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Lost Gem: "Walking On A Wire" - Richard & Linda Thompson (1982)

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"I wish I could please you tonight.  But my medicine just won't come right." --> Richard & Linda Thompson <-- When Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson went into the studio to record... "Shoot Out the Lights" (1982) ...it would be their final album together. The marriage was failing. Emotions were running raw. The album is a frustrating journey to the inevitable.   No amount of bandages will ever be able to stop the bleeding. Yet through all the hurt and sadness, when it comes to their craft, the couple obviously trusted each other to bring their best Richard & Linda Thompson LOST GEM--> "Walking On A Wire" <-- is an emotional chainsaw. Linda's vocals are both sultry and weary. And finally, accepting . The couple's harmonies are back of the throat...and personal. Finally, enough can not be said about Richard's guitar work . It is an exercise in restrained pain. And then, on the final refrain...he joi