Back to the 1980s With Danny Wilson
August 2, 2007
Time warp warning! Here’s a video from the 1980s. There’s a silly hat, and a silly haircut. The guy sporting the latter thinks he’s cool. He may well be, on account of his upright bass. The guy sporting the former, Gary Clark, wrote the rather wonderful song.
So when you find somebody new think of me and celebrate
I made such a big mistake when I was Mary’s prayer.
If you are willing to delve deeper into the Scottish music of the 1980s, check out The Associates Doing “Party Fears Two” on Top of the Pops. It’s a great song, and an appallingly buy pleasingly dated video clip.


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