A few weeks ago, BBC Four screened a typically well-crafted documentary about that most quintessential of London bands, Squeeze. Squeeze: Take Me I’m Yours traced the group’s origins and formation in south London, the comings and goings of various members and the relationship between its principal songwriters. Chris Difford and Glenn Tillbrook have been the only ever-presents throughout the band’s career and have been responsible for the majority of Squeeze’s output during this time. They spoke about how their relationship changed over the years and how they came up with some of their most popular songs. It proved to be a nice companion to Jim Drury’s Squeeze: Song by Song from 2004, in which Chris and Glenn went into the songwriting process in even more detail. The film and book made me seek out these songs again and, in particular, the one I think might be their finest three minutes: Up the Junction
