Tuesday 4 July 2023

If You Have Problems Why Don't You Go Solve Them

Young Folks was the ubiquitous song by Peter, Björn & John which peaked at #13 in the UK and proved to be their one hit (wonder) on this island. Which is a shame because they have lots of other really great songs and not just on the accompanying album, Writers Block.

Nothing To Worry About, from the follow-up album Living Thing, is a personal favourite, downtempo with a playalong rhythm and a sing-a-long chorus, a kids choir thrown in for good measure.

The video, directed by Andreas Nilsson and Filip Nilsson, is fabulous. Following on from yesterday's Sparks video based in Tokyo, Nothing To Worry About is set in Harajuku, a district of Shibuya. The band don't appear in the video at all; instead the focus is on the Japanese Rockabilly culture, in particular the boss of the Black Shadows getting ready to go out then joining his gang dancing in Yoyogi Park. It's just great from start to finish.

As if that isn't good enough, there were a slew of remixes for the single, the flip side of the 7" including a fantastic none-more-80s turn from Jan Hammer that really does sound like it could have been lifted from the Miami Vice soundtrack. 


2 comments:

  1. Love that video. Especially the guy with the mega-quiff.

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  2. Environmentally unfriendly, but a real work of art. I saw them previously on TV (must have been Jonathan Ross, surely?). Commitment is an understatement. Sadly, Mrs. K and I didn't get to experience this first hand when we visited Japan many years ago.

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