In the Night (4:49)
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The B-side of the 1985 release of Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money), “In the Night”, is about the subculture known as the Zazous that appeared in France during the German occupation of France in World War II; concerned with fashion and music, and allied with neither the Nazis and Vichy France nor the French Resistance, they were distrusted by both sides. Tennant, having read about the movement in a book by David Pryce-Jones, asks, in the song, the question of whether this apathy essentially amounted to collaborationism.
An instrumental version of “In the Night” became the opening theme music of the BBC fashion program The Clothes Show when it first aired in 1986. This continued for a decade until 1995 saw a fully instrumental re-recording of the song, “In the Night ‘95”, for the purpose of replacing the old theme.
An instrumental version of “In the Night” became the opening theme music of the BBC fashion program The Clothes Show when it first aired in 1986. This continued for a decade until 1995 saw a fully instrumental re-recording of the song, “In the Night ‘95”, for the purpose of replacing the old theme.
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Had the wonderful chance to see the first ever PSB in Arizona last night, as well as shoot the gig. Had a nice seat with the lighting technician all night. Ah, it was great!
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SinnMaschine wrote:
@kruetznaer: true! ...that Zazoo, he don't care, dark glasses, long hair, takes his time, sneers at men, some ugly people want revenge... 8-)
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eyespies wrote:
one of my favorite songs ever
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Lesscities wrote:
In the night and We all feel better in the dark are very good one's not being a single..
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kruetznaer wrote:
This hidden masterpiece could be a potential single bomb! ;) One of the greatest B-sides ever. Zazou, what you're gonna do?
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dhb wrote:
Love this song
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HenriqueAlvares wrote:
Muito bom !!!
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Sci-Zo-Geisha wrote:
=) flazzzhyyyy
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Embryonicboy wrote:
This is still one of the best PSB tracks for me. Perfect sound of the era, moody and dark. Actually, this does sound kinda new again with the electro clash sounding tracks out now in the charts.
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georgethe23rd wrote:
Awesome song; who cares that it was the Clothes Show theme?
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