Loving the jangle,John. Hope you are well man.

I went to see Squeeze last week - this would fit right into their set. Fabulous songwriting

Super catchy number, love the way you sing this! 👍

A lament and funeral march for a ravaged planet.
This was a track I did a couple of years ago and it was the basis for the collab with the turtle project track 'Rest your Head'. This is just an instrumental doodle.

RIP Mother Earth

From December '63 to December '69, The Beatles sent out spoken and musical messages on flexi disc to members of their official fan clubs. Conceived as a means to appease fan-club members whose letters, due to their sheer volume, were not always being answered in a timely manner, the records included the Beatles' messages of thanks to "loyal Beatle people", along with skits, Christmas carols, and original compositions. 
In the wake of the band's break-up in 1970, the fan-club sent out a compilation LP of all seven of the Beatles' Christmas recordings, entitled The Beatles Christmas Album.  
A limited-edition vinyl box set containing all seven Christmas records, titled The Christmas Records, was officially released in 2017.
As of this time (2024) the LP continues to remain unreleased for purchase by the general public.

The Beatles Christmas Album

The more that I learn, the less I understand
As this world spins around me
The older I get, the less that I know
Of the world that surrounds me

We have the power, but we’re not responsible
Little men with plastic minds craving isolation
I feel giddy, the world spins around me
We pray they’re for turning our private desperation

No one hears the voices of the seven out of ten
Feeling like fools, standing on the sidelines watching the lunatics
Playing out some crazy movie right before our eyes it’s out of control
Searching for a grain of truth in a web of lies

Who are we to deny opportunity? 
Who are we to close down choice? 
What right do we have to make their world a smaller place?
No one seems to care no one hears their voice

The More I Learn

V1
Hey, I just heard our song on the radio
Was it really oh so long ago ?
Living it up every night
Watching the city come to life
Living life on the edge of a knife

Do you remember that time we went to Spain
Sitting at the back, smoking on the aeroplane
Girona's lights they burned so bright
Lighting up the Spanish night
Sipping Cointreau in the pale moon light

Ch
We didn't think of the future
But it crept up before too long
No way of hitting the rewind
I just remember that song

V2
So the years flew by and we worked it out
Good times bad times, no need to scream or shout
Laughed so much that it made me cry
Cos you always had that look in your eye
Found it hard to say goodbye

Ch
We didn't think of the future
But it crept up before too long
No way of hitting the rewind
I just remember that song

Bridge
Memories are made but fade away
One by one to make to brightest day
Each one packaged in a special little parcel
The wind picks up and blows them all away

V3
So I'm happy that I've lived that kind of crazy life
Where I've made mistakes that anyone might
Understanding all it takes
Weeding out all of the fakes
Always time, never too late

Chorus

Hitting The Rewind

Wear Your Crown

Synergy

Well,FMOB if it's not a brand new song! It may not be the best choon ever,but at least it smells fresher for now! 

Hard times have befallen you 
I see what you have done
Your reputation follows you
You shit on everyone

You led me on a merry dance
I fell too hard,too fast
I didn't stand the slightest chance
Was never gonna last

Correct me if I'm wrong,if you dare
I've known this all along
I'm trying hard to care

You set me up to take a fall
You never blinked an eye
You led me on,you took it all
Left me wondering why

Hard times have befallen you 
I see what you have done
Your reputation follows you
You shit on everyone

Tryin' Hard to Care

https://soundcloud.com/paulanthonyvasey/the-changes-they-deserve

"All the world's a stage". William Shakespeare 
The Changes They Deserve

Come with me, through the streets , we’ll make our way.
through the years, past the broken kites, the stupid dares.
We’ll stand beside the actors in their winter garb.
If only they could see themselves this way.

Would they know? Would they cry? Would they hold their heads up high?
Would they stop to make the changes they deserve?

Watch the scene, see the stage hands do their work.
tip your hat, explode  the set; escape with me.
We’ll stand beside the actors in their  winter garb.
If only they could see themselves this way.

Would they know? Would they cry?  Would they hold their heads up high?
Would they stop to make the changes they deserve?

We’ll walk along the railway by the road.
Discard the things we’ve done; a heavy load.

We’ll stand beside the actors in their winter garb.
If only they could see themselves this way.

Would they know? Would they cry? Would they hold their heads up high?
Would they stop to make the changes they deserve?

Would they know? Would they cry? Would they hold their heads up high?
Would they stop to make the changes they deserve?

Written by Paul Vasey November 2024

The Changes They Deserve

Abandoned

John Bradley A.K.A Pompeyjazz is a Southsea based Singer / Songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer who has released 14 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

Enjoy the music !

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