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1. |
Another Angel
04:08
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2. |
Stiffneck Blues
05:07
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Stiffneck Blues
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Watch his hair baby turning grey
He's been working and slaving his life away, away
He's been working and slaving his life away
His legs don't fit in his trousers
His feet don't fit in his shoes
Yeah he's got the stiffneck blues
The stiffneck blues
The stiffneck blues
He's got the stiffneck blues
Yeah
The stiffneck blues
The stiffneck blues
Man and boy, we learn together
We are cut from the same cloth too
Yeah we've got the, the stiffneck blues
Well no-one asks to live forever
But just another day will do
When you've got the stiffneck blues
Yeah he's paid his dues
He's got no more to lose
It's not the way that anyone would choose
He's got the stiffneck blues
The stiffneck blues
He built his house upon the rocks
Now he can't put on his socks
My old man
He's got the stiffneck blues
He's fighting to stay alive
Stiffneck blues yeah right down inside
My old man
He's got no more to lose
My old man
He's got the stiffneck blues
He's got the stiffneck blues
The stiffneck blues
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Uncle RicRic's Blues (For Sprouty)
Said I was born in South Glamorgan
In the year 1981
Well yes I was born in South Glamorgan
Way back in the year 1981
Well I crawled out of the hospital
And went out looking for some fun
Well we moved to Welsh St Donats
In the year 1986
Oh yeah we moved to Welsh St Donats
Back in the year 1986
Well there wasn't much to look at
But a house made of yellow bricks
No there wasn't much to look at
But a muddy house made of yellow bricks
Well I went up to school at Monmouth
In the year 1992
Oh yeah I went up to school at Monmouth
In the year 1992
Well I put my suit and tie on
And I grabbed my calculator too
That's right, gonna go and do some Maths, baby!
Alright
When I went to the University
In the year 1999
Oh I went up to University
In the year 1999
Well I packed my amp and my guitar
And I set off for a real good time
Oh yes I did, I wanted a good time baby
When I married my little sweetheart
And I moved up here to Cockermouth
Well I married my little sweetheart
And I moved up North to Cockermouth
Everybody said "boy are you crazy"
"Man, you should've stayed back down in the South"
Well I didn't know what they were talking about, look out now
C'mon baby
Oh yeah
Woo!
C'mon
That's right
Bring it back now
Now I've got my home and family
And another little nephew on the way
Now I've got my home and family
And another little nephew on the way
Well for that I should be thankful
So I pray five times a day
Yes I do, alright now
Goodbye
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4. |
Vaporub Blues
01:29
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Rachel: "Sweets?"
Richard: "Sorry darling?"
Rachel: "I just can't sleep, it's too loud"
Richard: "Okay chick, I'll turn it off"
Rachel: "It's nice playing..."
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5. |
A Country Jaunt
02:47
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A Country Jaunt
Ok
Right on
Give it to me
One more time
Said we're going up the country
Gonna have ourselves a time
I said now you got yours and
I got mine
We're going up the country
On a country jaunt
We're gonna find ourselves
A jaunty count
We're gonna find ourselves
A country gent
Maybe from the county of Kent
We're going up the country
Go relax and unwind
Gonna find
A better state of mind
We're going up the country
Go relax and unwind
Gonna find ourselves
A better state of mind
We're going up the country
We gotta get away
Maybe tomorrow
Or maybe just today
Said we're going up the country
Gonna have ourselves a time
I said now you got yours and
I got mine
We're going up the country
We gotta get away
Maybe tomorrow
Or maybe just today
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6. |
Laguna Bugera
04:04
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Laguna Bugera
Moving... Out into the country for a hoedown, yeah
Grooving... Up into the alley for a showdown
Losing... Out of my mind 'til I feel the comedown
Proving... All the doubters wrong when we get down
Using... All the different notes I know in my sound
Choosing... All the right words to tell my tale now
We're going up the Laguna
Baby I think that you should come too
Tasting... All the different colours in the rainbow, yeah
Feeling... Sorry for myself because you say so
We're going up the Laguna
We're going to see what we can find
We're going up the Laguna
Baby you should come and lose your mind
Aaah aaah
Aaah aaah
Feeling... Sorry for myself because you say so, yeah
Tasting... All the different colours in the rainbow
Using... All the different notes I know in my sound
Choosing... All the right words to tell my tale now
Proving... All the doubters wrong when we get down
Losing...Out of my mind 'til I feel the comedown
Confusing... Where do you think you're going after sundown?
We're going up the Laguna
Baby I think that you should come too
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7. |
Nightshades
04:25
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Nightshades
From about quarter to one
Until the early morn
Dogs are barking
Right down the street
The winter wind so warm
Brings a feeling forlorn
I lie back
My work complete
Pull the nightshade down
Block out the noise of the town
The only sound is your breathing
So sweet
Sweat moistens up my toes
Spiders crawl across my nose
The clock is ticking
Its steady beat
The radio on low
Well there's no place to go
I might as well
Admit defeat
Pull the nightshade down
Block out the fear of the town
The only reason to worry now
Is the rain
Well it's at moments like this
That you contemplate your life
Did you make the right choices
Did you marry the right wife?
If you spend too long
You can worry yourself wrong
But I think, man, you're doing okay
You're doing okay
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8. |
Magic Theatre
02:41
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Aaaahh
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9. |
Here's Another Thing
05:14
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Here's Another Thing
You offered me everything
You looked into my eyes
You allowed me the chance to sing
You took me by surprise
You loved me for who I am
A genius maybe, but flawed
You had one hand for the tiller, man
And one for the Lord
You put up with my weaknesses
You didn't stand for my lies
Your loving arms were my buttresses
As we reached up under cathedral skies
And now look where we are
So near and so far
You gotta love who you are...
You didn't follow my lead
You knew what it was all about
Yeah I just wanted to bleed
To scream and shout
What's that all about
You should have kicked me out
You didn't ask me for much
I gave you everything that I had
Until I had nothing left at all
And it drove me mad
And now our love is in bloom
As fresh as it was before
The happiness fills the room
We're not keeping score any more
And here's another thing
I hope we both recognise
You can't be a bird that sings
If you're reliant on a network of spies
And another thing
You've maybe heard it before
I love the ground that you walk upon
Yeah the dirty floor
You offered me everything
You looked into my eyes
You allowed me the chance to sing
You took me by surprise
You loved me for who I am
A genius maybe, but flawed
I wanted to be adored
I wanted to be adored
I wanted to be adored, oh oh
And now our love is in bloom
As fresh as it was before
The happiness fills the room
We're not keeping score any more
And here's another thing
I hope we both recognise
You can't be a bird that sings
If you're reliant on a network of spies
You offered me everything
You looked into my eyes
You allowed me the chance to sing
You took me by surprise
You put up with my weaknesses
You didn't stand for my lies
Your loving arms were my buttresses
As we reached up under cathedral skies
And now look where we are
So near and so far
You gotta love who you are
You gotta love who you are
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10. |
Gathering Flowers
04:34
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Gathering Flowers
I’m gathering flowers to help me get by
One more for the river, one more for the sky
I’m gathering flowers to help me get high
You’d better believe that it keeps me alive
I’m gathering flowers for the one
Worshipping flowers under the Sun
I’m gathering up in a state of joy
Gathering flowers for a girl and a boy
I’m gathering flowers, and I’ll tell you why
I do it to cherish the ones who have died
I’m gathering flowers, wrong or right
See how the flower catches the light
I’m gathering flowers, up at the dawn
Gathering flowers out on the lawn
I'm gathering flowers for the ones who are born
And for the ones whose hearts get torn
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers to help me get by
One more for the river, one more for the sky
I’m gathering flowers to help me get high
You’d better believe that it keeps me alive
I’m gathering flowers for the one
Worshipping flowers under the Sun
I’m gathering up in a state of joy
Gathering flowers for a girl and a boy
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers for the grave
Sprinkle them on the mistakes we made
I'm gathering flowers for the feast
Gathering West and gathering East
I’m gathering flowers, for you my dear
Gathering flowers to draw you near
Gathering flowers for our love
Gathering for the Lord above
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
I’m gathering flowers
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11. |
Moebius Strip
04:58
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Moebius Strip
Moebius Strip goes round and round
Where is the end? It cannot be found
The bottom rests upon the ground
And the other half it does confound
It's got its place in three dimensional space
And to the end we all must race
It ties a knot but it's not got no face
Moebius Strip, you're a big disgrace
Moebius Strip
Moebius Strip
Are you newly hip
To the Moebius Strip?
Well Escher did try and Da Vinci too
To draw in ways that would confuse you
To trick your eye and to peck your head
Well what a surprise they both ended up dead
Follow your heart to the Moebius start
You'll never return to where you began
A man never steps in the same river twice
And a river never twice washes the same man
Moebius Strip
Moebius Strip
Are you newly hip
To the Moebius Strip?
You'd better go and put some clothes on then
Moebius Strip
Moebius Strip
It's like Huw Edwards's curly lip
Moebius Strip
Moebius Strip
It's like a tub of garlic dip
It's like your cat when he goes for a kip
It's like the Enterprise space-time rip
It's the Moebius Strip
Moebius Strip goes round and round
Where is the end? It cannot be found
The bottom rests upon the ground
Ain't nothing like the Moebius Strip
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12. |
Wrink Lay
03:57
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13. |
Ned's Blues
02:13
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Ned's Blues
Pick your battles, son
Pick the ones you should have won
If you wanna go hide in the shed
Why don't you do that instead
Don't bang your head against the wall
Lift up your chin and man stand tall
Always be the better man
Let your mother make the plans
Life is hard, but death is worse
Always get your aggression in first
Only take what you really need
Make sure to come from depth at speed
Tackle low and you won't get hurt
Sew the buttons on the shirt
Let the weight of the axe do the work
And never trust a rotten Turk
Look after your lady wife
Make sure to love her all your life
Take care of your little bro
You know that he looks up to you so
Drive carefully in your car
A German one will take you far
Look after your lady wife
Make sure to love her all your life
Don't believe everything in those books you read
You only get one shot and then you're dead
And that's what he said
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14. |
Dubrovnik Rooves
02:26
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Dubrovnik Rooves
You know we've found the most fantabulous place
A state of mind, a state of wonderful grace
And now you can't keep the smile off my face
I think I'm beginning to belong
You know the days of running scared are done
You see me waking with the morning sun
We may be old but we can still have some fun
And sing our getting older song
You love it, you hate it
You want to recreate it
And that's a line that I've been told
You choose it, you lose it
Best take the chance to use it
And that's another one that I've been sold
You shake it, you make it
What ever you do don't break it
A beating heart cannot grow cold
You know it, you show it
Don't you go out and blow it
And now if I may be so bold...
You know we've found the most beautiful space
A state of mind, a state of wonderful grace
And now you can't keep the smile off my face
I think I'm beginning to belong
Rachel: "That was really good!"
Richard: (laughing).
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15. |
Mint Biscuit Sounds Cockermouth, UK
Mint Biscuit -
Richard Thomas (Cockermouth, UK)
Rock, blues, indie, grunge, folk, psyche.
Songs and instrumentals.
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