A Long Walk With... Chris Difford of Squeeze
Janice goes on A Long Walk with Chris Difford - as the founding member of one of London's best loved bands Squeeze, he has some amazing, humorous and emotional stories to tell.
In the second episode of this series Janice goes on A Long Walk with Chris Difford - as the founding member of one of London's best loved bands Squeeze he has some amazing, humorous and emotional stories to tell; not least concerning the inspirations behind songs like Up The Junction, Labelled With Love, Cool For Cats and Some Fantastic Place.
The journey was recorded on a very inclement afternoon recently, around the Greenwich and Blackheath areas of South London, in the shelter of local pubs like The Crown and a car, as it was just too stormy to walk across the heath and on the pavements that Chris recalls playing on, with his toy cars.
Chris remembers nurturing his imagination under his mother's kitchen table and being a member of local gangs and a very reluctant participant in crime. He tried out being a roadie for David Bowie, before he spent 50p placing an advert in a sweet shop window in the early 1970s and created lifelong friendships with his soul mates Glenn Tilbrook and Jools Holland.
Chris talks frankly about his battles and his father's prophecy that a career as a Rock Star would make him "an alcoholic, drug addict and skint". He also describes a childhood trip to Lamas Fayre in Northern Ireland, where a palm reader predicted many marriages, lots of children, a career as musician and a struggle, but a good life.
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Squeeze founder Chris takes Janice to the places behind Cool For Cats and Up The Junction
Clips
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Elton John called Chris Difford every day
Duration: 03:10
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Chris Difford's space on stage doesn't matter
Duration: 01:03
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Why Chris Difford gave his songs away
Duration: 01:01
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Chris Difford's solo shows are more like stand up
Duration: 01:43
Music Played
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Squeeze
Cool For Cats
- Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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Squeeze
Some Fantastic Place
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Squeeze
Take Me I'm Yours
- A&M.
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Squeeze
Up The Junction
- Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
- Universal/A&M.
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Chris Difford
Ain't You Sad Girl
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Squeeze
King George Street
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Squeeze
Tempted
- Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
- Columbia.
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Squeeze
Labelled With Love
- Squeeze - Singles: 45's And Under.
- A&M.
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Jul 2018 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Sun 1 Dec 2019 02:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Tue 1 Feb 2022 03:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2