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It’s the last great day of the year

Craig McAllister

I don’t know much at all about the band Cousteau, but this track is really, really good. So good, in fact, I bought the album, which later pissed me off when all the free CDs that the music mags gave away at the end of 1999 featured it.

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‘The Last Good Day Of The Year’ was written by one Davey Ray Moor and occupies the musical space between Tindersticks and The Divine Comedy. The fore-mentioned singer clearly has a Scott Walker obsession, and there’s enough clipped guitar, brass refrains and general top-notch production that it wouldn’t sound out of place being sung by Dusty Springfield in 1968. Look at the picture of the band – you know what they sound like. Suffice to say,  ‘The Last Good Day Of The Year’ is the perfect downbeat, melancholy soundtrack for the end of 2010 (as it was at the end of 2007 when I first featured it!).

Pour me a Johnnie Walker red and start the countdown to the bells………

Published by Craig McAllister

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5 thoughts on “It’s the last great day of the year”

  2. That trombone or trumpet line reminds me of something but I don´t know yet what it is. Meanwhile I will join you with a Jameson green.
    Happy new year.

  3. Davey Ray Moor wrote the song and plays the flugelhorn on it, but Liam McKahey is the vocalist, and yes, he’s a Scott Walker fan.

    Happy New Year to you, great to see Cousteau are still remembered.

  4. With you on the magnificence of this track….and yup, I also bought the LP on the strength of it alone.

    Happy New Year Mr S. Thanks for everything this past 12 months and more power to your tremendously talented fingertips

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