‘it put a big smile on my face.’ Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music
‘A treat – witty, wistful, wonderful.‘ Gyles Brandreth
‘Marriage Song #1 is a quiet masterpiece.’ Sunday Times
‘ Sharp satirical thinking put into song… You’re going to love it. ’ Folkwords
‘ A delight in every way…. precise and with compassion – a rare delicacy to be able to combine expert satire with the longing of humanity.’ Liverpool Sound and Vision
‘Like dry Jake Thackray and American Tom Lehrer, Blacker has the ability to look at the ordinary everyday that nobody writes about and turn out gems of social observation…This is knowing writing with the laughs masking depths and intelligence.’ Northern Sky Magazine
‘ Hilariously entertaining. ‘ Mary Dickinson, Everyman Folk Club
Should there be a trigger warning for listeners of this week'd Friday Song? Almost certainly. It makes gender assumptions that some might find offensive. Its premise is based on the patronising assumption that, on a date, men will pay for dinner. And was it really acceptable to make a joke about hunger when the Great Depression was but a year away? No, it's undeniable. This is a song which has low- to mid-grade inappropriateness on almost every line. But, what the hell, for me 'Hungry Women' is still an innocent and gloriously funny song. 'Broke again, gentlemen I am ruined...
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