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Such A Shame (Alternative mix)

from A Taste Of Blake by Blake

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Written at about the same time as 'A Better Way' (2003) and featured with this song in Karmatruffle's earliest shows. I started the album with these two as they are still the first and second songs in my electric set. I was listening to The Jeevas' first album a lot when I wrote this. At that time our live set would include a cover of their version of The Undertones' 'You Got My Number', Love's 'A House Is Not A Motel' and The Bevis Frond's 'Anodyne'. This version was recorded at Farmyard Studios, Bourton-on-the-Water in 2005 with the last incarnation of Karmatruffle for the What You Do Comes Back To You LP. I edited the intro as I play it like this now.

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Such a Shame

Soon it's all over, no more room for philosophical manoeuvre
You didn't listen to the knocking on your door
Now you can't hear the Word you need anymore

It's such a shame, such a shame, such a big, big shame
Such a shame, such a shame, such a big, big shame
Such a shame, such a shame, such a crying shame for you

You tell me you've reached your goal
So tell me the price you paid for your soul
You didn't listen to the knocking on your door
Now you can't hear the Word you need anymore

It's such a shame, such a shame, such a big, big shame
Such a shame, such a shame, such a big, big shame
Such a shame, such a shame, such a crying shame for you

credits

from A Taste Of Blake, released August 27, 2010
Blake - vocals, electric guitar
Paul Kench - lead guitar, backing vocals
Sarah Anthony - bass guitar, backing vocals
Jamie Jordan - drums, percussion, backing vocals

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