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The Psychedelic Furs - No Easy Street

I remember at xmas time, when i was a kid, watching old re-runs of Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy films (not sure if kids today would bother with them now, as there’s so much choice in media).
But, there was one film by Chaplin called Easy Street which always stuckin my mind. I think I was genuinely scared by the main thug in the film, which is set in the States, depression era. However, our hero Chaplin sorts him out in another David v Goliath scenario.I put some of the footage of this short film to the Psychedelic Furs song, entitled No Easy Street.

The recorded sax is by Todd Rundgren whom also produced the album on which it resides, Forever Now. The Furs occasionally play this live and the sax solo gives current Furs wind man Mars Williams the perfect platform to showcase his talents.

and here is a live audience recording of No Easy Street live during the furs USA tour of 2009. thanks to kryssimc for posting this excellent footage.

BROKEN AREOPLANES

With The Furs 2010 spring/summer USA tour now underway the spotlight is on their setlist (well at least my one is!). According to reliable sources they have introduced a track called Broken Areoplanes which is featured on Richard Butler’s debut solo LP, entitled Richard Butler, and was released in Spring 2006 on Koch Records. It was co-written and produced by Jon Carin (most well known for his work with Pink Floyd).

The track Broken Areoplanes gets writing credits for Richard Butler, brother Tim and Jon Carin, but interestingly it was featured in The Psychedelic Furs live set way back during their 2001 USA tour.

josh lopez

Richard toured his Solo LP performing semi-acoustically accompanied by Joshua Lopez and Zak Shaffer on electric and acoustic guitars and keyboards.

zak shaffer

I’ve posted a live recording from Richard’s solo tour from Maxwells in Hoboken, New Jersey (Date March 24th 2006) in the downloads section here.

Richard Butler on Broken Aeroplanes -

“The loneliness that follows the breakup of a relationship is explored intensely in songs like “Satellite” and “Broken Aeroplanes.” Of the latter, Butler says: “That was comparing two people to a pair of broken airplanes on the runway - not going, wanting to go somewhere and not having the impetus to get up and change anything.”

richard butler

jon carin

FORT LAUDERDALE SETLIST 2010

Love My Way (Forever Now ‘82)
Believe (Love Spit Love cover from Trysome Eatone ‘97) RB’s old band

Sometimes ( World Outside ‘91)
Like A Stranger (Mirror Moves ‘84)
It Goes On ( Talk Talk Talk ‘81)
President Gas (Forever Now ‘82)
The Ghost In You (Mirror Moves ‘84)
In My Head (World Outside ‘91)
Sister Europe (Psychedelic Furs (debut) ‘79)
I Don’t Want To Be Your Shadow (B-side UK vinyl of “Danger” ‘82)
Heaven (Mirror Moves ‘84)

(thanks to mozzfan for the video)
All This & Nothing (Talk Talk Talk ‘81)
Heartbeat (Mirror Moves ‘84)
Pretty In Pink (Talk Talk Talk ‘81)

(& later re-recorded on Midnight to Midnight ’87 with Mars on Sax)

Encore

Pyjamarama (Roxy Music Cover)
Forever Now (Forever Now ‘82)

Also rumoured to be on the rotating tour setlist are the songs

Broken Areoplanes (Richard Butler solo LP ’06) – FANTASTIC TRACK!

After All (unreleased track featured on the film Gossip ‘2000)

FURS ON FILM

Furs Madrid 1984

Already circulating on the internet is the Furs live in Madrid 1984. But now the guys at LEDO have resequenced the files complete with subtitles. Also they are making this available via a direct download, rather than the previously (and unpredictable) used torrent method.

Check out the LEDO youtube channel for the full playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/user/kigonjiro#grid/user/80CFEE675DD051D3).

The blog entry is ready now so as soon as all the files will be hosted by
rapidshare and megaupload the blog entry will be ready and the people will be able to enjoy this amazing Furs gig.

The complete LEDO list is here: http://kigonjiro.com/ledo/ Only the linked
programs are shared right now, the rest will hopefully be available sooner or later

Many thanks to Txomin @ ledo

Legendary stuff. the boy’s got talent. not sure what kind - but EEEE HAAA!!