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Guest appearance in this Separation Circle Blob - joint lead vocals on One Out, One In |
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Kite - about one of many crushes, characterised by self-doubt. Dedicated to JW. When I bought some new recording equipment in 2001, I thought I'd use one of my 'lesser' songs to experiment with, in case I messed things up badly. However I was so delighted with the results that I named this accumulative collection after it. |
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You Never Miss? - about deceiving myself (and not seeing it) at least as much as about being deceived. To GP. |
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And You'll Be Like Clementine - I think the words of this song speak for themselves. For Sarah H & family. |
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Better Late Than Never? - about going running (inspired to do so by Hirva Trivedi in Mumbai) up to Alexandra Palace park and thinking about my life around the time of my 40th birthday. |
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Neighbourhood Watch - an orchestral punk anthem, perhaps? (13,5) 1980s Middle England. I was fascinated to learn that Britain is the only country in the world that has milk floats, those slow electric-motor-powered milk delivery vehicles which share the early mornings with the paper boys (and paper girls) delivering Great British newspapers....... "And shall I find as I grow old that I've inherited your mould?......" |
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One Out, One In - another piece of 1980s British social commentary. This duet contrasts the circumstances and motives of 2 people on a socialist March for Jobs. Blob described the end bit as sounding like a very mechanical office environment. |
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Step Into Twilight - "Some words are never spoken, some things are never done. If we could forget our manners just once...... If I called for you, what would you do?" ['Eye Dance' - Comsat Angels]. I thought a list of my favourite Bollywood actresses would make for interesting backing vocals........ |
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You Are There - our perceptions of reality are affected by our emotional state. Here, loneliness & isolation result in the creation of an invisible 'friend' who is somehow always just out of reach. And is this a future which awaits me? |
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Daddy's Girl Has Fallen Down - ah, such a beautiful, bright yet dark, hopeful, dreadful, impossible relationship. It had to end in tears. On reflection, that relationship was probably just a minor chapter in her life, serving to contrast with the more familiar sequence of tragedies. A mother's love for her child is frequently eulogised; so how do we react when a particular mother is a violent psychopathic bully? I still hold tremendous contempt for the woman I never met whose enduring influence destroyed my relationship with someone I loved. |
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Aap Jaisa Koi - this is a really famous song yet completely unfamiliar to many westerners. An early 1980s Bollywood disco hit for British-born Pakistani teenager Nazia Hassan, I loved its optimistic bounce & decided to put my own spin on it, with versions in both Hindu/Urdu & English. "If somebody just like you came into my life, my life would be made." I recorded 1 version in Hindi & 1 English translation; the former is probably the best cover version I've ever done. |
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I'd Forgotten Just How Beautiful You Are - another song which was difficult to write. "Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with?" This was about my first cross-cultural relationship. After 11 years, I still fear that putting her name into the public domain could potentially damage her & her relatives. |
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