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Witches Ride
02:41
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Witches Ride
Well I’ve been on the witches ride
Observed every curse at my hide
Through the ebb and the flowing tide
Where dark hearts never reside
And I’m standing here with a choice
And see fear is losing its voice
For the circle of good will
Is beyond revenge’s bitterness pill
Yes I’ve been on the witches ride
Where dark hearts never reside
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Harmonica Man
02:28
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Harmonica Man
Harmonica man, harmonica man
I hear ya every morning, I see you in your van
I hear ya playing to the children
I see ya playing on the street
Say harmonica man, I really dig your beat
Harmonica man, harmonica man
Love the sound your making
Lord I really wanna dance
Makes me me wanna start shaking
Doing gestures with my hands
I really love your music, harmonica man
Cats like you keep bringing in the joy
Playing music in the morning sun
You lift our hearts and the spirit of the street
With a little tiny harp that’s all
Hear the coins go clink as ya wind the punters up
Get the old folks dancing along
Vibing out the honey of the bluesmen yeah!
With a thousand beautiful songs
Ba ba ba ba ba! Ba ba ba ba ba!
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba! Ba ba ba ba ba!
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Whippet on the Wing
03:22
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Whippet on the wing
When I was a boy I couldn’t dance or sing
So I started playing soccer met a whippet on the wing
Tried my best to mark him but he’d beat me to the ball
He bounced like a Roebuck and left me in the stall
He ran like the wind and he darted like a moth
Left me feeling dizzy and a slumping like a sloth
Turned me to pauper when I thought I was a king
Yeah that was the day I met a whippet on the wing
Whippet on the wing, whippet on the wing
I tried to bring him down but like a Kangaroo he’d spring
I thought I was cool I thought I was king
But I soon learned to truth from the whippet on the wing
So they put me in goal cos I couldn’t get a hold
Of this long haired skinny boy whose name I wasn’t told
Whose crosses came over like arrows in the air
This kid was just too good man it didn’t seem fair
Put me on my backside put me in the mud
Felt like I was destined to be chopping up wood
Made me think twice made me wanna learn to sing
Yeah that was the day I met the whippet on the wing
Whippet on the wing, whippet on the wing
I tried to bring him down but like a Kangaroo he’d spring
I thought I was cool I thought I was king
But I soon learned to truth from the whippet on the wing
Written: Martin Stephenson
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Harajuku Punks
02:24
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Harajuku Punks
Out in Japan it feels so strange
Where pollenated cultures are all the rage
See seventy seven revived again
In a far off corner in a Japanese den
With the ancient gardens oozing out zen
That were manicured by quiet men
But those wondrous temples graced by the monks
Are a zillion miles apart from the city street punks
In Tokyo Shibuya at any time of day
Trip down Takeshita street you’ll see out on display
The punks of Harajuku the brave ones who dare
Ride the Kinki Nippon Railway as the old codgers stare
The punks of Harajuku have found their own kind
Gathering outsiders with the blues far behind
Dressed in chains and leathers feeding upon the shock
Housing all the misfits in this park of the old punk rock
In Tokyo, Shibuya at any time of day
Trip down Takeshita street you’ll see out on display
The punks of Harajuku the brave ones who dare
Ride the Kinki Nippon Railway while old codgers stare
Written by Anna Lavigne/Martin Stephenson
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5. |
Can't Fool Love
01:40
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Can’t Fool Love
You Can’t Fool Love, you can try as hard as you like
You Can’t Fool Love, to bring on a happy life
You can’t fool love, though you lie and cheat and despise
You can’t fool love, for love don’t hold any lies
Love is smart love has a heart, love can dissolve all pain
If you are smart cut to the start, come on get outta that rain
You can’t fool love, love will make it alright
Written: Martin Stephenson
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Heartbreak Station
03:05
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Heartbreak Station
Heartbreak Station, theres a light left on for you
Heartbreak Station, where the rose time reflects the blue
You’re headed to heartbreak Station, only joy to tune into
Heartbreak Station, and there’s a room that you should use
Heartbreak Station, Its a cool destination
And the ones who kindly welcome you in
Are celestial kin and have known you forever
Heartbreak Station, such a cool destination
And the ones who kindly welcome you in
Are celestial kin and have known you forever
Heartbreak Station, theres a light left on for you
Heartbreak Station, where the rose time reflects the blue
You’re headed to heartbreak Station, only joy to tune into
Heartbreak Station, and there’s a room that you should use
Written: Martin Stephenson
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7. |
I Cried For You
02:42
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I Cried 4 U
Though I’d only met you three times in my life
It felt like I’d known you so long
Though you were only nineteen and I was a child
I could see that your soul was strong
Didn’t reconnect for many a year
Till both our mothers were gone
But got the chance to get to know teacher
For time it makes a good soul strong
I cried for you, I cried for you
Yes I cried for you, I cried for you
What a gift to know you pal, no matter how short or sweet
For good connection is everything, a precious gift the soul can keep
I cried for you, I cried for you
Yes I cried for you, I cried for youI
For my cousin Michael RIP
Written: Martin Stephenson
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8. |
Tides
03:55
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Tides
Tides are the rhythm of the ocean
Echoing a message to the Earth
Tides are mystery in motion
Returning the mantra of our birth
The 7th wave of the affirmation
Will make it’s presence known for sure
The sleepers of a warring nation
Will have no time because there is no time
Martin Stephenson: Electric rhythm & lead guitars, electric piano, lead vocals
Anna Lavigne & Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals
Christopher Mordey: Electric bass
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion
Bruce Michie: Baritone & tenor saxes, trombones & trumpets, muted lead trumpet
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9. |
Love is the answer
03:26
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Love is the answer
I know you’re hurting and the cracks are beginning to show
It’s hard to ask for help in an all time low
But there’s one thing that you can’t see
That’s the power of you and me
And the answer is something, something you already know
What is the answer?
What is the answer?
Friend surfing has it’s problems that’s for sure
Ten a penny not a sign of a decent cure
When Identity has gone without a trace
And you don’t recognise your own face
There’s one ray of sunshine, you’ll never have to chase
What is the answer?
What is the answer?
Love is the answer!
Love is the answer!
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10. |
My Wild Red Rose
02:58
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My Wild Red Rose
At times on this path the fool in me did wander
Away from the grace to a dark cornered chair
My sail at half mast, forlorn and un- useful
I turned to a self serving life of despair
But deep from within came a sweet song to save me
Through fire and through wind came my angel so fare
My wild Red Rose shall be with me forever
Her faith and her beauty that I know so well
From morning till night she is constantly blooming
For deep in my heart is my wild red rose
Your lightness of touch and call beyond her duty
Wings of the angel, grace of the air
I love thee so much and trust you completely
My Wild Red Rose such heaven to share
My wild Red Rose will bide in me forever
Her faith and her beauty both carry me on
Through morning to eve, by constantly blooming
For deep in my heart is the wild red rose
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Everybody's Friend
02:55
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Everybody’s Friend
Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Dreaming of the day that I find true love
Cos Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Lord give me a chance to find true love
Is there something I should do or something I should say
Why does no one ever seem to look at me that way
I guess Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Lord give me a chance, to find true love
Is there something I should do or something I should say
Why does no one ever seem to look at me that way
I guess Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Oh lord give me a chance, just to find true love
Thats why Im praying every day that you send me an angel
A lover of my own, to share the rest of my days
Written: Martin Stephenson
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Martin Stephenson Invergordon, UK
Born Durham 27th July 1961
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