Man of Simple Pleasures

Album: Velociraptor! (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • Serge Pizzorno, who is the guitarist and principal songwriter in Kasabian, told Q magazine: "This is a really simple song, just guitar, bass and drums. It's traditional and perfect in a weird way. There's a bit of a bluesy, country feel to it. If you know the band or hang around with us it will make sense. Come round mine for a smash-up and you'll get some Roy Orbison, you know what I mean."
  • Many of the lyrics on Velociraptor! are yearnings for the far-off days when the Kasabian quartet were young. For instance, the pay off in this song finds Tom Meighan singing, "I see no future so leave me alone in the past." He told NME: "That's a great line. It's not, 'I wanna live in the '60s or whatever. It's just we're at that age and reflecting on what's happened since we were young. We're going through all the memories and we're looking back. Maybe it's because we've got families."

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