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Falling and Laughing

Falling and Laughing

1980 single by Orange Juice

"Falling and Laughing" is the debut single by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice. It was the first single released by the independent rock label Postcard Records. "Falling and Laughing" marked a new shift of the post-punk sound in general by using themes that were not normally used in the genre, such as love and innocence. It also had a brighter sound, contrasting with the music that their contemporaries (including Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen) were making at the time, while maintaining its roots in the experimentalism of the genre.[2]

Quick Facts Single by Orange Juice, A-side ...

A re-recording of the song appears on the band's 1982 debut album You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.

The first 963 copies came with a free flexi-disc, containing an early version of "Felicity", a song written by James Kirk and later covered by the Wedding Present.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Falling and Laughing" – (4:00)
  2. "Moscow" – (2:01)
  3. "Moscow Olympics" – (2:07)

References

  1. [1]
    Alexander, Phil (1 April 2014). "20 Great Post-Punk Tracks". Mojo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Postcard Records - TweeNet". Twee.net. 1 September 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    "I Wish I Was A Flexidisc: Orange Juice - Felicity flexi (1980)". Iwishiwasaflexidisc.blogspot.co.uk. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2014.


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