Advertising Space

Perhaps the most conclusive confirmation that the pairing of Robbie Williams and Stephen Duffy was a wise one, ‘Advertising Space' possesses wraparound majesty, and is almost profoundly cinematic. "This is my True Romance' song," he says, "the one where, like Christian Slater in the film, I like to believe I have direct access to Elvis Presley every now and then." Elegiac and mournful, it describes a superstar's tragic fall from grace. Robbie jokingly describes it as his own ‘Candle In The Wind'. It's not, of course. It's less cheesy by a full Edam, for starters.