‘British Steel responded by rounding up a lot of workers called Nigel and getting them to say their jobs were actually great’Making Plans for Nigel was my attempt at an Alan Bennett-type vignette about someone who’s a bit put-upon. There had been Nigels at my school. The name felt very English. I couldn’t imagine myself in a song about a Graham or Colin. I had the title first, and the rest came very quickly. I finished the whole song in an afternoon. Continue reading…
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