from the album 'Othello', due 1st April 2022

need to aim a bit higher
couldn't aim any lower
i write all these songs to make me feel better
it mostly works
i write about football
and i write about snooker too
do what the hell i like
it's nothing to do with you

you talk about craft
whilst keeping a straight face
i write all these songs to make me feel better
it hardly ever works
cos the kids ain't got no brains
and the oldies have thrown in the towel
i've resorted to plastic surgery
at the eleventh hour...

every now and then i think of ending it all
my nature is vile and my spirit's small

all i wanted to do is walk beyond the blue
of the Irish Sea it's true...how could i hate you?

late night thoughts
when i ought to be sleeping
get away...keep away
i am grateful to you
and so happy for you too
it's been a couple of decades now
Othello...

we need to protect the public
and we need to feel wanted
we need an awful lot of things
to keep us preoccupied for the rest of the day
because life is very short
whilst going on forever
you don't seriously expect
to show your face around town after this do you?!

every now and then i think of ending it all
my nature is vile and my spirit's small

all i wanted to do is walk beyond the blue
of the Irish Sea it's true...how could i hate you?

Claire Welles - Othello Pt.1

from the forthcoming album 'Package Holiday', out October 1st 2022
written & recorded by Claire Welles

we ordered coke
we ordered lemonade
we ordered drinks
too young to behave

at Daiquiri Palace
too young to behave
at Daiquiri Palace

don't need no food
don't need no sleep
don't need no sandwiches
too young to behave

at Daiquiri Palace
too young to behave
at Daiquiri Palace

there's a place...in the sun...where you go...to forget...and then waste...all your time, collecting some sun
i'm amazed...i recall...all the drinks...and the sense...of a holiday from so long ago...am i losing my touch?

i need the sun
i need the sand
i need the sex
i need the t-shirt too

Daiquiri Palace
wet t-shirt too
Daiquiri Palace

there's a place you can go...

Claire Welles - Daiquiri Palace

Originally written & recorded in 2019 by Claire Welles
Remixed in September 2023 by Claire Welles

man ray, what would you say?
i've been wikipedia-ing you all day
pure filth on a roll of film
you can't get away with anything nowadays

we live in very boring times
and yet we always wonder why
i can't look you in the eye

man ray, what would you make
of the new technology we crave?
would you send it away on a long holiday
there's so much variety in change

we live in very boring times
and yet we always wonder why
i can't look you in the eye

man ray, what would you say
if the entire world turned out to be gay?
would you give me a kiss, could you live through this?
i've been thinking out loud today

we live in very boring times
and yet we always wonder why
i can't look you in the eye

Claire Welles - Man Ray (2023 Remix)

Written & Recorded by Claire Welles, November 2023

I know you've been screwing up your life
it's pleasant to see
life is a competition
unfortunately

you make me feel better about myself
immediately
life is a complication
obviously

if you're all alone this Christmas it's probably your fault x2
don't blame your school
don't blame your mum & dad as well
if you're all alone this Christmas it's probably your fault

i know you've been fucking up your standing again
all you want is some company
all you need is a helping hand

you've turned your phone off
and put the dishes right away
you're playing the long game
who will win? it's easy to say

if you're all alone this Christmas it's probably your fault x2
don't blame girl, don't blame boy
this one's on you
if you're all alone this Christmas it's probably your fault

world has changed, the world has changed
and you're even more insane
it's time to change your frame of mind
and go outside for once in your life

people change, opinions change
religions all remain the same
built upon tradition
and the stained glass in your bloodstream

"i know you've been screwing up...well so have I"

look around, remember, look after yourself
don't reveal too much about yourself
cos people are cruel and will pass their cruelty
on to you

if you're all alone this Christmas it's probably your fault x2
don't blame your parents
they did their fucking best for you
if you're all alone this Christmas have a think about why...

goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Claire Welles - If You're All Alone This Christmas It's Probably Your Fault

from the album 'Balance Of Nature' out now

Claire Welles - Glad To Be Alive

written, produced & mixed by Claire Welles
recorded September 2023-February 2024

Claire Welles - Fall In Love

written & recorded by Claire Welles, on an Amiga 500, with OctaMED v.5
from the forthcoming album 'Amiga Me', out March 7th 2025

Claire Welles - Druggs

I was bored yesterday morning and said to myself "Today is the day you do the Brookie theme, you are a scouser...it's your destiny, but sing it like you're in ABBA".

Claire Welles - Brookside Theme ('So Clear' by Dana)

My mum Donna sang the lead vocal on this aged 19, she sadly passed away today (25th August 2020) x

Neuklon - The Phoenix (1985)

you're so full of shit
change the colour of your hair everyday
got your yoga crankery
and your videos have nothing new to say

i'm not trying to be your friend
infact i'd rather die than be close to you
never seen you with your clothes on, never seen you with a shotgun
negative energy for sale

you're so full of shit
change your name on twitter everyday
got your vegan identity
and your songs have nothing new to say

i'm not trying to be your mate
infact i'd rather work in a factory
never seen you with anyone, wish you owned a shotgun
then i wouldn't have to hear you again

bad people
bad people
bad people make me sick

you're so full of bile
and your behaviour is like that of a child
got your VHS and your NHS
and i know you've nothing new to say

i'm not trying to be cruel to you
but you burned your bridges long ago
never seen you put your hands in your pocket
when the chips are down

how is retirement going for you?

Claire Welles - Yoga Nationalism

Recorded 24th February 2021, from the forthcoming album due 2022

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