
I’ve always found Squeeze songs cinematic and visual. I wouldn’t say it’s easy to write, but what it is easy to do is to judge what we do-and to know what’s good and what’s not good. “I had one time when I hit a dry period in my songwriting in the ’80s for a couple of years but, ever since then, it’s never happened. We have a very strong commitment to, and interest in, writing, and I think it’s something that’s ongoing,” Tilbrook told me.

“Chris and I have been working together since we were in our teens.

I met up with Tilbrook backstage in Tokyo the last time the band toured Japan and talked with him about their songwriting.
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With an album and song title like that, plus songs such as “Slap and Tickle” and “Up the Junction,” the band came with a cheeky British sense of humour.īut they also crafted more heartfelt gems, for example “Tempted” and “Another Nail In My Heart,” and core members Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford have been hailed as two of pop’s finest songwriters-Tilbrook creating the melodies and Difford handling lyrics. Arguably their greatest triumph was their second album Cool for Cats, released in 1979.

In focus Bccj member highlight: Robert Walters Japan.BCCJ Brave Conversations, Positive Transformations.
