Recorded completely live in studio with 3 piece band The Bewildered.  Originally an acoustic song kicked up a notch or two by Ackroyd Thrangle's Bass Riff.  Johnny D on drums and percussion, Rich Jones guitar and vocals and Peter Auret guesting on keys.  Not sure how the solo happened, my fingers just took over and the guys went with it.

She Brings Medicine

The first version was on The Stress Junkies album (not released but circulated).  I wanted it to be more choppy than the original and played it backed by Mike Meiring's Highway Jam, blues and jazz specialists.  Wendy O popped in for backing vocals.  She sang them with me and her son at the base of the mic stand colouring in stuff together.  Surreal and special.  I sense a reggae remake coming on...

Wake Up

Recorded at home on a Fostex 4 track cassette recorder with a Yahama keyboard preprogrammed drum providing the beats.  Channeling Uncle Meat perhaps?

BayootifullThing

When the company I worked for at the time relocated from Johannesburg to Durban in the early 90's I went wiff.  I wrote 2 songs the first day I was down there, just reflecting on what I had seen while out and about.  I lived on the Golden Mile but Point Road was just behind...

Streets

This is the other song I wrote the same day as Streets.  I think I got where my head was at the time quite accurately.  Hindsight, of course, rocks.  Hilton Brooker on Keyboards and rhythm section, Ekkie Eckhart on Recorder and me on acoustic guitar and throat warblings.

These Days

Engineer (very rude but have forgotten his name) programmed the rhythm track and I chucked all the other stuff in, apart from Jann Bekker on Shaky things and Johnny D(orfling)on rolls.

Where Did She Go

Singer/songwriter/musician based in Johannesburg South Africa.  Contact racman63@live.com for anything you need written.

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