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Trollheart · 09-20-2011, 08:14 AM

Random Track of the Day
Tuesday, September 20 2011

Something totally different for Tuesday, as September heads towards a close, and people speak in hushed whispers about Christmas (shut UP!), it's a track from the excellent “Blue is the colour”, the only album I ever listened to by The Beautiful South. True story: I bought this album from one of those dodgy geezas who call at your door with a holdall full of CDs, but I was very glad I did, as it's a great album.

Blackbird on the wire --- The Beautiful South --- from "Blue is the colour" on Go! Discs

Without doubt, one of the best tracks on a really great album, “Blackbird on the wire” is probably one of the least dark tracks on the album, whose overall tone is very melancholic. It's a lovely little ballad, with gorgeous piano from Damon Butcher and just the right amount of guitar, not too much, not too little, along with impassioned singing from --- well, I'm not sure, as the Beautiful South have two vocalists, but it's probably Paul Heaton, as he seems to have been the driving force behind the album.

09-20-2011, 08:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Random Track of the Day *Tuesday, September 20 2011* Something totally different for Tuesday, as September heads towards a close, and people speak in hushed whispers about Christmas (shut UP!), it's a track from the excellent “Blue is the colour”, the only album I ever listened to by The Beautiful South. True story: I bought this album from one of those dodgy geezas who call at your door with a holdall full of CDs, but I was very glad I did, as it's a great album. Blackbird on the wire --- The Beautiful South --- from "Blue is the colour" on Go! Discs Without doubt, one of the best tracks on a really great album, “Blackbird on the wire” is probably one of the least dark tracks on the album, whose overall tone is very melancholic. It's a lovely little ballad, with gorgeous piano from Damon Butcher and just the right amount of guitar, not too much, not too little, along with impassioned singing from --- well, I'm not sure, as the Beautiful South have two vocalists, but it's probably Paul Heaton, as he seems to have been the driving force behind the album. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018