Monday 10 October 2011

"The dammed don't cry" by Visage

Another of my key encounters with the emerging New Wave came about when I heard in 1981 Visage's "Fade to Grey" on the radio.


At the time, and beyond the music itself, art sleeves of the single and album covers were the main avenue listeners had to visualize the artists behind the music. Visage with their impossibly sophisticated looks & clothes broadcasted an image of coolness and elegance that we were all aspiring to, but didn't think we could ever match (and probably never did!).




"The Dammed don't cry" is a less-known song that Visage released in 1982 and which merits to be unearthed again.