Name: Going To A Town - Rufus Wainwright cover by Nigel Mines in Stallards Open Mic
Duration: 3 min 56 s
Description: I know, I know, it's not like me to do a cover, but I love this song so thought I'd give it a go.

loved this when you played it at the vaults - great choice, really suits you voice

first time ive heard this song good song/ cover

well sang and played there sir.. like your slant on it :-)

Lovely. I'm a big fan of Rufus, (pre-Judy Garland re-incarnation..). A lovely tribute, Nigel.

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Stallards Open Mic

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I know, I know, it's not like me to do a cover, but I love this song so thought I'd give it a go.



Going To A Town - Rufus Wainwright cover

Oldish song, sang it on FromeFM at the weekend, decided to do a quick'n'dirty lo-fi recording of it.

Boolean Rhapsody - Nigel Mines

THE ECHO OF HIS BOOTS

You always heard him before you saw him.
Leather on wood.
A steady pace that didn’t hurry
and didn’t ask permission.

Those boots had weight.
Not just mud and miles —
authority.
Like the house leaned slightly
every time he crossed the room.

He never slammed doors.
Didn’t need to.
Silence followed him
the way dogs follow a whistle.

After he left,
the house forgot what to do with itself.
Hallways felt longer.
Corners didn’t brace anymore.

Sometimes, late at night,
I still hear it —
that pause before the last step,
like he was deciding
whether to turn back
or keep going.

Mama says it’s just old wood settling.
Wood don’t settle like that.
Wood remembers.

I’ve worn his boots once or twice.
They don’t sound the same.
They don’t carry the echo.

Because the echo isn’t in the leather.
It’s in what he never said,
what he carried without setting down,
what stayed standing
even after he walked out of the room.

Some men leave houses.
Others leave footsteps
that don’t know how to stop.

the echo of his boots

God, Take the Mic: Acoustic

Home To Me - Nigel Mines

This song is inspired by the Stop the Traffik charity, working to try to stop people trafficking and help the victims of this activity across the world.
http://www.stopthetraffik.org/default.aspx

Slow Blinking Light (Stopping Distance)

Is 75 feet enough?
Is 75 feet enough?
75 feet at 30 miles an hour
Is a thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet of train track
A thousand feet to impact
It’s coming through the tunnel and it’s not goanna stop

Enough is enough
If we don’t stop now, how we ever goanna stop?

Does anybody care?
Is anybody there?
They promised me the world then tied me to a chair

It’s 30 dollars and up
30 dollars and up
30 for a daughter
30 for a son
They're waiting in the car with the engine started up

Enough is enough
If we don’t stop now, how we ever goanna stop?

Enough is enough
Enough is enough
Enough is enough
When there’s nowhere to hide
And there’s nowhere to run
And that slow blinking light is my only sun

Is 75 feet enough?
Is 75 feet enough?
75 feet at 30 miles an hour
Is a thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet enough?
A thousand feet of train track
A thousand feet to impact
It’s coming through the tunnel and it’s not goanna stop


Stopping Distance (Slow Blinking Light) **DEMO**  - Nigel Mines

Wisdom Trees (Burn Down)

I was talking to a man with a wisdom seed
He planted it and let it grow
He’s been living in the tree for all his life
He said there’s nothing that he doesn’t know
I asked him to explain about my pain
And was it ever gonna go
He said he had a plan then he took my hand
He said he’d show me everything that he knows

From the top of the tree everything that you could see was very beautiful
And living in the tree were the birds and bees and everything was very peaceful
And no-one was in pain, no-one was afraid and everything was good
But as he surveyed everything that he’d made
Little did he know that one day they would…

Burn down, burn down, burn down that wisdom tree, they would
Burn down, burn down, burn down that wisdom tree

I asked him what his secret was and he began to sing
Then the angels came and they did the same, proclaiming that their god is king
I asked him why the other trees were singing a different song
He said that god would bring them to their knees ‘cos they were wrong and he would…

Burn down, burn down, burn down their wisdom trees, he would
Burn down, burn down, burn down their wisdom trees

I asked him if he could give me something to satisfy my need
He said that I should worship now the god of avarice and greed
I climbed down from his tree, I said “I haven’t learned a thing
Except that I would rather burn down here in hell than up there in your fucking tree and I’ll…

Burn down, burn down, burn down your wisdom trees, I will
Burn down, burn down, burn down your wisdom trees

Wisdom is the truth, wisdom is a lie
Wisdom for the stupid, wisdom for the wise
Wisdom for the weak, wisdom for the strong
Wisdom for the right and wisdom for the wrong
Wisdom is the goal, wisdom is the prize
Watch it disappear before your very eyes
Wisdom for the nutter, wisdom for the sane
Wisdom in the gutter running down the drain


Wisdom Trees

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (cover)

For the benefit of anyone who follows me but not the talented Literate Wolves, here is a copy of the recent collaboration between him and me. For the version uploaded by LW himself, with comments etc, see here:
http://soundcloud.com/literate_wolves/love-song-for-a-dying-planet-green-blue-nigel-mines-pawed-at-by-literate-wolves
Based on an original song by me (also available for your listening pleasure on here under my name), the much improved version herewith features suitably dark and mysterious noises and voices provided by the LW. Please leave feedback and constructive criticism, as this is a work in progress and we would value any input for improvements

Love Song For A Dying Planet (Green & Blue) - with Literate Wolves

" Chỉ biết đau khổ thôi thì không đủ. Cuộc sống đầy khổ đau nhưng cũng rất tuyệt vời ... Làm thế nào có thể mỉm cười khi trong lòng đầy những buồn đau? Bạn hãy học cách mỉm cười với nỗi buồn của mình bởi vì bạn đâu phải chỉ là nỗi buồn ấy. "

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Singer/Songwriter based near Bath, UK. Looking for opportunities to play live, and collaborators/fellow musicians who want to join me on my journey. If you like what you hear then become a fan and tell the world!

Going To A Town - Rufus Wainwright cover

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