Candy

From the very first notes of this song I was hooked. It’s just irresistibly fun and cool.

This one is probably one of the most deeply buried treasures in Tom’s catalogue. It was never played live and I’ve never been able to find a single quote by anyone in the band or outside it talking about it. There are a few contemporary reviews at the time, all calling it insubstantial and skippable - as if!

It’s one I don’t often hear even the Pettyheads talking about. You know, if you talk about Two Gunslingers, or It'll All Work Out or The Apartment Song, most fans will have those songs among their favourite deep cuts - and with very good reason. They’re great songs. But this one is right up there with them for me. You could almost pair this with The Apartment Song - the central character in both seems to be a very similar character. A blue collar, no nonsense working guy with a taste for simple things and a pragmatic approach to life.

Song : https://youtu.be/ze_xJn3Liz4

Dave Vermeulen's Voltage covering Candy live : https://youtu.be/HBSQINiQrlk

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