The Boxing Day floods are well remembered in North West England. Rivers and roads overflowed and came right into people's houses. In Salford, the River Irwell broke its banks and decimated Spike Island. (Thankfully, it won't happen again. The awful experiences led to a campaign and the result was the Salford Flood Basin, which now will divert flood water, out of the way. Well done to all residents who spoke up and made that happen.)
This 'new' song is basically new words by Mike Scantlebury to an old song by Woody Guthrie, (just as Woody Guthrie wrote words for old tunes himself. A fine tradition. Thanks, Woody.)

The Great Salford Storm

The Essence (freestyle)

I wrote this song about an almost relationship I had in early 2020 and how even though it didn’t work out I eventually found the one.

Lyrics: (Intro)
Come on 
                          
Verse 1
We could’ve really had it all 
until you ghosted me 
For you I never thought I’d fall 
But it happened to me
Took me a whole year just to talk to you 
Then you disappeared on me in June

                         Pre-chorus 
 Like what the hell happened?
 Why did you leave me?

                               Chorus
Tell me how you feeling now
Now that I’m no longer around 
Bet your life’s a mess and 
Your whole world is crumbling to the ground 
Tell me how you feeling now
Now that I’m no longer around 
What goes around comes back around boy 
Watch your heart get destroyed 

                                Verse 2
I always tried to reach out to you 
You never did the same
Made plans to cancel them every time 
What did you have to hide
Thought you would be the next lover in my life
But you disappeared without saying goodbye 

                           Pre-chorus 
Like what the hell happened?
Why did you leave me?

                              Chorus
Tell me how you feeling now
Now that I’m no longer around 
Bet your life’s a mess and 
Your whole world is crumbling to the ground 
Tell me how you feeling now
Now that I’m no longer around 
What goes around comes back around boy 
Watch your heart get destroyed 

                                 Bridge
Hope you’re ready to eat your heart out     and regret that you left (x3)
Hope you’re ready to eat your heart out
AND REGRET THAT YOU FUCKING LEFT (x3)

                               Verse 3
We could’ve really had it all 
until you ghosted me 
But now I found somebody new 
Who really gives a fuck about me

                               Chorus 
So go on and guess how I’m feeling now (HOW)
Now that I got a new man now (HOW?!)
He’s the best thing that ever happened 
and kept my world from tumbling down 
So tell me how you feeling now 
Probably feel like less of a man now 
What goes around comes back around boy
I hope your heart gets destroyed

Ghosted

1. Lil Baby | 42 Dugg - We Paid
2. Quavo | TakeOff - Chocolate 
3. Roddy Ricch - Out Tha Mud
4. Famous Dex - I Get The Drip From My Walk
5. Cardi B | Megan Thee Stallion - WAP
6. Quavo | TakeOff - Nothing Changed
7. Yeat - Out thë way
8. Lil Yachty | Lil Tecca - Virgo World
9. Latto - He Say She Say
10. Gucci Mane | Finesse2Tymes - Gucci Flow
11. Drake | 21 Savage - Spin Bout U
12. SoFaygo - Goin Back
13. Drake | 21 Savage - Broke Boys
14. King Von | 21 Savage - Don’t Play That
15. Rae Sremmurd - Chanel
16. Dusty Locane - Rolando (Caught In The Rain)
17. BigXthaPlug - Strange Fruit
18. Drake | 21 Savage | Travis Scott - Pussy & Millions
19. Xxxtentacion - Moonlight 
20. DaBaby - Bop
21. Key Glock - Clowns
22. Duke Deuce - GWAK GWAK
23. Drake | Gunna - Never Recover
24. Runitup Tahj - Hit Yo Groove 
25. Young Thug - Stoner
26. Kevin Gates - Big Gangsta 
27. Baby Keem - Baby Keem
28. DaBaby | YoungBoy - Bestie
29. Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock
30. Lil Baby | Lil Durk - 2040
31. TakeOff - Casper
32. Drake - BackOutsideBoyz
33. Cochise | Chief Keef - Hunt
34. Drake | 21 Savage - Privilege Rappers
35. PGF Nuk - Waddup
36. Drake | Future - Digital Dash
37. Gunna - Skybox
38. Premo Rice - Church’s Anthem
39. Enchanting - Keep It Playa
40. Isaiah Rashad | Lil Uzi Vert - From The Garden
41. Drake | 21 Savage - Rich Flex
42. Drake | 21 Savage - Broke Boys
43. OTF | Lil Durk - No Auto Durk
44. FBG Duck - Slide 
45. Ken Carson - Money Hunt
46. Quavo | TakeOff - Bars Into Captions
47. EST Gee | Bryson Tiller - Sabotage 
48. Cochise - Crème Bruiee
49. Ken Carson - Going Schmitz
50. Doe Boy - Off The Porch
51. SoFaygo - Stay Awake
52. Quavo | TakeOff - To The Bone
53. Premo Rice - HH Pt. 2
54. MadeinTYO - Retro 88
55. Young M.A. - Trap or Cap
56. Speaker Knockerz - Lonely
57. Drake | 21 Savage - Rich Flex
58. Lil Baby | Gunna - Style Stealer
59. SleazyWorld Go | Offset - Step 1
60. Future - Freak Hoe
61. Young M.A. - Bleed
62. Drake - Jumbotron Shit Poppin
63. Wale | Rexx Life Raj | Fireboy DML - Beauty In The Madness 
64. Baby Keem - Apologize

Big Scrip Feat. Melly Montana - Rhode Island

Big Scrip - 2023