Written by : Mark E Smith, Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling
Studio Release : New Facts Emerge
Pete Greenway quoted in Uncut (September 2017): “[It] was conceived in a hotel room. Mark came up with the idea to do this long, operatic thing with chanting, and we took him at his word and did it. A very odd song.”
Review on the arts desk website: “Couples Vs Jobless Mid 30s showcases The Fall at their eeriest, with Smith apparently giving his best Great and Powerful Oz-behind-the-curtain impression, before the sparse and unnerving music jerks to upbeat and bouncy some six and half minutes in.”
Louder Than War: “… the unsettling Couples Vs Jobless Mid 30s – a sparse and dislocating piece with taped laughter, off kilter rhythms and bass gronk in a genuinely scary piece of music.”