I first came across Matt Johnson (the driving force behind ‘The The’) when he made a meaningful contribution to Marc Almond’s album ‘Untitled’ back in 1982 but it was not until the mid eighties that ‘The The’ began to make a real impact on popular music with the release of the ‘Infected’ album.
This song reminds me of ‘The Fan Club’ (formerly ‘Leah’s Discotheque’) in Leicester, which was behind the bus station and opposite the Cinecentre and Penthouse Cinema club, which showed dirty movies on the big screen in the days before video! Although I wasn’t there all the time (as I was not a big ‘clubber’) it was the only place I went to with any regularity and always had a fun time there dancing to ‘The The’ and ‘Danielle Dax’ while drinking pints of Stella in the dark and dismal surroundings.
There is something quite dark about ‘Infected’ and the notion that one can be utterly entranced and ‘infected’ by love is very appealing. The line ‘When desire becomes an illness instead of a joy’ stands out….
Not to everyone’s taste, but a great song none the less….
Now listen to the song…
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