![]() ![]() This one’s very similar to a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson, about a man whom people envy, and who seems happy on the surface, but who ultimately commits suicide. The album it’s named after won him a Mercury Prize. ‘Overgrown’ sees him reference Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘All Overgrown by Cunning Moss’, which mourns the death of Charlotte Brontë, in his ruminations on the possibility of longevity. I am constantly in awe of its near-infinite beauty and yet it will only ever have complete indifference for me.”Īn encounter with Joni Mitchell and her wise words made James Blake consider how to craft a long-lasting career for himself. ![]() And I love nature – it’s the ultimate in unrequited love. On its title track, frontman Charlie Fink said, “The poem ‘The Waste Land’ by TS Eliot was a particular inspiration. Twickenham’s indie-folk five-piece, who split up a few years back, took inspiration almost exclusively from poetry on their third album, ‘Last Night On Earth’ – a reference in itself to Charles Bukowski – but their most poignant use of poetry is in breakup-recovery album ‘The First Days Of Spring’. ‘THE FIRST DAYS OF SPRING’ – NOAH AND THE WHALE Needless to say, it’s a visceral take on the story of American criminal ‘Stagger’ Lee Shelton, who shot dead his rival William Lyons on Christmas Day, 1895.ħ. ![]() Just a few minutes later, we piled into the live room, and recorded the song, fully realized, totally off-the-cuff, in one take”. I pointed out an old really nasty version of ‘Stagger Lee’, and he got quite excited. The poem was in The Life, which Sclavunos described as “a collection of black hustler prison poetry. Nick Cave’s version of this folk song is from a book found by drummer Jim Sclavunos. ‘STAGGER LEE’ – NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS This song is the only part of its 133 lines that made it onto their 1968 record ‘Waiting For The Sun’, although it’s printed in full on its album sleeve.Ħ. This one is actually by Doors frontman Jim Morrison, but it was originally part of his poem ‘The Celebration Of The Lizard’. ![]()
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