I really enjoy the all-too-limited repertoire of Brett Smiley, the glam-rocker who out-Ziggy'd Ziggy on the "genderless alien willed into existence via the vibrations of pop music" front. April in Paris is one of my personal favorite songs of all time. I just feel weirdly connected to that one...
Anyway, today we're focusing on a different Smiley-song, Lying in The Sun. It came up when I had my "liked songs" on shuffle yesterday and caught my attention. His vocals sound somewhat Lennon-esque on this cut. Is it just me?
I'd really like to get my hands on a copy of Nina Antonia's Brett biography one of these days... no such luck thus far. Feels like there really isn't all that much info one can find on the guy otherwise. I wanna know more! Few people seemed better-suited to pop stardom, yet it somehow eluded Brett Smiley. How is it that there's no room in the big leagues for him, when the personality-free Ed Sheerans of the world seem to have a standing reservation there? (I'm not one of those "all new music is bad" guys, in fact I actually quite like many of today's artists... but come on, Ed Sheeran? What's that guy done worth a damn? Not to mention his lack of a spine makes it fun to pick on him right now. Go on, try it!)
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