So sang Loft in their 1996 single “Mallorca”. Loft a German band founded by two Jamaican brothers Courtney and Richard Williams had a number of chart hits with their earlier singles but this one unfortunately didn’t but became a club favourite. However as we grow older we start to appreciate a different side to Mallorca. …
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Formentera Lady
Houses iced in whitewash guard a pale shore-lineCornered by the cactus and the pineHere I wander where sweet sage and strange herbs growDown a sun-baked crumpled stony road. These opening lyrics to the 1969 song “Formentera Lady” by British band, King Crimson helps to explain why many musicians have found inspiration on the tiny island …