When I left drama school the first job I had was on a drama called ‘The Buddha Of Suburbia’ for the BBC. The programme was an adaption of Hanif Kureishi’s novel of the same name and was set in the 1970s. As I’ve said before this was a wonderful first job and because the director Roger Michell had a theatrical background he employed a number of actors with theatrical backgrounds including the late (and great) Susan Fleetwood as well as Amanda Root and me!
Somehow Hanif managed to persuade David Bowie (who like him had also come from Bromley where the drama was set) to compose the music as well as oversee the music used for the production. As a result because David was so well connected he secured the rights to use all manner of truly great songs from the time including this one, which stands out as a true classic of the period. I loved this song when I heard it for the first time at the screening and love it still.
This is a great song and Steve Harley is a great musician.
Now listen to the song…
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