It's that time of year...looking back at the year that is about to pass into history....I have lost a lot of friends this year, each and every one of them are in my thoughts. I started writing this on 24th Dec, finished it 29th Dec.  This is my newest song. I dedicate it to each and every one of my friends I have lost this year....I miss you Timo, Darrell, Mark, JB....
Lyrics/Music: Dave Renegade/Deadly Romantic Music 2021
Photo by Agata Nielsen

Absent Friends

'Now when the sun's gone down, darkness and shadows fall all around..' Describing that feel when you are at home at twilight when it's not so great weather outside and you're all alone except for 'the thoughts going through your mind..' A time of reflection.
Actually written last year, but I stuck a capo on it to alter the sound...it can get dark out there....really really dark...
Lyrics/Music: Dave Renegade/Deadly Romantic Music (c)2021
Photo: By Me

Dark Is The Night (Demo 2022)

This is my newest song - written in the last 2 weeks (Feb 2022). The most important Love in the world is self love. In the darkest of times having an internal dialogue was crucial.  This is quite literally me having a conversation with myself.  Everything is temporary and it too shall pass..

Conversations With Myself (Demo 2022)

My tribute to my Dear friend Dave Kusworth (26/3/1960-19/9/2020)
Written in a similar style to him and using the title of one of his best loved songs in the first line of each verse, this is my way of honouring him in a language he knew well. The Language of Music.
I still find it difficult to believe that he is no longer with us. But as the song says he touched so many hearts with his art.
From Mr R to The Big K -  Until we meet again Dave, I salute you and your amazing talent. Much Love.
Photo credit unknown but if anyone knows pls let me know

Check out Dave's music with TV eye/The Hawks/Rag Dolls/Nikki SUdden/Dave Kusworth/Jacobites/The Bounty Hunters/The Tenderhooks and with Los Tupper

So Many Hearts (For Dave K)

Unusually for me it is a Love song. I very, very rarely write love songs. I think this is the 3rd ever love song that I've written and I'm not even in Love with anyone. This is a song about the FEELING of 'Being in Love'. The memory of how it makes you feel. It contains a real memory too. It has a chorus to die for and every time it's been performed live people are singing it back to me. For all you Love Birds out there......it's Valentines Day again. Demo version of one of my new songs

It’s Alright Now

The origins to this song go back a long way. Thursday 5th October 1989 to be precise. My Dear Friend Lee Curtis passed away on this date aged just 20 years old. Lee, together with his Mother Rita and Father Norman were dear dear friends of mine. Rita passed away in February 2023 bringing the family circle to a close. They are together again now. The Curtis Family were truly special people. I feel fortunate to have known them all and call them friend. This is me thinking of them all, in particular Lee and waiting Till we meet again. We will do one day, and like the song says 'I Can still hear the sound of your laughter in my mind, when I think of you.......' 
Demo version of one of my new songs

Till We Meet Again

Listen to the song and the lyrics to find out what this is all about. We've all been there. We've all come across these people. This song was inspired by one so called 'friend's' bitter betrayal, but it could apply to so many people I've met down the years. Do yourself a favour and root them out as soon as you find them. I'm just holding up a mirror, if you don't like what you see....then look away....as the song says 'I've washed my hands of you..' and YES it's SUPPOSED to be Dylansque, although I had a cold when recording it. Demo version of one of my new songs

What Kind of Friend

A friend of mine Kevin Bearden from Ala-bam sent me a single sentence, and asked if I could do anything with it musically. The sentence- no music, nothing other than the sentence alone was 'Every Tomorrow Becomes Another Yesterday'  - Here is the song that I wrote for my cousin Country Joe- but in a strange twist of fate I'm singing one of HIS songs! Here it is......

'Tomorrow Becomes Another Yesterday'

If you have walked down the lost and lonely highways of life in the dead of the night....ask yourself....'Can you hear The Howling Wind?'

The Howling Wind

2nd song from my 'Lockdown Demos' series....I actually recorded this at home a couple of nights ago in the dark, no lights, no candles...just me and my Guitar.....and my bitter tears...I always call this my 'Phil Shoenfelt song' as it always for some reason reminds me of him
I also have a more 'acoustic' version, slower..more moody
Photo by Tom Gold of Goldwood Images

My Bitter Tears (Lockdown Demos #2)

In 1989 Lee Sperling & I wrote this song (Lee: Lyrics/Me: Music). It was our first attempt at writing a 'proper' song. This song has many stories to tell about it, but that is for another time. Meanwhile here it is again 31 years later. Lee & I will be working together again soon. But until then here it is as it first started- a guitar and a voice. I hope you like it.
Photo by Tom Gold of Goldwood Images

Moving Away (Lockdown Demos #6)

This is a song written by my sadly departed friend Mick Lynes. It is my favourite song of his. It originally featured as part of his Long Tall Mick set.  I've been playing it as part of my 'online gigs' series in Lockdown and it is such a beautiful song. Hear the original by Mick here:-https://www.reverbnation.com/longtallmick
Mick sadly left us in April 2017, but his beautiful music will last forever
Photo by Zig Criscuolo of Zigpix

Oxygen - Mick Lynes cover (Lockdown Demos # 7)

My most recent song (3rd of 3) written mid to late January. I had the title with a different tune, but it didn't fit. This is not a song as such, more the audio description of a feeling.  Recorded 'live' at home February 2021 again during lockdown.  Words & Music by Dave Renegade (c) Deadly Romantic Music 2021.

I dedicate this to the memory of Mark Keds. Some of the words were written after an conversation with Jerome following Mark's passing.
Photo by Tom Gold of Goldwood Images
Photo edited and coloured by Dave Twist

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