WAS's Awesome New Wave Song Of The Week #48: Paul Haig - The Only Truth

Waaaay back on Awesome Song #8 we heard from Paul Haig, and a promise was made that we’d hear from this little known but excellent artist again …. and when we make a promise on Awesome Song.. we keep it!  

Paul Haig’s best known song is the Awesome Song this week, “The Only Truth”, from his outstanding album “The Warp of Pure Fun”.  Released in 1984, it features synth work galore … and several surprises!    Paul got Bernard Sumner from New Order to guest on guitar, and Bernie brought the Blue Monday drum sound with him… so what we have here is an original song that essentially sampled another … way before it was cool.   Second, I’ve linked to the video for the extended version of the song - as that’s the one that features a nice long complex instrumental break that I could listen to forever!

BONUS: Also off “The Warp Of Pure Fun” - another Paul Haig song I simply adore.  “Love and War” is just monumental with it’s use of synths and wailing guitar to nail down a great wall of sound. Enjoy!