I am listening to 1000 albums in a year and I'm going so quickly I'm going to be done in six months.
Album #331 was Dry, the debut album by Polly Jean Harvey. And, as I looked back through my drafts, I saw that this, her debut single (although the 2nd one I heard, as it got a rerelease after the success of "Sheela-Na-Gig", which I realize is ALSO in my drafts) was in my drafts.
Album #331 was Dry, the debut album by Polly Jean Harvey. And, as I looked back through my drafts, I saw that this, her debut single (although the 2nd one I heard, as it got a rerelease after the success of "Sheela-Na-Gig", which I realize is ALSO in my drafts) was in my drafts.
The song tells a story of a woman who puts on a dress that is clearly uncomfortable to impress a man. He was not impressed. Famed DJ John Peel lauded the "urgency" of the song, and yeah, I hear it.
There was a 2nd video that clearly shows PJ Harvey (the band, not just Polly Jean) playing the song live. I have seen PJ Harvey live, in 1995. It was one of the most disappointing shows I have ever seen, and part of the reason is that I found it passionless - and she didn't perform this song, and she certainly didn't perform with this much energy.
This is fantastic.
But here's the thing.
This was a week later. On the same tour.
This was a week later. On the same tour.
THIS was fantastic.
Remembering that this single was released more than 30 years ago, it is incredible to see PJ Harvey - the person, not the band - still performing this song, as she did at the Glastonbury festival last year.
This is also fantastic.
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