MY FAVOURITE SONG OF 2010....PLEASE STAY AWAY THIS TIME DMCA CREEPS

My last post of 2010 reflected on what a strange year it had been with a lot of personal tragedy mixed in with some of the most amazing experiences I've ever had in my life, including DJing again after many many years absence, befriending members of Butcher Boy and getting a wholly unexpected 'thank you' within the booklet that came with the Orange Juice boxset

I put up mp3s of five songs that I had particularly enjoyed during that calendar year and nominated this as my personal favourite:-

mp3 : Stornoway - I Saw You Blink

As I said at the time, the choice may surprise regular readers but there was something about its simplicity and loveliness that gave me an inner peace in 2010.

Unfortunately, the DMCA police came after me within days and demanded the removal of I Saw You Blink.

But I thought, having finally got round to buying a copy of the actual single (until now it was just a version taken from the debut CD), I'd try again, this time with a vinyl rip.  I'll also offer up the rather lovely b-side:-

mp3 : Stornoway - Gondwanaland

I really do adore this 45.  I listened to it a lot last year and have continued to do so this year, the first half of which has also been fraught with difficulties which have been recorded on the blog.  I love the vocal delivery
and the instrumentation.  And while the rest of the debut CD doesn't quite live up to the standard of I Saw You Blink, the b-side of the 45 is tremendous.

Here's the promo:-



And a really incredible and beautifully played live unplugged version:-



Happy Listening.