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Another song from the new 2022 album, ORDER CHAOS - 'What Do They Call Mrs Foster?' - & it's the shortest track, clocking in at only 2' 43". I've tried to inject a lot of suppressed energy into it, including thunderous bass & frantic guitar solos - & I'm NOT even a guitarist! If you listen to it, you'll probably agree. The song came about when I 'refound' an old piece of exercise book, with the words, 'What Do They Call Mrs Foster? Mrs Jones. They call Mrs Foster Mrs Jones? Yep!' Thus, the song was born.
I call it my Post-Punk Post-New Wave Post-Pandemic Posturing moment.

What Do They Call Mrs Foster?

Peacock Followed the Hen is an old Northumbrian Smallpipes tune and song. It has lyrics too which are cryptic in parts but quite clearly talk about lust and sex. “Aal the neet ower and ower” (all night over and over) “the peacock follows the hen”. So it’s a very one-sided thing where one person is chasing or pressuring another person for sex. Normally this is interpreted as a man chasing a woman for sex.. I wasn’t a big fan of this message so I added another verse, quite cryptic again but basically saying: stop the one-sided pursuit. That’s not cool. Step back and listen to what the other person wants, have respect for their bodily autonomy and their wishes. If  it’s a two-way thing, if you listen to each other, then maybe both people can have more fun.

Never So Red

Peacock Followed The Hen

Lyrics:

Crazy, you send me nutty all the time
Baby, you're driving me out of my mind

There's too much sorrow to live in this world
And there's too much pleasure to die
What other choice have you given me, girl?
You're driving me out of my mind

It's too distressing to start in this life
And it's too depressing to stop,
But you can do just whatever you like
When you're a cog short of a clock

Crazy, demented and deranged
Baby, you're driving me insane

It's too distressing to start in this life
And it's too depressing to stop,
But you can do just whatever you like
When you're a cog short of a clock

Written by Grungy Bill

The Difficult Children

Crazy (Or A Cog Short Of A Clock)

Rule The World

"Vanishing Point" is a tender felted piano piece with an enchanting, contemplative melody. The composition explores the theme of seeking tranquility - finding that serene moment when worries fade to nothingness.

CrusaderBeach is the pseudonym of composer Adrian Webster, a self-taught pianist from the North West of England whose neoclassical solo piano pieces blend captivating melodies with emotive moods. Discover more at: https://crusaderbeach.com/

Vanishing Point

The Past Is In The Way

We Can't Lose What We Never Had

Mastered at the infamous Abbey Road by Tom Hall (The Snuts, Elton John, The Beatles etc.) and recorded with Jamie McIntyre of The Covasettes. King of Broken Hearts is an anthem for anyone out there who may have ever mistreated anyone in a relationship and got things wrong. The heartbreakers of our society! Stacked with a driving rhythm section, a massive floor filler of a chorus and some luscious vocal harmony stacks.

King of Broken Hearts

Fifth studio album from Aubrey Eels & The Baron
Written and produced by Ian Hamilton, Chris Whitehead & Richard Hart.
Published by Copyright Control.

Purchase at: aubreyeelsandthebaron.bandcamp.com/album/l…ig-bomb

2. Decibels

I’m no longer posting on SoundCloud. Use this link to find me on other platforms: https://linktr.ee/grungybill

UK Indie Musician & Singer Songwriter.
Punky Low-Fi Slacker Fuzz Since 2019.

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Crazy (Or A Cog Short Of A Clock)

Grungy Bill

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