I've written about the original recording of this song before, under the auspices of the Clandestine Classics theme, and some day I'll wheel out the 12" mix of Blancmange's cover version for a Monday Long Song. But today is Friday, and not just any Friday but a Blue Friday. So here's co-writer Benny Andersson's achingly beautiful piano-only interpretation, from his 2017 album Piano.
I know it will, to borrow Rol's phrase, irk the musos, but this is brilliant. Spine-tingling, lump-in-the-throat, hairs-up-on-your-neck brilliant. You might disagree, but you'd be wrong.
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