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Wow!! What a great account of your travels and the backstory to the Bacharach/Costello (MacMaunus!) collab! Love your song analysis! Terrific post - thanks!

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Many thanks, Michael! Mad props, also, need to go in the direction of our fave Declan decoder, Matt Springer, who came with his insightful lyric probe on very short notice! Thank you, again, Michael, for reading, and for your kind words!

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Feb 15, 2022Liked by Brad Kyle

Terrific piece! does any audio or video exist of this karaoke performance...? Please say yes...

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Bless your heart....I thought no one would ever ask! Sadly, no. I was nowhere near that prescient 7 years ago to think of that! But, having been lead singer in a high school rock band (early '70s), in several choirs, and even a men's chorus, recently (2nd tenor), I can attest that I can, indeed, carry a tune.

And, being a singer who COULD pull off a song accurately (I could sing Sting's "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" without lowering the pitch..in fact, our ranges are identical), it's the reason I was so adamant (hey, he was an '80s "Romantic/New Wave" singer! Adam Ant, not Sting, although I guess he was, too) to do it justice, and then some!

But, thank YOU, Matt, for your last-second, but thoughtful and expert lyrical dive!

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Great, Brad! Love seeing the connection with Matt's newsletter, too.

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Feb 15, 2022·edited Feb 15, 2022Author

Many thanks! Matt's been gracious and generous, and I'm envious he gets to write about one of the most prodigious and influential artists across two centuries! And, his readers (myself included, of course) are fortunate to have his informed and lucid voice to decipher a frequently enigmatic subject!

In fact, our recent e-mail volleys are what brought about my memory jog and motivation to even write this one! I'm hoping for many more collabs with Matt! Thanks again!

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