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@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:44 PM

HOLD ME MY DADDY - "I played it for my father and he wondered what the hell it was about. It was a bit touchy. Maybe he was embarrassed. It was a very difficult song to write." - Andy Partridge, sleeve notes. #XTCmusic

Newspaper clipping, Fraserburgh Herald, 31 Mar 1989. "XTC, 'Oranges & Lemons' (Virgin V 2581) - The influence of African music seems to be spreading into more and more unlikely corners these days, and 'Hold Me My Daddy' shows that XTC haven't been immune to its' charms either. Late sixties psychedelia also seeps from the grooves of this double-album too, including an update of the "All You Need Is Love" theme entitled "The Loving". Andy Partridge and company could well have become a very effective little pop band if they'd been willing to keep their natural quirkiness under control, but the unexpurgated XTC is a far more interesting proposition as far as I'm concerned."
@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:40 PM

There's also this audio of Andy's isolated vocals from Across This Antheap for those who haven't heard it before. He really gives it some laldy, especially in the latter half (which is a little lost in the final mix). #AcrossThisAntheap #XTCmusic

@benbaker.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:40 PM

It does my heart good to know "Oranges and Lemons" was produced by the same person who went on to do "John Henry" and "Stick Around For Joy". #XTCmusic

@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM

ACROSS THIS ANTHEAP - "It remains among my favourite of all XTC recordings... is a highlight of Oranges and Lemons and, had I had my way, would have closed the album in definitive "follow-that" style." - Dave Gregory speaking to Todd Bernhardt, 2009. #XTCmusic

Illustration by Andy Partridge of himself in bed at night with the covers up to just over his nose while a lot of ants are above him.
@benbaker.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM

Who the fuck wanted that?! "We like the chocolate, Mr Cadbury - but can it taste more like a tramp's underpants?" #XTCmusic

@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM

CYNICAL DAYS - This underrated song was one of the B-Sides of The Loving. "I wasn't feeling cynical when I wrote it. I think it had more to do with the melancholy nature of the chords. Sometimes you play something and these sentiments descend on you." - Colin Moulding, XTC: Stories. #XTCmusic

Newspaper clipping. "XTC - 'Oranges and Lemons' (Virgin): Wiltshire Rock is very much an acquired taste. XTC can irritate to the point of murder, or can instigate nothing but delight. They are willing to take exciting risks and throw together unlikely chords and rhythms. On 'Cynical Days' they mix psychedelia with Louis Armstrong and still sound like The Beatles! It is refreshing to see a band get more daring instead of the usual blanding out. Admittedly, now and again the going gets heavy. Thankfully their pop bent is still intact and 'Mayor of Simpleton' and 'Garden of Earthly Delight' is the perfect antidote to out-of-focus numbers like 'Across the Antheap'. (7/10)."
@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:32 PM

MERELY A MAN - The band's label, Virgin, had been nagging XTC to write songs more like ZZ Top. 'Merely A Man' was Andy Partridge's response, which opened Side 3 of the album. #XTCmusic

Image taken from the Oranges and Lemon album featuring the three band members of XTC and a guitar.
@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:28 PM

SCARECROW PEOPLE - XTC performed an acoustic version of this for MTV in 1989. #XTCmusic

@alisoneales.comSep 30, 2026, 8:28 PM

Colin asked his bass if it would like to dance, and it obliged #XTCmusic

@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:24 PM

ONE OF THE MILLIONS - A self-addressing Colin Moulding track which was also the B-Side to the Mayor of Simpleton single. #XTCmusic

The back sleeve of the Mayor of Simpleton single showing illustrations of all three band members.
@benbaker.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:21 PM

Always felt this is what Erasure would sound like if Vince lost his synth. #XTCmusic

@xtclisteningparty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:20 PM

POOR SKELETON STEPS OUT - An appropriate song for the upcoming Hallowe'en festivities! During the Oranges and Lemons era, the band also filmed a quirky non-music promo video, "The Road To Oranges and Lemons". #XTCmusic

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