If you go
› What: Psychedelic Furs› Where: Walker Theatre inside Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave.› When: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9› Admission: $30 and $45› For more information: 423-757-5580
The Psychedelic Furs’ songs were college radio staples in the early 1980s – “The Ghost in You,” “Heartbreak Beats,” “All That Money Wants,” “House” and “Here Come The Cowboys.” Then the 1986 movie “Pretty in Pink” was named after their single of the same name, the single was re-recorded and included on the soundtrack – and everyone knew the band’s name.
But within five years, The Psychedelic Furs went dormant, disappearing for more than a decade before coming back by popular demand.
Tim Butler, bassist for the English band, who founded the group with his brother, singer Richard Butler, describes their beginnings.
“At the time we formed, we were listening to the Velvet Underground, early Roxy Music and, of course, Bowie,” Butler says. “What made us want to form a band is we went to see the Sex Pistols at the 100 Club in London. What we did was take that aggression and energy (of the Sex Pistols) and mix it with the sound of the Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. That’s how it started,” he said.