13th October A trip down memory lane


 I wonder  how often something new can instill a sense of nostaglia and invoke a trip down memory lane? Predicted to be 'the next big thing, The Lathums are the latest musical sensation to emerge from my home town of Wigan. The latest sensation you all cry in utter disbelief suggesting that Wigan has never produced anything sensational, apart from me that is!, Well I assume you have forgotten The Verve, Kym Marsh, Limahl, Rck Astley and last but not least the ukelele maestro George Formby.

The Lathums are the next off the production line and have already seen their debut albumn enter the charts at no 1, with their jangly guitar based songs proving infectious. This acapella version of a wonderfully uplifting dittie called 'Just how beautiful life can be'  is made all the more special by the accompanying video, filmed in Wigan Market, a place I would pass through many times whilst growing up. A trip down memory lane that brings back many happy memories of being lucky enough to have been born in 'the promised land'.

Out in the garden
A bumblebee buzzes by my nose
All the while
The kettle's boiled, forgot my toast
These serve as reminders
Of what really matters most
 
Just how beautiful life can be
When one allows her to breathe
Let the children have their chance to see
Just how beautiful life can be
 
Foreign desire
I know not where life will lead
If I'm to inspire
Lead by example not by greed
All or not knowing
It's easier than you've been lead to believe
 
Just how beautiful life can be
When one allows her to breathe
Let the children have their chance to see
Just how beautiful life can be
 

 

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