Listen: My World / Cupid’s Inspiration
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What a ridiculous band name – and yes, I really loved it immediately. Seemed there was a formula: find a proper soulful voice, three or four other good looking guys, smart them up with some loud London clothes, get them some women’s haircuts and off you might go to the charts. Usually these were bands that actually had some chops but needed a break – so they sucked it in and went along. I would guess The Marmalade and The Love Affair were guilty victims. Cupid’s Inspiration had to have been just that. Vocalist Terry Rice-Milton could really sing. And they made a couple of singles (5 in total were released) that were timeless in a way. ‘Yesterday Has Gone’ and this, it’s follow up. Occasionally you hear them on BBC Radio 2, Dale Winton in particular plays them. Every time ‘My World’ comes on I just think it’s a perfect symphony.