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THE REVIEW
Spring Hill Fair: the album you don't expect!
After Before Hollywood, it was hard to repeat such success, but for Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, creating great music is a simple feat.
You can tell right from the opening song, that splendid example of brilliant and captivating pop that is Bachelor Kisses, a true pride of Grant McLennan that kicks off the classic album, which is anything but classic, in other words, the album you don't expect!
Indeed, after the opening track begins a series of strange, fascinating, and engaging songs that envelop you in all their magic... thus, we move through the dark Five Words, the compelling The Old Way Out with its formidable chorus, the quirky You've Never Lived, the beautiful psychedelic pop ballad Part Company that closes the first part of the album in which Robert Forster plays the undisputed leading role.
The second part begins with Slow, Slow Music, another gem by McLennan that pays tribute to early Byrne, then it's Forster again with the incredible Draining The Pool For You, a song of unusual beauty that fades away carrying its intricate mysteries, making room for River of Money and Unkind and Unwise, by McLennan, of which one is a sort of ballad, half spoken and half not, half folk and half something else, while the other piece is a lush pop that grabs you and doesn't let go. The highlight of the album is that Man O'Sand To Girl O'Sea where the talents of the two authors reach their peak and perfection!
Spring Hill Fair is a unique album in its genre, music with an unmistakable flavor, beautiful, joyful, paranoid, mysterious, and relaxing and hysterical at the same time... and above all that unmistakable mark... the mark of the Go-Betweens.
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Spring Hill Fair by the Go-Betweens defies expectations with captivating songs that blend brilliant pop, psychedelic elements, and emotional depth. Highlights include the iconic 'Bachelor Kisses' and the harmonious peak in 'Man O'Sand To Girl O'Sea'. The album showcases the unique talents of Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, resulting in a joyful yet mysterious musical journey. It stands out as a charming and beautifully crafted record.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
05 Part Company (04:53)
Come and have a look, beside me
A fine line of tears, part company.
That's her handwriting, that's the way she writes
>From the first letter I got to this her Bill of Rights, part company.
And what will I miss? Her cruelty, her unfaithfulness
Her fun, her love, her kiss, part company.
That's her handwriting, that's the way she writes
Like mud in the September rain it comes, back to me.
Part, part, I said part
Part company, made he men disappear
Cut my swathe and spread my fear.
Before we'd met, I hadn't wiped my feet
Seen myself naked or, part company.
And I said it before, do I have to say it again
A fine line of tears, part company.
That's her handwriting, that's the way she writes
>From her first words to this, our last night.
Part, part, she said part
Part company, made her men disappear
Cut my swathe and spread my fear.
07 Draining the Pool for You (04:16)
Lyric: Robert
Remembered your name
Evidently, you've forgotten mine.
You know a lot of people
I know, a mind dulled by work and wine.
I got hired but I got tired of draining the pool for you.
I got tired but not so blue,
To see the cracks in you.
I got hired against my wish,
With better prospects, after this.
Ten leaves,
Ten leaves, on a river bank.
Just like the glass
>From the champagne bottles smashed where they sank.
chorus
Your interest in freaks
The side show, the low life holds nothing for me.
Because I have seen it
Almost been it, and it's not my cup of thrills.
chorus
Fade: on swimming pools, hiring and tiring, and
anything after this.
The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. Celebrated for literate songwriting and jangling guitar pop, they issued classic 1980s albums and reunited for acclaimed 2000s records. The band ended after McLennan’s death on 6 May 2006.07 Reviews
