Nick Harrison “Something Special”
Ska/ reggae-loving London singer-songwriter Nick Harrison offers something feel-good and bright in these shivering cold months with new single, “Something Special”, a sunny indie-pop romp with a pulsating disco groove about sad-eyed nightclub beauties.
Tucked beneath it’s happy rhythmic galore, Harrison’s lyrics hone in on a girl whose forlorn demeanor isn’t completely hidden by the strobe lights that flash around her. “Tragically dressed she arrives/ Holding her head off the dance floor,” notes Nick, his every taunting wail ending in a trail of quivers. Anxious to pull the slut-uniformed gal out of her doldrums, Harrison steps to her with the self-esteem-building advice: “You’ve been given something special/ When you put it to good use,” adding with a tinge of doom that if she doesn’t at least attempt to recognize those attributes and follow a different life path, she’ll surely “pay the price”.
Alas, his words end up falling on deaf ears (“You said you couldn’t change for me”), but that doesn’t stop Nick from recanting his good will urgings as she disappears back into the crowd or make the gleeful dance chug he’s pieced together feel any less infectious.
Nick Harrison – 'Something Special'
Head on over to Harrison’s MySpace and check out other mood-raising offerings like the breezy “Honey” or ska-loping delight, “Oi Rude Boy”. Below, snatch up a quite genius mash-up of “Something Special” with The Specials’ “Ghost Town”:
DL: “Something Special (Ghost Town Mash-Up)” (alt)
Nick’s debut, One Drop, is set for release in 2009.
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