Chris Wood. "Hollow Point"

[InParticularNobody]

Heard this for the first time out of the blue on the radio whilst driving and - without knowing any of the context - the story just unfolded in the words, and the subject matter dawned on me.

Had to park up when the tears came. RIP.

[Bluebuthappy182]

Christ that's a good song. Amazing what a few words with meaning will do compaired to thousands with none.

[Hoppersongs]

I saw Chris play this at King's Place in the big (ish) hall there. It made me want to give up writing and playing - what do you do when one player has done all you'd like to do and better than you think you can?

[VidaMusicDivision]

brilliant, top qual songwriting, not many others on this level huh? going to see chis play tonight, can't wait, thanks for uploading

[JackieMorrisArtist]

Astonishing. Makes what happened so personal, so close. It could have been your son, it could have been mine, walking on a summer day with dreams inside his head. Innocent.

[tiddles4x4]

Was just played on BBC Radio 2 folk program this evening. Surprised to hear it on a national radio station considering the subject.

[ravendon]

RIP Jean Charles de Menezes.

[pedromortoni]

An incredible song.thanks Chris. 

[thedavewmac]

Beautiful song. Another notch for the legal assassination squad! Another innocent slaughtered. Another cover up !

[thedavewmac]

Beautiful song. Another notch for the legal assassination squad! Another innocent slaughtered. Another cover up

[thedavewmac]

Beautiful song about another notch for the legal assassination squad!

[superleague100]

beautiful song

[tillymaae]

hello, could you possibly post the lyrics to the song? x

[quintenfyfe]

yeah murderin bastards got off with it

[phileasphil]

Stunning... very few songs make me feel this way..

[mutleyathome]

A remarkable song which high lites well the problems that we have in this supposed free country.

I heard this first the other evening when Chris won the record of the year on the folk awards and rightly so.

[mrmaxs12]

"If you've got a badge, the laws don't apply." - Lowkey - License To Kill.

R.I.P Jean Charles de Menezes.

[MancunianParallax]

This is another great song from Chris & it eloquently (as ever) vocalises the disbelief that I think much of the country still feels surrounding the execution of an innocent man & the lies and shocking back-scratching that followed allowing every wrongdoer involved to get off with a promotion and state pension. I hope the met appreciates that for most right-minded people, this national disgrace remains both unjustly & unsatisfactorily resolved.

[gailalong]

Beautiful song and performance.

[Cryolemon]

This is the third song I know of about this incident ("Trains to Brazil" by Guillemots and "Sorry" by Karine Polwart are the others), which I think says a hell of a lot about how this affected people. I wont use this comment to make a political point about it, but I could.

[blairbond]

@Cryolemon Two great songs as well

[thepinkpasty]

A reference to Jean Charles De Menezes public shooting execution by Met police. Seven hollow point bullets to the head, one in the chest. Thank you.

NB: Hollow point ammunition is illegal in warfare, but legal for UK police firearm units. See Jean Charles De Menzes full wikipedia entry.

[1nsp1]

Thanks Chris

My heart is still pounding.

[jonnymanx1]

Why do we never hear songs like this on the radio? Absolutely wonderful!

[gaspode18]

@jonnymanx1 Because Tony and Gordon wouldn't like it?

[fingal42]

@jonnymanx1 - because the truth is a prisoner these days...

[jokitosh]

@jonnymanx1

Good question! Maybe the fact that this superb and relevant song has had 1,341 views tells another sad story?

[dkahn400]

Wonderful!

[GibsonHummingbird]

superb