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Too much difference

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This is another daft song which, as most of these songs tend to, started off with a germ of truth, and then was extrapolated to the point of nonsense puns about knitwear.

The true part is that I enjoy wearing a good jumper, but I do sometimes find I'm too hot with a jumper on and too cold without one (on those "inbetween days"). The rest is just silliness, but hopefully fun silliness. I particularly enjoy watching audience faces when they hear the "cardiologist" line and aren't quite sure how to respond - whether to groan, chuckle or applaud at the sheer audacity of the contrived pun.

It was in a conversation with poet and funny lady Jude Simpson that the "Too much difference" line came up, and it seemed to be a good hook to hang the rest of the song on. Thanks, Jude!

We came up with something musically as crazy as the lyrics, with tubular bells, harpsichords, timpani, mellotron, and a stomping piano - the whole thing just makes me giggle. Once again, Mark Edwards came up with the goods, and Mark Prentice's bass part just finishes the whole thing off beautifully. Good job chaps!

Here it is:

When I first heard Paul Bell I was captivated. And I still am.

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