There are some songs that remind me of certain people and this is one such song. Every time I hear this song I am reminded of my friend Adele who I knew when I lived in Leicester in the early eighties. As I mentioned previously (song 10 – ‘See You’ - Depeche Mode) at that time I was friends with another girl called Melanie who lived five houses down the road and introduced me to a lot of things in the way of music and art. Melanie also invited me to my first ‘proper’ party (as opposed to the ‘Ice Cream and Jelly’ type where you got a cake shaped like your age) which she held at her house one Saturday night.
She and Mark said they would call for me when they were ready to start so I sat at home waiting for the doorbell to ring! As this was all new to me I never imagined that they wouldn’t be starting until ten o’clock so by eight thirty I was wondering what was happening and by nine thirty I was complaining to my mother that I had been forgotten! Eventually the doorbell rang and there was Melanie dressed like a cat! Leotard, ears, tail , whiskers – the works!
When I arrived at her house I discovered this was an ‘after show’ party and that Melanie and her friends had been doing a show with their dancing school where they were all dressed as cats! So there was I (one of only three boys) in a room full of girls dressed as cats – needless to say I was in my element!
Adele, who was one of Melanie’s best friends was in charge of the music and as we arrived she was at the stereo and putting ‘ I Second That Emotion’ on for us to dance to. As Adele was not part of the troupe she stood out from the rest as she was not wearing a cat outfit but a nice grey jacket and beret! She was a very serious Japan devotee and it was she that helped me develop my enjoyment of Japan and latterly David Sylvian by introducing them to me.
The last time I saw her was when I was working in Leeds and I saw her in the Green Room at the West Yorkshire Playhouse where she was working with the Philip Glass Ensemble back in 1992, however every time I hear this song I am reminded of that party, and Adele and wonder where she is now…..
Now listen to the song…
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