There was this tune called Tears on your Anorak that was not a real big hit on the charts in the 80’s, but I loved it none the less. It was one of those songs that kept on looping through my mine! 
I admit that it’s not a very difficult piece to play on an electric guitar but, baby when you try to pull this off on an acoustic, then it’s a whole new kettle of worms! It’s a bit more difficult to let those strings ring out while attempting to play other ones all at the same time. Anyways, it was also the only song from one of those British one-hit-wonders that still ring out in my mind today. Humm, I wonder where they went to?
This song Tears on your Anorak, brings back so many great moments in my life! I use to play this song acoustically with a dear olde friend of mine Allan S. We played it everywhere we played! Bars, backyards, in trees and even elevators! I also played it on electric guitar with Dom., Eddie and Big Jon P. For the life of me, I’m not sure if we played this version live? Hopefully, one of them will get back to us and comment on this post about it.
So over the years from time to time, I’d start a search for these guys and of coarse, I’d go off onto another tangent and never get back. Does that sound familiar to you? Then this afternoon, with nothing else to do, I was eager to find an answer to where The Drivers went to and I found my answer on this particular blog!
Now as it turns out, they transformed themselves into the Cutting Crew! They were a B.C. band that had a couple of hits and disbanded in the mid 90’s. Never to be heard of again … until now!
Keep on Jammin’
Hey Stick,
I remember buying that album just so we can learn that one song….back in the days when downloading songs was unheard of. I kinda thought to myself, “Pffft…Why does Chris wanna learn THIS song?” We were into quite a different kind of music and this song felt a bit out of place.
After listening to a few other songs on the record, I started getting right into it and it quickly became one of my favourite albums. I’ve tried to find it on CD in the music stores but, no luck. Maybe I should do a search on-line. I still have it on vinyl….but my turntable is LONG-GONE!!
Dom
What the hell happened to your table Dom!? I still have the image of that thing etched into my mind! How could you Dom, a little bit of my childhood just died, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
BTW, can ya send me a copy?
Table??
Ohhhhhhhhhh…..TURN-TABLE!!!!! LOL
Chris…..
A couple of little tid-bits on this album. As I was looking on the credits on the back of the album sleeve, I found some interesting info! The album was produced and engineered by Terry Brown, producer of all Rush albums up until Signals. Mixed by Paul Northfield who has also worked with Rush. Recorded in Toronto and mixed at Le Studio, Quebec, the same studio where Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves was recorded. And the photography was done by Dimo Safari who has also worked with Rush!
Terry Brown also produced The Cutting Crew album!!
Thought this was pretty Cool!!!
Dom
Beautiful Dom!
Now this is the kind of exchange of info. that most people who read this blog love to read about! You always had a good eye for detail.
Thanx brother!