A Priscilla Ahn cover for my dear friend Miss Charlotte Belle!

This song & the last were performed on my new uke from Hawaii! 

Good day

I just re-recorded this Grimes cover with Siri, we were jamming it through in my flat & it sounded so nice I just had to do it!

She's singing harmony with me this time, & again on her lovely guitar.  Don't forget to check out her page: https://soundcloud.com/siri-undlin

Thanks for listening!

Genesis - with Siri Undlin

A Maps & Atlases cover for today! Feeling wintry. 

..relentless bagpiper outside never took a break, so you can hear him here & there too.. hopefully it's just a little charming? A hello from Scotland!

Original coming either tonight or tomorrow ^^

Solid ground

So! This began as a piano improvisation where I was trying to capture the feeling of standing still but surrounded by the movement of people/the world etc. I imagined myself the G# that threads through the whole song, sometimes fitting in, sometimes not.

'The Mile' refers to Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Headphones are best! (My mixing skills aren't getting any better).. what do you think of my new song?

Anywhere else

A Joni Mitchell cover, requested by 'Su da nym'!

...what a challenge for me! All the versions on youtube were quite different, so I decided to do my own thing.. Hope you'll like it? xx

For the roses

So I just got back from a trip to Amsterdam for my friends birthday, & we met my old flatmate Arthur there.  We had a wonderful time walking around and it blew my mind how many cyclists there were.  Arthur said there are 19 million bicycles in The Netherlands ..just amazing.

This is a song about some of the business & friendliness in the city, with a bit of mystery as well I guess : ) I just wanted to get it down so I'm sorry that it's a bit rough & not well mixed either. You'd be best using headphones for sure!


Here are the lyrics:

Can you see me?
Can you hear me too?
Just be near me
For a moment more.

It's this feeling
I've been searching for.
In the meantime
I'll be by your side.

All this movement,
Caring, kindness,
Round & round,
You move with me.

Some will see me,
Not all hear me.
Round & round,
You're on my mind.

Round & round & round & round,
You're on my mind.
Move with me,
I'm by your side.

Lights race by, you're eyes they find
A feast of unfamiliar sights.
Do you see me, do you hear me?
Round & round.

Caving in, lose control,
You can dream or let it live.
You find it hard to slow it down.

Find a familiar ground,
So many people here now,
All of this movement near you,
Find & suspend this feeling.

Coming together, try it for one last time.
Kindness & caring, I don't like to say goodbye.
Lights racing by, they charm you & catch your eye.
All of these people, you're the one on my mind.

19 million bicycles

Hello!

This is the result of another of my improvisations.  I wanted to write a song for my Mom, who I've been really missing!  ..I hope you like it Ma!

Headphones best, as usual!

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It started in the garden
You found me there
You helped me become all that I am
A vision of what you saw in me

Ooh.
A faith full of love
& I need you to believe in me

Ooh, this is all I wanted to be
Ooh, I was taught to fallow my dreams

Oh, & I need you now
Oh, do you believe?
Oh, you were always there
Oh, always there.

I can see, this is not what you perceive
Feel it with me
The light shines so bright
Are you with me now?

You will always have me
Can you see as I see?
Sometimes I need to feel it
We can never lose this love.

Always there

This is a song for my Grandad who passed away on the 1st of May.  I performed it at his Memorial Service, with difficulty, & it has taken me some time to upload it on here. 

The words are by the wonderful https://soundcloud.com/marshmaster-1johneagle - meant for my Mum, https://soundcloud.com/su-da-nym to put to music, however due to 2 dislocated shoulders, this was passed on to me.

Ocean sounds taken from http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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The cap still fits, it's peak matching
The jutting jaw of an old seaman

The spray of the sea, warm and salty
Still in his ears, warm and salty, yeah
He's an old salt, an old soul
Tough as a ships bollard but much, much more..

He liked the yellow rose
It brought another dimension to the deep blue of his eyes

The blue sea and the yellow rose brought memories
Children playing in the sand
An old wreck of a boat 
Claimed from the crabs that scuttle in the hull
The sound of the Least Terns
Screeching in erratic flight

The joy of a young child
Who's soft hand fell so easily into his coarse palm
The bay open like an oyster
The sun, a lemon drop in the sky

But there's something else
The scent of the yellow rose brought another memory

One of the sweet teas of Ceylon
And the thorny mess that brought him there
The Indian Ocean, once vast and blue
Then darkened with the shroud of war and evil..

A look in his daughters eyes
As she snaps a photograph

Brings a small smile
Mostly in eyes that have seen his world change
He doesn't always remember
But when he does it's as fresh as a newly clipped rose

The Yellow Rose

My Mum asked me to cover this Joy Division classic, so here you go! It's a bit of a slow builder (just how I like it) & it super chilled! I hope you enjoy it :D

Love will tear us apart

I always loved singing along to this Rocky Votolato  song, so thought I'd just go for it. I feel some more originals coming soon, but this will have to do for now.. & I refuse to apologise for the reverb, what can I say, I love it! Do check out the original :) can't beat a bit of Rocky.

..also, just re-covered my headphones, what do you think? Made recording more fun anyway :D hehe!

Uppers Aren't Necessary

So.. it's been a while. I just wanted to say, thanks to those of you who have continuously shown support, it really means a lot. It's been hard for me to write music this last year, but for some reason this song just came to me this week. It seems that not only me, but a couple of my very good friends too, have been going through break ups during the last couple of months. This song is for you.

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You know you’re not the only one
Sometimes you have a sudden change of heart
Put the past behind you some more,
& the time has come for moving on.

You think I’m not that kinda girl
She says “feelings are fickle,” everyday,
Put your faith into what you believe
& I’ll hold your hand along the way.

Promises are made, & feelings are betrayed
Because who can promise what is unknown?
But I know what I know now & I wanted to tell you
That you’re not alone.

Sometimes you’ gotta let it go.
Forgive yourself & learn from what has been done
& I wonder if it does get easier?
But I’m not so afraid any longer.

Promises are made, & feelings are betrayed
Because who can promise what is unknown?
But I know what I know now & I wanted to tell you
That you’re not alone.

Ooh.. it’s time to let it go.
Ooh.. empowered within your soul.
Ooh.. feeling a little braver now.
Ooh.. you’re stronger than you know.

Promises are made, & feelings are betrayed
Because who can promise what is unknown?
But I know what I know now & I wanted to tell you
That you’re not alone.

..& the time has come for moving on.

Tentative

I wrote this for my boyfriend Tom over a year ago & finally got round to recording it!  Lyrics below..

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Hold me now that you've found me,
We've been searching for a long, long time
Didn't know what I was looking for
But I can see it when I look in your eyes

Ooh.. be with me
Ooh.. feel complete

I hope you know that I need you now
& I'll be there for you, truly
I'll be by your side, along for the ride
You'll never need to doubt it

Falling, hopelessly falling
Falling further every day
Take my hand, do you feel it too?
Can I always call you my man?

Ooh.. be with me
Ooh.. feel complete

I hope you know that I need you now
& I'll be there for you, truly
I'll be by your side, along for the ride
You'll never need to doubt it

Ooh.. 
I wanna be your girl
This is just the start, 
let's never be apart

Ooh..

I'll be by your side, along for the ride
You'll never need to doubt it

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Searching for

Song no. 2 for Tom! This one's a bit of fun, I wrote it in about 10 minutes.

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You said "Do you like my tan lines?"
& I didn't know where to look
& I didn't know what to say
But I said I liked them anyway

& you
Mend my fractured heart
Breathing life back into my dreams
Yeah you make me feel whole again

Baby, it's you & me
Morning, noon & night
Hold me soft & hold me tight
I don't care, just be with me

& in the morning when I wake up
I know that's where I want to be
Run away, or here to stay
Forever you & me

& you
Mend my fractured heart
Breathing life back into my dreams
Yeah you make me feel whole again

You said "Do you like my tan lines?"
& I didn't know where to look
& I didn't know what to say
But I said I liked them anyway

& you
Mend my fractured heart
Breathing life back into my dreams
Yeah you make me feel whole again

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Tan lines

Time to upload some oldies.  
More to come that I've been enjoying recently.
I hope you like the harmonies - hard not to over-do it.

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Can't help falling in love

I just thought, why not? 
I hope it puts a smile on your face!

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Pack up your troubles

I was singing this with some lovely elderly people I work with, & it became clear that no one had heard the verses before.
Time to right this wrong!

This song was written for a 5-shilling bet by friends Jack Judge & Harry Williams in Stalybridge on 30 January 1912.  It was then performed the next night at the local music hall.  Jolly good quick work lads!

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It's a long, long way to Tipperary

An Eric & Ernie classic!! 
My cat likes this one.

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Bring me sunshine

A few years ago I met the magically charming, 97 year old, Uncle Louis; on the Island Kauai when I visited with my Mum & brother.  

Very sadly, only a few months later Uncle Louis passed away -   http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/goodbye-uncle-louis/article_94bd64c8-93ca-11e4-89e7-57dec33cdb70.html

This is my tribute to Uncle Louis, who taught me this song on Salt Park beach.  He told me he wrote it in the 1930s for his sweetheart before joining the army.  Each time I play this song (& I play it most days) it takes me back to that moment on the beach & Uncle Louis' warm aloha.

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There's an Island across the sea,
Beautiful Kauai, beautiful Kauai
For it's calling, it's calling to me
Beautiful Kauai, beautiful Kauai

From the mist of Fern Grotto
Mother Nature made her home
To the falls of Wailua
Where lovers often roam

So I'll return to my isle across the sea
Beautiful Kauai, beautiful Kauai..

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Beautiful Kauai

Preparedness

To love somebody

Boat behind

Twilight galaxy

Finally a Phoenix cover! ..it's super rough this one.

Long distance call

The Ongoing Horrible

Finally an original.. started writing this 2 or 3 years ago! Just recently found my lyrics in a notebook so there you go.

In your arms

Grimes cover for my friend ..Miss Belle! 

Oblivion

Rain song

This is a small adventure into bitonality.. let's just say I wasn't very brave, but I do like the simplicity of it!

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How did it come to this?
I ask myself again

A city turned its back on me
All the buildings dull & grey

I don't want this feeling no more
But at the start it was so..

How has it come to this?
I ask myself, again.
I thought once that it was a dream
But now I just don't know

I don't want this feeling no more
But at the start it was so..

You said you'd see me on Sunday
Our time has come & gone
Second guessing & fooling myself
I want to find my home.

Sunday

I play a lot of piano, ukulele, & love singing!  Music is my life.  On my cloud you will find a mix of originals, collaborations, & covers of songs that I love.  I hope you'll love them too!

I am available to hire for weddings or other events.  See what I'm up to on my FB page: www.facebook.com/aliciaukulele

I hope you'll enjoy listening!

Alicia Ukulele

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