Give It Up for Penny Broadhurst

Poetry, as you’re no doubt aware, is a bit like music but with all the good bits taken out. With this in mind, imagine what would happen if someone put those good bits back in, thereby turning lumpen word plays back into bone fide pop music.

It would be pretty good, no doubt.

Now stop imagining that and pay heed to Penny Broadhurst, who has already done it.

HURRAH!

Frankly, anyone who starts a song with the line ‘Bring your own bodybag and do yourself in’ was always going to get the thumbs up from this blog but PB deserves it for her rich mix of music ‘n’ funnies.

Anyone who has heard Victoria Wood’s 1983 live album ‘Lucky Bag’ (and yes, that IS the most useless reference ever put forward by anyone ever) will instantly ‘get’ what’s on offer here. A mix of dry northern wit and a simple-but-effective backing that leaves you feeling warm inside, basically.

There’s not much else to say about Penny, who says that she has always adored pop (“it fires me up like nothing else; makes my heart sing out”), that isn’t already contained on her wonderful MySpace page, which we’re about to direct you to.

Here it is.

Enjoy!