2000 Great Songs #1284: A Girl Like You
High up on the list of bands I wish I liked more is Orange Juice. The Scottish band released a number of albums and singles in the early/mid-80s that a lot of the right people seem to revere, and they're credited with influencing a lot of later indie bands. I've picked up their work over the years, but it's just never really clicked for me; I like some of the music, particularly the more jangly proto-Smiths tunes, but... well, maybe one of these days. The closest I've come is a solo track by former frontman Edwyn Collins. "A Girl Like You" was first found on his third solo LP, 1994's Gorgeous George --though I admit I don't own the record, and only know the song from the soundtrack from Empire Records , the truly terrible 90s film I've watched a billion times and will still hate-watch any time it shows up on late night cable. Like a lot of the soundtrack , the song is just a perfect encapsulation of decent-enough mid-90s alternative rock that someh...
