Jeremy Warmsley

You know the “if you hurt her, I’ll kill you” kind of conversation brothers or close friends have with boyfriends of those close to them? No? Well, honestly I don’t either. I don’t even know if such things really do happen as my entire window on them is from films and television shows and the like. Still, assuming they do, If He Breaks Your Heart is the akin to a song version of one those.

It’s sung from the guy to the girl, but it certainly doesn’t beat around the bush. Immediately launching into “if he breaks your heart, I will break his legs, if he takes the piss, I will break his face”, elegant this isn’t. It continues on like that too, never really getting much deeper until the refrain at the end of each verse that gets to the underlying modus operandi of the song: “If he breaks your heart, will I stand a chance?”.

Depending on your point of view, it’s all rather heartwarming of stalkerish stuff. Apparently the song is an acoustic version of one that appeared on an earlier record. I don’t know what that sounds like, nor did I manage to track it down on a quick search, so I have no idea what the tone does for the song. I suspect the intimate nature of this version will makes it seem rather less threatening though. How does it compare for people familiar with both versions?

The If He Breaks Your Heart EP is now available via The iTunes. will also be playing at The Farmhouse in Canterbury on May 29.