No, Mike, this is not a New Order song. It's
Electronic, a band I've always been aware of yet never knew I was familiar with. And to think I love this song! Bernard Sumner (of New Order -- well, there you go!) and Johnny Marr formed Electronic in 1989 (initially conceived as an anonymous venture). Alas, their debut single,
Getting Away With It (featuring co-writer Neil Tennant on backing vocals) became a major hit, peaking at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. Anonymity thus denied.
Quoth Marr: "We were naive when we started, we honestly didn’t anticipate the attention we’d get. It was only when the media picked up that it was me, Bernard and Neil Tennant that it began to snowball.”
Anyway, great song. Listen. Then move onto some New Order, Smiths and Pet Shop Boys.
A clearer version of the video (of which embedding has been enabled) can be found here:
Getting Away With It.
that is a great song. johnny marr just seems to make every song he plays on better. check out the talking heads '(nothing but) flowers'. a joyful noise.
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