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‘’Talk Of The Town’’ by Dutch indie band Spiny Norman is a ballad about a reclusive writer, who buries himself in his work. We tend to fear what we don’t know, so his neighbours treat him with suspicion and he soon becomes the talk of the town. However, the writer labours on doggedly until he completes his novel and is finally able to reap the benefits of his work. The ones who were talking behind his back are now standing in line for an autograph of the taciturn author, who is able to articulate what they can’t say “with a million words.”

The verses have a sober and restrained character and are being accompanied by an intimate piano part and a serene string section. The vocals are fragile yet have a slight raw edge. They express the exhausted, melancholic mood of the writer, but also his exasperated tenacity. The choruses are contemplative in nature and comment on how the author is being judged by the people. With the deployment of electric guitars, exuberant choirs, and a significant increase in decibels, they are a lot more powerful and make for an excellent, albeit slightly wry, anthem. Enjoy!

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Well, you can talk the talk and walk the walk
Honey baby, you can strut that stuff
But, can you hug the hug and kiss that kiss?
Do you know now, what love is?

Everything you say and do
Makes me say you know what to do
But, still somehow I got my doubts
Do you know what love’s all about?

And when you’re talking your talk, on your telephone
And when you’re walking your walk, you never walk alone
And when you pucker your lips and you strike that pose
Do you know now? God only knows

Do, do you know now
What love’s all about?

I know you like the looks that they gave you
But, you don’t know what it’s like for me baby
Listen to me, stop your running around
Do you know what love’s all about?

Now push comes to shove
What do you know about love?

Talk to me, to talk me, talk. Talk to me baby
And walk with me, walk with me, walk. Walk with me baby

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