Ed Harcourt, born on August 14, 1977, is a British singer-songwriter from Lewes, East Sussex who has so far released four critically acclaimed albums and has a relatively small but very enthusiastic fanbase. His first instrument is the piano, but he also uses several less common keyboard instruments as well as the guitar. Live he is accompanied by a band typically comprising a drummer, guitarist, violinist and trumpeter. His work is sometimes reminiscent of Tom Waits but still entirely his own, varied and passionate style. Besides being a headliner himself, he has also played support for a lot of artists over the years, like REM, Wilco and Neil Finn.
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Attaboy, go spin a yarn about the good old days
Catching fish laughing aloud out on Compton Bay
I'm not one for nostalgia, don't really like the past
I'm just a happy man with a ship and a sail and a mast
Attaboy, go spin a yarn about the good old times
What's that film we went to see when I was five?
I'm not one for remembrance, but I do like to make it last
I'm just a happy man with a boat and a hatful of glass
No no no it seems so easy yeah
To reflect on times gone by
And I expect you'll spin a yarn till you die