Benedict Cork, Until We F*** It Up | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

In the fifth edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “Until We F*** It Up” by English singer/songwriter Benedict Cork.

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E 🏳️‍🌈! Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musician(s) and analyze + go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome while the songs can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, in the fifth edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “Until We F*** It Up” performed by Benedict Cork.

“If you take caution like a gun, pull the trigger and run like hell / Throw your troubles to the dust ‘cause it’s us against the world.” Matters of the heart are firmly planted in “Until We F*** It Up”. Firmly planted might be an understatement! “Until We F*** It Up” is the eighth track from Notes On A Hopeless Romance, the debut album by the handsome 😍 and talented English singer/songwriter Benedict Cork. Cork and Dane Etteridge wrote and produced “Until We F*** It Up.”

“So, give into the fire and cover me in gasoline / Then drink me in like holy wine, I’ll wash away your sins.” Oh, snap! We see you, Benedict with the spiritual references! “Until We F*** It Up” commences with lovely piano accompaniment.  The sound is warm and inviting. Cork delivers gorgeous and sincere vocals.  The lyrics are dramatic, poetic, and thoughtful. Interestingly, the lyrics generally are more refined than the bold title.  Cork’s vocals are more dramatic and powerful in the chorus, where the highly anticipated f-bomb and negative connotative phrase arrive: “You know it’s only love until we fuck it up.” “Until” makes nice use of harmonized background vocals during the pre-chorus (“…If you want it, take everything / It won’t mean a thing when I’m gone”). The second chorus features additional instrumentation – strings and stunning vocal harmonies. It grows even more dynamic towards the end with the bridge (“All the crazy shit that you went and did / I’ll pretend it doesn’t hurt”) and the final chorus.  Benedict Cork gives his all on the marvelous “Until We F*** It Up”.

Benedict Cork // Notes On A Hopeless Romance // Benedict Cork // 2024

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