» Chris Difford interview
Photographer Diana Frangi meets musician Chris Difford
When it comes to lyrics, my favourite song is ‘Up The Junction’. It came out in the 1979 album Cool for Cats, and marked a whole new departure in pop lyrics – earthy, witty, lively, irresistible. Close-up this week features its genius lyricist – Chris Difford, of seminal group Squeeze.
Chris can’t stop writing magical songs. His latest album, Last Temptation of Chris, had such fantastic reviews I had to buy the CD (I really like the song ‘My Mother’s Handbag’). Chris’s lyrics make the songs so exciting. It is one of those albums you must have and you must listen to, especially late on a Saturday night. There is an extraordinary video too of his song ‘Fat As A Fiddle’ – highly watchable!
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