Hugh Williams
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Re:One of Them - 2006/11/20 20:22
Just as a bit of an after thought on all this,I was once at a gig by the wonderfully amusing Les Barker, in the guise of the "Very Big Mrs. Ackroyd Band" (if you don't know it then I'm afraid it's a bit complicated;maybe check his web site!). Anyway,it was all going along hilariously when Norma Waterson (yes,it's THAT BIG!!) explained that, although a lot of Les's writings were really funny, he was also capable of writing on serious subjects and that the next song was such an offering. It was noticable,I felt,just how tricky it was for the audience to come down from their jollity to a position where they (and I include myself in this) could quite come to terms with what was,indeed,a serious song.As has been said,for those who only knew Jake for his "funny" songs,whenever he launched in to something like "One Of Them" it took some explaining by way of an introduction and ,even then, not everyone "got it"!
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