Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full of Lead [Single]

**Nat Morris** · 08:40 AM

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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altsounds · Comment Posted on: November 17, 2009, 08:41 AM

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.

Heron · Comment Posted on: November 17, 2009, 10:31 PM

I think everyone probably knows that I agree. Well, Floris does anyway.

jack s · Comment Posted on: November 21, 2009, 12:34 PM

Where is Floris?

Taylor Howe · Comment Posted on: November 22, 2009, 12:00 AM

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

altsounds · Comment Posted on: November 22, 2009, 02:35 PM

I dunno, he's been quiet lately.

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jack s · Comment Posted on: November 26, 2009, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Taylor Howe

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

Floris Stoter · Comment Posted on: January 20, 2010, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by altsounds

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.

Floris Stoter · Comment Posted on: January 20, 2010, 08:52 PM

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.

Originally Posted by altsounds

I dunno, he's been quiet lately.

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 12:34 PM, jack s <> wrote:

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danreviewer · Comment Posted on: January 21, 2010, 07:55 AM

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

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