Arrrgh! I just spent ages writing a reply to this post. It was sparked by an "Oh my god! Uncanny!" moment, because I'd been thinking about and YouTube-ing that very song earlier in the day. Twenty-odd years since it was released, and here we are dwelling on the same song at the same time, I marvelled. My reply was heady with nostalgia about the video for the song, and how its tone and production make it an instant time warp back to the 80s for me. I waxed long about how that particular artist had always been at the fringes of my tastes with occasional songs that grabbed me but how he had never quite become a favourite, but that I really respected the way he had prevailed over time to become an esteemed musician.

It was a time-consuming piece - certainly to write, and probably to read, too.

Then I realised I was thinking about a different song: Everyday I Write the Book by Elvis Costello. Guess I should have paid more attention.

needs more cowbell.