Sinister: Dead people

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A brief return to the list after the giddy excesses of the chat room.

On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 16:41:32 -0000, Benjamin wrote:

>I got into B & S because nearly every b&s review mentioned Nick.

There are vague similarities.  They're both wonderful.  And 'I was
made to love magic' is pretty damn close to perfect.

>The dust cover has the following words:
>Nick Drake was barely 26 years old when he died in 1974. The British
>singer-songwriter made only three albums during his short life - Five
>Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. All are now recognised as
>classics. 

He went to school in the same town as me.  He went to the public
school, I had an old-fashioned comprehensive education.  Never did me
any harm.

>Since his death, Nick has been cited as a seminal influence by stars as
>diverse as REM, Elton John, Paul Weller, Jackson Browne, Everything But
>The Girl, Tom Verlaine and Matt Johnson of The The. While the lives of
>other musicians who died before their time, such as Jim Morrison, John
>Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Gram Parsons, have been amply
>documented...

In the case of Jim Morisson, a suitable tribute would involve going to
his grave and laughing at the fat drunken wanker.  Poet my arse.  And
Janis Joplin was a wailing harpie smackhead.  And Jimi Hendrix
couldn't sing to save his life.  Oh, I do hope that didn't offend
anyone.

How did Nick Drake influence Elton John?  Now that is puzzling.  
'Daniel' is good though.

Love Tag xxxxx
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