dog and one giant step for squeezefans everywhere, Frank lands on my lap and waves an email at me.

Wowzers! Squeeze are going to be making an appearance at Chris Difford's benefit concert!

Hugging Frank I take a swig of my Lemsip and smile. Those grey rain-filled clouds don't look so bad after all!


Chris Difford's Benefit Concert takes place at The Albany Arts Venue, Deptford on Sunday May 4. Doors open 7:30pm and the show starts at 8pm.

Tickets cost £12:50 and are available from the Albany Box Office on 020-8692-4466, or check out their website at: www.thealbany.co.uk


Many thanks to Sandra (from The Albany) for the email :0)

She also tickles our aural tastebuds with this little teaser...

"... there’s a rumour that one of the special guests will be a certain dark haired pianist from the old days…"

I wonder who that could be? Will he be there from the start, or will he arrive later...?

FESTIVE GREETINGS TO ALL OF OUR READERS!

Watch Squeeze's Christmas Day Video :0)

Squeeze on talkSPORT radio - rescheduled

So there I was...

Sat at squeeze reader towers with my little radio listening to talkSPORT and waiting for the airwaves to be lit up with the delights of Messrs Difford & Tilbrook.

As I did my morning rounds of tidying the desks, watering the pop plants and topping up the water cooler with gin, I heard the presenter say "Squeeze" and ran to my radio.

Unfortunately my moment of happiness was short-lived as Jon Gaunt announced that he won't be playing the interview today as he wanted to carry on taking calls.

With a sigh, I walked over to the water cooler, filled up my mug and went back to my desk.

However every cloud has a silver lining, and some good did come out of this...
... while I browsed the talkSPORT website, I saw a "Listen Live" link which will enable overseas fans to hear the interview when it gets played out next week :0)

For now, I'll have a listen back to the show to make sure none of the session tracks were played when I nipped out for a Twix bar.

Squeeze on UK Radio- Nov 23

It's a wet, wet, wet day here at squeeze reader towers...

Frank, my faithful newshound is lying in his basket and dreaming of unearthing the world's biggest bone, while yours truly is playing solitaire on her computer.

All of a sudden Frank's ears pop up and he bounds over to my inbox.
Within seconds he has presented me with the soggy remnants of an email (and a pen which I've been searching for since last Tuesday!)

The lovely Jeanine from the Glenn_list alerts us to two, YES TWO!, Squeeze appearances on UK Radio tomorrow...

Squeeze are doing a session on the Mark Lamarr show at midnight on BBC
Radio 2 this Friday 23 November.
Glenn and Chris are doing an acoustic performance and interview which
will also transmit this Friday 23rd on Jon Gaunt's show on talkSPORT.
His show airs from 10am - 1 pm.

Luckily there is a listen again option on the Mark Lamarr show...page
link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lamarr/

Jeanine, you rock!

NEW! SQUEEZE! LIVE! ALBUM!

Yesssss!

There are certain things that get you excited when looking through your inbox...

Now I'm not talking about young ladies offering to show you their 'creative' pictures, nor once in a lifetime offers that involve you giving your bank details to overseas businessmen.... nor am I talking about shirtless screengrabs of the swoonsome Dr Perry Cox from Scrubs...

... Actually the last one does make me beam like a Cheshire cat (and if anyone wants to send me shirless pictures of said doctor then you'll be making one Squeezefan very happy indeed)

Er, where was I?

Oh yes! Talking about excitement in my inbox!

So there I was, browsing through the Glenn_list when I see this from David (tour de force behind the groovy Packet Of Three website):

The new Squeeze album is out on 26 November 2007, entitled Five Live, it's a live recording from the US tour.

The tracklisting is:

1. Take Me I'm Yours
2. Slightly Drunk
3. Love Circles
4. Hourglass
5. I Think I'm Go Go
6. Third Rail
7. Electric Trains
8. Annie Get Your Gun
9. Some Fantastic Place
10. Melody Motel
11. Picadilly
12. Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken
13. Goodbye Girl
14. Slap and Tickle
15. Walk Away
16. Cool For Cats
17. Tempted
18. If I Didn't Love You
19. Pulling Mussels

There should be five or so free download tracks as well. More details
when I have them.

Well I squeaked in delight and punched the air like an extra from an eighties rock video.

Needless to say, I am beaming like the Cheshire cat who got all of the cream :0)

Kenton retreats

I read part one of Kenton Hall's posts on the Chris Difford's songwriting retreat and said to myself, "Someone should link all these posts in order to make them easier to read."

Then I remembered that I'm a Squeezeblogger and that someone should be me.

Black Coffee in Stansted, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part One

The Waiting Game, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Two

Some Fantastic Place, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Three

Melody Motel, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Four

Trust Me To Open My Mouth, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Five

Lost for Words, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Six

In Today's Room, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Seven

Cool for (Tiny) Cats - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Eight

Can of Worms, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Nine

What's Wrong With This Picture? - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Ten

Slightly Drunk, The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Eleven

When the Hangover Strikes - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Twelve

Tight Rope - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Thirteen

Hourglass - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Fourteen

Points of View - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Fifteen

Goodbye Girl - The Chris Difford Retreat Diaries, Part Sixteen

Mountain Winery Review & Setlist

A Bit Of A Mountain Whinery!

It's near the end of the late shift here at Squeeze Reader Towers (UK).

As I sit looking out at the starry sky, I'm just about to power down my computer, when I hear a "ding!"

YES! We have some Squeeze news neatly landing in my inbox!

Lovely Squeeze Reader Chris Baker, has sent in a link to a review of the Mountain Winery Show:

"Without Holland or Carrack around, Tilbrook was unquestionably the star of the show, and his guitar solos showed the same melodic verve as his vocals. During the closing “Black Coffee in Bed,” he was effusive in his excitement about the show and the entire tour, pointing out that five years ago he and Difford were more likely to be involved in a knife fight than to share a stage. But on this night, anyway, there was a lot of love going around."

The review seems more preoccupied with the ex-Squeeze members who weren't there... and (even though I was on the other side of the big pond), to say this about Chris Difford's singing:

"...rather monotonal vocals were nothing exceptional"

does deserve a big slap in the mouth with a well-oiled croissant.

At least the review credited Stephen 'Lord' Large as "versatile...making a good impression" and said that Squeeze (and their support band) Fountains Of Wayne, were "... simply about songs, and the two bands delivered enough tasty pop to satisfy any musical sweet tooth"


Here's the setlist (courtesy of The Mercury News article):

Take Me I’m Yours / Up the Junction / Footprints / Piccadilly / I Think I’m Go Go / Love Circles / Another Nail From My Heart / Electric Trains / Some Fantastic Place / Messed Around / This Summer / Annie Get Your Gun / Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken / Slightly Drunk / Goodbye Girl / Hourglass / If I Didn’t Love You / Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) / Slap and Tickle / Cool for Cats // Tempted / Is That Love / Black Coffee in Bed


And as I watch the clouds slowly drift in front of the starry sky, I switch off my computer and make my way home, wandering if a well-oiled croissant should have been included in Cluedo?

If not, it most certainly should be.

A new Squeeze Forum

We love the internet!


It's a rainy day here at Squeeze Reader Towers...

The sun was nowhere to be seen, so I packed away the picnic hamper and with a heavy sigh retreived the hammock that once hanged happily between the two apple trees in the Squeeze Reader Garden.

Time to go back to the office...


Sitting in the opulent surroundings of Squeeze Reader Towers, I sipped at a nice cup of green tea and nibbled on a lightly buttered scone.

Then all of a sudden, the sun shone through the window and lit up my computer screen.

Putting down my scone, I glanced at my inbox to discover that there was a new Squeeze Forum on the web!

"Hurrah!", I gleefully shouted, and took a big bite of my scone.
And guess what? This scone tasted all the better for it.

New Squeeze Forum

Squeeze- Lighting Up The Beacon and seeing stars in NJ

There's nothing better than walking into Squeeze Reader Towers on a Summery Saturday afternoon and finding an inbox full of lovely letters from our readers :0)

As it's such a nice day here, I've decided to take my mail bag outside into the Squeeze Reader Garden and have a picnic... C'mon you're all invited!



Squeeze reader Hernando Lammers, has sent in a link to his brilliant photos of our heroes playing the Beacon Theater:

Click here to see his Flickr album!


Ah, it's lovely to be sat under a tree having a picnic with you all.
There's enough tea and cakes here for everyone, so please eat, drink and be merry!




Now last (but not least), those nice people at Kweevak have sent in a link to their groovy review of the Starland Ballroom gig:

"Squeeze is tight. The reformed power popsters that took the stage on Monday, August 6, 2007 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey had a firm grip on their past as they tore through a rapid 90-minute set of their biggest hits."

Click here to read the complete review, with photos and setlist.


And with that, it's time to open up a nice bottle of wine and put some Squeeze on the boom box.


Hernando and Kweevak, we salute you :0)



If you'd like to send us any Squeeze tidbits, and see your name in lovely print, then please fire an email off to us at:

thesqueezeREMOVE THIS BIT IN CAPITALSreader@googlemail.com

Photos, setlists and more in our bulging mail bag!

I was sat at my desk in the glorious surroundings of Squeeze Reader Towers, when the postman presented me with a bulging bag of mail!

And what brilliant mail is is...


1. SOLD OUT AT THE BEACON!


Firstly, big thanks to squeeze reader Ian Siegel for this great photo of the Beacon Theater, NY.

It warms the heart to see Squeeze's name in lights :0)

2. STARS IN OUR EYES!

Smiling like a cheshire cat, I delved down deeper into the sack of mail to find a lovely link from Joe.

"So where does the link lead to?" I hear you ask...

... To some groovy photos from the Starland Ballroom gig!



Click here to see Skyco's photos on Flickr


3. Ringing In The Good Times At The Nokia!

And last (but by no means least), big thanks to Daniel, who has sent in the setlist for the Nokia Live show:

2007-08-02
Nokia Theatre
New York, NY USA

Setlist:
[Total Time 1:39:29]
01 Take Me I'm Yours
02 Slightly Drunk
03 Piccadilly
04 Hourglass
05 Up the Junction
06 I Think I'm Go Go
07 Third Rail
08 Electric Trains
09 Some Fantastic Place
10 Annie Get Your Gun
11 Melody Motel
12 Messed Around
13 Walk Away
14 Slaughtered, Gutted and Heartbroken
15 Another Nail in My Heart
16 Goodbye Girl
17 If I Didn't Love You
18 Pulling Mussels From The Shell
19 Slap and Tickle
20 Cool for Cats
21 [encore break]
22 Tempted
23 Is That Love?
24 Black Coffee in Bed

And if you visit his site at nyctaper, then there's a wonderful surprise** waiting for you!

** The concert itself!

Ian, Joe and Daniel- we salute you :0)


If you'd like to send us any Squeeze tidbits, and see your name in lovely print, then please fire an email off to us at:

thesqueezeREMOVE THIS BIT IN CAPITALSreader@googlemail.com

Boston set list :0)

A lovely squeeze reader has sent in the set list for Boston:

"Here is the set list from last night's Boston show. i think I missed a song, but this list is pretty complete.

They totally rocked!!!

1. Take Me I’m Yours
2. ….. … ?? missed it
3. Picadilly
4. Hourglass
5. If Its Love
6. I Think I'm Go Go
7. There's no tomorrow
8. Electric trains
9. Some fantastic place
10. This Summer
11. Messed Around
12. Walkaway
13. Slaughtered, Gutted & Heartbroken
14. Annie get your gun
15. Another Nail
16. Goodbye Girl
17. If I Didnt Love You
18. Pulling Mussls from a shell
19. Slap and Tickle

Encore

20. Tempted
21. Is that love
22. Black Coffee in bed"


Thank you! You rock :0)

Setlist from Cape Cod!

It's an exciting time to be a Squeeze fan isn't it?

As I was doing some in-depth research for today's blog (drinking coffee and looking through my inbox), I came across this...

Franny from the squeezefan Yahoo Group, managed to get a copy of the setlist:

Take Me I'm Yours
Slightly Drunk
Hour Glass
Up The Junction
Third Rail
Electric Trains
Some Fantastic Place
Melody motel
Messed Around
Walk Away
Slaughtered, Guttered, Heartbroken
Annie Get Your Gun
Another Nail
Goodbye girl
Piccadilly
If I didn't love you
Pulling Muscles
Slap & Tickle
Cool for cats
---------------
Tempted
Is that love
Black Coffee In Bed

Franny, we salute you :0)


If any squeeze readers out there would like to share their photographs, setlists, reviews or just their sheer joy of going to a Squeeze gig, then please send them to us via the power of email:

thesqueezeREMOVE THIS BIT IN CAPITALSreader@googlemail.com


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Squeezefan
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All it took was reading a book

There I was, sat at my desk in the luxurious surroundings of squeeze reader towers and what should I see?...

A great picture of Chris & Glenn that I haven't seen before :0)

... And there's some writing too!

All it took was reading a book
Difford and Tilbrook reform as Squeeze

From Boston Now:

First they were friends, then they were band mates, then the band broke up and they stopped talking to each other altogether.

It's a simplistic way of looking at it, but that's how Glenn Tilbrook sums up his relationship with Chris Difford and the 80s hit-making machine they fronted, Squeeze.

Or at least that was his take on things before he started working with music journalist Jim Drury on a retrospective book on the band's career called Squeeze: Song by Song.

"I think I learned more about Chris from reading that book than I did in knowing him for 27 years," Tilbrook said. "So it started with getting to know each other again and eventually that led us to see if we wanted to play music together again."

Instead of heading into the studio to try and make new music, the pair got together with some of the musicians from their past and started playing the songs that made Squeeze a staple of the FM dial for so many years.

"The first time we actually saw each other in years was at a photo shoot for a best of CD they're putting out in the UK, which was a little embarrassing," he said. "Once we got into the rehearsal space and started playing, though, it all fell back into place pretty quickly."

While both Tilbrook and Difford have put together strong solo careers in the years since Squeeze officially broke up (1999), neither of them wanted to bring any of that material to the table for the current tour. "One of the things that's happened since we broke up is a lot of young musicians are telling us what a big influence we were on their music, which is great because it shows us what we write has stood up for itself over the years," he said. "So why not play it for the fans."

Squeeze play the Cape Cod Melody Tent tonight and the Bank of America Pavilion tomorrow.

Text: John Black

Squeeze Official Website
Squeeze Official MySpace

To everyone going to the Cape Cod & Bank Of America Pavillion concerts- have a great time :0)

Guilfest photos on Flickr

We're trawling the web for Squeeze nuggets!

Some groovy photos from the Flickr community:

martinfinnis - Guilfest 2007 Photos

murky - Guilfest 2007 Photos

(While you're there, check out shots from Chris and Glenn's solo gigs- just put their names in the search box and off you go!)


And big thanks to squeeze readers the ledevilefamily , who sent in this link:

"Hi,

there are photos from guilfest at

http://www.haldenphotography.com

scroll to the end of the page to see them"


(Credit - Banner photographs taken from the martinfinnis photostream)

Photos from The Albany :0)

BIG thanks to Ian Siegel for sharing his excellent photographs with the squeeze reader.

Ian- we salute you :0)

(click on the photos to see a bigger image)

Squeeze play Guilfest today! (Coverage on BBC Radio 2)

Top Of The Bill!

Squeeze are headliners at today's Guilfest.

To those who are going to the Festival- Have a wonderful time :0)

(And, as always, any reviews or photographs will be gratefully received!)


For those of us who won't be there, remember to tune into BBC Radio 2 for their coverage:

BBC Radio 2- Guilfest Page (You can also listen online here)

For those in the UK, then set your dials to 88-91 FM.

Or you can listen to Radio 2 on digital cable TV:

Virgin Media (Telewest): channel 902
NTL: channel 402

On Freeview: channel 702
On SKY: channe l0102

... Or you could always listen in on DAB Radio!


Official Guilfest website

Official Squeeze website