Man and Machine
In a pub last night I heard a young guy do a cover of Richard Thompson’s 1952 Vincent Black Lightening:-
It’s a gorgeous song, wildly romantic, telling the perennial story of the outlaw dying young while his lovely woman weeps at his deathbed:-
Says James, in my opinion, there’s nothing in this world
Beats a 52 Vincent and a red headed girl
Now Nortons and Indians and Greeveses won’t do
They don’t have a soul like a Vincent 52
He reached for her hand and he slipped her the keys
He said I’ve got no further use for these
I see angels on Ariels in leather and chrome
Swooping down from heaven to carry me home
And he gave her one last kiss and died
And he gave her his Vincent to ride
Is there any other song that can make you feel the love a man can have for a beautiful machine?
Janine said,
July 20, 2009 at 8:21 am
Mechanical Wonder by Ocean Colour Scene
Good Technology by The Red Guitars