Saturday Three

 A guest posting by The (New) Vinyl Villain

1. Come Saturday – The Pains Of The Being Pure At Heart

Come Saturday

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are from NYC, forming in 2007, breaking up in 2019 and then

announcing late last year that they were getting back together again. I’m off to see them when they

hit Glasgow this coming November.

This single, from 2009, is a wonderfully catchy number and I defy anyone to listen and not want to

start dancing.

2. The Saturday Boy – Billy Bragg

The Saturday Boy

If anyone ever mentions that they don’t like Billy cos he is a one-trick pony only capable of singing

protest songs then this is my way of coming back at them. A stunning tale of love and rejection. And

a reminder of what exactly la la la la la la la la la la means when used in a song (most of the time

anyway).

3. Saturday’s Kids – The Jam

Saturday's Kids

It’s now a ridiculous 46 years since The Jam released ‘Setting Sons’. A song about growing up in a

working-class community that resonated with me so much back then….I may have moved onwards

and upwards (and I can hardly claim these days to be working-class!) but that part of the lyric about

hating the system still resonates.

Walter adds: Thank you JC for your excellent contribution to this little series

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

 

Sometimes it only takes a little note to remember a band that you have already forgotten. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart have reunited and will be playing several concerts in Spain and Portugal early next year.

TPOBPAH released their debut album in 2009 and set new standards with their version of indie-pop. Although they are from New York, they sound very British. On the one hand, they fuse the melancholy lyricism of The Smiths with the pop of My Bloody Valentine hidden behind powerful walls of guitars. 

What remains of them are softly noisy, incredibly catchy three-minute songs with their boy-girl vocals about the worries of young people. And still worth playing again from time to time.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Everything With You

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Come Sunday

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction