Friday, 6 March 2015

The Saddest Song? (or, Why Interpretation Counts)

Is it possible to say, definitely, what the saddest song ever is? I don't think so, at least not unless emotions are quantified in some sort of physical manner and a measure can be made, and that's unlikely. But there are a number of songs which often come up when the question is asked. Things like Gary Jules' cover of the Tears For Fears song "Mad World", or Johnny Cash' cover of "Hurt".

Monkey Off The Back

At last, the fourth draft of my novel is done. It's been a monster. By far the largest draft yet, in the end it clocks in at 145,00...