Following on from his debut album Postcards From Lost Places, Cole Stacey returns with an acoustic, reflective and poignant reimagining of a genre-transcending song written more than forty years ago. Having spent 10 years performing the song as part of Midge Ure’s band and thus learning the song from one of its songwriters, this is a recording that shines a different light on a track that has shone brightly for so long.
“I feel like a humble custodian of a song that I’ve had the privilege of playing with Midge and the band across the world, it’s a song that has played a massive role in my journey and I wanted to strip it back to its haunting melody and extraordinary words, to let it sing for itself. It’s been a gift and I’m so grateful and fortunate to be sharing this adaptation, Midge’s contribution is seismic in making this version glue together and become a record”.
"The video is made up of clips gathered over the past few years - moments of water, change, and movement. Together they create a kind of dream sequence: a drifting collage of scenes that feel both fleeting and timeless, yet hopefully, relatable to us all."
“This song has always meant a great deal to me. Recording it and shaping these visuals has been a way of exploring memory, transformation, and the ever-present way music carries us through”.
“My hope is that you’ll find your own story in these images and that this version of an iconic song finds a place in your heart, as it has in mine”. CS
Credits: Cole Stacey (Vocals, mandolin, bass, piano) , Midge Ure (Guitar)
Producer: Cole Stacey
Mastering: Martin Nichols (White House Studio)
Video: Emily Wood
Publishers: Universal Music
Producer: Cole Stacey
Mastering: Martin Nichols (White House Studio)
Video: Emily Wood
Publishers: Universal Music
Listen, purchase the 7" vinyl or digital version here - https://linktr.ee/colestacey