Declan O’Rourke – Andy Sells Coke
The songwriter’s songwriter.
That’s Declan O’Rourke (top), who has been eulogised by the great Paul Weller, who produced and plays bass and piano on Declan’s new album, Arrivals, due in February on the eastwest label.
The powerful message of the new single Andy Sells Coke rings loud and clear in this live studio session.
Declan says:
“It’s a forty something’s rude re-awakening to nightlife in the city…”
Nick says: White lines (don’t do it).
Pic: Lawrence Watson
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i enjoyed that – weller is a very tasteful bass player.
i love weller more than a heterosexual man should ever love another man, but some of the things he gets involved in make me wince
(not talking about this)
You should absolutely be talking about this. This is one of the least poetic, milquetoast songs I’ve heard in a long, long time. Put this is in the hands of an unknown musician and it would pass without notice because the song doesn’t carry. The performance is true to form; fairly raw and honest, but the song is brutal.
Did you love The Style Council?
it’s not a pure love but yes
I liked them at the time but i was just a kid. Might revisit them.
On a similar note, my sister sent me a photo at the weekend of 10 year old me, rocking a harrington and loafers… white socks turned inside out for day two of wearing them :)
Can you remember where you bought the Harrington? They were hard to come by if memory serves me..
like his perm ?
If my facts are correct, at the beginning, with the jam Paul played Bass, before Bruce.
I enjoyed that, it is not a collaboration I would have imagined, fair play to both men.
Look forward now to hearing the album. New horizons …..
A nice coming of age song, 40.