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Thread #143134   Message #3304546
Posted By: Phil Edwards
08-Feb-12 - 05:25 PM
Thread Name: Independent Article on Folk Awards 2012
Subject: RE: Independent Article on Folk Awards 2012
The opening instrumental and the first half of John Taylor's Month Away had me quite excited, but after that it went off a bit. These days I find that I can't be bothered with songs about the minutiae of people's relationships; give me a big old song about heartbreak and death any day. Lovely sounds, though (and KC's got a lovely voice) - shame about the songs.

As for KC's finest moment, it was unquestionably "678" (I saw him do this live once backed by the Earlies - it was sublime), or else "My favourite girl", which is a rare example of a song that's completely transformed by knowing the back story. I thought it was just a pretty little song until I read in an interview that it's about talking on the phone to his ex-wife, who has custody of their daughter...
Promise you'll tell her
She's my favourite girl
In all the world