Shine a light (Indie)

It's my celebration of the football world cup in Brazil earlier this year (from the standpoint of an England fan, poor me)

Brazil (Pop)

Meeny Miney money (funk rock)

It's about monkeys and not about the Marx brothers. At a deeper level it's about dudes. It's also about me burping (now and then)!

Monkey Business (Alternative Rock)

For all the grinches who melt just as soon as the clock turns midnight. For the rest of the grinches (that stay loyal to grinching throughout the festive season), maybe next year.

Minutes After Midnight (christmas jazz)

Friday jazz (Jazz)

2 minutes, 2 guitars, 1 bass, drums (midi) and piano

Mid morning traffic (jazz)

Movin in on you (Alternative Rock)

It's a bit messy mix wise. First proper attempt at using massive. One day I'll fix it up

Illegal Recording (Alternative Rock)

Don't ya just love the rain. Quirky and steely danesque.

Here comes the rain

An acoustic song with three guitar tracks - two for main geetars and one for string slaps and body pounding

I'll call you

A slight parody on blue suede shoes but totally different (more a mix of soul, blues and rock) and possibly a bit over-orchestrated (mainly because that was the mood I was in).

Well it's not for the money (oh no)
That I'm singing this song
So you can kick me ass
If it all goes wrong

But don't you, don't you, don't you dare
Don't you step on my new suede shoes

Well you you can call me a pig
When you see my place
But if you wanna keep....
A smile on my face

Don't you, don't you, don't you dare
Don't you step on my new suede shoes

Well you can do anything you wanna do
But ah-ah honey don't step on my new suede shoes



New Suede Shoes (Alternative Rock)

Started in 2012 then abandoned for reasons I just can't seem to remember. Found and finished this week despite one of me Mackie speakers going belly-up

Man for all seasons

Bam bum bam etc..

You stole from me
When I was only willing to lend
You cheated me
You'll never ever be my friend

Your gonna taste my revenge
I just need an evil master plan

Bam bum bam etc..

Em/Eb/C/D chord change

Well, I saw the poster stuck to the wall
It read like this: -

We are the driveby shooting preservation society
And we're open to all the members of your family
So, if you've got a problem, 
With the neighbours down the street
Get on the truck and load up the ammo
Restore your dignity

Intermission

Get the rifle loaded
We're going for a spin
Gonna shoot down the highway
Don't forget the gin
The tyres'll be smoking
And the barrels too
Don't ya just love a driveby shooting
Here's one for you

We are the....
Driveby shooting preservation society
And we're open to all the members of your family
So, if you've got a problem, 
With the neighbours down the street
Get on the truck and load up the ammo
Restore your dignity

Driveby shooting Preservation Society

I listened to the radio the other day
I listened to the TV too
I heard Jelly mould music just like this
What are we gonna do.... 

For an encore?
Jelly mould music
What are ya gonna do for an encore?
Jelly mould music

I drove my car to the multi-storey car park
Left it on level 9
When I came back it took an hour to find
Cause all freakin modern cars look the freakin same

Well what d'ya know?
Jelly mould music

I love jelly mould music

Jelly mould music
I love... Jelly mould music

I love playing jelly mould music
In my jelly mould car
With my jelly mould speakers

Jelly mould music
I just love... Jelly mould music

Jelly mould music
I love... Jelly mould music
I love jelly mould music
Jelly mould music

Guitar solo

Jelly mould music
I love jelly mould music
Jelly mould music

I love playing jelly mould music
In my jelly mould car
With my jelly mould speakers

Jelly mould music

Jelly Mould Music (Alternative Rock)

V2 up to correct some sh1t singing and did a few tweaks on the eq and mastering. Lyric:

Take my hand
Together we can build a bridge
But ya gotta hold on really, really tight
Don't be scared
Just close your eyes and count to ten
If you're willing to trust me, 
I'm your man
I'm your man
I'm your man

I you can't feel the love
Maybe you just hate yourself?
But if you're willing to trust me,
I'm your man
I'm your man
I'm your man
Take a little walk down a country lane
Take a little stroll on the runway
Take a little piece of the open fields
Take a little walk with me because
I'm your man

Geetar Solo

Why don't you take my place
It's easy if you count to ten
And then count down again
Take my life,
Without you I'm an empty space
But if you're willing to trust me,
I'm your man
I'm your man
Take a little walk down a country lane
Take a little walk with me
Take a little look at the hills and trees
Take a little time with me
Take my hand 'cause
I'm your man

I'm your man V2 (Rock)

I was waking down the street minding my own affair
Dusty track, dusty feet, just taking the air. 
Taking the air.

Out of the blue but like déjà vu
I saw a man skimming stones on a lake
And he did it again. Again and again

Again and again

And if you should find me in the morning
Before the sun has burnt my eyes
And if you should ask me how I got here
I'll tell you, I tell you... no lies

I went down to the dockside, caught a fish
Ate an apple pie and drank some beer
Somebody in fast car speeding drove off the pier

Had a smoke down mo-fo Joe's with a
Couple of amigos then left to go
I don't think that I'm ever coming back to stay

To stay. Again and again

And if you should find me in the evening
Before the rum has burnt my mind
I'll tell you how, how I got here
I'll tell you, yes I'll tell you I was once blind

No time for dusty roads, No time for getting old
No time to run away, Again and again

Again and again.

Again and again

Won't you bake me a cake?
One I've never tried before
Don't hesitate....
If it goes wrong you can start again.

I don't know what it is that...
Makes the world a better place
And I don't know what it takes
To put a smile upon your face

Gain of function
Gain of function

Gain of function happiness
Relies on things we cannot know
Loss of function reality
Is the dominant seed that you will sow

But every day and every night 
You build your tower ever higher
You need someone to show you that
The path you walk won't ease your mind

Gain of function
There's a loss of function
There's a loss of function

I don't know what it is that...
Makes the world a better place
And I don't know what it takes
To put a smile upon your face

Gain of function:

A type of mutation in which the altered gene product possesses a new molecular function or a new pattern of gene expression.

Gain of Function (Alt rock)

You can hear them coming down the valley 
From 20 miles away
They'll be rolling down to old yard junction 
Every hour, every day

But I can't find the time
To go walking down the line
I'm all locked-up in chains
So I can never see those big old trains

I'm just listening to the freight train music

No, I can't find the time
To go walking down the line
And I can't see the trains
I'm all hampered by chains

(guitar solo aka another minute out of your life that you'll never get back)

Well the first thing that I'll be doing
When I'm set free
I'll be going down to old yard junction
That's where I'm gonna be yeah

If you can't find the way
Just listen to the music and
The horns will guide you
Right to the spot

Why don't you take me down to the junction
Take me down
Take me down

Take me down

But I'm living on the row
There's only one place left to go
I can't escape that day
When the good folks line-up to see me pay.

Dreams are made in heaven from sugar and spice
And nightmares are made in hell
Why don't you take me down to the junction
Take me down
Take me down
Why don't you take me down to the junction
Take me down


Old Yard Junction (#Rock)

70s style brit-rock

Sitting on a chair eating TV dinner, those...
Lottery numbers could make me a winner
But if I lose it's a pocket bruise, not a tragedy

Just one of those....

Things ain't what they ought to be
I'm not living in the lap of luxury
I've got too few fingers and not enough pies
Buddy can you spare a dime?
Because somebody's got to pay the piper

It's just one of those things
One of those things
One of those things

Cringing in my chair at the TV sins; 
The political tales that the doctor spins
It's a perfect tonic for another gin, metaphorically

Just one of those....

Things ain't what they ought to be
I'm not kidding; it's a full-blown travesty
You've got too many fingers in too many pies
Buddy can you spare the time?
Because somebody's got to grease the palms

It's just one of those things
Just a little simple thing
Ooooh ooooh

Geetar wreck

It's just one of those things
One of those things

Greasing the palm
Grease is the way, the truth and the light
Just grease for gain
Grease is the word, it's the word

It's just one of those things
One of those things
No, no, no, no, no
Don't fear the greaser

It's just one of those things
One of those crazy things
Aaahh ahhh oooh ooooh

Just a crazy little thing
Aaahh ahhh 

One of those things
One of those things
Just one of those things

http://www.jamesoakwood.co.uk

One of those things

There's so many things about you 
That I could never hope to list 
Things that are good and sensible 
And things that I would always miss 

But I don't like the way you talk to me 

Plenty times you call my name and 
I will always reach out to you 
But you don't seem to hear the words I say 
You don't seem to care for the truth 

So I don't like the way you talk to me 

Down in the far reaches of my mind 
I know you care 
But you don't think or care before you speak your words 

So I don't like the way you talk to me 
And you look like a fish 
Like a character from spongebob 

It aint what you say oh no 
It's the ignorant way that you say it 
I guess you think it doesn't really matter at all 
It's just your idiosyncratic way 

So I don't like the way you talk to me 
No I don't like the way you talk to me 

I don't like the way you talk to me 
Oooh, Uncle Donald, Uncle Donald, don't you care? 
You don't seem to think before you speak your words 
S-S-So I don't like the way you talk to me

Uncle Donald

Just a dude writing and recording music. Instruments are electric guitar, electric bass, cheap yamaha piano and cubase 4 for drums and FX. Microphone is cheap Rode type. I use a few acoustic guitars too. I mix in C4 and master in wavelab.

James Oakwood

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