What I don't want to hear by way of introduction is "this is a song I wrote to capture my feelings about... the war, losing my virginity, my cat being stuck up a tree, nuclear power, my divorce, the death of my cat who fell from the tree whist the fire brigade were trying to save it, the brave endeavours of the fire service who gallantly, but unsuccessfully tried to rescue my cat, my favourite colour...".

Just sing the damn song and the audience will probably give you a clue as to its merits.

What I also can't abide is singers who tell you the history of any song... "I collected this from a Copper Family album, Bill Caddick wrote Unicorns whilst hallucinating, from exhaustion, in the Magic Lantern Bus travelling to Newcastle - (No he did not!)


Just sing the damn song!