Song number 9 is called Shooting Stars Turn Blue another co-write with Trailer Star.
The lyrics are all Trailers, I’ve merely edited them slightly.
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I’m going to be on Radio Merseyside on Sat 15th March on Spencer Leigh’s programme, between 6.30 and [...]
Archive for February, 2008
A Song A Week 25/02/08 - Shooting Stars Turn Blue
Published February 25th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Music, News and music. 1 CommentA Song A Week 18/02/08 Don’t Let Them Kid You
Published February 18th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Music and music. 0 CommentsThis weeks song is a transatlantic affair. When I used to run Acoustic Engine gigs, one of the great bits of it was having songwriters from all over the world come along and play for us. Doug Hoekstra from Chicago via Nashville was one of the first. Doug’s songs are quiet (live anyway) and intelligent [...]
Quiet Loner has emerged from his bunker to let me have his version of Postmark Birmingham. I love this and it put a big smile on my face. More reflective than mine, I know you’ll really enjoy it.
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It’s been pointed out to me that Johnathan Coulton was the first person [...]
A Song A Week 11/02/08 Postmark Birmingham
Published February 11th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Music and music. 0 CommentsSong number 7 is another collaboration with Quiet Loner. The words to this one are all his and great words they are.
I had some fingerpicking to do on this song - not my strong point - and as I was singing at the same time it took me 9 goes to get it done. See [...]
A Song A Week 04/02/08 Sweet Libra
Published February 4th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Music and music. 0 CommentsSong number 6.
I’m a Libran but I don’t subscribe to the astrological ways of thinking. I suppose I believe that we can all have bits of whatever any particular sign is supposed to have as characteristics.
When I started writing this number, I noticed the bit about wanting balance and it occurred to me that that’s [...]
