Hold On To Your Misery

Album: Adulthood (2011)
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  • Anita Blay, better known by her professional name CocknBullKid, is an English singer-songwriter. Following a number of low profile releases she signed to Moshi Moshi through Island Records in 2009. This song is the second single from her debut album Adulthood, and was co-written with Canadian musician Chilly Gonzales.
  • Blay explained the song's meaning in an interview with CMU: "It's about stopping putting so much value on being happy. When I'm happy, things start to drop. Sometimes you have to go back to that point when you're fourteen and you think everyone hates you."

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