BAND Was LIVID When Producer LET BACKUP SINGER Record This 1 Song…Became a Classic-Professor Of Rock

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Coming up next, a special episode of The Professor of Rock. We have 2 legends on today’s show, Elvis Costello and Paul Carrack, telling the story of one of the greatest songs of all time: Tempted by Squeeze. It’s one of the most well-known classics of the 80s but… it wasn’t actually a hit. It stopped just sort of the top 40. Tempted was recorded by Squeeze's longtime lead singer Glen Tilbrook and then out of nowhere a legendary artist, Elvis Costello, who the band brought in to produce the record felt the song wasn’t quite right. So, Costello, had the whole thing re-recorded and used a newcomer to the band who was hired to replace their long-time keyboardist… and maybe add some background vocals from time to time: Paul Carrack. Tilbrook was Pissed. Not only had he co-written the song but he had a great voice. But Elvis took a chance on Paul and he nailed it. And one iconic line from Tempted became so popular that fans threw toothbrushes on stage at the band whenever it was performed. We have the story from the legendary producer icon who made the controversial decision and the backup singer-keyboardist who made the song iconic next on Professor of Rock.

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Today we have 2 special interviews on a classic 80s song: Tempted by Squeeze. Elvis Costello and Paul Carrack who helped bring the classic 80s hit Tempted to life in Squeeze. Amazingly lead singer Glen Tilbrook who co-wrote Tempted with his regular songwriting partner Chris Difford, some even called them the Lennon and McCartney of the 80s, and they knew they had a great hit with Tempted. They were also pumped to record their studio album East Side Story because the record was conceived as an ambitious double (four-sided) LP- that would be produced by some of music’s biggest names at that time, including Sir Paul McCartney, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, and Elvis Costello. Well in the end only Elvis stayed and when he made the controversial decision to have the band’s keyboardist and sometimes backup singer Paul Carrack re-record Temped to the chagrin of lead singer Glenn Tillbrook. The crap was hitting the fan. Find out what happened next as we have Elvis and Paul to tell the story Let’s get into it.