Ok, there we go. PulpWiki.
*tsk*
I knew I'd heard that somewhere.

Sitting and listening on the big speakers with a glass of red wine & absolutely loving it.

I think the vocals are a bit low compared to Spike Island, but all in all it's a bloody belter.

It does sound like it could have been recorded a while ago, though it obviously wasn't. Edit: I think what I'm getting at there is that it has a timeless Pulp quality about it, which is helped by the fact that it was initially written long ago.

I'm glad they brought it back and did it justice!

-- Edited by legohairjordan on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 09:40:47 PM

Same feeling here! Song is great, but I hear Jarvis' voice struggling a little bit, specially at first. Unpopular opinion: i think i like more "Spike Island", sorry... Not so danceable, obviously, but closer to the classic Pulp sound.

legohairjordan wrote:

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Sitting and listening on the big speakers with a glass of red wine & absolutely loving it.

I think the vocals are a bit low compared to Spike Island, but all in all it's a bloody belter.

It does sound like it could have been recorded a while ago, though it obviously wasn't. Edit: I think what I'm getting at there is that it has a timeless Pulp quality about it, which is helped by the fact that it was initially written long ago.

I'm glad they brought it back and did it justice!

-- Edited by legohairjordan on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 09:40:47 PM

-- Edited by legohairjordan on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 09:44:13 PM

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hawalius1 wrote:

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The spoken word bit in the radio edit is a different recording... I REALLY like it. I hope it gets a release of its own.

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  The spoken word bit seems much more immediate than they normally do, like Jarvis is talking down your ear. Startled me a bit the first time on the radio. The radio edit is only half of that section, without the rambly first half. Would "ponce" have got through the radio edit or have to be dipped like "jerking"? It always amuses me that "screw" had to be replaced in 1994 on DYRTFT but was acceptable by 1995. 

srhelvetica wrote:

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Same feeling here! Song is great, but I hear Jarvis' voice struggling a little bit, specially at first. Unpopular opinion: i think i like more "Spike Island", sorry... Not so danceable, obviously, but closer to the classic Pulp sound. 

I thought it sounded like a weird gap between the Separations Era and His n Hers Era. Or like a distant sister of We Can Dance Again. Both songs were rejected back then because they did not belong to their era apparently. 

It sounds great on speakers but a bit thin on Airpod Max i gotta say. Like a demo. It was less obvious on Spike Island. Better on Sony headphones in the same league as Airpod Max. Much more detailed and layered, with some very subtle bits you cant hear otherwise. 

It must be a nightmare to be an album mixer nowadays

One other minor observation: just like After your, they over simplified some great parts. What do you think that is ? Synths especially. 

Eamonn wrote:

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I read the "To Be Continued" as either a) AI is only going to become more prevalent and/or b) a future Pulp video would feature our Fantastic Four as themselves in human flesh battling robots with their weapons (Gibson guitar, drumkit and Farfisa).

It would be a shame if there are no more singles and we don't get to see an official/professionally directed and shot 2025 video of the band.

Does anyone know if the BVs on this song are sampled from another song from the past? And are they the same as the vocals on the 1999 demo?

Also, is the word "to" non-capitalised on purpose in the title - Got to Have Love ?

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They probably decided that they are too old to dance like that in videos. I dont think they will appear in any video.  

Well i found it

It's indeed a sample

The new single by @welovepulp Got To Have Love, is out today! It samples a Wise Music copyright, Invention by Nick Ingman. Go have a listen

www.facebook.com/wmcreativeuk/posts/the-new-single-by-welovepulp-got-to-have-love-is-out-today-it-samples-a-wise-mus/1246425850821533/

Here is an excerpt, indeed it samples the main hook

https://www.hotgroovyrecords.it/nick-ingman-invention-p-9112.html

Gotta say i'm a bit disappointed on this one. Maybe that's why it remained unrealeased all those years ? 

But it is indeed credited on the youtube Pulp channel. 

-- Edited by andy on Sunday 25th of May 2025 07:13:58 AM

Bookmark wrote:

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on a 11/12 tracks album they can use ONE sample, like they did on TIH, even if it's all the chorus

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Of course they can. 

TIH is different, it's like Disco Song and Black Magic, its the backing track. The song can exist without it 

I'd be uncomfortable as a songwriter to come back after 25 years with a single where the chorus melody is a sample, but that's just me ! 

Anyway, now we know.

On another note, After You fit so well between those two songs, it's like they were recorded at the same time 

Eamonn wrote:

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Street Spirit by Radiohead is what people are saying but an arpeggiated minor chord ain't exclusive. They've already sampled some 70s funk, let's let them off this one...

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Yeah this is two different things. A chord, an arpeggio or even an entire chord structure cant really be considered as plagiarism, or borrowing. It's a tool, like when a construction worked uses a hammer. Even a sample to make a cool rhythm or sound, to create new music. 

A melody is different though. That does not take away the quality of the song, but since we've lived with the demo for what 20 years now ? I always thought this was theirs 100%, wondering what it would sound like finished, why they didn't use it, questioning their choices, like the rest of WLL demos.

And obviously there is a bit of "WTF" or letdown moment here, but it will pass !  Sampling is fine, i really dont mind it. Just a bit surprised that they use this a single then.