"Some Fantastic Place" is the third

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released from Squeeze's tenth album of the same name, ''

Some Fantastic Place ''Some Fantastic Place'' is the tenth studio album by the British new wave group Squeeze, released in 1993 by A&M Records. Their first album since the departure of original Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, it features Pete Thomas and the brief r ...

''. It peaked at number 73 on the

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. The song is a tribute to Maxine Barker, a long-time friend of the band who had been responsible for first introducing

Glenn Tilbrook Glenn Martin Tilbrook (born 31 August 1957) is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the music for Squeeze's son ...

and

Chris Difford Christopher Henry Difford (born 4 November 1954) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze. Musical career Born in Greenwich, London, Difford has written ly ...

in the early 1970s and who died of

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in 1992. The song was described by Tilbrook as "one of those songs that wrote itself; it was done straight off in about 10 minutes." Tilbrook incorporated a guitar solo in the song that he wrote when he and Difford met in 1973. Both songwriters have stated multiple times that it is their favorite Squeeze song. The song shares some unusual chord changes with Roxy Music's mid-1970s hit, "Both Ends Burning". Tilbrook later claimed that the guitar solo was inspired by

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. The picturesque video for the song was filmed at Scotney Castle in Kent.

Track listing

;7" vinyl and cassette # "Some Fantastic Place" (4:29) # "Jumping" (4:18) ;CD # "Some Fantastic Place" (4:29) # "Jumping" (4:18) # "Dark Saloons" (3:16) # "Discipline" (5:05) ;CD (digipak) # "Some Fantastic Place" (4:29) # "Is That The Time?" (3:24) # "Don't Be A Stranger" (4:55) # "Stark Naked" (3:47)

References

External links

Squeeze discography at Squeezenet
Squeeze (band) songs 1993 singles Songs written by Glenn Tilbrook Songs written by Chris Difford Commemoration songs 1993 songs A&M Records singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub