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Other countries will be singing this to the UK next Christmas

I lay tracks for troubadours
Who get killed before they reach Bombay

(I don't care how recognisable that is. It's a brilliant lyric).

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Absolutely agree. I have no more to add.

Smoked salmon - from the Muir of Ord smokery, the best there is - cottage cheese, lemon, black pepper

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Roughly the same number whose favourite bands are Queens Of The Stone Age and The Corrs.

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Yes, sorry, duly amended

At the time, it was an earnest effort to raise awareness of the famine in East Africa. And it is a catchy enough song. Phil's drumming is great.

But the song does embody the perspective of rich countries "saving" poor countries, rather than a more…

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Yes, sorry, duly amended

Found this nice quote from Tony about it, from a really interesting interview I haven't seen before, linked below. (As an aside, the bit about his keenness to go into the studio as a band with Ray, Nir'Z and Drennan after CAS to make album 2... argh,…

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You mean Melt?

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Right. I appreciate it is free, and any Phil content is good news, but...

The editing is driving me mad. It seems like every piece last a few seconds, and then we are off to something else.

For me, the whole thing is edited like it's a 2 hour trailer.…

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Melt will always be something else for me. It not only it represented an incredible leap forward compared to the previous two, but it was also extremely influential for the decade to come in so many ways; production, particularly the drums and yes…

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Right. I appreciate it is free, and any Phil content is good news, but...

The editing is driving me mad. It seems like every piece last a few seconds, and then we are off to something else.

For me, the whole thing is edited like it's a 2 hour trailer.…

The drums are pretty good 😀. I had no idea it was 7 minutes long. Apart from these observations, I echo the sentiments above. It seems cliched now by virtue of having been redone and reheated in various ways (wasn't there an awful hip hop version a…

It was a good-hearted gesture that did a lot to raise both awareness and funds. In that sense it probably also indirectly helped other causes which subsequently benefited from similar campaigns.

In my mind that's separate from the quality of the song…

For me it’s I Grieve… a perfect song, a strong effect on the second part…

ok ... so this means we have to buy it again. I have mixed feelings. And probably won't do that.

For me, it's still Family Snapshot, when the song enters its fast section. And it was a great show effect during the 2013 tour, when the house lights were turned off.

Found this nice quote from Tony about it, from a really interesting interview I haven't seen before, linked below. (As an aside, the bit about his keenness to go into the studio as a band with Ray, Nir'Z and Drennan after CAS to make album 2... argh,…

13!
I love it, but prefer the shorter version.