Precisely, Gene - Nick Drake - at his best - was outstanding. At his worst was fairly ordinary.

Nothing wrong with sad songs, per se. Some of my best friends are sad songs. I just have a problem with oversentimentalised, self-indulgent, mawkish drivel. though I know exactly what I mean, I can't think of any off the top of my head, because they usually get switched off pretty quickly if they invegle their way into Spencer Towers.

Cheers

Nigel