The third 7″ within the 24 Songs project dropped through the letterbox on 18 March 2022.
mp3: The Wedding Present – Go Go Go
A rocky number with a softer edge, thanks to the co-vocal from Melanie Howard. It’s one that I wasn’t really too sure of on the initial listens, but it proved to come across better in the live setting, with it demonstrating just how big and vital a part Melanie had in this new-look and different sounding version of The Wedding Present. The signs had been there thanks to some of the music and footage that had emerged during the lockdown period, not least this wonderful take on an old single.
The b-side, given its title, I suspect was written specifically to be the flip side of this particular single
mp3: The Wedding Present – La La La
It’s a song which is very much split in two. The opening 2 mins and 45 seconds or offer up a take on the sort of indie-rock that the band over the years, no matter who was in the line-up, can do so effortlessly and effectively. It’s a decent, if not spectacular, listen.
But the final 45 seconds, from which the song takes its title, does absolutely nothing for me. It’s one of the very few TWP songs that I’d be quite happy not to listen to again in future years.
JC
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