A real nostalgia trip this. I remember being very much into John Foxx era Ultravox, and then really going off them once he left. Of course Midge Ure turned them into something else; which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, just different. And this track was one of the most memorable, if not only for the line “Riding inter-city trains, Dressed in European grey”. There’s also a strong Roxy Music feel to this, with the synth work and the sax. (Bryan Ferry released a same-titled song later on). I saw the eponymous Alan Resnais - directed film later on, but haven’t got around to reading Marguerite Duras’ novel on which it was based yet.
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