Icicle Works 'Love Is A Wonderful Colour' TOTP (1983) HD

Broadcast on 12/01/1983

It was released in 1983 as the second single from the band's 1984 debut eponymous album The Icicle Works.

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[elfsands]

They were one of my absolute favorite bands in the mid-80s. Went to England on a summer study abroad program to study Shakespeare. The Icicle Works just happened to be playing at a small venue in London, and we went. The bass player at the time (1986) smiled at me in the crowd, grabbed my hand and pulled me up to the stage and placed me on some kind of big black box, perhaps an amp--I watched the rest of their gig from there, swooning the whole time, I’m sure. They were very lovely guys :)

[peacesofregalia]

Possibly the greatest pop song ever written

[JasmineSurrealVideos]

Couldn't come from anywhere other than Liverpool, that intensity, depth, yearning, beauty and archness. When everyone says oh you must like the Beatles as I'm from the Wirral now in the South, I despair at the limit to what they see as Mersey music. Now this is music to me, like Echo and the Bunnymen, Julian Cope, OMD, Ladytron, Dead or Alive etc. You may move but the Northern windswept longing and depth never leaves your soul.

[simoncarlile]

I so miss the 80s, the first half in particular.Musically there is nothing for me out there right now, so go back to my kidhood.This is the best.

[GenXJohnny]

probably my favorite song ever. what a songwriter !

[Phantasm]

Very rare that a 4 minute song is played till the end on TOTP. Probably because the song is so darn good.

[DonRicardo]

This is ridiculously great - absolute genius!

[JD]

1983 great year for music I was 16 & this was a favourite of mine at the time There was a few Liverpool bands around at that time pity they faded away

[ianmcnamara]

In 2024, and still one of my favourite songs

[imogentheresnoheaven]

Rescue Rooms in Nottingham tomorrow night. Simply cannot wait.

[stevebarber]

Its 2025 just caught up with this classic again thankfully

[davidtaylor]

Dry ice, paco rabanne...
..wonderful days😊

[Ikrananka]

Thank you - one of my favourite bands.

[billwellington]

Heard this at work stopped and paid homage to a forgotten classic.
Whoever suggested it on the Pandemic Playlist....Thanks.

[adrianmolloy]

remember watching them on the tube .great sound

[spankysmp]

Awesome and I don't user that word loosely. Ian McNabb is a seriously underestimated musician. Seen him live quite a few times over the years. His solo albums are something to behold and I'd definitely grab them all as my 'Desert Island Discs' Long live Boots.

[rockinblue]

Saw them live at my college in 1984/5 - a great night rounded off I think with a rousing version of Pretty Vacant of all things.

[stevenboswell]

Was 16 and in love with wonderful girl at time.never worked but still fond memories with this.steven Boswell.edinburgh

[Anna-qetf]

Ohhh, one of my favourite songs.
Thank you. I like it . Good job!

[StewartyMac]

The best song The Associates never wrote.