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October Friends

Me Without You

Thief

Wasted On Me

Asking

Matisse [Single]

"Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner
That I love London so
Well, maybe it's because I'm a Londoner
That I think of her wherever I go"
– From the song "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner", by Hubert Gregg

A bitter-sweet, nostalgic song about leaving London to live elsewhere. Based on an unpublished memoir by Gerry Verdier; with lyrics by Michael Sellers & Gerry Verdier. The song is set in Balham, an area in south London, England.

The exclamation of surprise, disbelief, or excitement "Oh my days", which was in fact the initial catalyst in the writing of this song, was, according to The Oxford English Dictionary, "first recorded in 1895, and my days (in ‘Law, my days!’) in 1841, but it remained relatively rare until the twenty-first century. Although its recent revival in popularity—especially associated with its use in Multicultural London English—is sometimes said to have its origins in Caribbean usage, conclusive evidence for Caribbean roots for this resurgence has proved hard to find."

“Mind the gap.” – London Underground

“My Dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you’re born. He says that there are people who get off a jumbo jet at Heathrow, go through immigration waving any kind of passport, hop on the tube and by the time the train’s pulled into Piccadilly Circus they’ve become a Londoner.” – Ben Aaronovitch (Author)

“Wet weather in London, but when was it anything else?” – Cassandra Clare (Author)

Lyrics
London at daybreak
Brings with it heartache
I’ve got to leave you now
Cold on a corner
I won’t be warmer
Until my bus again comes round
And I’m heading out of town

Oh my days! My London days

Flats with their patch of green
Grey sky squeezed in between
Freezing rain begins to fall
Looking over my shoulder
Lost sight of my corner
On the A24 passing Balham Hill
The bus is warm but I feel a … chill

Oh my days! We’re parting ways
I’ll miss this city, vast, grey and gritty
Hushed now in morning haze

My London days! How will time play …
Tricks on my memories of friends and families?
And stories of our yesterdays?
My London days … My lost London days

Oh my days! We’re parting ways
I’ll miss this town
But my spirit’s not down
I’m far from the smoggy haze

My London days! How will time play …
Tricks on my memories of friends and families?
And stories of our yesterdays?
My London days … My lost London days

My London days! How will time play …
Tricks on my memories of friends and families?
And stories of our yesterdays?
My London days … My London days … My lost London days

from Urban Tales, track released February 28, 2023
from Urban Tales, released February 28, 2022

Music: Michael Sellers
Lyrics: Michael Sellers; Gerry Verdier
Vocals: Michael Sellers
Guitars & bass, tambourine & shaker, musical arrangement, & production: Sergio Aguilar
Drums: Rodrigo Uribe
Album Cover photo: postcard from Sandra Baker on Facebook
Cover design: Michael Sellers & Loretta Sellers Fortuny

Urban Tales

OH MY DAYS! (My lost London days)

Buy on Bandcamp

Oh My Days! (My lost London days) Two 5 Stars; Commended Entries; UK Songwriting Contest, 2023

A humble tribute to procrastination, Cargo Cults and dubious Spanish.

Cargo!

Ideen von uns Dreien
Lead Guitar A.Robisch
Bass-Guitar J-Garnschröder
Drums R.Grothus

Hört den Song Drei Ideen von Ideen von uns dreien unter songwhip.com/ideenvonunsdreien/drei-ideen

https://songwhip.com/ideenvonunsdreien/drei-instrumente

Der Song ist spontan bei einer Seesion entstanden:)

Drei unsichtbare Wesen

I see you in the morning, lying in our bed,
Wonder what's going on inside your head?
Weight upon my shoulders,
Tears upon your brow
Wonder what the hell, we are now?

When the world enters let it in ,
Pray for forgiveness before the sin…
I am young and holy, can’t you see..
When Im without you, Im not me??

I took out your letters
I read them all out loud
But nobody listened in that crowd..

Repeat the pattern over once again
Separate the women from the men
You are young and holy, don’t you know
Every-time I leave you, I never go….

I know why you do it
why you push me away
You only ever do it….
To make me stay….

Bailey & Darling, 2023

Your Letters

A new track I made. It is an EDM / Pop / Trance track with vocals.

You Make Me Nervous (Preview)

Im Not Sure if i Am satisfied with the result.. ??   so i could use some feedback on this one..

AnandaTuk - Program Inside (EDM MIX2)

Gettin The Squeeze

This track is one of my new work.  it is a part of a very short album, called "Small Amount´s Of EDM"   it is Micro Dose´s of Electronic, music,  now i use my last 3 minutes in here to hear the rest of this short album,  you have to go to youtube or bandcamp..  plz Subscribe if you one day will listen to my music on youtube..  i always subscribe back..

Depression

i made this on the latest beta version of REASON for the window remix challenge

Take Me - #windowremixchallenge

This track is the last track on the tiny album "Small Amount´s Of EDM"   the first track on the "Tiny Album" is the track Depression..
the last track can heard on youtube, spotify etc.    Thanks for listening.

The End

A Falling Robin are UK group split between Wigan and Newcastle, via Belfast and Leeds, who write and record their own music. The nucleus of the band are the two main songwriters and singers, Rachel Darling and Robin d Bailey. A-chance meeting on Soundcloud after Robin heard Rachels original songs, and vice versa, resulted in a mutual respect and appreciation for each others sound and songwriting. A partnership that has now evolved into quite a unique sound with some very emotionally laden songs produced. We have been played on BBC Lancs, BBC Merseyside and BBC6 music. We suspect Kate Bush and Bob Dylan listen to us, however we know they would never say...
“A Falling Robin hits that sweet spot, that is so rare, between classical song writing, assured playing and a yearning emotional beautiful vocal delivery”   Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music.