hand glove hand glove song british alternative rock band written singer guitarist released band single independent record label hand glove peaked number indie chart chart number outside singles chart remixed version song featured band debut album year cover version recorded singer featuring members backing musicians reached number singles chart background recording wrote hand glove january second concerts played claimed gave demo cassette song went home wrote lyrics span hours conscious fact group recorded work prior performing song live group unanimous opinion hand glove strongest song date asked manager fund recording hand glove late february group booked day recording session cost produced claimed later years dissatisfied vocal returned week later record day entire group travelled london convinced owner release record author noted april bassist visited offices occasion handed travis cassette featuring hand glove live recording handsome devil telling travis tape impressed travis promised following monday travis called group invited london release hand glove single parties agreed release single temporary arrangement agreeing long term partnership months single release recorded song aborted sessions debut album producer version recorded tone lower original key minor features shorter introduction recorded song producer october manchester rejected version song impending version ultimately appeared band album remix original master recording session version porter increased separation guitar tracks vocals emphasised drummer drum beat pushed bass mix created dramatic opening conclusion song composition lyrics original recorded version hand glove key minor song begins playing harmonica rest music wrote use instrument evoked blunt working class attributes beatles parallel single love infinitely melancholy backing music wrote minor chord wash rain soaked contributes inspired bass patterns explained song theme complete loneliness going state important poetic lyrical sense time described hand glove bleak proclamation doomed happiness shattering left hook self loss desperation years later considered song group special singer said particularly proud song second verse included lines hidden explained verse described felt couldn afford clothes dress didn feel mentally impoverished song lyrics referenced works playwright reference later songs song line probably appears kitchen sink realism play taste honey lion love line depends near stand song longing song title inspired detective novel hand glove song starts lines hand glove sun shines states like love different lyrics state people good people laugh song ends repeated line probably taken taste honey intro song uses chords major major major verse uses chord minor major cited minor instead minor release reception hand glove released debut recording single sold consistently months single failed reach singles chart reached number indie chart relative success earned group listing january group singles charming man difference held position indie chart massive hit later said urgent complete cry direction landmark single raise band profile week release band gained major live reviews music press turn led radio session bbc_radio_1 disc jockey reviewing concert venue london writing nme described hand glove year thing beauty joy forever edition said song swept heart writing sounds described debut writing allmusic calls song stunning surprising debut describes music sparkling stating relied careful acoustic electric guitars went describe bass drumming sparse effective claimed especially says lyrics single hand glove contain references homosexuality packaging specific instructions wanted hand glove single packaged told art department single paper label centre middle homage singles 1960s cover single features photograph taken history nude male sleeve reaction hoping outrage noted showed recording parents father said said yeah asked didn answer track listing songs written hand glove handsome devil live vinyl british kiss shades kiss shades kiss shades lyric title track collaboration despite having established group ambitions recognised songwriters having songs covered choice singer scored hits 1960s prominent british vocalists era summer began asking cover song don owe conceived mind perform pair sent letters coupled song demos discouraged negative media attention accompanied song reel fountain received copy hand glove mail reportedly husband started sending pictures naked men showing eventually won intervention praise press january nme announced release collaborative recording don owe single rough trade february london recorded songs version hand glove recorded matrix performed key minor placed intro riff accent major scale altered lyrics ended selecting recording hand glove single placing don owe cover features movie taste honey adaptation play written appeared covers single girlfriend coma compilation album released single april solely recording hit decade reached number singles chart backed television performances song channel_4 march pops april band appeared homage singer 1960s track listing hand glove don owe hand glove don owe vinyl british kiss shades charts
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