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This being an album from 1996, you might have been wondering where the Britpop was. Well, here you go. Perhaps Dodgy are the archetypal Britpop act: they weren't necessarily the best and they certainly weren't the biggest but somehow seemed to sum up how it looked and sounded.
This, their one and only Top 10 single, is from the sprawling Free Peace Sweet album, which I bought on my way home from school. I'd already heard this track, since it was clearly (and correctly) tipped to be a massive hit. Like many a big summer smash, it became tiresome after a while, but now that you only hear it occasionally, it's become enjoyable again. Not the deepest song ever penned, probably not even as clever or profound as they thought it was after a few funny-smelling cigarettes: but it rattles along charmingly, and the musicianship of the group (and semi-attached keyboard player Richard Payne) is solid throughout. I still prefer the previous single 'In A Room' though.
Also appearing on: Now 35
Available on: The Collection
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