OK I raise you lot one: "Singer-songwriter" singing one of his own songs from a laptop, whilst playing a guitar.

Us old gits forget more than young ones but I have always forgotten words and I blame sheer idleness. It takes a lot longer to learn a song really well but the desire to be approved of by others drives many of us, more often blokes than women, to get up and sing when we should sit down and shut up. Not a catholic but confession is good for us all.

I have taken to writing first lines of verses on a piece of paper and sticking it somewhere. Is that OK?

Back to The Critics: McColl did thousands and thousands of things. Some were good some were not. In general those who don't make mistakes don't do much, so to speak.

Lets be thnkfull that we can still sit or stand in small rooms and sings songs because we like doing it and lets do it more often and a bit better than we did last time.

Cheers

L in C#