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Shipwrecked Liner Notes (December 2008) Shipwrecked names the style of music on the album - a mix-mash of latin and folk, gospel and britpop, it really is the flotsum and jetsum of acoustic genres. It also refers to the shipwrecked of the modern world, those who leave their homes and get stuck in a place they thought was just a stop on the way. ----- Track 1: How the Story Ends Style: 50s Latin Themes: Tragic Love Story, Literary Key: F Happy endings are important to society. For some, a demand; others, a request. But a brave few don’t need them at all. This finale is open-ended: in that the listener gets to decide for themselves. The song has a few cultural references, at once obvious and yet also obscure. In the latter bracket is Lobley Hill, infamous in the author's hometown for its skinhead gang in the 70s, and the scene of some massive inter-school scraps on Foggy Friday (last day of school). “Exit, pursued by bear” is an infamous stage direction from ‘A Winters Tale’, and the daffodils refer to Wordsworth. The Hapsburgs were a ruling European family. Their portraits adorn the galleries of Europe… but they all look strangely similar. ‘Eastenders’ is a soap opera about impoverished Londoners. Won a national songwriting competition in Japan in 2008, Japanzine Gaijin Sounds Track 2: One More Chance Style: Britpop Anthem Themes: Fate vs Decisions; Love Triangle Key: G Creating your own providence by way of consciously and calculatingly choosing whether to go lef
