Peter Thompson's lyrics & chords

I wonder if Pete Thompson is not actually a storyteller, a poet, dressed up in a musician’s guise. His songs have a narrative feel: characters, settings, dialogue, journeys… his story or Everyman’s? At a recent gig he said: I was thinking about this song and I realised it was actually about me… again. Well, yes, stemming from him but tapping in to common human experiences: loneliness, drifting, searching for understanding, choices, responsibilities, courage, faith… The lyrics are powerful, often playful, occasionally bawdy, always bru...read more