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Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
December 6, 2015Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
April 12, 2009
I’ve always liked Steve Harley’s music – right from the first time I ever heard Sebastian, Death Trip and Ritz.
They are his three best songs; the songs with more poetry in them than most poetry. Lots of people enjoy Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) – rightly so, after all, it is a good song, but for me, the best Harley songs are:
the autobiographical Sebastian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbP8XpQC5Us&feature=related
followed by the anthemic Death Trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfTSFArFDBw
followed by the chilling Ritz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOvE9Cecz8c
There are others: Tumbling Down, Cavaliers, etc, but the three featured here have secured Steve Harley a place in popular music’s history. They are, without doubt, very good, entertaining, meaningful, profound and thought-provoking, melodic songs. What more can one ask from music?
I hope you have enjoyed them.
(c) R J Dent (2009)