Irresistibly upbeat, sublime and cynical, The Pursuit Of Happiness’s debut, Love Junk, cast a wry eye across relationships in the late 80s as Woody Allen had some 10 years previously. Singer and songwriter Moe Berg even had the considered, bespectacled, intuitive look down, just like Woody – if Woody had worn a Gregg Allman wig.
Berg wrote all the songs and sang them as if his girlfriend had just run off with the florist who’d delivered the flowers Moe had sent her. He had a sense of humour about it, though; you could just imagine him running the pair down in his Subaru and chuckling as he did so.
