//We move on to Rod’s emotional song Farewell, a nostalgic remembrance of his late friend Ewan Dawson and their favourite haunts.
“He was like a brother . . . the song is a love song to another man,” he affirms. “I have five male friends that I love and he was one.”
So how did they meet? “Well, he came from Muswell Hill and I came from Highgate. There used to be a coffee bar we used to frequent and he was in there one night.
“I noticed him in a corner, good-looking fella in high-heeled boots . . . you know Beatle boots (the sort made popular by the band)...//
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