08-12-2009, 11:35
The song I would urge people to listen to is by a relatively unknown English singer song writer : Clifford T.Ward The song which I believe is on youtube is called "Home Thoughts From Abroad"
Clifford was like so many others of his time an aspiring singer who fronted a band which lived and gigged in the Kidderminster area of the UK. The band underwent several name changes including Cliff and the Cruisers , Martin Raynor and The Secrets, The Secrets and finally Simon's Secrets. Many of these incarnations released singles but non charted.
Eventually Clifford went solo and produced his first album Singer songwriter for John Peel's Dandelion label here in the UK. Just after this Clifford ( Who was at that time a Teacher ) managed to break into mainstream pop with a single Gaye which reached the upper ends of the UK charts. On the heals of this came the excellent Album " Home Thoughts From Abroad " from which I have nominated the title track.
In a BBC radio 2 poll of the hundred best songs ever "Home thoughts From Abroad" came 5th beating many well known and well regarded tracs
Clifford remains a cut figure here in the UK known only to a few but I hope you will take this introduction to hear an excellent and well crafted song
Clifford was like so many others of his time an aspiring singer who fronted a band which lived and gigged in the Kidderminster area of the UK. The band underwent several name changes including Cliff and the Cruisers , Martin Raynor and The Secrets, The Secrets and finally Simon's Secrets. Many of these incarnations released singles but non charted.
Eventually Clifford went solo and produced his first album Singer songwriter for John Peel's Dandelion label here in the UK. Just after this Clifford ( Who was at that time a Teacher ) managed to break into mainstream pop with a single Gaye which reached the upper ends of the UK charts. On the heals of this came the excellent Album " Home Thoughts From Abroad " from which I have nominated the title track.
In a BBC radio 2 poll of the hundred best songs ever "Home thoughts From Abroad" came 5th beating many well known and well regarded tracs
Clifford remains a cut figure here in the UK known only to a few but I hope you will take this introduction to hear an excellent and well crafted song