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Well, if the end of the first side was getting too ballady, this might be good news at the start of Side 2. But, er don't quote me on that. Whilst no act features on all the first four Now albums, the double helping of Culture Club on the first volume means they can claim four appearances out of four; it was almost fifteen years before they added to that total, though.
I have a theory that it's usually a bad sign when a group start using a lot of descriptive song titles; I don't think I've ever heard the unsuccessful follow-up single 'The Medal Song' but I fondly imagine Boy George telling us "Medals are stupid!". It certainly is the case that the band were privately in disarray, rushing out an album while blighted by interpersonal strife and George's increasing drug problems. For all the short-term success it had, posterity has been less than fond of this track, and even the band themselves seem to have titled their 1998 compilation Greatest Moments precisely in order to avoid including it. Presumably the simplistic presentation is intentional, even if it hasn't dated well; in between the insults to Frankie Goes To Hollywood Jon Moss says that this is how The Beano would have tackled the subject, which is a fair shout. It actually sounded rather catchy when I was six, although I didn't understand what "some strange quarters" meant. The trouble is, of course, that most children already know war is stupid. It's the adults you have to worry about.
Also appearing on: Now 1, 2, 41, 43
Available on: Waking Up With the House On Fire
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