Old music: Freda Payne – Bring the Boys Home

An anti-war anthem that brings a lump to the throat by focusing on the plight of those longing for their loved ones to return homeOlder siblings don't always get the credit they deserve for their influence on one's musical tastes. From one of my brothers I acquired a lifetime's unhealthy fascination with the work of David Bowie and from the other, a soundtrack of skinhead reggae and Tamla Motown that opened the door to a whole world of black music. (The process isn't reciprocal: neither of them ...

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