The Best Of Johnno Casson - Snippet - Old Tramp

Pink Flamingos

From the Slowly Slowly Catchee Monkey album
Download links
Bandcamp https://snippetcuts.bandcamp.com/track/bee-stings
iTunes https://music.apple.com/gb/album/slowly-slowly-catchee-monkey/1458768730

Her loves like bee stings, bruising my heart
It always takes my breath away, pulse off the chart
All the meetings and cheating, just tear us apart
Don’t play on those mood swings, sending bee stings to my heart

I’ve got a runny nose and itchy feet
She’s got an upwardly mobile reputation to keep
I’ve got a wing and a prayer and that’s all I need
Getting those goosebumps ,I guess that all I need
(Repeat chorus)
She has a most excellent way of attracting me
She knows I’ve always had a weak spot for delightful company
She’s used to getting what she wants and not being told
Don’t pull on my heart strings
I’m some weakling or fool

God knows not everybody’s perfect
God knows not everybody’s right
We put our heart and soul in black and white
Now it’s driving us up the wall and its taking a heavy toll on both of us

Bee stings

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The Afternoon

Old Robot

“A grand, funky number”
— NME Magazine

“So interesting, so original.”
— Dave Rowntree (Blur, XFM)

With a nod to 1970s jazz funk greats the inspirational and humanitarian musings of the enigmatic Bruce Lee are backed by breakbeats, bass, guitar, shakers, 3 piece horn section and a haunting vibraphone melody. All recorded using real live instruments and in order to preserve a natural groove no click track was used during the recording.

On May 22, 2014 Dave Rowntree of Blur made it his record of the week on XFM calling it "so interesting, so original." Both Don Letts and Gideon Coe have been spinning it on BBC 6 Music along with WFUV's Kara Manning in New York and numerous local stations across the UK.

Be Water My Friend will be issued on new Leeds imprint All My Friends as a split 7” with label mates Invisible Hands &amp; their debut single Just.

http://all-my-friends.bandcamp.com/album/be-water-my-friend-just
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Written by Fold (PRS / ASCAP)
Produced & mixed by Ed Heaton & Seth Mowshowitz
Mastered by Hippocratic Mastering

Brass arrangements &amp; Tenor Saxophone: Emma Johnson
Trumpet: Ciaran Diston
Trombone: Peter Johnson
www.hornsforhire.co.uk

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LYRICS

[Spoken & authored by Bruce Lee]

Empty your mind
Be formless, shapeless
Like water

When you put water into a cup
it becomes the cup
when you put water into a bottle
it becomes the bottle
when you put it in a teapot
it becomes the teapot

Now water can flow
or it can crash

Be water my friend

Running water never goes stale
so you gotta just keep on flowing

Be water my friend

Its very slow and you push it out
but all the time you are keeping the continuity going
bending, stretching everything
I suppose you know you just keep it moving
see the idea is running water never grows stale
so you gotta just keep on flowing

Be water my friend

To express oneself honestly
not lying to oneself
and to express myself honestly
now that my friend is very hard to do
and you have to train
you have to keep your reflexes
so that when you want it its there

When you want to move you are moving
and when you move you're determined to move
not taking one inch - not anything less than that
If I want to punch
I'm gonna do it man

Be water my friend

Here I am you know as a human being
How can I express myself totally and completely?
Its a process of continuing growth

Empty your mind
Be formless
Shapeless

Be water my friend

You what I want to think of myself? As a human being. Because - I mean, I don't want to sound like 'as Confucius say...' but under the sky, under the heavens man, there is but one family. It just so happens man that people are different.

Buy on 7" vinyl

Fold - Be Water My Friend (Single)

Ordinary Noise_Hungry Tongues (If Fish Could Scream)

Your Art Is Not Original

Idea, arrangements and music by TheFreeBass.
The voice in this song belongs to Mr Nickleson aka“UltraHyposis”and has been sampled from his youtube channel “UltraHypnosis”
Gladly and gratefully adopted to “TFB - Hypnosis”


TFB - Hypnosis

Grab this song now - https://snippetcuts.bandcamp.com/track/lets-talk-about-us

Taken from the DIY album https://snippetcuts.bandcamp.com/album/d-i-y

The video is here- http://youtu.be/Wdfjq6WX53I
Grab a Ltd Edition handcrafted CD or Cassette here http://pethaugarw.tumblr.com/

DIY-Snippet delivers a wonderful mini album of sharp & fresh new music that defies easy categorisation,its just great music! But don't take our word for it-have a listen for yourself & let us know what you think.
Unexpected and delightful, Snippet let’s us into his unique world with 12 short stories lovingly bound together like a melodic home crafted mix-tape.
Written.recorded & produced by Snippet(& his kids as you will hear) this album has a special kind of D.I.Y. spirit built into its very core.

These are the Desk Mixes.
The mastered version by Wim Oudijk will come with the Cassette & digital release

http://snippetcuts.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/snippetmusic

Lyrics:-

We set out our stall
But our conversations mental
I’m not unhinged
More totally unique
I might be keen
But I'm not guided by my winkle
Its not obscene if this is all to do with love	

Let’s talk about us
Let’s talk about us
Let’s talk about us
But think about me

Our open arms have gone flying in the wind
I’m not religious but God deliver me a drink
I’ve always charmed the birds out of the trees
So why can’t I just once not practise what I preach

Let’s talk about us
Let’s talk about us
Let’s talk about us
But focus on me

I’ve always been the biggest pain in the arse
I’ll change for you ,ain’t you the lucky one

Let’s talk about us
Let’s talk about us
Let’s talk about us
But think about me

Lyrics by Johnno Casson © 2012

Lets talk about us

https://snippetcuts.bandcamp.com/album/the-best-of-johnno-casson

Money never meant a lot to me
Don’t tell me what I see
Never demean or take for granted

Working til my arteries go hard
No visiting card 
I know it’s a screen
I know you’re really mean
And like a fool I listened
I listened to you woo a nation
You charmed me, you played me, I didn’t get nothing back

I’ve a living to make
I’ve got some breathing to do
I’ve got a hell of a schedule
I’ve got some weight on my back 
But life in my sack
And I keep hearing you say
Believe me

Come to my party
It’s a wonderful do
Come to my party
It’s a hell of a life

I’m sick of hearing that we ain’t got nothing
Nothing to smile about
I’m sick of hearing from politicians
Nothings sorted out

Come to my party
It’s a wonderful do
Come to my party
It’s a hell of a life

Ain’t you had enough of politicians
Come to my party
Ain’t you had enough of politics
It’s a wonderful do
Ain’t you had enough of politicians
Come to my party
See how the other half live
Ain’t you had enough of politicians
Come to my party
Ain’t you had enough of politics
It’s a wonderful life
Ain’t you had enough of politicians
Come to my party
Ain’t you had enough of politics
Come take in the view

Come to my party

Confidence

We don’t need your kind, hanging round our neighbourhood
We don’t even like you, we want rid of you

Kiss my arse you don’t deserve my point of view
Kiss my arse I’ve better things to do
Kiss my arse you don’t deserve my time of time
Kiss my arse find someone new to screw

My Mother said you always need a friend
But I don’t need a friend who’s got your name
My Brother said are people getting weirder
Coz I don’t need no weirdness on my case

Kiss my arse or stick it where the sun don’t shine
Kiss my arse you haven’t got a clue
Kiss my arse you’re getting on my bloody nerves
Kiss my arse find something else to do

Kiss my arse you don’t deserve my point of view
Kiss my arse I’ve better things to do
Kiss my arse you don’t deserve my time of time
Kiss my arse find someone new to screw

(c) Johnno Casson

Kiss my arse

Taken from the slowly slowly catchee monkey album 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/slowly-slowly-catchee-monkey/id441618704

http://snippetcuts.co.uk

I’m a man, man without mobile
I’m a man, man without text

Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

I’m a man, man without mobile
I’m a man, man without text

I’m a man, man without mobile
I’m a man, man without text

Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

I’m a man, man without mobile
I’m a man, man without text

Man without mobile

Dirty beats, crunchy synths & songs chock full of lyrical character.
The new album 'Tunes' is being released as a track-a-month through 2021 as a pay what you want release on Bandcamp https://snippetcuts.bandcamp.com/


"Augustus Pablo nipping in to Grange Hill to play morning assembly-Tramp Pop-This is the future" -Fresh On The Net Music Blog
"9/10" Louder than War
"Let your inner tramp run wild & free" BBC Introducing
"Wonderful,Wonderful sounds" Mark Ryan,Amazing Radio
"Needs to be played loudly" The Dadada
"Infectious,listen to it again & again,a recipe for awesomeness" Tobi Lynn,Amazing Radio
"Euphoric" BBC Suffolk

Snippet is London reared/Colchester based songwriter, recording artist, Johnno Casson. 
English Fables Vol.1 Out Now - https://snippetcuts.bandcamp.com/album/english-fables-vol-1
http://linktr.ee/snippetcuts

The back story

For the last 16 years Johnno has been releasing independent music under his own name, as Snippet, Old Tramp and Walken400, creating a unique catalogue of recordings and performances, and having been named by Tom Robinson as the most played BBC Introducing artist ever on his BBC 6 Music show, Johnno has continued to release vibrant music with plenty of bounce to the ounce.

Former caretaker, London Underground railman and local council relationship manager Johnno Casson aka Snippet started out writing songs at 15 in his bedroom on a Hackney council estate with a tennis racket for a guitar and a soap-on-a-rope microphone.

Johnno played for Adrian Sherwood’s (On-USound) 5-a-side football team (silky smooth striker), gloriously beating The Sun newspaper’s team at a championship for charity at Arsenal’s stadium, and for the last 12 years he has been perfecting his coleslaw making skills, whilst getting M.E and becoming a well respected figurehead on the British D.I.Y./Wonky Pop scene.

Johnno also runs the award winning community group The Warm and Toasty Club, running special live events for the last 9 years www.facebook.com/thewarmandtoastyclub

Kiss my arse

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