Hooks In You

Introduction: From Steve Hogarth's liner notes on Six of One:" February '89. The Music Farm. The days were spent jamming in the studio and drinking fresh coffee in the lounge next door. On one such afternoon I was wrestling with the cafetiere plunger when I heard that guitar riff coming through the wall. I was perusing a fax from the ever-creative John Helmer and there was this line 'when the fear gets a hook in you...' The song unfolded in my head, right there and then and, in about an hour, we had the basic structure nailed. We all wondered whether it was too 'straight ahead' but always liked its attitude... You have to listen to it loud, really... "

'fair-weather friends'
This is based on an old nautical term, 'fair-weather sailors'; people only happy to be on the water when they knew that the sailing would be easy and fun, but never to be seen when the going gets difficult. It means people that abandon you at the first sign of trouble.

Lyrics: Steve Hogarth & John Helmer
Songs with a link have explanations.

• Introduction
• The King of Sunset Town 
• Easter 
• The Uninvited Guest 
• Seasons End 
• Holloway Girl 
• Berlin 
• Hooks in You 
• The Space... 
• After Me 
• The Bell in the Sea 
• The Release
  

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