Song of the day – 39: Lorna G

This was a song that came onto my iTunes at random, and lifted my bus ride home last night. And I’m glad it did.

As the man says, “Lorna G’s ‘Brixton Rock’ is a wonderful attempt at accentuating the positive of a place so often given a bad name. Brilliantly mixing up early hip hop with the reggae tradition, referencing Gary Byrd’s ‘The Crown’, it contains the immortal lines: ‘Don’t need to boast. Don’t need to brag. Don’t gimme cocaine, I’ll do with a fag…’“

Lorna G – Brixton Rock

(I agree that it’s cheating to lift another blogger’s words wholesale to the extent that even the hypertext links take the reader to the original source but… bugger it. I wanted to once more acknowledge Kevin’s authority, curator skills and way round a smart description: giving such an obvious shout out seemed to cover all that at once, and also give you – the reader – the chance to hear a great song.)

by Everett True

My name is Everett True. I am a music critic. This is what I do. I criticise music. The clue is in my job description – music critic. I do not consider myself a journalist, as I do not research or report hard news. I do not consider myself a commentator as I believe that everyone should be a participant. I criticise people and in return I am not surprised if other people criticise me. It is part of the whole deal of being in the public arena. I am Everett True. Believe in me and I have power like a God. Quit believing in me and I no longer exist.