One of my all time favorite songs is 'John Taylor's Month Away' by King Creosote and Jon Hopkins, and in a live performance on YouTube Kenny Anderson talks about meeting his neighbor, who sleeps on a "burnt out city". As an American, this decipherable phrase has been gnawing me alive since I found this video years ago. Please help.

https://youtu.be/LJ723RFTe4Q

00:25 is the relevant bit

by ISTHATYOULARRY

5 comments

  1. I can see your confusion! He actually says the man was sleeping on “a burnt-out settee” – a couch or sofa.

  2. He’s saying “on a burnt-out settee”, so a sofa.

  3. A burnt out setee (sofa, couch).

    Thanks for the chuckle.

  5. Thanks everyone! I can now rest easy now every time I replay this beautiful song.

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