Grant McLennan Is Dead, Long live his Music

[ozmeath]

It grieves me deeply to share that one of the finest songsmiths of my country has left us. Grant McLennan died on Saturday 6th may of a heart attack at the age of 48.
Grant was the primary singer/songwriter the cult pop band Go-Betweens which started in the early 80's, disbanded in 1989 with the release of the album 16 Lovers Lane and reformed in 2000 with the release of Friends of Rachael Worth. They won an Aria for their most recently released album Bright Yellow, Bright Orange.
Grant McLennan recorded and released four solo records one of which was a double album, Horsebreaker Star which in my opinion is sublime, hilarious and golden.
Grant's music has had a deeply powerful imact on my life through his insights and ability to encapsulate a particularly Australian generations' difficulty to empower itself in an increasingly ambiguous world. I Hoped to play music with him some day. Maybe a day far off now...
There will be a public service held at St Johns Anglican Cathedral, Anne St, Brisbane at 1.30 on Friday, 12th May.

IT'S DUSTY IN HERE

like a ghost
a ghost of something old
it's cold and dusty in here
just twenty years
and six feet down I'm told
I know your face
I share your name
in the dark
when shadows have their way
a finger's a chimney
and the moon's on fire
then sleep arrives
he's got his bags and wares
the dragon sleeps
and St. George stares
you won't write, no you won't write
that's all I ask, that you just write
and you say no, that you can't speak
you've lost your voice, you let it go
you let it go
like a ghost
a ghost of something old
it's cold and dusty in here
it's in your hand
it sits just like a glove
the finger traces the lines of love
it's cold and dusty in here
someone you knew
is watching you
I'm someone you knew GM
.
rest in Peace my brother.

[Kilted KT]

*bows as I raise a great muckle dram for the fallen"

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