Producer REPLACED Lead Singer with BACKUP Vocalist for 1 Song-Became 80s Classic | Professor Of Rock

It’s one of the most well-known classics of the 80s but… it wasn’t actually a hit. It stopped just sort of the top 40. #41 in fact…New Wave classic Tempted by The Squeeze was an interesting one... the band recorded it with their longtime lead singer Glenn Tilbrook and then when Elvis Costello came in to produce the record, he didn’t like the lead singer’s approach so he had the whole thing re-recorded using a guest vocalist named Paul Carrack who had a hit with How Long with Ace and then later had several solo hits as well as many with the band Mike and the Mechanics including in the living years. Carack was only with the band for one record. He nailed it and one iconic line from the song became so popular that fans threw toothbrushes on stage at the band whenever it was performed. Get the inside story of this classic next. Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni GET ZENNI Glasses HERE: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Susan Goudreau, Jamiee Hammack, Nick Alexander, Dan Tierney, Gerald Rubeck, Patricia Pierce, Sarge, Brian, Mark Glabinski, and mister wombat. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor’s Store - Van Halen OU812 Vinyl Album - The 80s Collection - 100 Best Selling Albums - Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie - 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art - Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon - Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out Patron Benefits Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: #80smusic #classicrock #vinylstory Hey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time; If you love the rock and roll era, the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s Click the subscribe button below to be part of this curation of history. Also to get more content and exclusives became an official patron at the link below. In 1980, the band Squeeze began drafting the schematic for their 4th studio album East Side Story. The record was conceived as an ambitious double (four-sided) LP- that would be produced by some of music’s biggest names at that time, including Sir Paul McCartney, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, and Elvis Costello. McCartney had to bow out early, and the sessions with Lowe & Edmonds were inconsequential, except for “Quintessence,” a track produced by Edmonds that ended up being the first song on the record. The exception to names on the producer’s wish list was Elvis Costello. Elvis was VERY enthusiastic about working with Squeeze- having been a big fan of their earlier releases. Elvis ended up being hired as the co-producer of East Side Story, along with engineer Roger Bechirian. By the 80s, Elvis was already an international star with 4 successful albums under his belt, and Bechirian was no slouch either. Roger worked on records with Nick Lowe, Dave Edmonds, The Undertones, as well as Elvis Costello, & Squeeze. Elvis proved to be invaluable- not only with the technical aspects of the job but in keeping the band focused. Normally, the five band members of Squeeze would take their sweet time recording a record, spending far too many hours drinking at a nearby pub. But, Costello was an austere taskmaster during the recording sessions, pushing the band outside their comfort zone. Elvis was even adamant about the band making changes in their diet so the band members would have more energy. During the early stages of the East Side sessions, the group lost keyboardist extraordinaire Jools Holland, who left Squeeze to pursue a solo career and become a TV personality- occasionally reuniting with the band on later recordings and special live engagements. Replacing Holland was veteran Paul Carrack- an accomplished musician who had most recently completed a stint with Roxy Music, and was the lead vocalist for the ephemeral band Ace.