Listen to "Hole in her Stocking" by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band from the Framed Album. Paolo Nutini sounds to me as if he has modelled his vocal style on fellow Scot Alex Harvey, and there are a lot of similarities in the music too. And yes, "pencil full of lead" does mean that Little Red Shoes!
Listen to "Hole in her Stocking" by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band from the Framed Album. Paolo Nutini sounds to me as if he has modelled his vocal style on fellow Scot Alex Harvey, and there are a lot of similarities in the music too. And yes, "pencil full of lead" does mean that Little Red Shoes!