Sorry to hark back to the old Nick Drake chest-nut , but B and S obviously have a lot of respect for him.
'obviously'?? i think i'm correct in remembering that someone, maybe it was Stuart David, stated not so long ago that several members hated Nick Drake, and that only a few members could even bear to listen to him. i must admit to getting irrationally irate when people bring up the drake thing, even though i admit to having pushed the band at friends because i know those friends love drake. anyway, i think it's a lazy comparison to make... stuart m sometimes sounds like drake, whatever. b&s songs tend to have a lightness and humour that i tend not to hear on drake songs (and i have had my drake phase... when i was early 20 and lonely, whatever...).
I think Stars of Track and Field... is a direct reference to Nick's own incredible prowess as an athlete when he was younger
and i don't think it is :-) a million miles above the clouds... and laughing. the duke -- Tangents On-Line http://www.virtual-pc.com/tangent/ Tangents On-Paper: PO Box 102, Exeter, EX2 4YL, UK tangent@mail.zynet.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------