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Scritti Politti: Cupid & Psyche 85 (Virgin)

Andy Gill, New Musical Express, 15 June 1985

A BUNCH of words such as can be found on the new Scritti Politti album: heart, her, girl, baby, word, reason, love, boy, hurt, sugar, heaven, sweet, tenderness, true. All mean just as much (or just as little) as they've always meant in pop music.

Total word count of piece: 637

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