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Jon Millington's avatar

I bought it as a teen, gave it away because it wasn’t hard edged or loud enough, then bought it all over again. Last week I heard the London African Gospel Choir rendering their own take on the whole Graceland record at the Barbican. Their wall of sound was impressive but drowned out the subtlety of the songs. What was missing was the light, small voice of that very tiny man with strange hair. But you’re right about Chevy Chase: I always found that video a bit icky

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Pete Wolf's avatar

Wow, how odd. I have re-listened to Graceland earlier this year, after so many years, and found that I still knew it all by heart, that it has been playing in my head, no my life, for the last 30 odd years. And you render it just as good as it is, I'm sure everybody here would know exactly what I am talking about. Whenever I cycle down rue Lafayette (once a week) I stop at the corner. When I was single, and life was great. And next day at work, I look up to a distant constellation that's dying in the corner of the sky. Don't cry baby, don't cry, don't cry. Either way, we're all going to Graceland...

@Lou, I know exactly what a roly poly little bat faced girl looks like. There was one in York. You can call her Betty. Angels in the architecture.

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