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Cool For Cats

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According to the Cool for Cats Songfacts, the song title is a reference to the UK TV series Cool For Cats, which ran from 1956 to 1961. Released in March 1979, the song was the second single from Squeeze's Cool for Cats album. It featured a comparatively rare lead vocal performance from Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford, one of only two occasions he sang lead on a Squeeze single A-side (the other was 1989's "Love Circles"). The single, slightly edited from the album track, peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart, making it one of the band's biggest hits. Difford b… read more
According to the Cool for Cats Songfacts, the song title is a reference to the UK TV series Cool For Cats, which ran from 1956 to 1961. Released in M… read more
According to the Cool for Cats Songfacts, the song title is a reference to the UK TV series Cool For Cats, which ran from 1956 to 1961. Released in March 1979, the song was the second si… read more

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As one of the most traditional pop bands of the new wave, Squeeze provided one of the links between classic British guitar pop and post-punk. Inspired heavily by the Beatles and the Kinks, Squeeze were the vehicle for the songwriting of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, who were hailed as the heirs to Lennon and McCartney's throne during their heyday in the early '80s. Unlike Lennon and McCartney, the partnership between Difford and Tilbrook was a genuine collaboration, with the former writing the lyrics and the latter providing the music. Squeeze never came close to match… read more
As one of the most traditional pop bands of the new wave, Squeeze provided one of the links between classic British guitar pop and post-punk. Inspired heavily by the Beatles and the Kinks, … read more
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