"Respectable Street" is a song written by Andy Partridge of XTC, released as the opening track on their 1980 album Black Sea. According to Partridge, the ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Released on 13 March 1981 as a single in the U.K.; also available on Rag & Bone Buffet; also available on the 2017 reissue of Black Sea.
The opener, Respectable Street, is a Partridge tirade against upper-middle class suburban life, and Moulding comes up with a groove similar to the one above.