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A Better Way (2010 version)

from A Taste Of Blake by Blake

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about

This is the third time I have recorded this song. The first was with Karmatruffle; it was featured on our three track EP She's Not All That in 2005. I then recorded another version for Carruthers Gets Bashed (2007), building on the original demo I had made with Magda McCaffry in 2003. (It's Magda's bass line you can hear on that version.) However, for this 'Best of' compilation, I thought I needed a higher fidelity recording so I booked Gatehouse Studios in Swindon on the recommendation of my friends Port Erin, and went in for the day with Joe, Paul and Chris from All You Need Is The Beatles (my Beatles tribute band) to lay it down. Andy Rowland did a great job at producing and we had the whole thing finished in just under eight hours. Andy remixed this song for the digital release of A Taste Of Blake.

lyrics

A Better Way

It isn't easy man, changin' your inner situation
We need a better plan, a decent chance of liberation
Our lives they ebb and flow, things get in the way
There's only one who knows a better way
A better way

The people on TV they'll try to tell you it's OK
They'll give you stuff for free, but man you always have to pay
A storm is gonna blow, the clouds are turning grey
There's only one who knows a better way
A better way

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from A Taste Of Blake, track released August 27, 2010
Blake - vocals, electric guitars, percussion
Paul Kench - lead guitars
Joe Brown - bass, vocals
Chris Scrivens - drums, percussion

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Blake England, UK

UK 60s-tinged/ lo-fi /indie pop
/psychedelic rock /jangle /power pop /singer-songwriter and DIY musician. Proudly signed to the Subjangle record label. Mailing list sign up (receive a free download of my song 'Vinyl Junkie'): eepurl.com/dV04f ... more

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