Weekend Song - Joan Armatrading
Get to like this song and try not to do the air drums at the beginning.
Two guitars, piano, slow in three four and a pedal steel, words that don’t really scan so have that genuine feel, and that unique voice.
I like the structure of her songs, especially the ballads: Willow, Love And Affection, Weakness In Me. They are loose and honest, but with none less craft than the greatest standards. Even the fast ones, like Drop The Pilot and Show Some Emotion. No one does the head held high heartache quite like Joan Armatrading.
This is a song which stays proudly defiant in the face of adversity, like accepting your poor hand. Or rubbish scrabble letters. Or choices.
This is a song that’ll make you smile when you’re tired. Or cry. And that’s OK, too.
This is a song - that makes you realise that when there is nothing left but love, you find out that love is all you need.
Take to your bed. You say there’s peace in sleep, but you’ll dream of love instead.
The heartache you’ll find can bring more pain than a blistering sun.
But oh when you fall, oh when you fall, fall at my door…
Listen: Down To Zero - Joan Armatrading