BEATS OF LOVE
114. One Goodbye in Ten (Album mix) by Shara Nelson
BOB STANLEY wrote a moving piece in the Guardian about his friend Shara Nelson.
Not known for a profligate lifestyle, instead she unassumingly but magnificently touched us with songs she co-wrote, so the news of her deteriorating mental health was tragic. And yes, I concurred Bob was right. When famous men lose their minds and behave uncharacteristically oddly, they get labelled geniuses which help them cope with the public shaming. Women have no such support. The fact she has kept a dignified silence speaks volumes.
Despite being a major part of quintessentially the Massive Attack arsenal, this track fully realizes a Motown influenced sound the Saint Etienne boys had been trying to master. She never impinges but contributes to a greater whole and as a result, Stanley and Wiggs have never crafted a better song. The timeless soaring strings still get me every time and the warmth of her soothing voice, like a fine taste of Remy, put me in my happy place. Great pop music can be as effecting as any work of art and its exponents don't need to be capricious or contemporary. They just need to know exactly what they want to do.
Thank God Shara heard Only Love Can Break Your Heart and began to hear this absolute dynamite. For this alone, she deserves countless blessings.
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