More poignant, beautiful minimalism, this time a Blue Nile b-side from 1990.
Paul Buchanan's yearning, soulful voice and haunting piano says so much with so little. It's the sound of a large, empty space where the fairground used to be, the cold of winter burning your cheeks. The sound of an empty railway station on the way home from heartbreak.
Rickie Lee Jones' voice mingles perfectly and the point at which their combined musings take off (2:22) is spectacular. In a restrained, longing kind of way.
Download The Blue Nile & Rickie Lee Jones - Easter Parade (1990)
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ReplyDeleteThis is a re-recording of the fifth track from their debut album "A Walk Across The Rooftops" from 1983. That was just Buchanan on vocals and they're much more subdued/down in the mix.
Pretty though...
ReplyDeleteIf you've a moment have a listen to three tracks from Paul Buchanan's new album 'Mid Air' over at:
http://hissyf.blogspot.co.uk