There are people who one meets just a few times a year when one attends the same events year in, year out
Pete Simmonds is one such person. I chatted to him earlier in the year at Wath and Shepley folk festivals but as I haven't made it to any events since he took the trouble to email me recently to see how I was.
He goes to many many festivals throughout the year and as my attendance is limited to just a few a year he knows how I love to catch up on what I have missed by watching the videos he posts on Youtube.
He has just posted a batch of videos which he recorded at this month's Cropredy Festival one of which brought back memories to me of a younger Richard and Linda Thompson singing this same song many years ago in 1980 when I saw them at Cambridge folk festival.

Here is a rather bad scan of a photo I took back then(probably with my Kodak instamatic)

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and here's Richard Thompson in August 2009 ... altogether now :)

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Written by Richard Thompson

I’m so tired of working every day,
Now the weekend’s come I’m gonna throw my troubles away
If you’ve got the cab fare, mister you’ll do all right
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Meet me at the station don’t be late
I need to spend some money and it just won’t wait
Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

There’s crazy people running all over town
There’s a silver band just marching up and down
And the big boys are all spoiling for a fight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Meet me at the station don’t be late
I need to spend some money and it just won’t wait
Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

A couple of drunken nights rolling on the floor
Is just the kind of mess I’m looking for
I’m gonna dream ‘till Monday comes in sight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Meet me at the station don’t be late
I need to spend some money and it just won’t wait
Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight

Take me to the dance and hold me tight
I want to see the bright lights tonight