Growing up, I thought this song was about seafood - and I still loved it. Later, I learned it was about seaside holiday life, not to mention a certain British innuendo phrase - and then I liked it even more. I’ve always found it surprising how Squeeze flew under the radar in the States all those years. For a new wave band, Squeeze played it very straight for much of their catalog, but “Pulling Mussels” had just enough melodic ingenuity and edge.

“But behind the chalet, my holiday's complete. And I feel like William Tell. Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet.”