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Ps - Psychedelic Furs

“Am I Wrong?”

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… this post is dedicated to Valley Forge Park benches, diners, and realizing that fear results in so much wasted time …

“Am I Wrong?” – Bio

“Am I Wrong”
Released 2004
“Love Spit Love” – Alternative rock band founded in 1992 by singer Richard Butler during the 1990s hiatus of the Psychedelic Furs.

“Am I Wrong?” – Love Spit Love

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“Am I Wrong?” – Meaning

The two people in “Am I Wrong” are suffering equally, with the narrator offering advice to the person he’s addressing even as he suffers through his own torment.

His opening words, “There’s too much – That I keep to myself,” suggest that the self-examination and confessions that he undertakes are not actually shared with this other person.

And it seems like the duo are the participants in a romance about to run its course: “It’s like glass/ When we break/ I wish no one in my place.”

1994 – Richard Butler Discusses Love Spit Love, Psychedelic Furs & Todd Rundgren

The distinctive lead vocalist is interviewed on the afternoon of December 3, 1994 by Ken Owen, a TV news anchor in Indanapolis. The talk took place at the bar of The Vogue, where Love Spit Love performed that night.

This couple is unable to make the commitment necessary to get through these hard times, and it seems to frustrate them both: “On my fate/ You give no guarantees/ There’s no promise I can keep.”

The narrator’s angst is represented by an almost complete paralysis and deadening of the senses, as he feels unable to stand or see in the presence of his heartbreak.

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“Am I Wrong?” – Conan O’Brien

And yet he reaches out to this other person to try to help her through her own malaise.

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In the closing verse, the narrator seems both disappointed and saddened in the transformation that has taken place: “You’re so tired in your face/ You let life get in your way.”

He keeps asking, “Am I wrong,” as if he hopes he’ll find out that he is incorrect, that there is somehow a way back to happiness for the pair.

Love Spit Love – Am I Wrong (live on Conan)

One of my favorite bands that no one seems to know. They released 2 CDs that are simply amazing and surpass anything the Psychedelic Furs have ever done. Damn I wish Richard would bring this back! What a waste that Fortus and Frank are playing in GnR.

But his refrain of “Goodbye, lay the blame on luck” is the final word, these two people writing off their failure to the winds of chance when they both know chance had nothing to do with it.

Filed Under: Ps - Ad NauseamTagged With: Ps - Conan O'Brien, Ps - Love Spit Love, Ps - Psychedelic Furs, Ps - Richard ButlerFebruary 7, 2019

Pa Reviews – Richard Butler

Great Results, Expert, Good Value. I found John to be thorough and personable in the work he did for me. I would recommend his services without hesitation.

Despite your musical tastes, you are probably familiar with a few of his songs done with his first band, “The Psychedelic Furs,” including “Pretty In Pink,” “Love My Way,” “The Ghost In You”, and “Heaven,” to name just a few.

Pa Reviews – Richard Butler

You may also be familiar with a few of his songs from his solo album, “Richard Butler,” including “Maybe Someday” and “Good Days Bad Days.”

I have had the incredible pleasure of knowing Richard Butler, and his band mates, “The Psychedelic Furs,” for over thirty (30) years now.

Pa Reviews – Talk Talk Talk

Lastly, and I would be completely remiss at not mentioning this – The Psychedelic Furs start their new tour this Tuesday, April 19, 2011.

It is the thirtieth (30th) anniversary of their critically acclaimed album, “Talk Talk Talk.”

As is stated on their website, “The Psychedelic Furs are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of “Talk Talk Talk” by performing the album in it’s entirety during a very limited run of live shows!!

The Furs will do two sets each night, “Talk Talk Talk” from beginning to end, followed by a set of other songs chosen from throughout the band’s entire career.

This is very likely the final opportunity you will ever get to see the band perform “Talk Talk Talk” live.”

… Maybe I will go …

You may also be familiar with a few of his songs done with his second band, “Love Spit Love, including “How Soon Is Now?” (the theme song for the show, “The Charmed” and originally done by “The Smiths”) and “Am I Wrong” (featured in the movie, “Angus”).

I have seen him “live” approximately seventy (70) times (as of the date of this post), whether those shows were as the leader of “The Psychedelic Furs,” as the leader of “Love Spit Love,” as a Solo Artist, or at one of his numerous art gallery showings.

Filed Under: Pa Attorney ReviewsTagged With: Ps - Psychedelic Furs, Ps - Richard ButlerMarch 9, 2009

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John B. Whalen, Jr., JD., LL.M., Attorney and Counselor at Law. Mr. Whalen is AV Peer Review Rated Preeminent 5.0 and Avvo Rated 10.0 Superb (obtaining over 95 client reviews and peer endorsements). He is the recipient of the Legum Magister Post-Doctorate Degree (LL.M.) in Taxation (from the Villanova University School of Law), a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Wills, Trusts, and Estates, from the Widener University School of Law), and a recipient of the ABA-BNA Law Award for Academic Excellence (from the Widener University School of Law). He has also been named as an Awesome Attorney in the field of Estate Planning Law (by the Suburban Life Magazine of the Philadelphia suburbs) for the years 2010 through 2018, and was Editor-in-Chief of the Delaware Law Forum at Widener School of Law.

Mr. Whalen is a frequent speaker and writer on the areas of Probate, Wills, Trusts, Estates, and has spoken for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, spoken at the Widener University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and spoken at the Delaware County Estate Planning Council.  He has also had his legal articles published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Law Weekly, the Philadelphia Business Journal, and the Martindale.Com website.  He has had his law blogs published on the Lawyers.Com website.

He is a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the United States Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is past president of the Delaware County Estate Planning Council, a past Internship Instructor of Conestoga High School, and Villanova University School of Law. He is a past member of the Chester County Estate Planning Council, a past President of the Chesterbrook Picket Post Condominium Association.

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