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Former Eastern Lane frontman Derek Meins releases a download-only single ‘Oh! You Pretty Woman’ on the 13th October via 1965 Records.  You can hear this delightfully rambunctious single now on Derek’s Myspace, which also features Mumford and Sons as Derek’s backing band:www.myspace.com/derekmeins

 

Here’s a note from the man himself about the single:

 

“My personal history, dear reader, is easier to describe to you than that of the song "Oh! You Pretty Woman". Having fronted the band Eastern Lane for several years, I relocated to a dingy carpet-less Victorian maisonette situated only a few paces from the beach for which Brighton is renowned. I began to write and perform songs, stories and poems under the moniker, The Famous Poet Derek Meins.

 

“It was whilst in said seaside dwelling I first heard the song of which I briefly spoke earlier. The recording I stumbled upon was that of Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies, a 1930's western swing outfit. I took it and moulded into a new form and it was released along with my own creations on the mini-album, The Famous Poet. It’s author is unknown and many different versions of the song have been recorded, each a new take on an old time classic. Following in that tradition, I have added my own new energy and concept to the song (basically, a punch-drunk hoedown singalong). Listen on and enjoy.” Derek Meins 2008

 

Witness Derek Meins’ extraordinary live show, this time bolstered by a full band on the following dates:

 

8th Oct             Old Blue Last, London

 

9th Oct             Komedia, Brighton

 

Watch Derek in action here:

 

DEREK MEINS live at 'SOAPBOX CLUB'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrvNgl7vozc