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Christopher Henry Difford (born 4 November 1954) [1] is an English musician. He is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze . Early life. Difford was born in Greenwich, London, on 4 November 1954, the youngest of three sons.
- Difford & Tilbrook
Difford & Tilbrook are the songwriting team of Chris Difford...
- Difford & Tilbrook
The band's founding members in March 1974 were Chris Difford (guitar, vocals, lyrics), and Glenn Tilbrook (vocals, guitar, music). Difford claims that in 1973, he stole 50p from his mother's purse to put a card in a local sweetshop window to advertise for a guitarist to join his band, although he was not actually in a band at the time.
Squeeze es una banda musical británica formada en Londres en 1974. Los dos únicos componentes que permanecen desde el principio ―que también son compositores de la mayoría de canciones―, son el letrista Chris Difford (n. 1954) y el compositor Glenn Tilbrook (n. 1957), ambos guitarristas y cantantes. Se suele clasificar a la banda como new wave .
Difford & Tilbrook are the songwriting team of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, known for their work as the principal writers for the new wave rock band Squeeze.
The song features a rare lead vocal performance from cockney-accented Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford, one of the only two occasions he sang lead on a Squeeze single A-side (the other was 1989's "Love Circles").
Teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook form the band that will see them dubbed ‘The New Lennon and McCartney’. Over 35 years later, with their legacy intact and as vital as it has ever been, Squeeze are still touring and reminding fans worldwide just why they have left such an indelible impression on the UK’s music scene.
Lyricist Chris Difford said the title phrase was lifted from the 1965 TV play version of the work, directed by Ken Loach, and the subsequent 1968 movie version. The film had a soundtrack by Manfred Mann, and a song by them, also called Up the Junction.
