On this day in 1985, Simply Red released 'Holding Back The Years'. "I wrote the song in 1978, while I was a teenager. At art school, a teacher said: 'The best paintings are when you get lost in a piece of work and start painting in a stream of consciousness.' I wanted to do music, not art, so started writing lyrics that way. The first song I wrote was called Ice Cream and Wafers. The next was Holding Back the Years." - Mick Watch the 4K remastered music video here: bit.ly/HBTYRemaster | Simply R
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On this day in 1985, Simply Red released 'Holding Back The Years'. "I wrote the song in 1978, while I was a teenager. At art school, a teacher said: 'The best paintings are when you
Simply Red. . On this day in 1985, Simply Red released 'Holding Back The Years'. "I wrote the song in 1978, while I was a teenager. At art school, a teacher said: 'The best paintings are when you get lost in a piece of work and start painting in a stream of consciousness.' I wanted to do music, not art, so started writing lyrics that way. The ...
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