I was inspired to do this by A Free Man in Preston. I don't know him, he doesn't know me. All we have in common is Preston itself. But I read his blog from time to time, and am introduced to / reminded of good tunes at the same time. Bargain.
I fell in love with this song when Billy Bragg released it on vinyl in 1990. To my knowledge his version has never been released on CD, so I still only have it on vinyl, and it's one of the few songs I downloaded from Napster before it went all Corporate. I would have paid 79p for it, I really would. It's better than Van the Man's version (I have never actually heard the original. I am not entirely sure whose the original *is*).
But no matter. This version is a beautiful thing. Enjoy it while it lasts, during these autumn days.
joella
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Aww, cheers. Very kind.
There's a pretty good version of Raglan Road by Sinead O'Connor, if I remember rightly.
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