Through the miracle of the Anorak forum I have just discovered ‘The Ballad of Paul Tierney‘ by Lonely Tourist. It’s a pretty nice song. And it’s about a footballer. As some of you will know, I wrote and released ‘The Ballad of Phil Jevons‘ a few years ago. You’ll have to decide for yourself whether it, also, is a pretty nice song. But it is … Continue reading Footballer ballads: a new micro-genre