Tempted

Name: Tempted
Uploaded: 1981-01-01
Duration: 3 min 53 s
Description: From Squeeze's 1981 album East Side Story, this Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford composition features Paul Carrack on lead vocals at producer Elvis Costello's suggestion. Difford's lyrics were inspired by experiences on an American tour, with an arrangement influenced by the Temptations. Though only a moderate chart hit initially, it has since become one of the band's most famous songs.

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1981 80s new wave

From Squeeze's 1981 album East Side Story, this Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford composition features Paul Carrack on lead vocals at producer Elvis Costello's suggestion. Difford's lyrics were inspired by experiences on an American tour, with an arrangement influenced by the Temptations. Though only a moderate chart hit initially, it has since become one of the band's most famous songs.