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Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full of Lead [Single]

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November 16, 2009, 10:08 PM

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The unbelievably talented Scottish bloke with an Italian name, Paolo Nutini, keeps the charming and soulful hits coming, with ‘Pencil Full of Lead’ being single number three from his most recent album "Sunny Side Up," which was released in May this year.

Despite being a relatively short track at just 2:27, ‘Pencil Full of Lead’ is a feel good, up-beat event with lyrics “I got a shelf full of books and most of my teeth / A few pairs of socks and a door with a lock / I got food in my belly and a license for my telly / And nothing's going to bring me down.” The use of a jazz trumpet gives the track an old school 20’s flapper vibe and a blazing harmonica interlude sneaks in a little country for good measure.

Paolo Nutini released an official video for the tune in October, which sums up the song nicely, if not a little disappointing to be void of the actual man himself. A more authentic and definitely more enjoyable rendition of the track shows Nutini playing with his band The Vipers backstage at a preview show he performed back in April.

Nutini has concluded that Sunny Side Up is his “light at the end of the tunnel” album, and ‘Pencil Full of Lead,’ is definitely dazzling proof of that.

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86%? Ewwwwww. Not a fan really of Mr Nutini it's all so MOR. The only people that like him are girls and/or Floris.
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I think everyone probably knows that I agree. Well, Floris does anyway.
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Where is Floris?
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I'm neither Floris nor a girl, and I like Paolo Nutini...Maybe my name really is Floris and I no one told me?


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I dunno, he's been quiet lately.

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I'm neither Floris nor a girl, and I like Paolo Nutini...Maybe my name really is Floris and I no one told me?
We can call you Floris, Floris.

Maybe Floris is too busy and is running a FlorisT
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86%? Ewwwwww. Not a fan really of Mr Nutini it's all so MOR. The only people that like him are girls and/or Floris.
True. I hope that this way girls will like me too.

But yeah, I like him, his voice, his music and his passion. And I recently bought the album as well. It's quite good actually, except for Candy.
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I joined this 'write a crappy novel in a month 'thing last November. So yeah, I was a bit quiet and busy.

But if you want to call other people Floris, I would be honoured.
It beats the regular anti-Floris days at work.




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I'm not a Nutini fan, doesn't do a lot for me. Each to their own I guess.
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