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Songwriter Forum => The Bar => Topic started by: Wicked Deeds on March 20, 2018, 06:37:20 PM
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Ok here goes - I recently bought an Amazon Echo and started an Amazon music subscription. I searched for a song called 'Billy' by the eighties artist Nik Kershaw. His songwriting didn't appeal to me at all me in the eighties but I had received a copy of this song with Guitarist magazine in the nineties. I keep returning to this song because it is in my opinion wonderful. The melody and especially the lyrics, are great beyond belief!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_fCnBfMTY
The section about the "blonde girl and the bond, girl, the French made and a sex aid" are unbelievably good. If you missed this song first time around, check it out. Absolute quality songwriting in my opinion.
Paul
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I've always liked tiny Nik's material. Songs such as The Riddle were high points in the era.
That's a cool track,a complete package perhaps? I dunno,I have no notion of what currently makes a commercially viable song,if I ever did. I know for sure,it's nothing I put out! :D Some sweet geetar in there too,I can dig it.
Ta for posting Paul. :)
Nik is about the size of a greyhound jockey,btw. :D
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Yep. He played at a local music pub here about 5 years ago. He was good, really good but I couldn't see him
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What a fantastic song, superb lyrics, thanks for sharing. Not sure about that snare sound though (forum joke).
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"He reads Marie Claire at the Doctors, just in case there is something he should know"
Nik's writing depicts great understanding of how a man can feel, what he wants and desires and how he sometimes struggles with the expectations of modern society. This is a aseriously good song.
Skub,
I read tha that Nick pieces together his guitar solos as he doesn't believe his guitar playing to be the best. Either way this is a masterful example of songwriting.
Paul