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Music Appreciation

Swede

(33,296 posts) Sun Aug 30, 2020, 07:11 PM Aug 2020

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Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat

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Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (Original Post) Swede Aug 2020 OP

I used to make my living working in a darkroom. Walleye Aug 2020 #1

But, afaic, this is his best song ever Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #2

Walleye

(31,097 posts)

1. I used to make my living working in a darkroom.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 07:26 PM

Aug 2020

This took me right back there.Radio on all day and night. That song got me through a lot of work. Thank you for posting it

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)

2. But, afaic, this is his best song ever

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 09:10 PM

Aug 2020

He reportedly read 40 books researching before writing it. It is so very perfect. And so sad.

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