YouTube video: https://youtu.be/9IWM2c58OxY


Micky & John Sandall play "The Twin Sisters", written for Abigail & Elissa on 23rd January 2019 at 1am in Doha Airport.

Micky Sandall - Vocals, guitar, lyrics
John Sandall - Violins, recording, production, video

Based upon The Queen & The Soldier by Suzanne Vega (https://youtu.be/pcFa9VZxkBc)


Recorded in London in January 2019 and January 2020. Mixed & mastered by John.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen; to Dad for writing the song; and to Simon & Anna for making this possible.

Lyrics copyright © Micky Sandall, January 2019
Video copyright © John Sandall, January 2020
Original song, melody & some lyrics copyright © Suzanne Vega (http://www.suzannevega.com)

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Lyrics:

The fair girl came knocking on her sister's door
She said "I am not playing with you any more"
And unless I can have all the toys I adore
And the dark sister quietly complied.

Well the sisters were born on the very same day
They grew up so different and when they came to play
The fair sister mostly got her own way
But the darker one really didn't care.

She said "I want to be as happy as I can
You can have all the toys but just leave me one
'Cos I love my bunny who brings me such fun"
And she closed her eyes and slept fast.

The sisters grew up and into their teens
The dark one worked hard to fulfil her own dreams
While the fair one was out there and in all the teams
But their special bond kept them so close.

And as the twins grew older their interests did part
They found enough love to fill both their hearts
And while their distance was great they never felt apart
And the fair sister remembered long ago.

She said I was so blind I took all that was bought
You never complained and we never fought
And the dark sister said there's only one thing I sought
And that was to be with you.

The Twin Sisters

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Micky & John Sandall sing "The Purple Bird Of Shame", written for Andrew & Jennie Mulliner (née Sandall) on their wedding day in May 2011.

Micky Sandall - Vocals, guitar, lyrics, composition
John Sandall - Violin

Recorded at Went Farm House studios, with the assistance of Corrie Berry, in October 2012.
Mixed & mastered by John, with the help of Thomas Sandall.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen; to Dad for writing the song; and to Andy & Jennie for getting married.

Original song & lyrics copyright © Micky Sandall, May 2011
Video copyright © John Sandall, October 2012

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Lyrics:

Well you got her to the altar,
Some thought you never would,
Were you waiting for the economy to recover and come good?
Were you waiting for the perfect time,
For cupid to draw his bow?
When you stood on that bridge in Istanbul were you scared that she'd say no?

[Chorus]
Oh passport boy! (passport boy)
Passport boy!
Don't think your race is run,
It's only just begun.
Passport boy, oh passport boy,
Let us sing your name.
Never forget, oh passport boy,
Your Purple Bird Of Shame.

They say don't hurry love,
Make sure of your intention,
She must've wondered whether
She'd be drawing on her pension.
But you got down on one knee,
She said "Yes" with great elation.
Then you crushed the ring beneath you car
At a motorway service station.

[Chorus]

It was back in 2002,
Both students at Ancaster Hall,
Jennie had left on a field trip
With no passport at all.
But her knight in shining armour
Dashed down on the very first train.
She said, "Thanks, you're a star!"
And she sent you home again.

'Cos she's got a ticket to ride.
She's got a ticket to ri-i-ide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
and she don't care...about [passport boy!]

[Chorus]

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]

Well now that you are married,
Remember your solemn vow.
Don't rise above your station,
Think twice before you row.
Remember you're a team,
A partnership in name.
A remember that shy in Brighton pier,
And that Purple Bird Of Shame.

[Chorus]
No never forget oh passport boy,
Your Purple Bird Of Shame.

Purple Bird Of Shame

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Micky & John Sandall sing "The Geologist's Wife", written for Simon & Anna Walkley (née Sandall) on their wedding day in September 2012.

Micky Sandall - Vocals, guitar, lyrics
John Sandall - Violin

Based upon Cousin Jack by Show Of Hands (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cousin-jack/id267786541?i=267787567)


Recorded at Went Farm House studios, with the assistance of Corrie Berry, in October 2012.
Mixed & mastered by John, with the help of Thomas Sandall.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen; to Dad for writing the song; and to Simon & Anna for getting married.

Lyrics copyright © Micky Sandall, September 2012
Video copyright © John Sandall, October 2012
Original song, melody & some lyrics copyright © Show Of Hands (http://www.showofhands.co.uk)

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Lyrics:

When he spied her over the dance floor,
She was making the shape of a fan.
He gyrated across to be near her,
Throwing moves learnt from his old man.

She couldn't escape his attention,
He thought he was living a dream.
Then she laughed out loud in amazement,
When his jeans ripped apart at the seam.

[Chorus]
Where there's a mine or a hole in the ground,
Where there are lost souls that need to be found.
They're leaving the country behind, they're not coming back.
Making home in a fine bivouac.

He said would you like to come with me,
To the Tonbridge alluvial planes,
Where the sedimentary sandstone deposits,
Are carved by the wind and the rains.

He showed her his gemstone collection,
And gave her a small one to keep,
Was it love or a tremor she felt when,
The earth moved under her feet.

[Chorus]

She thought she could cure his addiction,
His obsession with fossils and rocks,
In the old days they'd gag and they'd bind him,
And administer electrical shocks.

He needed professional assistance,
She knew just the right therapy,
She invited him onto her sofa,
For a session of her best CBT.

[Chorus]

At a zoo in Stockholm five years later,
Against a background of emperor penguins,
He sank to one knee and proposed with,
A ring and a rock set therein.

She joyously accepted his offer,
And agreed for the rest of her life,
To be the gem of his collection,
And to be a geologist's wife.

[Chorus]

Not a tent, not a yurt, not a shack!
Not a flimsy IKEA flatpack!
But a Walkley designed bivouac!

John Sandall

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