1. |
The Free Life
02:19
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2. |
You Got Me Thinking
02:17
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You Got Me Thinking
You got me thinking
I must be losing my mind
You got me thinking
That I am frozen in time
You got me thinking
I just don’t know what to do
You got me thinking
You got me thinking of you
You got me thinking
All I can see is your face
You got me thinking
I’m just all over the place
You got me thinking
I just don’t know what to do
You got me thinking
You got me thinking of you
Every time I’m walking down the street
It’s only you that I am hoping to meet
But when I try to talk I just can’t speak
Girl what are you trying to do?
You got me thinking
Can’t get you out of my mind
You got me thinking
That you are looking so fine
You got me thinking
I just don’t know what to do
You got me thinking
You got me thinking of you
You got me sweating and I just can’t sleep
No-one before has knocked me off my feet
Without you now my life is incomplete
Girl what are you trying to do?
The things you do are messing up my brain
Please have mercy don’t you see my pain
You know I really need to see you again
Girl what are you trying to do?
You got me thinking
I’m going out of my mind
You got me thinking
I should be making you mine
You got me thinking
I just don’t know what to do
You got me thinking
You got me thinking of you
You got me thinking
All I can see is your face
You got me thinking
I’m just all over the place
You got me thinking
I just don’t know what to do
You got me thinking
You got me thinking of you
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3. |
Peter Green
03:37
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Peter Green
Born in ‘46 and just another East End kid
Growing up was tough, your roots were something that you hid
In rock n roll, Chicago blues you knew you’d found a home
With music as your best friend you would never be alone
Peter, Peter Green
They called Clapton God until you burst upon the scene
You played just like a dream
God bless you, Peter Green
Your lucky break got broken when God came back home from Greece
But Mayall had not forgotten that he’d found the Golden Fleece
Fresh Cream soon came calling and the blues breaking began
But very soon you knew that it was time for your own band
Peter, Peter Green
They called Clapton God until you burst upon the scene
You played just like a dream
God bless you, Peter Green
No-one else could touch your phrasing, you were on your own
Your pick ups out of phase gave you a supernatural tone
But still you wanted Jeremy to be pushed out to the fore
The money and the glory weren’t what you were aiming for
Peter, Peter Green
They called Clapton God until you burst upon the scene
You played just like a dream
God bless you, Peter Green
Sometimes I feel so sad
When it’s clear there’s so many things that you have never had
But it makes my heart feel glad
When I hear you sing 'I Need Your Love So Bad'
Danny was your protégé on those long West Coast trips
The heights you reached unequalled as you shared your precious gift
And though the game has ended, I’m so glad you sang your songs
For the light that burns twice as bright burns only half as long
Peter, Peter Green
Fleetwood Mac still looking back on what just might have been
The best we’ve ever seen
God bless you, Peter Green
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See How The Children Play
See how the children play
No-one gets turned away
Wish we could be that way
Just for a day, just for a day
Look how the children play
No-one gets turned away
Wish we could be that way
Just for a day, just for a day
We lost our way and it seems it’s to stay
All our Innocence lost in the grind
To turn from our sin we must let the light in
And like children be gentle and kind
Watch how the children play
No-one gets turned away
Wish we could be that way
Just for a day, just for a day
We lost our way and it seems it’s to stay
Our Experience tainted our minds
To turn from our sin we must let the light in
And like children be loving and kind
See how the children play
No-one gets turned away
Wish we could be that way
Just for a day, just for a day
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5. |
Over and Over Again
03:15
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Over and Over Again
Don’t know why the things you do
Are so bizarre ain’t got a clue
Don’t know why the things you say
Are bent and twisted come what may
But over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
I hear it
Over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
You smile and you joke along
But underneath there’s something wrong
You just can’t hide what’s true
There’s something dark inside of you
Cos over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
I hear it
Over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
It takes a special type to cause such pain and take delight
It takes a special brain to tell yourself you’re not insane
It takes a parasite to welcome and believe the hype
And do it over and over again
I wonder what it’s like to see the world as black and white
With profit in your veins to you the world is just a game
Can’t ever get it right but never turn to see the light
Just do it over and over again
You look me in the eyes
But everything you say is lies
I’d say I pity you
Buy you know well the things you do
It’s over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
I hear it
Over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
Don’t know why the things you do
Are so bizarre ain’t got a clue
Don’t know why the things you say
Are bent and twisted come what may
But over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
I hear it
Over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
It’s over and over and over and over
And over and over and over
It’s over and over and over and over
And over and over and over
It’s over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
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6. |
Denied
03:19
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Denied
In my mind I see your face
And you’ll never know all the joy you’re bringing
There’s some things that I can’t replace
And all I can do is to keep on singing
Denied, I was denied
All the things you always took for granted
Denied, on the inside
All the things I always really wanted
I wonder if I’ll see you again
There’s not too much room in my head for your feelings
So if you’ve had enough say when
I can’t expect you to wait for my healing
Denied, I was denied
All the things you always took for granted
I was denied, on the inside
All the things I always really wanted
It’s fine to go when I hit the bottom
In time you’ll know you weren’t forgotten
Denied, I was denied
All the things you always took for granted
I was denied, on the inside
All the things I always really wanted
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7. |
Sing No Sad Songs For Me
02:19
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Sing No Sad Songs For Me
When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.
I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain;
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may remember,
And haply may forget.
'Song' by Christina Rossetti
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8. |
Whenever
05:02
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Whenever
Whenever I see the sky turn black
Whenever front is back
Whenever lost
Whenever I wander off the track
I know you got my back
Whatever cost
And though sometimes I’ve blocked you from my heart
You must know I have loved you from the start
That I do not feel whole when we’re apart
You know that it’s true
I still love you
Whenever I feel all hope is gone
Whenever right is wrong
Whenever down
Whenever the nights seem very long
Whenever I’m not strong
You are around
And though sometimes you’re just not on my mind
And I can be a fool and be unkind
When I turn away from you I know I’m blind
You know that it’s true
I still love you
But if you need to let me go
I wouldn’t blame you doing so
And though sometimes I see in black and white
And I think you must be wrong and I am right
It never takes me long to see the light
You know that it’s true
I still love you
But if you need to let me go
I wouldn’t blame you doing so
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9. |
Jackpot
01:37
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Jackpot
I don’t have much to show
In my bank account
No investment portfolios
Or high yield amounts
No ISAs, no dividends but one thing is true
I hit the jackpot the day I met you
I don’t eat caviar
I don’t drink champagne
Don’t live like a superstar
Don’t own a jet plane
Don’t travel in first class but one thing is true
I hit the jackpot the day I met you
I don’t have chambermaids
Or sheets made of silk
Wear clothes that are tailor-made
Have baths filled with milk
No friends in high places but one thing is true
I hit the jackpot the day I met you
And all of the memories are priceless to me
I’d wouldn’t trade them for all China’s tea
I don’t need palaces
I don’t need fast cars
Or gold horse drawn carriages
Or Cuban cigars
For I am a wealthy man because it is true
I hit the jackpot the day I met you
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10. |
Metanoia
01:55
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Metanoia
Do not be troubled or upset
Believe in God also in me
My Father’s house has many rooms
I will prepare a place for thee
So many rooms
So many rooms
In my Father’s House
If I prepare a place for thee
I would not tell if it weren’t so
I am the Way, the Truth, the Life
Now you have known me Him you know
So many rooms
So many rooms
In my Father’s House
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11. |
I Am Listening
04:18
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I Am Listening
Some people make you prick up your ears
They’re not run of the mill
It doesn’t happen too much over the years
But when it does get your fill
Some call them prophets, others a sage
A shaman or a chief
They have in common wisdom for the age
So let me keep this brief
I am listening
Yes I am listening
I am listening
Yes I am listening
Listening to you
We’re in a bubble, an online cage
Self-service restaurant
We hesitate to turn the page
If it don’t say what we want
But there are voices though they are few
That challenge us to see
Amid the hustle and the media stew
The truth that sets us free
I am listening
Yes I am listening
I am listening
Yes I am listening
Listening to you
I’m turning on and I’m tuning in
I’ve set the dial to the voice within
Yes I am listening
I am listening
Yes I am listening
I am listening
Listening to you
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12. |
Be Mine
03:15
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Be Mine
Be mine on my journey
Be mine when I’m old
Be kind when I worry
Be warm when I’m cold
I give you my word
You’re never far from my mind
And I’d give you the world
If you would be mine
Be there when I’m sleeping
Be true when I’m gone
Be near when I’m weeping
Be right when I’m wrong
I give you my word
You’re never far from my mind
And I’d give you the world
If you would be mine
They say time’s a healer
They say time will tell
And I’m a believer
Because I know you so well
Be free from all sorrow
Stay free when you’re mine
Be with me tomorrow
And until the end of time
I give you my word
You’re never far from my mind
And I’d give you the world
If you would be mine
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13. |
Reputation
06:12
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Reputation
A snake oil salesman with the charm of a goon
Look out he’s coming there must be a full moon
Uh-oh this is a dangerous situation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
So many deceits I can’t take ‘em on-board
Don’t give a damn for no-one when you’re a fraud
Uh-oh you’ve been spreading misinformation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
You like to act like you are nobody’s fool
But you don’t even know the Golden Rule
Uh-oh better finish your education
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
I hate to break it to you but you’re heading in the wrong direction
The truth is the first victim when you’re heading into re-election
More fake, fake news, another great pretence
For you what happens after is of no consequence
Uh-oh just a little complication
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
And please don’t tell me I just envy your lot
I don’t covet anything at all that you’ve got
Uh-oh you’re labouring under a misapprehension
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
The world it sure is burning and the stakes are so high
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a lie
Uh-oh they’re just another aggravation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
Well roses are red and violets are blue
But there’s only one colour that means anything to you
Uh-oh it’s a strange kind of pre-occupation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
We should have seen it coming but perhaps we weren’t quite paying attention
Now wrong is right and black is white, no answer for your self-deception
Have you considered repentance? I guess the answer is no
A snake like you wouldn’t know where to go
Uh-oh you’d protest the allegation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
I’m no betting man but I’d say that they’re slim
The odds of you getting a place or a win
Uh-oh in the race for your salvation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
But judgement day is near us and the fire is getting hot
Counting down He’s coming if you’re ready or not
Uh-oh I recommend prayers and invocations
But I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
Well I hate to tell ya but I think it’s a sin
To put your faith in yourself when it should be in Him
Uh-oh I suggest some time of contemplation
But I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation
That the people chose Barabbas is a matter that’s beyond belief
You’re not the one that I acknowledge as my Captain, my Commander-in-Chief
They say that Jesus Christ was born in a cave
You’ll know his people by the way they behave
Uh-oh this is a desecration
I’ve learned there’s nothing left to spurn of your tattered reputation
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14. |
Daisy Chain
01:30
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Daisy Chain
I would make a daisy chain
When summer comes around again
When I see you life is good
Would I love you? Yes, I would
I would write a love song, too
And I’d sing it just for you
When I see you life is good
Would I love you? Yes, I would
I would write you poetry
To tell you what you mean to me
When I see you life is good
Would I love you? Yes, I would
I would keep you in my heart
So we’d never be apart
When I see you life is good
Would I love you? Yes, I would
The girl to make my dreams come true
I’d make her in the shape of you
When I see you life is good
Would I love you? Yes, I would
Would I love you? Yes, I would
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15. |
Hide & Seek
03:17
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Hide & Seek
I’m so confused by your biology
So bemused by your biography
I tried my best but I gave up on page 31
Got arrested by your wayward charms
Is this magic or am I so hopeless
I’m held helpless by your hypnotic eye
Guess who’s turn to cry
So close your eyes and count to a thousand
See how well I can hide
Better run, run, run, run, run
Run away from you
Hidden out of view
Not that you’ll give chase
You don’t put on your painted face
For nobodies like me
That I’d like to see
Sent me blind with your photography
Got marooned by your geography
It’s the little things that give yourself away
You won’t make a choice, you want the lot
If I told you what I really thought
You’d be madder than a cat out of hell with its arse on fire
Tell me I’m no liar
So close your eyes and count to a thousand
See how well I can hide
I’d better run, run, run, run, run
There’s more concealed than is revealed
Within your hidden agenda
And I won’t play your dangerous games
There’s more concealed than is revealed
Within your mercenary agenda
And I won’t play your games, not your games
None of your games, no not your games
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16. |
Pepper Man
04:58
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Pepper Man
Pepper man writing those hits as fast as you can
Pepper man number one
Pepper man screaming your gift like nobody can
Pepper man sing your song
You’re a magical mystery genius
On a helter skelter ride
You have lessened the distance between us
You sang the times of our lives
Pepper man writing those hits as fast as you can
Pepper man number one
Pepper man screaming your gift like nobody can
Pepper man sing your song
You’ve been a man on the run now dear boy
You did it good on the way
It’s been such wonderful fun now dear boy
You’re not just another day
Pepper man writing those hits as fast as you can
Pepper man number one
Pepper man screaming your gift like nobody can
Pepper man sing your song
You wrote the soundtrack to all our lifetimes
We stored your melodies within
Hitting playback on all those great lines
I don’t know where to begin
(Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Pepper Man
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Pepper Man
Write me a song as fast as you can
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Pepper Man
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Pepper Man
Sing your song)
Pepper man writing those hits as fast as you can
Pepper man number one
Pepper man screaming your gift like nobody can
Pepper man sing your song
Pepper man writing those hits as fast as you can
Pepper man number one
Pepper man screaming your gift like nobody can
Pepper man sing your song
Sing your song
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17. |
Something More
03:09
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Something More
In an old fashioned house
There’s a beautiful lady
And she dances alone in the night
And her hair it is grey
And her heart it is broken
And she clutches the picture frame tight
In a tenement block
Lives an unpublished writer
And he’s typing the tale of his life
And he thinks of the dreams
That he had as a young man
And he thinks of his wonderful wife
In a flat with two rooms
There’s a struggling mother
And she cries to herself every day
In a temporary home
There’s a man drinking cider
Cos he knows that there’s no other way
In a respectable house
There’s a frightened young woman
And she waits for her husband’s return
In another abode
A child can’t wake its parents
And this time they’ll remain unconcerned
And within these four walls
Are the thousands of stories
Playing out every day behind closed doors
And if we spared a thought
For the weak and the lonely
Then perhaps we would do something more
Then perhaps we would do something more
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18. |
You're Not Alone
04:03
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You’re Not Alone
You face looks melancholy
Your heart seems full of worry
What makes you feel so sorry
You say you’re in a hurry
It’s hard to find a reason
When all your hopes are beaten
But we can find our freedom
In Love’s eternal season
Life is full of pain
The sunshine turns to rain
Want you to know you’re not alone
Sometimes you’ll wish you weren’t the loving kind
And some days you’ll lose your way
Some when you’ll feel you can’t begin again
And some days will be too grey
Life is full of pain
The sunshine turns to rain
Want you to know you’re not alone
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19. |
Rock 'n' Roll Dreams
05:26
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams
‘69 was the year that events conspired to seal my fate
John and Yoko in a hotel room with peace to articulate
My dad was a reporter and John came on the line
He said, “Hello Birmingham!” it never left my mind
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I’m still making all my little plans and schemes
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I fell in love with The Beatles in the saddest circumstance
On that day in 1980 when a crazy didn’t give peace any chance
At school some classmates asked me if I’d lend them a hand
I stood in as the singer of a rock n roll band
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I’m still making all my little plans and schemes
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
At seventeen inside the case of my first electric guitar
Someone had written out the words to The Byrds’ “So you wanna be a rock and roll star”
I took it as a prophecy and seconded the motion
For me it was a contract for a lifetime of devotion
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I’m still making all my little plans and schemes
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I practiced in my room and I wrote songs almost every day
I got a group together and we dreamed of going all the way
I gave up on my studies and they threw me out of college
My only thirst for learning was for rock n roll knowledge
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I’m still making all my little plans and schemes
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
There’s a shop called Vinyl Vault
It’s always been my favourite haunt
You can get anything you’d ever want
I knew that there was nothing else that I could ever do
So we struck out on the circuit and we went and paid up all our dues
A record label signed us but they didn’t really get it
I left and went my own way and I never did regret it
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I’m still making all my little plans and schemes
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I was living in the city some graffiti told truths I was denying
On a bench someone had written “Get me away from here I’m dying”
I’m a child of the seventies, my generation’s ageing
I wish it was the sixties when the times they were a-changing
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
I’m still making all my little plans and schemes
I’m still chasing all those rock n roll dreams
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20. |
Sinking
03:53
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Sinking
As there's no time for a long goodbye
For you I wrote this song...
And in the morning
You’ll pack your bags and you will leave
You’ll leave me mourning
Something I still can’t quite believe
I hear you sleeping
The sounds you make fill up the room
Maybe you’re dreaming
Of times that ended way too soon
We were unsinkable
But the baggage weighed us down
It’s just unthinkable
That we will never make it to dry ground
Sinking, sinking
Lost without a trace
Sinking, sinking
Nothing could ever take your place
I’m sinking in the deep blue
I hear you stirring
I’ll very soon be set adrift
My head is whirling
The waters rising through the rift
Your lifeboat’s leaving
I see your face begin to frown
No point believing
That we’re not really going down
You’ll leave me drowning here
To a lost hope clinging on
You’ve made it very clear
That you were not at fault for what went wrong
Sinking, sinking
Lost without a trace
Sinking, sinking
Nothing could ever take your place
I’m sinking in the deep blue
A thousand leagues beneath the surface of the sea
Here lies the wreckage of the good ship you and me
Sinking, sinking
Lost without a trace
Sinking, sinking
Nothing could ever take your place
I’m sinking in the deep blue
Without you
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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
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