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This is my take on Granchester Meadows by Pink Floyd. It’s a love poem to a nature reserve nearby called Paradise where I go river swimming.
Originally it was an acoustic guitar track but Keith added a lovely piano melody over the chords and it changed direction. There’s a touch of Nick Drake in there with the cello which adds to that English pastoral feel

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Come with me now down to the river
The pastel shades of Arcadian green will soothe your eyes
Come with me to Paradise

The soft, gentle breeze through the willows
Let your weary head rest, I’ll be your pillow
Close your eyes, come with me to Paradise

Slow is the river, warm the English sun
Wild flowers in the meadow, bees getting drunk
Close your eyes, come with me to Paradise

Swans swerve the boats and ignore the laughter
of high spirited youth splashing in the water
Close your eyes, come with to Paradise

credits

from Audience With Myself, released March 25, 2022
Steve Hovington - vocals, acoustic guitar
Keith Phillips - keyboards
Joshua Lynch - Cello

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Steve Hovington Cambridge, UK

Lead vocalist of the band B-Movie, whose singles are regarded as post-punk classics; his rich baritone being called ‘the quintessential English voice'
In early 2020 before the start of the Covid pandemic, he began recording Audience with Myself. Think Scott Walker, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Richard Hawley & even Serge Gainsbourg. Rich in soaring melodies and evocative lyrics
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