![]() ![]() The band's reformation would prove short-lived as a contractual dispute with TVT forced Grey to end the band. Even so, the re-recorded version peaked at the exact same chart position as the original version had eight years prior. May 4, 1982: Modern English released 'I Melt With You' as a single. The performance isn't horrible so much as the mix seems intent on burying the song's best qualities namely the tom-heavy drums and soaring synth line that drive the chorus home. Unfortunately, the band's re-recording of the song completely lacked the atmospheric intensity of the original. Formed in Colchester, England, in 1979, Modern English was originally a punk. Never mind that the original version of the song was readily available in its original form on After The Snow and a number of new wave compilation albums, apparently the powers-that-be at TVT felt the best way to sell albums was to include a new version of the band's best-known song. I Melt with You was actually an anomaly in Modern Englishs early discography. Released in 1990, the band's Pillow Lips saw the band do the unthinkable re-record "I Melt With You". Play I Melt With You by Modern English on any electric guitar. Modern English are playing their 1982 album, After the Snow, which contains their most successful song, I Melt With You, in its entirety on their 2022 tour, with a show at The Acorn in. Singer Robbie Grey and guitarist Michael Conroy reformed the band as a trio in 1989 and inked a deal with TVT Records a label then known more for their compilations of TV theme songs than for signing rock bands (although the label's 1989 release of Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine quickly changed that. Album: After the SnowDate Released: 1982Please also check my collection of New Wave with Lyrics on the link below. ![]()
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