I first heard this record on the school bus when I was 14.
As I went to a school about fifteen miles away from where I lived we had to take a coach which picked me up from the end of my road, passed through Kirby Muxloe, Glenfield and Groby and eventually on to Loughborough. The coach was provided by ‘Barry’s Coaches’ and was often driven by Barry himself or co-driver Reg! Barry had a number of coaches all of which were named after his wife ‘Faith’ and each had a number plate with her name and a number on the front. ‘Faith IV’ being the newest one and ‘Faith I’ his first coach! Each one had a radio and depending on his mood (he sometimes made us listen to Terry Wogan on Radio 2!!) we usually listened to Radio 1 and always listened to Simon Bates or Mike Reid doing the ‘Top 40’ which I recall was on a Wednesday Morning.
I remember this song being played for the first time and thinking what a radical new sound it was and how wonderful. Ironically Yazoo had already given up on ‘Only You’ and had released a second single ‘Don’t Go’ by the time this one started to get more airplay but I rushed out and bought it immediately. I recently went to see Yazoo at the Hammersmith Apollo and they did this song as their final number. It was wonderful to hear it performed live and to this day it remains one of my all time favourite songs. It’s simplicity; sentiment and wonderful harmonies made it a true classic.
Now listen to the song…
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