Inspired by a suggestion for a song made by a member of the audience at The Portraits duo concert in Cape Town last week, Cape Blues, the 8th in the band’s ambitious “write, record and release a brand new song each week in 2012” project, is a snapshot of the beautiful city of Cape Town where songwriters Lorraine and Jeremy still are at the current time of writing.

There is a revived debate going on in South Africa about who owns the rights to this stunning country, and there are many sides to the argument, some of which draw into question perceived and accepted notions of natives vs. colonials. This week’s song places the final decision in the hands of the incredible scenery that makes up the Cape – it after all has been here longer than all of us, and as the lyrics state “blood and tears, a thousand years, still no man can decide”.

CAPE TOWN
24th February 2012