This is quite a nice and simple song, with a catchy ‘la la la dee dah’ melody and accordion section, but despite this, the song failed to chart in the UK. This is followed by the album’s third and final single, Love Song. He’s joined by some nice warm backing vocals, as the tinkling piano returns. Richard gets to show off his rich deep vocals, even if he does start singing about garlic and dental hygiene. Tinkling piano keys and guitar effects cut away to a sultry saxophone for next song Insatiable You. I think that this should have been a single instead of Mojive.
The chorus is perfectly catchy and bright. Richard’s vocals sit here comfortably, and he sounds like he’s singing with a smile on his face. This is an upbeat number, and sounds pretty good – oozing sunshine. The Sun Changes Everything follows this, and this lifts the pace and mood somewhat. It’s similar in style to You’re My Mate – with the chant/singalong element, but there’s little else of value here. Jamaica Jerk is next, and this sounds like it belongs on an early David Hasselhoff album, as they sing about ‘doing the Jerk Jamaica’. Despite that, the end result is quite a nice song. Occasionally backing vocalist Kay Arma gets a few lingering notes, but it would have been nice to have heard more from her, given the title. A soft brushed snare, with softer vocals from Richard, set against a flurry of echoing synth notes makes me think of Pure Shores by All Saints from the previous year. The track gently drifts along though without much of a conclusion, it is the longest song on the album by this point, and feels it.Įlectronic bleeps usher in next track Like A Woman. Next it’s Bring Your Smile which is a simple song but at times sounds almost like a hybrid of Texas meets Vengaboys songs. It’s definitely album territory, but it’s a nice little song. A throbbing bass drum kicks all the way through Richard’s lyrics about the trials of online dating. is up next and this brings the more dance pop sound back. At times it sounds like a Pulp song with its narrative, but it bounces along perfectly with Richard’s vocals. Then it’s Lap Dance Junkie, which has a great tempo laden with piano and guitar. The song flows perfectly, but doesn’t particularly sound like this song belongs to them. This leads on to I Know What Love Is, which is a really nice slow number, allowing Richard to show off his warm vocals, alongside Fred’s guitars. It sounds like a broken Pet Shop Boys song. Sadly, the lyrics are difficult, and the delivery sounds a little out of key. This is followed by Funk You which opens with a simple synth sequence, but steadily leads a brooding synth and beat. Over all, this is quite a nice little song. The drums sound like those lifted by Simply Red for their hit ‘ Fairground‘ (from The Goodmen’s ‘ Give It Up‘). Richard gets some nice vocals here singing about his ‘little bit of Angel Dust’ as the aforementioned dust sounds like she’s dancing around him with some angelic ‘doobah’ and ‘lala’ soft vocals. However, everyone must have been on holiday when it was released as a single, as it did not chart in the UK.Īngel Dust is up next and this opens with a latino sound to it. The track has a faster tempo and more energy that the previous track, and together with its video, it’s clearly pitched at the summertime party crowd. The song became the official South African National Rugby Union 2002 theme, and has been noted as a football stadium song.
The song also makes it as one of only few to utilise bagpipes in a dance record. Perhaps this warm and friendly combination led to it giving them a moderate #18 UK hit in 2001. It is fairly simple, and with a repetitive chorus, but it carries a warm ‘feel good’ drunken chanting factor that fits perfectly, and the opening line of ‘I’ll tell you what I think, I think she’s a cow’, demonstrates the blokey ‘friend’ theme of the song. Second single You’re My Mateopens the album and it gives it a great introduction, as this song is quite a catchy one. Does this album make you feel just a bit too sexy, or is that a Dippy thing to say? Read on… Right Said Fred – Fredhead (2001) album Today’s POP RESCUE from an uncertain future, is the 2001 fourth album Fredhead by duo Right Said Fred.