C'mon Billy

C'mon Billy was the second single released on PJ Harvey's 1995 album To Bring You My Love. As one of the more solemn tracks on the album it depicts a woman begging for the aforementioned Billy to come home and meet his son. Her singing style is described as "frantic purrs" and has an accompanying string section similar to songs from previous albums. Despite this added string section the song is credited as being a clear example of Harvey's sound change, critics have stated that the song was possibly a "glimpse of the Blues Explosion and Portishead." The song charted 29 on the UK Charts and had moderate airplay in the UK.