Tomorrow will be the fourth anniversary of Grant McLennan's death so, just in case I forget, I'll honour him today with my favourite song of his. It's such a big, epic, sweeping song, so different from his usual more delicate style - the sort of song that can easily turn out bombastic in the wrong hands but when it works...wow. This, my friends, is a wow song. It still knocks me dead every time I hear it, more than two decades on.
I admit to being one of those who had my doubts about Amanda Brown joining the band for this album (1987's Talullah), but you certainly couldn't disagree with her contribution to this track.
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