Bitter Fingers
A blog about popular song by Mark Higgins.
Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
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23 Sep 2009Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man (Vimeo)
This song’s been getting a lot of airplay lately, particularly by Zane Lowe and on BBC 6 Music. The former is more surprising here, given the folk bent and acoustic guitars that make up this track.
However, it’s an exceptionally well crafted song and you can get any thoughts of jigs and reels right out of your head. Despite the bluegrass guitar, it’s a melancholy song of loss and longing with some lovely harmonies involved.
There’s also a little bit of swearing if the above hasn’t piqued your interest. Everyon loves swearing, right?
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3 Responses to Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
Nathan
September 23rd, 2009 at 19:07
Absolutely cracking song. Also currently digging Sailor Song by The Gadsdens – definitely worth a listen! http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gadsdens/_/The+Sailor+Song :D
Mark Higgins
September 23rd, 2009 at 19:17
I like that song a lot. Cheers fella! Always good to get new recommendations.
gavin
October 25th, 2009 at 20:30
The Sailor Song is being released in November – check out the video here (and yes, I made it, but I did it ‘cos I think these guys are great and wanted to help out):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUcdobQxrRU