American audiences who heard the 1985 song “Perfect Way” by Scritti Politti knew that it was the output of another outstanding British band, not at all unusual for that era. They might even have tied ...

(CBS 11) - The 80s were full of great dance songs and the song "Perfect Way" by dance/pop trio Scritti Politti will definitely not disappoint the dance song audience! Formed in Leeds, Yorkshire, ...

For "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," veteran music writer Maura Johnston recommends "The Sweetest Girl" by the band Scritti Politti. They're... Scritti Politti And The Punk/Pop Inflection Point ...

To the casual observer, Scritti Politti -- essentially the nom de disque of Welsh singer Green Gartside -- is a name on a dusty '80s mix tape, ensconced in the memory bank thanks to a pair of sleek ...

Green Gartside is the driving force behind the various incarnations of his band Scritti Politti, which has been making music on and off for 35 years. Driven by Gartside's childlike voice and uplifting ...

Any touring band is used to fans who turn up backstage with old singles, photographs and bits of ephemera to be signed. When Scritti Politti toured America for the first time in 2006, as part of their ...

Green Gartside forces himself to smile, even as his eyes betray the repressed scream of a man who wishes he could be doing anything other than talking to Dick Clark. It's December 1985, and Green's ...

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There was an unwritten rule when I was a kid. Icons and pop stars could never be Welsh. Growing up in drizzly, grey old Newport, I used to look to Manchester, to London, to the States – anywhere ...

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