Yet it had a serene tranquility which both Brown and Johnson appear to relate to, a reflective side in opposition to all the energy playing elsewhere.
The originals, 'Turnpike' and 'Capri' (the latter by Gigi Gryce), are a bit clipped, but the sound of the group is individual, and it derives from the simpatico pairing of Brown and Johnson.
On Monday Health Secretary Alan Johnson said Mr Brown had had nothing to do with the e-mails and could not be held responsible for the actions of every person who worked for him.
There were also stories that Labour backbenchers wanted Alan Johnson to replace Mr Brown.
Asked about Mr Johnson's victory in an interview with the BBC, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he wished him well but the "test" was now what Mr Johnson would do in the job.
It said the Tories would lead by 38% to 22% with Mr Brown at Downing Street, but with Mr Johnson at the helm Labour's support would rise to 26% and backing for David Cameron would fall to 36% - enough to deny the Conservatives an overall majority.
Replacing the bitter, divisive Mr Brown with the calm, well-liked Mr Johnson is an attractive prospect.
Cabinet ministers such as Alan Johnson and Harriet Harman rallied round Mr Brown on Tuesday and urged unity in the party, saying voters expected them to focus on important issues like turbulence in the financial markets.
In fighting to restore faith in Labour's ability to run the health service, Mr Brown has named a fresh team, led by Alan Johnson.
Mr Johnson has not evinced the grasp of macroeconomics that Mr Brown boasts.
On the other hand the template of Labour's policies for failing banks has been established, and Mr Johnson does enjoy a recession-friendly talent that Mr Brown lacks: the ability to soothe voters worrying, beneath the expenses furore, about their own homes and jobs.
Included, along with Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill , Joe Manchin, Ben Nelson and Debbie Stabenow, are Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Bob Casey (Pennsylvania), Tim Johnson (South Dakota), Tom Carper (Delaware), Kent Conrad (North Dakota), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Jim Webb (Virginia), Carl Levin (Michigan) and John Rockefeller (West Virginia).
Jasper Johnson, who passed by the casket early Wednesday morning, cut Brown's hair every two weeks for 20 years in Shaw.
Replace Mr Brown with a new leader, urge many Labour MPs, praying that somebody like Alan Johnson (see article) will lead them if not to victory, at least to a smaller defeat.
Miami won the only regular-season meeting 79-78 on Reggie Johnson's tip-in with 0.8 seconds left with point guard Lorenzo Brown out with an ankle injury.
Last year's top five picks--LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson, Wisconsin tackle Joe Thomas, Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams and Penn State tackle Levi Brown--took just under a third of last year's rookie money, while the top 10 picks accounted for half.
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