Mick J Clark - My Friend Evonne
From his latest album, Pole Position, Mick J Clark brings nostalgia through the track My Friend Evonne. A 90s style of peppy singing is combined with fun instrumentation. It is an interesting fusion of genres—a pop song with some rock and some country influences, but neither fighting for attention. The first beat that starts the song is very tropical, so when the very pop-style guitar came in, I was surprised. That was not what I expected, but it was definitely intriguing. The bass adds the rock and roll element to an otherwise fun, theme song-style instrumentation and singing. The singing is very rhythmic and energetic, very reminiscent of your dad's favourite songs of old. The song in itself feels like a grainy yellow filter. It would fit in perfectly in a show like Friends or any late 90s to early 2000s slice-of-life show. The lyrics of the song express his love for a woman called Evonne. Clark talks about her so fondly, calling her the "friend" he "can never replace." He tells us of the beauty in her contradictions—how she is a princess sometimes and sometimes the devil, how she can be a pacifist and a rebel. He sings about how this is a love that will last forever and ever. This song is Clark's effort to immortalise his lover. My Friend Evonne by Mick J Clark is about a love that is pure and everlasting. It is a classic love song about a woman he wants to remember forever, their love and her beauty immortalised through music.
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