On a day when I’ve written about not getting lost in the detail and about the systems that make success repeatable, I wanted a record that travels light. A record with nothing in it that doesn’t need to be there.
It’s Probably Me is Sting featuring Eric Clapton, written with Michael Kamen for the Lethal Weapon 3 soundtrack and released on A&M in 1992, with David Sanborn on saxophone.
Not too much going on
A song from a Lethal Weapon movie, with percussion played on a lighter, a stripped-back guitar, a simple voice and not too much going on.
You can see that lighter in the original video, where Eric Clapton taps out the opening rhythm on his Zippo.
Your own best friend
And a ridiculously powerful message. A message about having to look after yourself sometimes, and be your own best friend.
It goes with today’s other two posts, The How Can Wait and Boring but Necessary. Put it on when you want to strip things back to what matters.
