New Eugene McGuinness Video Single 'London'
Love-Hate Relationship With London Laid Bare I n his brief, hard-edged new video single, using just a few simple verses, Eugene McGuinness captures London's affect on his soul, heart and wallet. "And you only want me for my money," the native-Londoner asserts, money that is so hard to come by and flows even quicker out the door when you are trying to find work and somewhere to live in The Smoke. It's a brief, quirky number, coming in at just over two and a half minutes, which one would instantly dismiss as bitter were it written about a fellow human-being. However, the singer-songwriter has produced a little gem here. In the accompanying video, McGuinness has produced a document for our times of the UK's capital city. Much of the footage comes from around the concrete South Bank of the Thames, an area famous for brutalist architecture, once acclaimed as 'modern'. Take a look at the video to enjoy this tidy take on the love-hate love song theme - can...