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Did Jamie Lawson's wife actually die of cancer?

  • 26-08-2015 05:46PM
    #1
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭


    Just heard that song 'wasn't expecting that' and watched the video.
    I cried and cried..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-lI_tgQMMk

    Does anyone know if his wife actually died of cancer or is just a lyrical story.
    Either way it's a beautiful song but would like to know out of curiosity!


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  • #2
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,216 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Thats a funny kind of event your posting here.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #3
    Lunaarli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭Lunaarli


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    Thats a funny kind of event your posting here.

    Sorry, I didn't know where else to post it :confused:


  • #4
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,216 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Maybe here in the general music forum. :)

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #5
    thereitisgone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 453 ✭✭thereitisgone


    Just heard that song for the first time
    Dont worry if she cried it was probably because of the song


  • #6
    Effects
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    Lunaarli wrote: »
    Does anyone know if his wife actually died of cancer or is just a lyrical story.
    Either way it's a beautiful song but would like to know out of curiosity!

    I read an interview with him about it. He said he wrote it after a rough time in his life when his girlfriend left him and then his dog died a couple of weeks later. He said he wrote it as a bit of a mashup about the two tragedies.


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  • #7
    Birneybau
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    Effects wrote: »
    I read an interview with him about it. He said he wrote it after a rough time in his life when his girlfriend left him and then his dog died a couple of weeks later. He said he wrote it as a bit of a mashup about the two tragedies.

    That's a bit cynical so.


  • #8
    leakyboots
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    Birneybau wrote: »
    That's a bit cynical so.

    You mean Cotton Eyed Joe wasn't married a long time ago?


  • #9
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,446 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    leakyboots wrote: »
    You mean Cotton Eyed Joe wasn't married a long time ago?

    Bit of a fecking difference there.


  • #10
    Effects
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    Birneybau wrote: »
    Bit of a fecking difference there.

    Nah, it's all pop music. One's just more honest than the other (i.e. cotton eye joe)


  • #11
    RayCon
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    Effects wrote: »
    ... his girlfriend left him and then his dog died a couple of weeks later ....

    That used to be the basis for good blues song ... now it's inspiration for that kind of sh!te :(


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