Listen Now!

Love My Way

The Psychedelic Furs
Composed By   Other Links
John Ashton / Richard Butler / Tim Butler / Vince Ely  

Song Review

by Ned Raggett

At once a celebration of an era, a sound and a band, "Love My Way" is one of the slyest and best singles from the early '80s, a deserved cult hit in the States well-remembered in modern rock circles. While the Psychedelic Furs' usual sound was rough post-punk sonics and dreaminess, a spiked brew not too far off from where Echo and the Bunnymen were living, when Todd Rundgren worked with the band on its Forever Now album, things shifted just enough to let this great number emerge. Featuring one of the last performances from original drummer Vince Ely before his departure, it's great for the beat alone, big and crisp without losing the groove, right down to some smart, quick fills here and there and a further punch as the song concludes. Tim Butler's bass takes more prominence over John Ashton's stripped-down semi-surf guitar line, while the various keyboard lines take the melody and lead it throughout, a synth-rocker well worthy of the name. Richard Butler's amused melancholy suits the smooth feeling -- call it the spirit of Roxy Music on "Love Is the Drug" updated a few years. Flo and Eddie's backing harmonies add the right high-pitched soothe on the choruses and especially in a brilliant performance at the end.

Appears On

Rating Year ascending order Album   Length Label