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Hard-Fi: 'I Shall Overcome'
Released on Monday, Mar 3 2008
Published Tuesday, Feb 26 2008, 16:05 GMT | By Alex Fletcher | 3 comments

Lyrically, Archer appears to be thumbing the same notebook he used on the band's debut album, Stars of CCTV: cliched metaphors like "dirty towns", "pouring rain" and "shining suns" sound like they've been scraped from the back of Noel Gallagher's wheelie bin. Fortunately, Hard-Fi make up for their lyrical ineptitude with yet another cracking tune, as acoustic guitars duel it out with blasts of melodica and honey-soaked harmonies to gorgeous effect. The result is probably the band's most accomplished track to date.

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Aline, Essen, on March 19th, 2008
I LOVE THE SONG!
I LOVE THE SONG!
Alex (Bucks), on February 28th, 2008
I must admit that I was surprised when I heard that "I Shall Overcome" would be the next single, as I had expected "Tonight" or "Little Angel" to be released. After listening to it more, though, it's really grown on me and I hope that this great song gets the airplay and sales that it deserves.
I must admit that I was surprised when I heard that "I Shall Overcome" would be the next single, as I had expected "Tonight" or "Little Angel" to be released. After listening to it more, though, it's really grown on me and I hope that this great song gets the airplay and sales that it deserves.







Good song, but as Alex said, this was not an expected single choice, definitley not one of the stornger songs on the album