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Falling and Laughing
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Wikipedia article
'"Falling and Laughing"' is the debut single by Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice. It was the first single released by the independent rock label Postcard Records. "Falling and Laughing" marked a new shift of the post-punk sound in genera, by using themes that were not normally used in the genre: such as love and innocence. It also had a brighter sound, contrasting with the music that their contemporaries, (including Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen), were making at the time, while still maintaining its roots in the experimentalism of the genre.
A re-recording of the song appears on the band's 1982 debut album 'You Can't Hide Your Love Forever'.
The first 963 copies came with a free flexi-disc, containing an early version of Felicity: a song written by James Kirk and later covered by the Wedding Present.
Track listing
# "Falling and Laughing" - (4:00)
# "Moscow" - (2:01)
# "Moscow Olympics" - (2:07)
References
Category:1980 debut singles
Category:Orange Juice (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Edwyn Collins
Category:1980 songs
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