Isn't it a song about a telephone engineer listening in on a woman's conversations (presumably without her knowledge)? I know the intent was romantic and it is a lovely song, but it has slightly dodgy undertones. Admittedly, less dodgy than Sting's "Every breath you take" or Morrissey's "The more you ignore me the closer I get", but still a tad creepy
You could be right. I always thought he was singing about a random female voice he'd heard on the wire and fell in love with
I used to accompany a singer for Wichita Lineman. There are hidden complexities which gave me a huge appreciation of Jimmy Webb's creative talent. The art which conceals the art.
The amount of artists that have sung songs by Jimmy Webb is testament to his writing skills. Frank Sinatra Art Garfunkel Bob Dylan Diana Ross Dusty Springfield Nina Simone Barbara Streissand The Four Tops Ray Charles Sammy Davis Jnr Joe Cocker Cher John Denver Sheena Easton R.E.M Carly Simon To name a few.
I still think that the money Brener & Fieldman "invested" was a loan. Similar to what they did with Oscar De La Hoyes promotion company. After 2 years when they didn't get a return on their Investment, they triggered a clause and made him buy their shares.
A loan to SE7. If they don't get a return on their Investment, SE7 will have to buy their shares back. I've been told this is what they did to Oscar.
Nobody knows who owns SE7 Partners Ltd, nor Global Football Partners so there’s no way of knowing what the true position is. Presumably the EFL know more than anyone else, but they can’t disclose anything publicly. Wouldn’t have thought the EFL would have sanctioned the takeover if the two years running costs were only covered by a loan, which is repayable on demand (or at a given time) by someone (SE7 partners - presumably without the billionaires) who couldn’t afford to repay it.
Proving that you have 2 years running costs is not the same as spending it. The "billionaires" they had at Sunderland had the funds in an escrow account just like Gabriel Brener did with De La Hoya. After the time expired to get a return on Investment, Brener cashed out and De La Hoye had to buy the shares back.
