[Darren1664]

I listened to this last night but got distracted from commenting...

Anyway...I posted my own track (and naturally had a listen to it myself haha!) and soundcloud skips into this track and bam! I just had to keep on listening. Really enjoyable!

[Binladeda]

 Top stuff Paul

 A work of art....everything's been said, but details really. It's mighty fine

 Ever thought of starting a tribute band....it's the best song the Jam never wrote

 Loved it mate...

[Mutrins]

I recently read Ben Macintyre's brilliant "A Spy Among Friends" and it mentioned an article that appeared in "Country Life" magazine in December 1962 written by a chap who kept a fox as a pet in his Beirut apartment. The fox was a massive hit with (almost) one and all, entertaining guests, eating freshly sliced liver and lapping whiskey from a saucer. One day, he was devastated to arrive back and find the fox gone. Fowl play was - of course - suspected 

The Author was H.A.R Philby...but his friends all knew him as "Kim"

https://soundcloud.com/thefuneralcrasher/the-fox-that-came-to-stay

The Fox That Came To Stay

Surfaced in the Lebanon
Captivating everyone
The socialites were all switched on
With effortless panache
Looking, somehow, strangely cute
Dressed only in your birthday suit
Became the toast of old Beirut
Making quite a splash

The sound of laughter fills the air
But trails away when you’re not there
Nonchalant and debonair
At everyone’s request
Eloquent and so discreet
That hearts and minds both skip a beat
Enough to sweep us off our feet
Just like all the rest

Everyone fell
Under your spell
And loved every day
Since you came our way
You played it so well
That no one could tell
And couldn’t say
What price we’d pay
For taking in the fox that came to stay

Nothing happens happenstance
Someone given half a chance
Starts makes the shadows dance
On a mission of their own
So our best friend and nemesis
Is vacating the premises
To leave behind an awful mess
The like we’ve never known

Everyone fell
Under your spell
And been crushed since the day
That you sailed away
You played it so well
That no one could tell
And wouldn’t say
What price we paid
For taking in the fox that came to stay

Wow, love the energy of this track.

Your voice is perfect for this type of song.

[LostBoy]

Paul! This is the most interested I’ve been in a Fox since Basil Brush was on tele!!

Very well written mate, only line I wasn’t sure about was the “since you sailed away” it’s really not a big nit mate. Just not something I see foxes doing in my mind. Everything else is great! I love the music & u sound fab too. Nice one mate....boom boom!

[PaulAds]

Ha...Thanks!

I’m pretty sure that British Intelligence allowed Philby to escape, rather than suffer the embarrassment of a show trial...he was smuggled onto a ship and fled to Russia.

The interesting thing was, of course, blurring the lines between the two stories.

It was great fun to write.

Edit: to further explain the “sailed away” line...the fox was (I think) found dead in the street...it appeared to have fallen - or been thrown - off the balcony...so i sort of meant it sailed away through the air...trying to cover both eventualities...

[rightly]

well done Paul!

fascinating story of how the song came about.

I really like the style, the delivery.
Very nice Lyrics, with a lot of rich imagery.

 

[moraamarolaloba]

Hola Paul, you know I like your songs a lot and this one has not disappointed me at all! You have the strength in your voice and in your way of composing your music.The theme of the lyrics is very different, and makes me compare its history to some others hidden in some photos.

[refusedrevival]

Hi,

Good indie rock song. Tight drum beat and good bass lines.
Nothing to criticize.

Well done!

refusedrevival

[Skub]

Yo Paul.

Peerless in every imaginable way.

I'll listen to it many times beyond this feeble review.

[Three Key Audio]

Yeah i like it dude, happy bouncy and cool backstory! Great job

-Sean