Old Red Eyes Is Back

1992

Old Red Eyes Is Back is a book written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray song the band The Beautiful South, originally appeared on the album 0898 Beautiful South. The song reached number 22 on the British charts.

Content

Old Red Eyes Is Back is about " Old Red ", an alcoholism ruined man. The text describes the drinking behavior and the influence of alcohol on his body (He pours another drink and listens to his body thaw ) until his death ( he died Old Red ... ). The chorus will be discussed be wasted by alcohol consumption life ( all the things i could have done instead ). Alcoholism is a theme used in many songs of the band, in Old Red Eyes Is Back but this will be dealt with in greatest detail.

In the music video presents Paul Heaton both a sober looking, well-dressed man, as well as a drunk acting, apparently Old Red, dar.

Reception

In the German Charts viewed Old Red Eyes Is Back held a total of eleven weeks, and reached here as the maximum position the 51st place. In the UK the song was represented only six weeks in the charts, but reached this rank 22

Ned Raggett of Allmusic is the arrangement of the orchestra, guitar and vocals for " one of the best moments of the band" and praises the change between quieter and more vivid passages. He also finds it noteworthy a song to such a topic as the lead single for the third album ( 0898 Beautiful South ) and to use it also to publish them as single release. Nick Butler of sputnikmusic.com sees even the best song of the band and the best text of Heaton.

In 2013, Old Red Eyes Is Back was included in the soundtrack to The World's End.