Cancel Today

Once upon a time, a long long time ago, a young and much-loved Leader of the Opposition appeared on Desert Island Discs to choose his eight favourite records. Legend has it he was egged on by a friend who worked in PR for a record company, or something don't regard this an authoratitive source and chose an unknown song by an unknown band.

In a bizarre twist of fate, what came on my mp3 player this evening on the way home? Of nearly 4,000 tracks it could have chosen, it chose this wonderful track by Ezio...

Pull back the curtains
Let the sunlight stream in
And let it light up your eyes
And lay its warmth upon your skin

Come over here
Just lay for a while
Let's do nothing
And let's do it with style

And run where you should be now tomorrow
Just run where you should be now tomorrow

I could bring you some tea
And something to eat
Then we'll step over the bills
And down into the street

And walk down the road
Or drive to the sea
We'll do what you want
Please do it with me

And run where you should be now tomorrow
Just run where you should be now tomorrow

I could call up your work
And say you're not well enough to go
As long as we're both discreet
No I really don't think that they will ever know

And there's no work for me
No and the world stops turning when you're not here
And it's good that your're free
You say I'm your man
Well now he needs you near

So run where you should be now tomorrow
Just run where you should be now tomorrow

Just run away
Can't face you getting up and leaving today
Is there anyway that I'll convince you to stay
To stay
To stay
Today...
Let's cancel today

It has never been established whether the Right Hon Tone - for it were he - is actually a fan of Ezio. If so, he might have had thoughts of this song this morning.