What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

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great version Jerome.
love the original version by Billy Bragg also  Billy Bragg - A New England - YouTube
just love the stripped back guitar/vocal of it.
i love a lot of Billy's works, but his lack of singing skills (like Dylan) are sometimes better left to 'real' vocalists IMO.

Kirsty died aged 40 around 20years ago,
she was diving in Cuba and a speed boat entered the 'no power boat' area just as she was surfacing.
she died in front of her then 13yo son...
absolutely tragic senseless accident.
to be perfectly honest i cannot for the life of me recall what happened to the Speedboat driver, i should google it (but cant be bothered)

love the lyrics of the original song, so simple yet effective.
they obviously changed a few lines here and there and added a verse or two for Kirsty's version.

love the verse about the Satellites  (puts a new spin on the whole shooting star cliche)

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song
I'm twenty two now, but I won't be for long
People ask when will you grow up to be a man
But all the girls I loved at school
Are already pushing prams.


I loved you then as I love you still
Tho I put you on a pedestal,
They put you on the pill
I don't feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know.

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl.

I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I can't survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend.

I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care.

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl