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I finally watched the BBC documentary about Paul McCartney's missing Hofner bass a really interesting watch and unusual story if for nothing else other than the band the Pink Fairies are connected and I hadn't heard of them for years. If you have 90 minutes in your schedule it is worth a watch , it is on BBC IPlayer.
 
A tribute to Dave Mason who died this week aged 79 , this is of course the seminal song for a short lived band but with Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi they were assured success , they got a mini boost in popularity after Neil from the Young Ones put out a version of this song .


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I have included Richard Thompson before, but I cannot emphasise enough that he has to be amongst the best musicians/songwriters around!
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The version they have to go with after Ted hears that music in the lift is just shockingly bad but good enough to be Ireland's entry to Eurovision of course the end up with nul points , UK entry last night I read trumped that to score a massive 1 point :rolleyes:
 
What can I say. I adore Peter Gabriel, and this song in particular, it is magnificent. I love the way they've blended the various recordings together, each of which has it's own particular appeal.
 
Time for some Geordie lads to get an airing . I have a little tale about Alan Hull who wrote most of the songs . His Mum Cissie worked as a barmaid in a little club on the edge of Newcastle City Centre and a very young Alan used to go with her because there was an upright piano he could learn to play things on but some of the rather unkind members quickly got sick of him and said if you keep playing we'll slam the lid on you hands bonnie lad, little did they know that he became one of the North East's greatest songwriters.

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