Stiff Upper Lip (Demo)

If childhood dreams came true
There would be unicorns and superheroes everywhere
If childhood dreams came true
Then my friends would be zookeepers and astronauts
Some would drive trains and fight fires
While the superheroes save the world and the unicorns dance

Chorus
Wake up and dream, wake up and dream 
Wake up and dream, the world needs dreamers now 
The world needs dreamers now 
The world needs dreamers 

If childhood dreams came true
Ice cream and holidays would last forever
If childhood dreams came true
Jobs would be fun and people never mean
We could eat ice cream all summer long
While the superheroes save the world and the unicorns dance.

Chorus Repeat

If childhood dreams came true 
Wars would be fought with plastic soldiers 
If childhood dreams came true 
Rabbits and dogs would never grow old 
One of the soldiers would get chewed, by the dog 
While the superheroes save the world and the unicorns dance. 

Partly inspired by this NSPSS story.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/news-opinion/uk-dream-jobs-revealed/

Unicorns and Superheroes

Saw this on the streets in London and wrote a song.

Video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmbh2KqBNE

You can find out more about the project of the following site.
http://www.andy-leek.com/notes-to-strangers/

24 7

Take a ride in this cable car if you can. It's hypnotic watching the trees. Feels like being on top of a Christmas cake, sprinkled with icing sugar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAT7W_JhY8

Schauinsland

Here is a short whimsical song about the man who visits your house when you are asleep.

Rearranger

'Olidays

This is the first track of my new EP  "Nick Haynes in Sunny Southampton, January 2019"
Recorded by Henry Newbury.

Nice seaside video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJQsxcg08k
http://nickhaynesmusic.com/

Seaside Town In Winter

'Olidays is from the new EP "Alive in Sunny Southampton" which will be released on 14th July. The EP features fresh recordings of five of my most popular live songs. The EP contains 'Olidays, Rolling up the Sleeping Bags, Seaside Town in Winter, Food Romance and Primrose Hill. Recorded and produced by Henry Newbury. It includes backing from James Inflames, Henry Newbury and the audience at the Cricketers, Southampton.


https://open.spotify.com/album/1wI2yAtqP2WbA2X68MyGsT

https://nickhaynes.bandcamp.com/album/alive-in-sunny-southampton?fbclid=IwAR2eGimB9-eduHZIxnUenEBo6jtSZ3ePVY34jgYd8wjXfAUKORFCSOaf_gI

https://music.apple.com/us/album/alive-in-sunnny-southampton-ep/1471934211?app=music&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

"Food Romance" is from the new EP "Alive in Sunny Southampton" which will be released on 14th July. The EP features fresh recordings of five of my most popular live songs. The EP contains 'Olidays, Rolling up the Sleeping Bags, Seaside Town in Winter, Food Romance and Primrose Hill. Recorded and produced by Henry Newbury. It includes backing from James Inflames, Henry Newbury and the audience at the Cricketers, Southampton.


https://open.spotify.com/album/1wI2yAtqP2WbA2X68MyGsT

https://nickhaynes.bandcamp.com/album/alive-in-sunny-southampton?fbclid=IwAR2eGimB9-eduHZIxnUenEBo6jtSZ3ePVY34jgYd8wjXfAUKORFCSOaf_gI

https://music.apple.com/us/album/alive-in-sunnny-southampton-ep/1471934211?app=music&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Food Romance

I thought you might like to hear a new song that I have written. A lot of people are now struggling to keep going but try to pretend that all is well. Austerity, social media and the idea that we are all leading “perfect lives” make a lethal combination.
Now on all streaming platforms.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3S9wMfgTgy2CuCvXnRxkWg
https://play.google.com/.../Nick_Haynes_A_Smile_Doesn_t...
https://music.apple.com/.../smile-doesnt.../1514462805...
https://music.apple.com/.../smile-doesnt.../1514462805...

A Smile Doesn't Mean That You're Happy (Acoustic Version)

Ivor Cutler was a Scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter and humorist. He used to sing eccentric songs accompanying himself on the harmonium. He would be the perfect person to provide a public information song in the current situation.
He is no longer around so this morning I decided to follow his example.  I didn't quite capture the dour sound of the harmonium but I think my accordion comes very close.

Nick Haynes UK

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