Holding Back The Years by Simply Red
Released in 1985, it was the bands biggest hit, reaching #2 in the UK and #1 in the US. The song was originally recorded as a punk song by the band Frantic Elevators with Mick Hucknall (pictured above) as the lead singer in 1982. The band Frantic Elevators was made up of musicians from Manchester, England, some of which were present at one of the very first Sex Pistols shows (along with members of the bands The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division and The Buzzcocks!!!!).
The song was written about the traumatic experience of Mick's mother leaving the family when he was three years old. That event must have been very formative. Just listen to Mick's vocal performance on this song.....seriously, put on headphones and really hear the emotion in this vocal. It's amazing. The band makes appearances in the video as the guys playing cricket and climbing off of the train. They had the easy part.
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