Has melancholy ever been so devastatingly expressed than on Closer’s penultimate track? All traces of anger and resentment have been removed, with Ian Curtis recounting in a resigned, even neutral fashion, what is seemingly the aftermath of a funeral (“No words could explain, no actions determine / Just watching the trees and the leaves as they fall”). Immaculately produced by Martin Hannett, the genuinely otherworldly music – sounding like it’s coming direct from the afterlife – makes for an unforgettable backdrop.

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