The Beautiful South have given different interpretations about the song's meaning. Songwriter Paul Heaton stated that "A Little Time" is about relationships in general, while co-writer David Rotheray considers it an unconventional love song. Briana Corrigan explained that the song encapsulates an everyday situation, as love is not always a good thing and can lead to conflict.[4]
Critical reception
Upon its release, Nick Duerden, writing for Record Mirror, described the song as "a sloping country lilt that unfolds so gracefully and quietly that it is truly touching" and added that the band's "sardonic humour is present as ever".[5] Nick Robinson of Music Week praised it as a "beautiful ballad" and "a tale of a crumbling relationship softly sung over a light rhythm complete with strings and piano".[6]
Awards
The music video for "A Little Time" won the 1991 Brit Awards for British Video of the Year, directed by English photographer Nick Brandt, which is their only Brit Award to date.[7] It features a fighting couple (played by Hemingway and Corrigan), a trashed house, a load of flour and feathers, and a teddy bear's head impaled on the end of a kitchen knife.[3]
↑ A Little Time (Australasian CD single liner notes). The Beautiful South. Go! Discs. 1990. 869 210-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ A Little Time (UK & European CD single liner notes). The Beautiful South. Go! Discs. 1990. GODCD 47, 869 211-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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