When was brass in pocket released

With its Motown-inspired background vocals, it nods to the past while remaining fresh and modern, even to this day. Looking back in , he explained:. She asked me to produce her group because her guitar player, Jimmy Honeyman-Scott, was a fan of mine. He liked Rockpile, which I was in by that time. But she kept going on with me about making a record with her, with her new group. And she sent me a tape.

I mean, there were four songs on the demo tape. The lyrics describe the female singer about to have her first sexual encounter with a particular person, and is expressing her confidence that the experience will be successful.

Considine describes the song as "sassy" and credits the band for "putting bounce in each step" of it. In the accompanying music video for the single, Hynde portrays a waitress working in a greasy spoon who encounters a sleepy customer. She suddenly sees three men her band members approaching in a car outside. Hynde attempts to look elegant upon their entrance and flirts with one of the men Pete Farndon after they have been seated.

Pete does not respond to her overtures. Suddenly, three seductively dressed women the men's girlfriends enter the greasy spoon, sit at the men's table and begin to kiss their boyfriends. Farndon's girlfriend is not impressed when he appears to respond to Chrissie's flirting. Hynde is saddened and watches them outside leaving in their car. It was the seventh video played during MTV 's launch on 1 August Popular Music Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?

Brass in Pocket. That was my famous quote. James had that little riff [ sings opening repeated guitar notes ]. I wish I had done it more. I was kind of a new singer, and listening to my voice made me kind of cringe.

People did think I was the character in the song but I was not, really. I still have this thing. I always want to pay tribute to my heroes. And then when no one mentions that, I think someone out there will think I just plagiarized this person and tried to get away with it.

Bottle is Cockney rhyming slang. It means bottle and glass.