Long Hot Summers: The Story of the Style Council (2020 TV Movie)
Boy George: Self
Quotes
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Boy George : The Jam was angry. I've got something to say, you know. And then Style Council was like whimsical, you know. It was probably quite surprising for any mod fans
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Boy George : It was in the soul pocket, but, you know, using a bit of humor. You know, still a little bit of a kind of punky spirit in there. It was kind of like not what you expected.
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Boy George : It was kind of Motown. I bit of Stax. But, it was, you know, it still had kind of English kind of understanding of soul. It's a little bit, sort of, irreverent, *respectful*, but, you know, I'm not gonna try my hardest to sound too much like an American, you know, sort of R&B musician. I want to sound a little bit British.
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Boy George : "Long Hot Summer" was the one that really made me prick my ears up. You know, it was, because, you know, this is Great Britain, you know. We always write people off, don't we. If you've had a moment, you don't have another one. And if you have another one, it can't be good. So, when it's kind of next level good...
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Boy George : I think "You're the Best Thing" sounds like another song. It sounds like a cover. When you first heard it, it's like, "Oh, is this an old song?" And that's when you know, you know, when someone's kind of emulating that kind of mood. But, they get it so right, you feel like you knew the song. It's just a beautiful song. Very simple. You know, just kind of touches you, you know, sits nice on your ears. Slides all over your bones. You know, its a good one. Its like you *dream* of writing songs like that.
