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'''Richard Thompson''' is a highly regarded British singer/songwriter/guitarist, admired for his virtuosity and his incredibly dark but brilliant lyrics. He began as songwriter for the British Folk-Rock group Fairport Convention before striking out as a solo artist (recording a number of albums with his then wife Linda). Highly regarded amongst his peers including [[Talking Heads (band)|David Byrne]], [[Elvis Costello]] and Christy Moore, he has somehow avoided commercial success.
Not to be confused with [[The Waltons|Richard Thomas]].
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* [[Badass Biker]]: The hero of '1952 Vincent Black Lightning'
* [[Comforting the Widow]]: The plot of his song 'Woods of Darnay'
* [[Concept Album]]: 1000 Years of Popular Music, [[Exactly What It Says
** Also ''Industry'', a collaboration with his longtime bassist Danny Thompson (no relation) about the effects of the growth and collapse of industry on British society.
* [[Creator Couple]]: The years with Linda Thompson.
* [[Drunken Song]]: Brutally subverted by 'God Loves A Drunk'
* [[Dual-Meaning Chorus]]: Seen in 'Shane & Dixie'. The chorus 'Fame and Love will never die' is sung at first as a quote from the titular Shane as a total sincere expression of his beliefs. By the end of the song (When Shane has committed suicide and Dixie has got married to a journalist) the lyrics become ironic as Shane is totally forgotten.
* [[Intercourse
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: Most times the downbeat nature of the music will match the lyrics, but he will often produce an upbeat tune such as 'Wall of Death' (a jolly number about a mutually destructive couple) 'Read About Love' (a upbeat song about a boy who ends up raping a girl through misconceptions about sex) and 'Bad Monkey' (a bouncy little ditty about drug addiction).
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* [[Old Shame]]: Largely averted, his first solo composition was the song 'Meet on The Ledge' for Fairport Convention. The song is still regarded as their unofficial anthem and is played as a concert closer to this day.
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: In concerts he will often announce he will play a medley of his 'hits'..and then stand in silence for a minute.
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** His latest album features 'Here Comes Geordie' - a particularly blatant [[Take That]] against Sting (born Gordon Sumner).
** See also 'I Agree With Pat Metheney', a live-only tune savaging (in hilarious fashion) Kenny G for overdubbing himself onto Louis Armstrong's 'What A Wonderful World.' "He does play sharp, but let's be fair/ He has such lovely crinkly hair."
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