 Erasure Surprisingly, "A Little Respect" was not Erasure's biggest single, though it was probably the best one of their 80s period, back when the music they made was socially acceptable. The CD single for the song contains the single version as well as an extended remix, plus two b-sides, "Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor" and "Love is Colder Than Death." These are a couple of Erasure's more choice b-sides – the former is a campy dance thing (from Erasure? You're kidding!), the latter is some kind of weirdo 30s throwback, also campy (Erasure, campy? No way!). Both are quite memorable and, in the case of "Like Zsa Zsa," it's hard to fault a song that name-drops Loni Anderson, Omar Sharif, Betty White, and Krystal Carrington. That one is presented in an extended remix as well. The "A Little Respect" remix is great, though it's positioned right after the single version and would have made more sense at the end of the disc. But the disc was released in 1988, before CD singles had really defined themselves as a separate beast. It's presented more as a supplement to The Innocents than as an entity to itself. The EBX2 singles box reissues this EP more comprehensively, so that's the one to get, though if you're not a completist, you'd do fine to snag this from a used CD shop after a sucker like me sells it back after buying the box.
Review by Wimpempy Tarlisle |