#david glasper

[kellymagovern]

Breathe - "How Can I Fall?" [x]

[nervoussystemmusicreverence]

Breathe - How Can I Fall

Music Video

Artist

Breathe

Composer

David Glasper Marcus Lillington

Lyricist

David Glasper Marcus Lillington

Produced

Bob Sargeant

Credit

David Glasper - Vocals Marcus Lillington - Guitars, keyboards Michael Delahunty - Bass Ian "Spike" Spice - Drums, percussion

Released

August 24 1987

Streaming

How Can I Fall ?

Breathe · Song · 1988

[wclassicradio]

Elegido Classic de la Semana: Lanzado el 21 de noviembre de 1988 como segundo sencillo de su álbum debut (All That Jazz) publicado en.. Clásicos con Estilo en una Radio de Clásicos. Escucha online, retro y de vanguardia. Música las 24hs – Buenos Aires.

[fivestarjamz]

“Does She Love That Man” by Breathe (featuring David Glasper) (1990)

“Does She Love That Man” is not a happy song, and Breathe’s David Glasper is not a very happy man (although if you’re familiar with Breathe’s catalog, this might not be a surprise to you). In this particular instance,  his lady has left him, and it’s right before Christmas. He appears to be blind to the festivities generally associated with the holiday season. He’s also not watching where he’s going, and as he bumps into someone on the street, he sees his ex walking with another man. David spends the rest of the song wondering if his former lady’s love for her new beau is as strong as the torch he still holds for her.

I have a strange affinity for sad songs sung by soulful British people, so it should be no surprise that “Does She Love That Man” struck a chord with my yet-to-be-broken fourteen year old heart when I first heard it in late 1990. It operates in that weird spot that “River” by Joni Mitchell and “2000 Miles” by The Pretenders are in; it’s not explicitly a Christmas song, but it’s set during the holidays so ends up being sort of weird to play during any other time of the year. It wasn’t a huge radio hit, and Breathe cassingles weren’t exactly plentiful in the hood, so my only exposure to the song for a few years was via a cassette dub I must have made while listening to American Top 40. Although Breathe’s 1988 effort, All That Jazz, spawned three hit singles, the follow-up (which contained “Does She Love That Man”) was a pretty sizable flop. The audience for sophisto-pop had dimmed slightly, and an awkward name change (Peace of Mind was credited to Breathe featuring David Glasper) probably didn’t help. By the time I started working in a record store in fall ‘93, Peace Of Mind was out of print and even the used shops/outlet shops/cutout bins didn’t have it. Thank goodness for the internet! “Does She Love That Man” was probably one of the first ten (if not first five) songs I looked for once I discovered Audiogalaxy and Kazaa in the early 2000s.

Four star songs between “Doctor Love” and “Does She Love That Man”: “Doctor My Eyes” (Jackson Browne, 1971 + The Jackson 5, 1972 + Ben Folds, 2011) | “Doctor Wu” (Steely Dan, 1975) | “Doctor! Doctor!” (The Thompson Twins, 1984) | “Dodo” (Dave Matthews, 2003) | “Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?” (Chicago, 1970)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urw5SymCYlI

[bittybyte-blog]

Breathe - All This I Should Have Known

My not so new obsession with this band! Most importantly, with David Glasper's voice!!! I have always got his vibe on a deep to the bones level!!!

[retro-sci-fi-songbird]

Okay, literally getting goosebumps just from a demo quality recording

LOLWUT

Yes, I know I'm insane. That's why you all love me tolerate me

[retro-sci-fi-songbird]

DAMN I LOVE THIS SONG

[chickenbeast]

Breathe - How Can I Fall

Wow, this takes me back. I was in love with David Glasper's voice and had the biggest crush on Ian "Spike" Spice.

The videos take me back to my 14th (?) birthday. We lived in San Diego, and my sister, my friend Anna, and Anna's sister, and a few other friends went to Fashion Valley Mall. That's where I got the VHS cassette containing my beloved Breathe videos which I still have and adore to this day...even though our VHS player is in a box in the garage.