Todd VO : Richard Darbyshire is trying to go it solo, he runs into two guys cutting a demo with a song about living in a box, they decide to collaborate, and they start a band. Todd VO : Okay, obviously, the first thing you want to know is, you know, what the hell were they on about?
Why are they writing about living in a box? I mean, I know all about living in a box I'm actually filming this [picture of But anyway, "Living in a Box" is obviously significant to you guys—you named a band after it—so why?
Todd VO : Okay, my mistake. This is I don't think this is about their homeless friend at all; it's a metaphor. Not a very specific one, but a metaphor for I don't know, being trapped, being caged in somehow. Todd VO : Yeah, like you've been sealed in a plastic bag, you're bustin' out. I wonder how their friend felt knowing about that.
Todd : "Oh, man! My situation inspired you to write a song about me. That's so great Todd VO : " Oh, the song just has a single phrase that I used once. And it has Well, I guess I'll just I haven't really eaten in a I'm just gonna go. Todd VO : Okay, hold on a moment. Is this a metaphor or not? Even if it is a metaphor, why is it a cardboard box? Todd : Good for you? That's the go-to metaphor for something that [shot from Home Star Runner : Strong Bad in a cardboard jail] doesn't trap you at all.
Todd VO : It's mostly about that slamming, all in-your-face wall of synth and Darbyshire's booming bass. Todd VO : Very forceful song. Incidentally, that's probably also the reason you don't hear this song much anymore. Todd VO : It's all a little much. It's just so very loud and blaring and, not to mention, if you did like it, there are better songs that sound just like it.
Todd : Matter of fact, I'm not sure why this band is labeled sophisti-pop at all. Like, most of the They were huge. Todd VO : That's probably another reason you don't hear them much anymore; it wasn't that big to begin with. Better than most people, but you know, it's not, like, world-conquering. Look at this. Todd VO : Got way higher than 17, but you're not gonna remember it next year, let alone in thirty years. Todd : If I had to summarize the 1 thing I've discovered doing One Hit Wonderland , it is this: there is just an unfathomable amount of mediocre music in the world.
Todd VO : I'm not saying it's bad , it's just Even the Hot [logo for Billboard Hot ] , which measures the most popular songs in the country, the ones people It's not very good. Sounds like soundtrack filler for a bad '80s movie. A couple of their songs hit the Top 10, but most just barely scraped into the Top 40, if that.
Todd VO : Oh, yeah, I remember this. This is, uh Todd VO : I don't know why we thought this particular synth tone was ever good. I guess it was still new, but What the hell were you thinking? Todd VO : I'd say it did a little better than the first. Not in this country, but they had a few Top 10 hits in the UK. This is the first single off of that, "Blow the House Down.
Todd VO : I don't I don't see the big deal. I mean Big problem is that [brief clip of "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by But that actually wasn't their biggest follow-up. Their biggest follow-up was called "Room in Your Heart," which actually got to 5 in the UK, the same peak as their first hit.
So, you know Let's check that out. Todd VO : Living in a Box would never release a third album. Apparently, there was some label shake-ups, and they eventually broke up because of creative differences with the record executives.
Todd : You see, Dabryshire wanted to go in a direction that Todd VO : Nah, I'm being mean. Frontman Richard Darbyshire has continued to perform, writing songs for artists such as Lisa Stansfield and having a brief solo career.
His solo album How Many Angels in has also been re-released a number of times since. Anthony 'Tich' Critchlow and Marcus Vere temporarily retired from the music industry after the band split.
Tich has also run his own company providing bespoke illumination and lighting installations. See more Latest Music News. Elton John. Rod Stewart. Ed Sheeran. See more Must Read on Smooth.
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