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The Gift
01:53
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I give you the gift of music
let it brighten up your day and help you on your way.
And when you're feeling down,
listen to the sound of my voice, in your head.
Fill up your lungs with air, sing along with me
and lose all of your negativity.
You are loved, that's all that matters.
You have loved, all through the strife.
You will love, love again tomorrow.
You've had love, all through your life.
I give you the gift of music
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Goonhilly Receiving
06:21
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All In A Lifetime
04:13
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We're here for such a short time, trying to survive.
None of us are invinceable, noone gets out alive.
All in a lifetime, we feel pain sometimes
all in a lifetime, we'll find love sometimes.
I've been loved, I've been hated,
I've been on the edge and hesitated.
I've been applauded and berated
I've felt like a King then assasinated.
All in a lifetime, we feel pain sometimes
all in a lifetime, we'll find love sometimes.
All in a lifetime, we feel loneliness
All in a lifetime, we need happiness.
You can say what you like, it doesn't matter
if you're wrong or right.
Stand your ground and be yourself,
be an original like noone else.
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Analogue Man
04:58
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Information overload it appears to be
when I look down at my phone or switch on my tv.
Life used to be so simple didn't really need a screen
but now it's so encompassing I'd like to wake up from this dream.
Cos' I'm an analogue man living in a digital world.
We listened to our tape machines held albums in our hands
our speakers were enormous just like all our faveroute bands.
Ther was always someone playing in almost every town
but now those days are over and it really gets me down.
Cos' I'm an analogue man living in a digital world.
App's for this, app's for that, there's even an app
to make me look just like a cat.
App's to tell you what to eat there's app's to keep you clean,
there's app's to tell you when to sleep and even when to dream.
It's a binary code nightmare tells me what I should tick
all of my choices are a random click bait trick.
Too many decisions floating round in space
i'm trying to be likeable in this social media disgrace.
Cos' I'm an analogue man living in a digital world.
And I'm looking, yes I'm looking, for an analogue girl.
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He was an East end kid and he knew that he would be a star,
and his journey started when he played his acoustic guitar.
Then success came along and he found his own new voice,
but the monster took over and he knew he didn't have a choice.
He led the 1970's glam rock boogie invasion
he was the 1970's glam rock boogie sensation.
Yes he was.
His money and his fame quickly ate away his brain,
people started saying that his music always sounded the same.
But I have to dissagree he was always full of new ideas,
his Teenage Dream played inside of my head for years.
He led the 1970's glam rock boogie invasion
he was the 1970's glam rock boogie sensation.
Yes he was.
He took them on
he banged a gong
it didn't take too long.
He's been an inspiration to so many through the ages,
his life was a gas, you could see it through his different stages.
An Electric Warrior a Slider and a Groover for true,
he wrote so many songs and he made it into this one too.
He led the 1970's glam rock boogie invasion
He led the 1970's glam rock boogie invasion
he was the 1970's glam rock boogie sensation.
Yes he was.
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River of Glass
06:02
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River of glass I see reflections of the city lights.
River of glass, and I reflect upon my lonely nights.
I can't begin to tell you, how this makes me feel inside,
like some parallel existence, eating away at my pride.
I'm looking around, and all I see are reminders
of who I used to be.
I'm hearing a sound but what it is is my past
calling out to me.
I can't begin to tell you, how this makes me feel today,
like some strange kind of echo,
begging me to stay.
I'm allright for a while.
River of glass, makes me wonder
take my nightmares away.
River of glass slips silently under
helping me to stay.
I'm allright for a while.
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Corrine
06:06
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Well she can do it yeah she can do it
well she can do anything you want her to do.
Well she will try it yeah she'll try it
well she will try anything you want her to try.
But Corrine, Corrine, Corrine, won't you help me.
Well she will love you, yeah she'll love you
it'll only be pretend but boy she'll love you.
She'll make you feel good yeah she does it real good
but then she'll leave you in the morning in your bed, all alone.
But Corrine, Corrine, Corrine, won't you help me.
She's hanging out, in the same old places
going out, with those worn out faces
I loved you once, but you turned your back on me
you changed your life, and look at you now,
just look at you now
Corrine.
Well she will love you, yeah she'll love you
it'll only be pretend but boy she'll love you.
She'll make you feel good yeah she does it real good
but then she'll leave you in the morning in your bed.
But Corrine, Corrine, Corrine, won't you help me.
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Storm Warning
03:47
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Storm warning coming and it might just hit your town oh yeah
there's a storm warning coming and it might just hit your town. oh yeah
You better stop what you are doing
you better pull your shutters down.
There's a big rain falling, falling down on me and you
there's a big rain falling, falling down on me and you
you better run for cover, that's the only thing that you can do.
Cos' there's a storm warning coming and it might just hit your town oh yeah
there's a storm warning coming and it might just hit your town. oh yeah
You better stop what you are doing
you better pull your shutters down.
There's a hurricane a blowing, and it might blow you away
there's a hurricane blowing, and it might blow you away
well it might last forever, or it might be just one day.
Cos' there's a storm warning coming and it might just hit your town oh yeah
there's a storm warning coming and it might just hit your town. oh yeah
You better stop what you are doing
you better pull your shutters down.
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Nearly 65
03:18
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I'm nearly 65 nearly 65 I'm so glad that I am still alive
I'm nearly 65 yes I'm nearly 65 I play my ukulele
then I go out for a drive.
Nearly 65 nearly one of the 65's
I like to have a pasty when I go down to St Ives
Nearly 65 nearly 65 I won't tell you what to do
or how to live your lives.
This might sound a little bit contrived
this song was easy it just sort of arrived.
All of my skills I have applied
but in this bid for fame, I think I'll be denied.
I'm nearly 65 nearly 65 my brain is buzzing
like a bee in a bee hive.
I'm nearly 65 yes I'm nearly 65 I can't dance
and I don't know how to jive.
You might have seen me
when I used to play out live.
you might suspect that I work for the MI5
If I was a boxer I would never take a dive
I'd get myself knocked out and probably have to be revived.
I'm nearly 65 yes I'm nearly 65 I'm so happy
I'm not suffering from hives.
I'm nearly 65 yes I'm nearly 65 I try to eat so healthily
and sometimes I have chives.
You might be amazed
by all these words that rhyme with five.
It would have been so strange
if I'd been born a Clive.
I've got to end this song
because the end will soon arrive.
I better take it easy cos' I'm nearly 65.
Nearly 65 nearly 65 I've still got goals
and I know that I must strive.
I'm nearly 65 nearly 65 and I'm so glad
that I am still alive.
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Gerry Gillard Cornwall, UK
Based in Cornwall, UK.
musician, composer, songwriter. producer.
Gerry Gillard recommends:
Check out Illuminous by Mark Barnwell, excellent guitarist/writer.
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