Why I stopped listening to commercial radio stations    -1-

Sweet Symphony

Sweet Symphony (feat. Chris Stapleton)

Writing/guitars/vocals: Izzie Yardley
Drums/guitar/percussion/various toys: Ethan Johns
Bass: Nick Pini
Produced/mix by Dom Monks
Master: Matt Colton at Metropolis Studio

Recorded at Bert Jansch Studio, Frome

She Rose

She Rose (Radio Edit)

The timeless classic by Band of Heathens reimagined by Samoan Country Singer Taulia Lave, recorded in Nashville. 

Hot off the press from Station West Studios in Nashville, the 1st release from Taulia's forthcoming debut album is a crowd favorite at Taulia’s live shows, and is one of his favorite songs to perform.

Modern Day Cowboy

Hurricane - Taulia Lave

Patreon March 2020 $20 Tier

Throw It All

Well, I've forgiven all the past injustices
Hidden in a smile, Hidden in a smile
And I've forbidden any kind of hitting back
Anyway, I'm giving slack, I'm holding back

I'm holding back, I'm holding back

Forced by hidden fears lost in silent tears
Hidden deep inside, deep inside
It sets off like a bomb, intending to do total harm
Anyway, I'm giving slack, I'm holding back

I'm holding back, I'm holding back
I'm holding back, Lord knows, I'm holding back

Friendships thin in the daylight, then chill on a rainy night
They leave you in a cold sweat, in a cold sweat
And you wonder with the last one, did you just go out fashion
Anyway, I'm giving slack, I'm holding back

I'm holding back, I'm holding back
I'm holding back, I'm holding back
I'm holding back, Lord knows, I'm holding back

I'm Holding Back

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(Verse 1)
They say everything's bigger down in Texas,
But my heartbreak's spread across the map.
From Tennessee to Colorado,
Each one left their mark on this cowboy's back.
A Georgia peach with a fiery temper,
A Kansas girl with a heart of stone.
They’re scattered far and wide, and it’s a ride,
Trying to leave their ghosts alone.

(Pre-Chorus)
I got scars in places they don’t talk about,
Memories that I can't drown out.

(Chorus)
'Cause all my ex's don’t live in Texas,
They're all over the U.S.A.
Every mile marker tells a story,
Of love that crashed and burned away.
From the Midwest plains to the Carolina coast,
They haunt me wherever I go.
Yeah, all my ex's don’t live in Texas,
But their memory’s got me low.

(Verse 2)
There's a bar in Montana where I still feel her,
A redhead with a tattooed sleeve.
And up in New York, there’s a wild-eyed city girl,
Who swore she’d never leave.
Then there’s that Florida girl with her sun-kissed smile,
She said forever, but it faded fast.
Every stop on this highway of heartache,
Is a lesson in love that didn’t last.

(Pre-Chorus)
I keep my boots moving, I keep my head high,
But the road’s got a way of saying goodbye.

(Chorus)
'Cause all my ex's don’t live in Texas,
They're all over the U.S.A.
Every mile marker tells a story,
Of love that crashed and burned away.
From the Midwest plains to the Carolina coast,
They haunt me wherever I go.
Yeah, all my ex's don’t live in Texas,
But their memory’s got me low.

(Bridge)
I thought the Lone Star State could heal my soul,
But the truth is love don’t play that role.
It’s a wild rodeo, a gamble, a bet,
And the odds ain’t in your favor yet.

(Chorus)
'Cause all my ex's don’t live in Texas,
They're all over the U.S.A.
Every mile marker tells a story,
Of love that crashed and burned away.
From the Midwest plains to the Carolina coast,
They haunt me wherever I go.
Yeah, all my ex's don’t live in Texas,
But their memory’s got me low.

(Outro)
So I’ll hit the gas, let the engine roar,
Leave those shadows in my rearview more and more.
But no matter how far I try to roam,
Those ex’s don’t let me feel at home.

Cause My Ex's Don’t Live in Texas

This one takes a bit of get going , so if you want to fast forward to about 1.30 feel free , I would ! Hope you like it anyway . Next up is a great track with the one and only Gaz Brownie on the 1st of March , good grief , where is the year going ? Then on the 7th is the 1st of a series of songs I've written and got my friend Kim to sing on , amazing voice ! These songs will be mixed with a few releases by myself , and me and Charlotte have a stunning song nearly finished . Talking of Char , if you get chance have a listen to a song or 2 from our album Hopes and Dreams . Thank you for supporting me and my different projects , it means so much ! 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWWNcrIRv08J_eEbL7MJ_1UTdMo0MjJLM
https://open.spotify.com/album/78ewrWZjS41XvHT9mFWd6O?si=yDMcRADSSrOdWlanz6UPMw

The Doubt

Want Me

Deep Country Healing

OWEN STAGG HE IS VERY PUNCTUAL
JUST LIKE ME
ALWAYS CARRIES A STONE IN HIS POCKET 
SO DO I

AND WE BOTH AGREE THAT HERB STRIPPER
WOULD BE THE RIGHT NAME FOR A KITCHEN DRAG ACT`
but
I AM NOT OWEN 
OWEN IS UNIQUE
QUITE A SPECIMEN
DODECAPHONIQUE
YES HE’S ONE OF A KIND
UN VRAI GENTLEMAN

HE HAS A GREAT DISPLAY OF JUMPERS AND CARDIGANS 
ME I DON’T
HE IS GOOD AT CHESS AND SAXOPHONE (IN A CUPBOARD)
MOI NON PLUS

HE KNOWS SO MANY THINGS I DON’T, LIKE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FRENCH AND GERMAN BOW STROKES

I AM NOT OWEN
OWEN IS UNIQUE
QUITE A SPECIMEN
EN PATAPHYSIQUE
HE’S ONE OF A KIND
UN VRAI GENTLEMAN

ME WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT WARM HUGS AND OLIVES
RIEN DU TOUT
BUT OWEN HE FEARS A BAD BBQ PIZZA 
I DO TOO

HELLO HELLO, HELLO OWEN CAN’T HEAR YOU ME
I CAN’T HEAR YOU
OH MAN YOU’RE SO DIFFICULT TO CONVERSE WITH
ON THE PHONE



I AM NOT OWEN (Lyrics) song for Owen

"Wrap me up, pull me in, let me grow where you begin…"
"Round and round, we twist again…"

Met you on a Monday, blue sky, gold rays
Spinnin’ like a record, two hearts, one place
Tiptoe, let go, tangled in the chase
Wrapped up tight, but I like the way it sways

Ooh, we twist, we trip, we slip, we slide, we slide
Ooh, pull apart but stay entwined

We’re like thorny vines, swingin’ low, reachin’ high (oh-oh)
Kinda wild, kinda bright, kinda stuck, but it’s all right (uh-huh)
Round and round, we weave, every time!
You and me, yeah, we’re thorny vines (woo!)

Yeah, love ain't linear, more like Fibonacci
Step away, snap back, yeah, the pull got me
Venus flytrap when we clash, yeah, we bite
But we still keep growin’ through the cracks in the light
We ain’t picture-perfect, Polaroid got a crease
Two hands wrapped tight but we tug for release
You cut deep, I leave marks just the same
But a scar ain’t a wound, it’s just proof that we stay
Overgrown instincts, twistin’ through the chaos
Every thorn’s a lesson, every bloom is a payoff
Tried to cut it loose, but the roots still remain
No escape when the wild calls your name

Ooh, we bend, we break, we sway, we climb
Ooh, always back in perfect time

We’re like thorny vines, swingin’ low, reachin’ high (oh-oh)
Kinda wild, kinda bright, kinda stuck, but it’s all right (uh-huh)
Round and round, we weave, can’t unwind
You and me, yeah, we’re thorny vines

Yeah, sometimes I’m a prick, but you don’t seem to mind
You just roll your eyes, pull me back into the vine
We zig, we zag, yeah, we scratch, yeah, we sting
But we still grow back every damn spring

Ooh, we twist, we turn, we break, we bend
Ooh, but we find our way again

We’re like thorny vines, swingin’ low, reachin’ high (oh-oh)
Kinda wild, kinda bright, kinda stuck, but it’s all right (uh-huh)
Round and round, we weave, can’t unwind
You and me, yeah, we’re thorny vines

A little twist, a little spin (spin)
A little lost, a little in (in)
No straight lines, just loops and sways
But I’d wrap around you any day

"Wrap me up, pull me in, let me grow where you begin…"
"Round and round, we twist again…"

Thorny Vines

Friday night, she locks the office door
heads home up the 405
Staring at red tail lights, like a crimson tide
Playing footsie with the gas and brake
She thinks to herself.
How much more of this, can a girl take?

She's barely in the door
kicks her shoes off, 
picks the mail up off the floor
She already knows
what bills she can't afford
with a heavy sigh, she wants to cry

Ohhhhhh oooooooooooooooooo

She checks the message on her phone
"Hey girl, are you coming out tonight "?
She knows she should say no
She knows she should stay home 
and save some money, 
she doesn't have a lot
so, she texts back..."probably not"

Ohhhhhh oooooooooooooooooo
Ohhh

But she's feeling restless
Maybe even a little reckless
she's gonna go 
She thought it through 
Because this is what the cool girls do

While she does her make up
She has a couple of glasses of wine
takes her pen takes a hit
that should do it ...

She draws smokey eyes, lips stained in Tom Ford,  
blush from Sephora, heads towards the door
grabs her Birkin bag, the one she couldn't afford 
and slips on her Jimmy Choo's
because this is what the cool girls do

Driving East on Sunset
freedom doesn't feel so far away 
her front seat is her confessional 
She doesn't have to be professional
She can say what she thinks, if she's feeling off kilter
She doesn't have to use a filter
she looks in the mirror and says, 
I confess...'I know I'm a little high,
I'm just trying to get by '

10:45 she's on the dance floor
what she was worried about  
She's not worried about it anymore
She gets lost in the music 
She's flying high above the clouds
She doesn't want to come down 
In her view
This is what the cool girls do

Driving West on Sunset
freedom feels so far away 
her front seat is her confessional 
She doesn't have to be professional
She can just say what she thinks, if she's feeling off kilter
She doesn't have to use a filter
she looks in the mirror and says, 
I confess.....' I know, I'm a bit of a mess'

TWO AM...she heads back home up the 405
Staring at red tail lights, like a crimson tide
Playing footsie with the gas and brake
She thinks to herself.
how much more of this can I take?

Is this what the cool girls do? 

Are you a cool girl too ?

What The Cool Girls Do

Written and produced by Helgar

Lyrics:
Swimming through the clouds
like a weightless bird
in the deepest blues 
Seeing all the sounds
that move through the 
skyline hues 

Living in electric dreams
riding waves of neon streams 
Everything so soft and sweet
except the ground beneath our feet
               
My wings about to break down
But we can’t eject somehow
Embrace for the impact
But I know how to fix this now
we need it now!!
 
Just take the pill
to make us feel better
We need the thrill
and we can go on forever!

No more fear and no more pain
just the rush inside my veins
It dominates, it elevates
are they real, these pearly gates? 

My wings about to break down 
Are things about to end now? 
Embrace for the impact
But we know how to make things right!
this never-ending flight

Just take the pill
It will make us feel better
We need the thrill
so we can go on forever!

Don’t take the pill
It wont make me feel better
I need to kill
and lock you up forever

I wont take the pill
cause I wanna feel better
I’m gonna kill
and bury you forever

Swimming through the clouds
like a weightless bird
in the deepest blues 
Seeing all the sounds
that move through the 
skyline hues

The Pill

les enfants du Rock

I Don't Wannabe (Your 51st State) - Pop/Rock Version

Mr. President, a moment if you please
We used to be like brothers now you're coming after me
Mm-hmm we fought together, died together too
And I can't believe this nightmare is all because of you
So let me say to USA as nicely as I can
To leave it along and let us just be friends
Talkin' 'bout my home, my true North, Strong & Free
And like the song says, baby, We Stand On Guard for Thee

I don't
I don't wanna
Don't wannabe
I don't wannabe your 51st state, no
I don't
I don't wanna
Don't wannabe
Don't wannabe your 51st state now

Friends like us gotta find a way
To make things right for the USA
Friends and family across the border
It's elbows up when we get in the corner
Where we live is happy home
Reaching for something that ain't your own
We understand you want to grow
Our advice, just leave it alone

I don't
I don't wanna
Don't wannabe
I don't wannabe your 51st state, no
I don't
I don't wanna
Don't wanna
Don't wannabe your 51st state now

Cover Art: Cheetah Girl

All rights reserved

I Don't Wannabe (Your 51st State) [Pop/Rock]

I Don't Wannabe (Your 51st State) - Pop/Rock REMIX

Remembering Willy de Ville R.I.P. " I call your Name"🎤🙏
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=eXVSgjWlldM&feature=shared

Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not
 wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth Is not beauty, beauty is not love, love is not music, music is the best" (Frank Zappa)


Lyrics for Stytz Syndicate, W. Dannemann (TOX!), Rusty Stone and many more..
Rock/Metal/Blues/Poprock/Reggae/Soul/Funk/Americana//World/Folk/Country
Hint.. use ear./headphones for better sound transparency and enjoy.. comments always welcome!
My motto is.. good music matters.. even if it doesn´t pay you moneywise.. and I love good stories and have deep respect for lyric/ songwriters who really have to say something. John Hiatt is one of my alltime favs.
The majority of the songillustrations are personal photos taken by me !

If you like you can check out more of our music:  
First of all a tribute to Jimi Hendrix by Stytz: Castles Made Of Sand

https://youtu.be/9Qp9gJsElNk?feature=shared

Stytz /Stytz Syndicate on: spotify. youtube.
Stytz also represented by =Fuego Music" since 2023
www.stytz.com https://youtu.be/s0iWCPIQIwA?feature=shared

Rusty Stone/Rev. Rusty&The Case on youtube and spotify
Rusty Stone:  on  Bandcamp and youtube. https://youtu.be/bXaGoJ6Adtg?feature=shared
recommended Video on YouTube "Nighttime"!https://youtu.be/FJ0P3A8rNtw?feature=shared and
https://youtu.be/qNprIPofKNk?feature=sharednd live with "THE CASE"
https://youtu.be/UYqLAVrW7DA?feature=shared



" Prince Of Darkness 1985 and Tox 1986"  by ZYX-music/ Golden Core Records : re-released 08/ 2024.  also on Youtube and Spotify!https://youtu.be/jb6GsSGtydo?feature=shared


Last but not least.. my personal fav. band when it comes to metal.. melodic death metal...to be clear.. "Craving for Chaos" Band Munich ..on youtube, spotify.instagram, facebook and bandcamp..check them out!
live:  https://youtu.be/Swi9S7eqytM?feature=sharedhttps://youtu.be/Swi9S7eqytM?feature=shared
and back to the roots..Leadguitarist Jeremy at the age of 16
https://youtu.be/RRnsa-SSkoo?feature=shared (recorded with a simple photo camera- and the original camerasound ..no overdubs/ lol)
also:
Metal Virtuosos !" Voodoo Gods"    https://youtu.be/k31qUslUyck?feature=shared

Why I stopped listening to commercial radio stations -1-

Pee Gee , Lyricist