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The Long Malaise

This is the story of Seagrave Tiller Hook and ladder 5211 who served with the Glencove Volunteers fire fighters  in Glencove, Long Island, new York from 1987 until 2011. when she finished service she was  bought by an Irish man called Liam Moore who has a passion for Fire Brigade and has quite a collection. He transported her from America to Ireland and this song tells the true story, or maybe a part of the true of her travels from Glencove and her arrival here in Dublin. she is 56 foot long, 30tonne and has a 100f foot ladder, driven by a V8 engine and it was my pleasure to ride in her for a few hours with Liam.  Liam brings her to charity events and exhibitions to show her off and spend most of his time underneath or on top working on her. here is a youtube link to her arriving in Ireland, we will be putting a  youtube video for the song together in due course . 

Written sung and produced by: Johnny Mc Farlane 

https://youtu.be/nnL5kTOqckI
Verse 1 
The story starts in  Glen Cove, long Island USA 
Ladder  5211 starts up  for her last day 
All the boys from the volunteers 
Could have filled up the water tanks with tears,  
They didn’t want to see her go away 
But they knew she had done her stint and that she couldn’t stay 
So they gave her a big send off and sent her on here way 
flashing lights and sirens blazing 
they all said their good bye that night
from the Station to the docks there wasn’t one dry eye in sight 

Chorus 
Oh Liam Moore’s fire Brigade is the best you’ve ever seen 
She’s 50 foot from front to back and he keeps her very clean 
She came all the way from Glen Cove City in the USA 
Now she’s parked in Liam Mores driveway and she’s here to stay 
 
                                Verse 2                                     
She was loaded up on a ship bound for Dublin IreLand 
Where Liam moore agus Laim Beag had everything in hand 
They couldn’t  hold in the  excitement 
when the ship docked at Dublin Keys 
And when the dockers took her off the ship they  both got weak at the knees

They drove her home via  pears street past Tara street fire station 
Where all the boys from the fire brigade  gave her a standing ovation 
They drive up O Connell street 
and past the GPO  
With the sirens on and flashing Lights it’s the only way to go . 

Chorus 
                             Verse 3 
All the neighbour on the road  were excited to see her arrive 
Liam knocked down half the house trying to get her in the drive 
And Annies from number 10  
Said Liam lock hard try that again 
He’s never going to get her in the drive 

Liam Moore ahus Liam beag  Took turns on the steering wheel 
And between the shouts and curing the grinding of the steel 
They eventually inched that big yoke in 
To a very small  tight space 
And when they turned the engine off see  the grin on Liam moors face

Chorus and change 
Well Liam loves this engine with all his heart 
and love nor money wouldn’t pull the 2 of them to part 
His heart his soul his everything has gone into this truck
Its cost him quite a lot of Do but he doesn’t give a Fiddlers

Liams Fire Brigade ( Acoustic version )

everyone has their time
everyone needs something nice to believe in
everyone needs someone
everyone needs to be loved

well you know it's nothing new
and you're ready to give way
you might just think it through 
before you

when there's not much more to say
when you're seein' only blue
you might just wanna get away
from you

everyone takes the ride
everyone hits the skids sometimes
everyone feels better outside
everyone contains a bright light inside

bright light inside

This is a song for all Brothers throughout the world. But particularly for my 2 brothers. I really like the way this song ended up. I wrote it a few years ago and was never really happy with the end result but i like this one...Hope you do too SoundCloud Brothers :-) and Sisters .

Verse 1 

When we were young we were always together 

We are Brothers by birth, Best friends by choice, Birds of a feather 

We have had  good times and Bad, we have been happy and we have been sad

We stood side by side We laughed and we cried, but we did it together 

And yes there were times things were tough and hard to understand 

But We stood side by side and we held each other hand.



Chorus 

Because we’re Brother and that’s what brothers do

You stand by me Brother and I stand by you 

Because we’re Brother that’s what brother do 

You have my back brother and I have your too 

Because we’re brothers

Because we’re brothers and that’s what brother Do.



Verse 2

Now those days have changed 

Our lives re-arranged 

Had More good days than Bad, more happy than Sad oh how things Changed 

We are no longer along 

We have kids of our Own 

And as we watch them play,  we hope and pray, that’s they’ll be Ok 

And yes they will have times that they wont understand 

But they will stand side by side and they’ll hold each other Hand

Brothers Anthem

There's a calling in the night
A constant hunger deep inside me
I always know when something's right
And if I fail at least I tried and tried

There's a calling in my head
A thought I never can switch off
You fell asleep, what if I'm dead?
You know we'd wake and laugh alot and again

CHORUS
I keep on calling out
Calling your name
We are both calling the same
Then we laugh
It's a game
And we dream of one day

There's a calling that I hear
And I am always listening out
I lust to always hold you near
I never had a single doubt at all

CHORUS

One Day

A cover version by Jimmy Rivas and myself of the classic Free song written by Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirk, Tetsu Yamauchi, John Bundrick and Paul Kossoff.  Issued as a single in the UK in December 1972 and included on their final studio album Heartbreaker.

Jimmy contacted me and asked if I would be interested in doing another collaboration.  After hearing the recent Free covers he had done with Hiroshi Kohno (aerogene070) https://soundcloud.com/aerogene, which are outstanding, I suggested we might try this one.

Jimmy Rivas:- Lead and backing vocals https://soundcloud.com/j-rivas
Dairv Dubbleyew:- Guitars, Piano, Bass, Drums, Mix, Production.

Wishing Well (J.Rivas - Dairv Dubbleyew)

Sloboda

Moment One

I didn’t care whose voice it was
I’m captive and a slave
Bright and pure shines her star
Upon that glorified guitar
Until we came to Spenlow’s grave

No pausing on the brink
I was gone
No time to even think
Fallen headlong
From moment one

Enough wrung out of me to drown
A fellow moonstruck clerk
Steeped in a sea of soup and sound
Bite the key to my carpet bag
Distinguish in the dark

Weak infatuation, maudlin mind 
Celestial blue
Saturated through and through
Turn into a room close at hand
The empress of my heart

Many thanks to Steve Pumphrey for playing the guitar solo on this recording.

Moment One

Love Has No Eyes

Please excuse the pitter-patter
Accept apologies for the hum drum
On and on

Are you ready to rock then New York?
Are you ready to clap and sing along?
On and on

CHORUS
But still he goes on, still he goes on
The Rock n Roll cliché 101

What's a punk without mohican?
What's a t-shirt without a Ramone?
I'm standing alone

I'm not comfortable with participation
Don't suppose the encore will be long
On and On

CHORUS

Rock n Roll Cliché 101

It has been an absolute pleasure to work on this track with It! Her vocals are great and also add a really cool humour to the piece. I had a good chuckle when writing the lyrics and she absolutely took it all to another level. Check out her page @samantha-hubbs (also she has a different mix of the track there. The Doomsday Party mix). I also swiped the graphic off of her :D

EMPRESS
Him: I know who you've met and where you've been
Most beautiful sight I've ever seen
I cannot keep my eyes off you
Each bit that wiggles, each thing you do

Her: Those boggling eyes just creep me out
They seem to follow me about
X-ray to my underwear
You're always here, you're always there

CHORUS
Both: Sweet something you're my empress
Say something I'm trying to impress / undress

Him: I treasure something that I found
An apple core you threw on the ground
Did you find the flowers I left at your door?
I sent one cock pic but no more

Her: Your feeble attempts at poetry
Do not have any effect on me
That poor excuse you call a face
Has features all in the wrong place

CHORUS

Empress (Marc Freak ft It!)

Prolific musician, author, photographer and oddity.  With influences ranging from the lofi pop of Guided by Voices, the gothic melodrama of Nick Cave, the glam of Bowie and the nakedness of Iggy Pop - this is Marc Freak.  Former frontman of Freak Circus and Dead Joe.  An experiment in DIY and lofi.  The odd bum note here, the even odder bum note there.  But with art do we care?

Rock n Roll Cliché 101

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