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Sherrie: I let myself go on this one and just wrote without any thoughts of catchy hooks or commerciality. I was able to explore some musical ideas and I think I ended up with a piece of music that would stand up on its own. But Duke's lyrics lifted it into a different realm altogether. In my opinion these are his Shakespeare moments.

Duke: Willy the Pen! Well I do think this one has some real poetry in it. It's my mum's favourite. It was a great pleasure to write something almost entirely observational for a change. Writers spend a lot of time watching people and it is difficult to find a more expressive indicator of the human condition than to look into someone's face. 

Notes from the band: The backing vocals were thought up spontaneously by John and sung by Sherrie, John and Duke in three parts straight into a single mic with no overdubs. We all laughed when we got it right first time, it's quite rare that something comes off so easily with no preparation! There's also a mad moment that sounds like the theramin from Star Trek which is actually Sherrie's voice - she had great fun watching John and Duke double up in the corner as she pretended to be an opera singer. John's wonderful acoustic guitar solo is a very special musical moment for all of us.