Sounds great...message running against the tide...Love it

I think I'm running low on gas (I wanna be electric)
Running on half an empty tank (Wanna be electric)
No that everything's at large
I'm going to boost up my charge

Everybody else is going green
Everybody else is quite obscene
Like it when they really make a scene
Falling for another magic bean

Trash the coal, forget the gas – Plug in now (I wanna be electric)
Solar, hydro, kinetic fusion – Want it now (I wanna be electric)
I have to check on my computer
Another glance into the future

It's time that you got on your bike (I wanna be electric)
And wear clothes that you really don't like (I wanna be electric)
Peddling pedalling power
Charging up the grid by the hour

Everyone embrace our mother earth
Popularise the message you unearthed
Oh it's good of you to take the time
A Twenty first century gold mine

Trash the coal, forget the gas – Plug in now (I wanna be electric)
Solar, hydro, kinetic fusion – Want it now (I wanna be electric)
I have to check on my computer
Another glance into the future

Half a trillion watts of mega power
All supplies are dwindling by the hour

Trash the coal, forget the gas – Plug in now (I wanna be electric)
Solar, hydro, kinetic fusion – Want it now (I wanna be electric)
I have to check on my computer
Another glance into the future

I Wanna Be Electric

Night and Day

the face you make, night and day
rise and shine, come what may
is this all you would ask of me,
the low hanging fruit from the nearest tree?
I have my pride
tell me, what's your need

stars align, bold and bright

sirens wail, my body aches I
cannot fail or hesitate
this, my dove, my olive branch I
take my lead from given circumstance
 wind in my sail
as I take your hand

I cannot fail, you understand

jumping fences, the open field
no loose change to conceal
useful friend, my tiny empire
to defend, to move and inspire
me at your side
we'll survive if not thrive

taking chances, do or die

Day & Night

cold t

I see your silver hair and your smile
So proud yet all the while
Pleased to lead from behind
You always took the time
To let us speak our minds 
So sure that we’d shine

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

So many nights, by the phone
You said never walk alone
So you ferried us home
Not a harsh word from your lips
Just the same sound script
And a hug and a kiss

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Now I’ve kids of my own
I see them through your eyes as they grow
You’d have loved them, I know
So I bring you to them instead
An extra kiss to the head
As I put them to bed

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Glowing Embers

The Auditors on "The Flash" on 7th April 2024

Radio Plays - 7th April 2024

You promised the world with the look in your eye
You gave me few words and I wondered why
You kept me close but far from touch
I knew I cared far too much

‘Dance little man
And play my silly games
I said I was a fan
Though I didn’t prove my claims
I might of liked a tune or two
Perhaps I even liked you
But I thought you knew
It’s just a thing that I do’

I hoped in my heart
That when push came to shove
That I would be your sun
And you would be my love.

Dance Little Man

Jeannie

The Only Parachute

In the heartland where the fields stretch for miles
I'm back in my hometown chasing distant smiles
In the stillness of the streets, a silent refrain,
Echoes of a life now lost, haunting in its strain.
And throughout my journey the wind builds a song
It carries me back, to the place I once belonged

I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, tracing footsteps of the past
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, chasing shadows I once cast
Through the fields of yesteryears, I will gently find my way
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, where my dreams were made
	
The old oak on Main Street stands solid and strong
Its roots ever deeper, mine seem to be gone 
I can’t tell what’s different, but nothing’s the same
I’d hoped to feel grounded, but I’m weighed down instead
This journey to source has all been in vain
Just shows what I’ve lost, what I won’t feel again
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, tracing footsteps of the past
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, chasing shadows I once cast
Through the fields of yesteryears, I will gently find my way
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, where my dreams were made
 
A letter unsent, a call never made
There was always tomorrow until it was too late
I want to believe there’s a chance for me still
To turn ember to spark, if there’s a way, there’s a will

I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, tracing footsteps of the past
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, chasing shadows I once cast
Through the fields of yesteryears, I will gently find my way
I'm a pilgrim in my hometown, where my dreams were made

Fields Of Yesteryears

one of our songs from our debut album "Righteous"  to be released in May 2024

Cheap Talk & Whiskey

Late night drinkin’ downtown bar
Bar-room Queen say she gonna be a star
One more bourbon the bartender bring
Can’t get enough of that thing
Cheap talk ‘n’ whiskey – got a hold on me
Cheap talk ‘n’ whiskey - some other place I gotta be
Hell set ‘em up one time – don’t think about what’s gonna be

Out last night and the night before
Found myself at The Cutting Room Floor
I didn’t mean on stayin’ too long
But one more drink I was gone
Cheap talk ‘n’ whiskey – got a hold on me
Cheap talk ‘n’ whiskey - some other place I gotta be
Hell set ‘em up one time – don’t think about what’s gonna be

Same old thing like yesterday
Nobody listen to a word I say
Wasted words and wasted time
Drive me outa my mind
Cheap talk ‘n’ whiskey – got a hold on me
Cheap talk ‘n’ whiskey - some other place I gotta be
Hell set ‘em up one time – don’t think about what’s gonna be
credits
released April 16, 2024
Written by Steve Walwyn
Guitar / Vocals Steve Walwyn
Bass / Horace Panter
Drums / Ted Duggan
Arranged by DRB
Produced by DRB & John Rivers
Recorded @ Woodbine Studio Leamington Spa

Many Thanks to our representative Alan Joseph for his hard work and dedication.
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Righteous

Cheap Talk & Whiskey

John Bradley A.K.A Pompeyjazz is a Southsea based Singer / Songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer who has released 13 solo albums together with other albums with collaboration projects Star XD and The Auditors. His music covers a wide variety and genres and influences based on a lifetime of playing music.

​These days, live performances are mainly solo acoustic interpretations of his catalog of songs.

https://pompeyjazz.bandcamp.com

Pompeyjazz on Spotify 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QfDhSlidjwyONhk8Srbpe?si=7cb9610383b7493c

Star XD on Spotify (Collaboration with Ces Sile)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4S34BGkchyjUwxETLKS3xf?si=0507552e86b14f53

The Auditors on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/11SgWBQiUwBk84a5RZBEat?si=1b540475860349f4

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I Wanna Be Electric

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