Chaplin sjunger Pet Shop Boys

Jag har alltid tyckt om Tom Chaplins röst, sångare i Keane. På deras officiella sida överraskar han fansen med att bjuda på en gammal b-sida från Pet Shop Boys, Your funny uncle. En stillsam, vacker och sorglig låt som här tolkas på ett alldeles ljuvligt sätt.



This is me at home on the piano (yes just got out of bed) playing an old Pet Shop Boys b-side that I’ve always loved. Although it’s a song about a funeral, and despite being set in the context of the formal, stiff-upper lipped way British people approach death, I think it’s more about how "passing on" should really be seen as something more positive...much more a part of life I suppose. In this case, a release from prejudice and a sense of hope that a life lived with “strength and pride” is an inspiration to those left behind. In the context of a New(ish) Year, I hope that’s a happy message!!