R.I.P. Grant McLennan
In tribute to Grant McLennan, who died last Saturday in his sleep at the age of 48, this is a list of my favorite songs of his, both solo and with THE GO-BETWEENS, along with my favorite lyric from each song.
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“Was There Anything I Could Do” (from 16 Lovers Lane)
“If you spend your life looking behind, you don’t see what’s up front”
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“Quiet Heart” (from 16 Lovers Lane)
“And what did I say to make you cry… it seems that no matter how far you’ve come you’ve always got further to go”
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“Bye Bye Pride” (from Tallulah)
“I didn’t know someone could be so lonely, didn’t know a heart could be tied up and held for ransom”
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“In the Core of the Flame” (from Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express)
“If the devil had seen your dress, he would’ve changed his name”
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“Streets of Your Town” (from 16 Lovers Lane)
“I ride your river under the bridge
I take your boat out to the reach
Cos I love that engine roar
but I still don’t hnow what I’m here for.”
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“The Wrong Road” (from Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express)
“Lucky at cards, that’s an old lie
Lucky in love, that’s how life ends”
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“Bachelor Kisses” (from Spring Hill Fair)
“Don’t believe what you’ve heard, faithful’s not a bad word”
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“Cattle and Cane” (from Before Hollywood)
“I recall a bigger brighter world
A world of books
And silent times in thought”
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“Lighting Fires” (from Fireboy and the U.S. version of Horsebreaker Star)
“I could tell by the flames burning in my veins it was you up there lighting fires”
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“Simone and Perry” (from Horsebreaker Star)
“Come see the paradise, if only for an hour… Make me feel I’m precious, make me feel I’m wanted”
