This makes it onto the list by virtue of being one of the first songs that grabbed my attention as a young child and drew me away from the manufactured pop of Stock, Aitken and Waterman that was the staple of my 9/10 year old self's listening.
I first heard it when the video was on Going Live on a Saturday morning - something about the video grabbed me, it was more filmic and visually striking than the pop dross i was used to, someone telling a story to a song rather than dancing around and being endlessly chirpy. the lyrics also stuck with me as being different from what i was used to and i for some reason i loved the 'i'm so very sickened' line.
This song marked the start of where music came to be something that meant something rather than a commodity.
The whole Viva Hate album was an eye-opener for me and i took it out from the library many times. This would rank very high on my favourite singles list and i must have in my collection.
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