Ted Leo - A Bottle of Buckie

It's always interesting to see how outsiders view your culture and your home. This song by New Jersey indie stalwart Ted Leo offers a biting yet melodic take on Glasgow. For those who don't know, Buckfast or 'Buckie' is a tonic wine "made by monks and drunk by punks" that is favoured by Glasgow's less respectable denizens. Leo takes this fact and builds a wonderful wee tale of friendship around it. He's a hell of lyricist in fact, as anyone whose ever been to Glasgow would remember "that northern city sun breaking through the rain, that warmthless sun barely shining on". On the album there's a full band behind him, but I think it works better like this, just his voice and the guitar. Also worth noting the producer of this video are behind a truly wonderful podcast and radio show, The Sound of Young America, that's well worth checking out.