Once again I’ve found myself listening to a track by the ever talented Craig Payne and as always I have loved it from the second I heard the opening guitars – I am honestly just a sucker for a good guitar riff. There’s a reason I’m drawn to Craig’s music; he’s able to write in such a way that’s so visually stimulating that you find yourself transported into the song itself.
Nineteen Sixty-Five brings to mind nights out with friends that started off as completely awful. The opening line “spent the night together in a London bus shelter” doesn’t exactly scream the makings of a great night out with friends, however, that is exactly why I like this song – it’s honest and how many nights out have you had that have gone perfectly to plan?
The second part of the opening line is perhaps my favourite part “helter skelter on the radio everybody was feeling low”. If you read my last review on Craig’s song Just Like Yesterday you may recall that I mentioned that it reminded me of The Beatles, so you only imagine how happy I was to hear a direct reference to them in this song (Helter Skelter was originally released by the Beatles in 1968).
To sum up, I’ve again had the pleasure to listen and write about Craig Payne’s music and I sincerely hope this isn’t the last time I get to do so.
