Kate.XTC

[Oohlalune@aol.com]

this popped up in Chalkhills, the XTC digest-thang:
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Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 15:51:00 +1200
From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James)
Subject: In loving memory...

Alex.Stein@turner.com (Alex Stein) said:

>Guess I should come clean and admit this is my favorite XTC song of all.
>Always loved it without really listening to it or trying to figure out
>what it meant.

>Then had an odd experience of visiting Europe and walking in the footsteps
>of a relative who died in WWII. When I came back I listened again and it
>resonated more for my especially the part about the sermons "still echo
>round these churchyard walls."

Exactly. A luvly wee tune. It has a quite similar wistful feel and theme to
Kate Bush's 'Oh England My Lionheart', another favourite.

James (a Chalkhiller!)

James Dignan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago.

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