Wud: So Begins the Crying (live)

Wud: So Begins the Crying (live)
From Wud Live Summer 1985

Music by G. Davies.
Lyrics by K. Staple.
Recorded live at 31 Cowick Lane, Exeter, 19th August 1985.

Copyright ℗ 1985 Wud Records.
Copyright © 1985 Explicit Music.

Performers:
Ken Staple - vocals
George Davies - guitar
Marc Greatorex - bass
Graham Barbe - percussion

Fun Facts:
So Begins the Crying started out as a guitar piece that George had composed.
He gave a tape of himself playing it to Ken, who then wrote the lyrics.
Ken wrote the song about a friend who was suffering from mental health issues, including chronic paranoia.
These apparently came about following a bad experience with some LSD.
The photo is of Cliff (left) and Shaun (right) at Wud HQ in early 1985.
Shaun is probably the protagonist of the song's lyrics, and a mighty fine guitar player too.
So Begins the Crying later became a regular song in the set of Rough Terrain and was performed live many, many times.

See also:
wudrecords.co.uk/artists/wudtheband
wudrecords.co.uk/artists/wudth...heband/wudsongs
wudrecords.co.uk/artists/rough-terrain
explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-inf...information/wud
wudrecords.bandcamp.com
bsky.app/profile/wudrecords.bsky.social
linktr.ee/wudrecords