WORLD OF ECO

Five key songs from Goodbye Jumbo, with help from Karl Wallinger.

IS IT TOO LATE? Prince’s influence was clear in the beatbox and vari-speed guitars. “It was one of the songs where people in the biz said, ‘Oh, he’s not pinpointing his market, ’” says Karl. “But I’m not into pinpointing my market – I’m into enjoying my music.” GOD ON MY SIDE An outstanding piano ballad “partly influenced by [John Lennon’s] Mind Games”, God On My Side “is a plea for tolerance,” says Wallinger. “I’m singing about all the religions of the world, but I need your God on my side, you know?” WHEN THE RAINBOW COMES Pop gold up to and including Sophia Ramos’s melting backing vocals at the fade, this joyous evocation of World Party’s utopian vision offers hope. “All I can remember about Sophia is that she was from New York and…

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MOJO (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2021

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