"Love Is a Loaded Pistol" | Thomas Dolby

"Love Is a Loaded Pistol" | Thomas Dolby

Author: TED May 7, 2010 Duration: 4:40
To write his first studio album in decades, "A Map of the Floating City," Thomas Dolby has been working in the inspirational setting of a restored lifeboat. At TED2010 he premieres a gorgeous, evocative song from that album -- about one night with a legend. He's backed by members of the modern string quartet Ethel.

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