Will Young: 'Grace'

Like a good cheese, Will Young has taken a few years to mature. So much so, in fact, that comparing the music he released after winning Pop Idol in 2001 to his recent output is like comparing a cheap cheddar to an organically produced Brie de Meaux. 'Grace', the second single to be lifted from his Let It Go album, is a case in point.

A lightly funky, jazz-tinged slice of adult pop, this quietly powerful song sees Young offer a covert caution to what is presumably a former flame. "Oh, all these people you hurt along the way will haunt you now," he sings ominously. Yet more proof, if any were needed, that Young is one of British pop's classiest acts.


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