Gavin' Index

No.6: WALTZ

The Waltz is one of the favourite dances of all time. When taking to the floor, it is important to avoid causing problems for the other dancers. Since normally, in the ballroom dance, the man starts the dance by facing the wall, and it may seem natural for him to walk onto the floor backwards while his attention is focussed on his partner. This creates an irritating and unnecessary hazard for other dancers. It is far better to approach the floor and assess the flow of floor traffic before taking up your start position with due consideration for other dancers.

Gavin describes 'You, Me and World War Three' as "a 90s Bacharach/David, bombastic love song, where WWIII is the ongoing war between men and women." It also reflects the tensions in marriage, "that are necessary to keep love alive."

A pivotal line in 'Kitchen Sink Drama' is the lyric 'All I have is what I might have been', does Gavin ever feel this lyric applies to himself.

"In a maudlin way, yeah," he says, with some hesitation. "And that feeling can linger, which is exactly what I deal with in the next song 'My Twentieth Century', which is, as I said earlier, one of my most personal songs. In that I say, 'My friends are famous and all my foes live happy' and out of such feelings I must say, yes, I do definitely understand depression." [contd]

Joe Jackson