Another great story song from the Village Green Preservation Society album (see January 16), this one tells the story of a guy who gets drunk before a big performance and embarrasses himself in front of his friends, as well as his friends' friends. For days after he disguises himself when he goes out in public. Eventually, he performs again and, in spite of drinking 'large glasses of gin', pulls off a decent performance. His life can go back to normal now and he can forget about his original bad performance.
Musically, I love the bouncy start of verse oompa beat, and also the stereo split during the slower parts, nicely picked acoustic guitar on the right, organ on the left.
So I guess the moral of the story is get some good gin!
ReplyDeleteYeah, know your poison...and if you are going to be an entertainer, be prepared to embarrass yourself once in awhile. It's not the end of the world!
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