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Human Frailty Pty Ltd |
Back On The Breadline
The Single Released In: [Australia / NZ] [Europe] [USA] Australian Chart Position: 37 Release Date: 1988 Front cover:
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Promotional video screen shots: Single Availability: (UK version) Extremely rare, (Aus version) Moderately rare. Value: A$5-A$25. Australian 7"/12" singles have "Real World" as b-side (12" with an extended version of "Back On The Breadline" rather than the original). Excellent UK single (12"/CD) has live versions of "Back On The Breadline" and "Under The Sun" on it.
Comments from the "Natural Selection" liner notes (by Mark Seymour): This song spearheaded the North American campaign of 1987. We were signed to I.R.S. records, and 'What's A Few Men?' would've been our second album with them. Unfortunately they couldn't hear a single. Stoically, we wrote more. 'Breadline' was one amongst several which went on a compile with the best of the rest from the 'What's A Few Men?' album. Oh, and they didn't like the title of the album either. So we changed that too. We called this American record 'Fate'. Now all this feverish activity might sound like a torturous exercise in overkill. Some of the boys definitely thought so. Well, they were right, except that at the time we were gagging to crack it over there, and to be honest, we truly believed that all the polishing and manipulation would seriously make a difference. I could have sworn this song had 'hit' written all over it. How wrong can you be? Just before getting on the place, standing at the terminal gate, waiting to fly home after I'd been to what felt like every radio station in north America promoting the track, the managing director of the record company asked me, in all seriousness, "Hey young Fella, can you tell me, exactly hat is 'the breadline'?"
Stand in line
Your desperation
Is that you?
Standing at the back of the breadline
You used to be
Don't look to me
Is that you?
Standing in the back of the breadline
Is that you?
Stand in line
The back of the breadline
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