Dancing To The Decadence Dance - #2

#2 – More Than Words – Extreme

Original Release Year – 1990 (me aged 14)

Where to begin with this one? This is one of those songs I wish I’d written. I remember hearing this for the first time and finding it a bit cheesy, but then I heard it again. And again. I’m guessing there was a lot of hormonal changes going on at the time, but the acoustic guitar and the cracking harmonies just hit the sweet spot for me. I do recall it was one of the first cassette singles I ever bought, with a B side called “Nice Place To Visit” which was very rocky, not what I expected at all.

With no internet or satellite to guide as to what this band were like other than this song, I had to go by instinct and buy the album: “Pornograffiti”. I suppose the title should have given me a clue as to what the rest of the album would be like, but I was surprised to find funk, acoustic, jazz and metal all on the same album. But for me this is still the stand out track, it’s a karaoke favourite, I’ve sung it countless times and made friends cry (I think because they liked it), and it brings out the soppy romantic in me.