This song was used in the coda of a short film called "Head" (not the Monkees' feature of the same name), for Tropfest.

WHEN YOU'RE A HEAD

RADIATE (liveatRyde)

Clue to working out how the guitar was played for the lead parts in the bridge and third verse.

Dear Prudence Slide Up From A String D To Low Drop D Sound

Count-in for "Actual Speed Take 5" slowed down a semitone to A.

RAIN COUNT-IN Tuned A

Recorded live at Tempe 21/01/07. Lawrence Macefield on guitar and vocals, Marcus Phelan on electric guitar, Arch Browne on bass and Neil Rankin on drums. engineered and mixed by Marcus Phelan.

SHE'S LIKE A MISSILE ATTACK - Lawrence Macefield

Recorded on ADAT sometime in the late 1990's. Lawrence played acoustic guitar and sang along with a click track and then I tried 4 million 3 thousand 2 hundred 20 one arrangements on it. This is one of them

BAD FEELING - Lawrence Macefield

Uploaded to prove that the notion this was recorded in F#m is ludicrous.

I'M ONLY SLEEPING in F#m

TaxmanGTRSOLObit

Written by Lawrence Macefield and Marcus Phelan. Recorded on ADAT in mid 90s at Tempe.

SONG FOR FELIX (WAKE UP LADY DAY) - Big Block Letters

NAKED L - TAKE 19 R

Recorded on ADAT in late 90s. Written and produced by Marcus Phelan, sung by Michelle Basili.

IT HURTS TO SEE ME CRY - Michelle Basili

Not Guilty (Esher Demo.1) first riff (slowed down)

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS AN AFTERLIFE
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I CANNOT RECOGNISE
THE COMFORT THAT BELIEF CAN BRING WHEN A LOVED ONE HAS DIED
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO COPE WITH THE TEARS OF A CHILD
WHEN SADNESS IS ALL YOU CAN SEE
HEAVEN IS OK WITH ME

I CAN CONCEDE THERE IS A PLACE FOR ALL OUR FAITHS
AND OUR CREEDS, THEY MAY BE A FANTASY
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN REALITY IS TOO HARD TO ENDURE
BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH CAN AT LEAST REASSURE
IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU NEED
THEN HEAVEN IS OK WITH ME

EVERYDAY WITH YOU I TREASURE
EVERY WAY, WE WALK TOGETHER
LYING ON THE SAND AND HOLDING HANDS DOWN ON THE BEACH
THINKING ALL OUR DREAMS ARE FINALLY WITHIN OUR REACH

PEOPLE ARE FREE TO WORSHIP A GOD ABOVE
BUT THAT'S NOT FOR ME, I PUT MY FAITH IN LOVE
SO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO DO, BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE
BE FAITHFUL TO YOUR OWN TRUE SELF
DON'T FORGET YOUR HUMANITY
IF HEAVEN IS SOMETHING YOU NEED
THEN HEAVEN IS OK WITH ME


HEAVEN IS OK WITH ME - Marcus Phelan

From a jam at my place on 21/01/07. Lawrence Macefield, guitar and vocals; Marcus Phelan, electric guitar; Neil Rankin, drums; Arch Browne, bass.

BLUE CLICHE - Lawrence Macefield

WEDNESDAY MORNING - MACEFIELD & PHELAN

MIDNIGHT RIDE - HOI POLLOI

Lawrence Macefield, sometime in the late 70's.

LAWRENCE MACEFIELD - BACKSTREETS OF HEAVEN

Written and recorded in the mid 90's, I think. Featuring the late and not-so-great, Stan Semanek and his comrade-in-excreta, Alan Jones. I cassette taped their comments from a Media Watch program, when Richard Ackland hosted, and played them  (a la "We Will Not Be Held Responsible") through my Akai S2800.  These lyrics are the nastiest I''ve ever written:

THERE'S A SOUND IGNITING THE AIRWAVES
A SCREECHING WHINING NOISE
SPEWING OUT LIKE BILE FROM THE RADIO:
IT'S THE PEOPLE'S VOICE
CRUSADERS FIGHTING POLITICAL CORRECTNESS,
SINGLE MUMS AND CRIMINAL YOUTH
FOR THE DENIZENS IN BUNKERS DOWN IN STRUGGLE ST
THE TALKBACK GODS REVEAL THE TRUTH
FOR TOO LONG THE MEAN AND THE ENVIOUS HAVEN'T HAD THEIR SAY
CALL US NOW AND SPIT OUT THE VENOM FROM STRUGGLE ST

WHY CAN'T THINGS BE JUST LIKE THEY USE TO BE
IN THE GOOD OL' DAYS
BEFORE OUR LAND WAS SWAMPED BY THOSE IMMIGRATES
WITH THEIR ETHNIC WAYS
RING US NOW AND SPOUT YOUR FAVOURITE PREJUDICE
MILDRED'S ON THE LINE
SHE DON'T WANT THE ASIANISATION OF STRUGGLE ST

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE U.N. CONSPIRACY
TO TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS
FACELESS BUREAUCRATS PROTECTING DEVIL WORSHIPPERS 
WHO RAPE, THEN  EAT THEIR YOUNG
IT'S ALL PART OF A  GOVERNMENTAL COVER-UP
BY COMMUNISTIC PEDOPHILES
IT TAKES A LOT TO FOOL THE GOOD PEOPLE OF STRUGGLE ST. 

STRUGGLE STREET - MARCUS PHELAN

THOUGHT I COULD RIDE ON THIS PONY FOREVER
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD ALONG THE FRONTIER
THOUGHT THAT MY VISTA  WAS STARTING TO OPEN
WHEN THE TRAIL SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR 
LIKE A WOLF'S HOWL THE TRUTH CAN BE SCARY
STANDING ALONE BETWEEN DESERT AND SKY
FEELING YOUR HOPES FALLING FLAT AS THE PRAIRIE 
AND AS LONG AS THE SUN IS HIGH

HIP, HIP YOUNG WRITER

SPENT TOO MUCH TIME AWAY FROM THE BORDERS
WHERE BEAUTY AND DANGER SHADOW DANCE AT HIGH NOON
THE CRY OF THE WIND WAS PUSHING ME ONWARDS
IN THE GAZE OF A YELLOW MOON
BUT HISTORY AND MYTH ARE WRITTEN BY WINNERS
THE WEAK AND THE CONQUERED ARE CRUSHED UNDERFOOT
I'M SHOOTING OUT WORDS LIKE A DRUNKEN GUNSLINGER
YEAH AN OUTLAW ON THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH

GET IT DOWN, GET IT DOWN, GET IT DOWN
(PAGE AFTER PAGE)
GET IT DOWN, GET IT DOWN, GET IT DOWN
(PAGE AFTER PAGE
RIP IT UP, RIP IT UP, RIP IT UP
(PAGE AFTER PAGE)
RIP IT UP, RIP IT UP, RIP IT UP
(PAGE AFTER PAGE)
THESAURUS IS OUT OF CONTROL
MY CONTROL, MY CONTROL, MY CONTROL

LIFE ON THE EDGE IS ALWAYS A GAMBLE
A POSSE IS LURKING BEHIND EVERY BLUFF
ALTHOUGH THIS POOR COWBOY IS LONGING TO RAMBLE
WELL, SOME METAPHORS ARE NOT ENOUGH
COS LIKE A WOLF'S HOWL THE TRUTH CAN BE SCARY
 STANDING ALONE BETWEEN DESERT AND SKY
FEELING YOUR HOPES FALLING FLAT AS THE PRAIRIE 
AND AS LONG AS THE SUN IS HIGH

HIP YOUNG WRITER - POST (2000)

Music by Marcus Phelan; lyrics by Paul Scott. Rose sings the bridge.

LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW

Written by Lawrence Macefield, who sings and plays acoustic guitar. Produced and arranged by Marcus Phelan, who plays drums, bass, keys and percussion.

SOUP - Born Again Lions

A Paul Bauern song originally played by The Sheiks recorded on a Teac 4 track  recorder in the early 80s, using an original Dr Rhythm drum machine. I played all the instruments  and sang it - I wasn't sure of all the words so I massively echoed the vocals using the tape sync switch on the recorder and made up a word here and there. This mix was dubbed from a cassette. 

DEFEND MY HOME

Written by Marcus Phelan, sung by Justine Harrison, from the album "Another Fine Mess" (2000)

NO USE COMPLAINING COS I'VE MADE UP MY MIND
LIFE WITH YOU IS BORING SO STOP WASTING MY TIME
I'M GETTING OUT
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
I'M GETTING OUT
GET OUT OF MY WAY

YOUR VOICE IS ANNOYING AND YOUR FACE IS A SIN
YOU REALLY LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THAT THE CAT HAS DRAGGED IN
I'M GETTIN OUT
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
I'M GETTING OUT
GET OUT OF MY WAY

I COULD FAKE IT FOR A WHILE
GRITTED TEETH BEHIND THE SMILE
BUT NOW I'VE HAD ENOUGH
YOUR TIME IS UP

NO USE PRETENDING THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
IT'S NOT THAT I'VE STOPPED BUYING
I'M JUST CHANGING MY BRAND
I'M GETTING OUT
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
I'M GETTING OUT
GET OUT OF MY WAY

Marcus Phelan

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