For my first song of the week, I've decided to go with an old favorite of mine, Stereophonics "Local Boy in the Photograph", the second single from their debut album entitled "Word Gets Around."
The song was written about a boy from Northern Wales (where the band is from), who killed himself by jumping in front of an on-coming train. Lead singer of Stereophonics Kelly Jones knew the boy, and saw the picture of him in paper, and wrote a song about the incident. A somewhat haunting song from the early days of the band, I find it to be an excellent representation of the bands musical style. Jones' unique ability to express sorrow in his voice is on full display in this tune. Hope you enjoy.
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