Something Nice (song)
1988 song by Robert Lloyd and the New Four Seasons
"Something Nice" is a song by English band Robert Lloyd and the New Four Seasons. Written by Lloyd and produced by Mark Tibenham, the song was originally released as a single in 1988 on the In Tape label and peaked at number 5 in the UK Independent Singles Chart. The song was also included on Lloyd's debut solo album, Me and My Mouth, released by Virgin in 1990.
Background
Lloyd embarked on a solo career after the Nightingales disbanded in 1986 and formed a new backing band, the New Four Seasons. "Something Nice" was first performed during a BBC Radio 1 session for John Peel on 10 March 1987. Following its broadcast, Lloyd was approached by the independent label In Tape with an offer to record and release the track as a single. Released in June 1988, "Something Nice" reached number 5 in the UK Independent Singles Chart. The single marked a move towards a pop-orientated sound, with Lloyd telling Record Mirror in 1988, "I've always liked all sorts of different styles of music and I just fancied a go at this sort of thing at the moment. When we did [the song] for the Peel thing, it was a lot more like the Velvet Underground, but we decided to pep it up a bit for the single."
Speaking to NME in 1988, Lloyd revealed the song's inception, "I wrote the song when I was ill in bed and on my own. I had a lot of things on my mind.
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