Portrait [BBC Live Version] [Version]

Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has distinctive long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic". His live performances have a theatrical style inspired by Vaudeville and music hall, and often incorporate 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio. He is most often accompanied by percussionist "Temperance Society" Chip Bailey, who plays cheese graters and egg whisks, a Stumpf fiddle and a Shruti box, as well as the more typical drums and cymbals. Other musicians who perform with Wilson from time to time include Paul "Pilot" Wilkinson (guitar), … more »

Year:: 2006
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Paint my picture if you must
Please remember to be kind
But darlin', your broken heart
Was never on my mind

Paint me with a villain heart
Like some cruel valentine
But darlin', your broken heart
Was never on my mind

And when you feel the clash
And you don't want me around
Could you endure the rasp
As my kisses filled with fibre-glass rain down?

Heavy as a humming bird
But more difficult to find
Darlin', your broken heart
Was never on my mind

Clumsy as a rag time clown
Or some dancing Frankenstein
Darlin', your broken heart
Was never on my mind

So pull that canvas down
Beneath this angry moon
As you endure the sound
Of one more singer singing out of tune

Paint my picture if you must
Not forgetting to be kind
But darlin' your broken heart
Was never on my

Darlin' your broken heart
Was never on my
Darlin' your broken heart
Was never on my mind

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