as always great vocals, wonderful production

How'd I miss this?  Fantastic guitar arrrangement and sound!! Great vocal climax on the bridge Sam. I've been asking this question a long time

Very unique style, love it! I'm singing along the "How do I change" part! :)

Nice work.  Strong production and arrangement.

They wake you up,then lay you down
The part in between
Is just waiting around

The TV plays the same old shows
Groundhog day
From beginning to close

When your time is over And your picture's on that door
They won't need locks to keep you there
In room 54

The window shows the world outside
A million miles away 
From your bedside

When your time is over And your picture's on that door
They won't need locks to keep you there
In room 54

Your life's been lived and your time is done
The last great battle
Just can't be won

When your time is over And your picture's on that door
They won't need locks to keep you there
In room 54

Room 54

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Vocals
Hans Albers: All instruments, Arrangement & production

From the age of 15 when I first stepped into the world of employment I was told it would be a major advantage to get a job that lasted through to the State retirement age of 65. At the time I'll admit it was not something I took at all seriously.  When you’re that age, the last thing on your mind is bloody retirement.   

However, by the time I reached my early 50’s and had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, my mind became a little more concentrated on reaching what might now  conceivably prove to be an eminently missable target.  In the interim, the UK government decided that, given the population was living considerably longer than it once had, they would incrementally be raising the retirement age, meaning that mine now became 66. 

Our dear old Nan was a dedicated Bingo player and knew that number callers used particular phrases for certain numbers, one of the best known being 66, known as  ‘Clickety Click’.  So reaching pensionable age became inextricably linked to Bingo, hence the title and subject matter of this song.   

The number one - ‘Kelly’s Eye’ - seemed a good place to start and having done some fascinating research, I worked my way through the Bingo calls, choosing the ones whose scansion worked best, until I reached the magic ‘Clickety Click'.  

As the chorus explains, there were no guarantees I’d actually get there, it was just a target.  But I did get there and this song celebrates the fact.  

The song ends with the traditional exclamation of the player who has won the game, being either ‘House!’ or ‘Bingo!’.  When I was recording the vocals, my constant and beautiful companion Marvin (it is he who is pictured in the cover art) reacted to my shouts with a loud bark, perfectly in time, so we decided to keep it in.  Marv is with me at 99% of the recordings and enjoys being involved when the opportunity presents.

As always, huge thanks to the wonderful Hans Albers for another brilliant backing track which is, as I think you’ll agree, perfect for the song.  That man is a genius.
Thanks so much for listening.   (Terry Reeves)


It all started with Ned Kelly’s eye (1)
A cup of tea (3) to stop going dry
Tom Mix (6) wearing hat, riding fast
Monkey’s cousin (12) hanging, trying to last
Key of the door (21), two little ducks (22)
Paid half a crown (26), keep up the luck
In a state (28), rise and shine (29) but alive
One dirty knee (33) to help jump and jive (35)

Sixty six not to preconceive
Sixty six, a target to achieve

Half way to laugh, more than eleven (37)
As life begins (40), time for fun (41) isn’t heaven
Up to tricks (46) towards four dozen (48)
Five-0, Five-0, it’s off to work (50) with percussion
Danny la Rue (52), a man at the door (54)
The snakes are alive (55) but don’t wriggle more
Shotts bus (56) to Scotland, check the sign
Variety of Heinz (57) to the Brighton Line (59)

Sixty six not to preconceive
Sixty six a target to achieve

A baker’s bun (61) all tickety boo (62)
Tickle me (63), almost retired (64) laughing too
Retirement age(65), it should have been fun
Clickety click (66), getting paid
Take the money and run  
Route 66, nearly there
Clickety click, the sound of my wheelchair

CLICKETY CLICK - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

Without patience without time
Can't sustain this can't unwind
One last time for old withdrawal 
Lash the mast it’s curtain call

How do I change?

Curse the failure curse the past
Curse the dirt that holds you back
It clings on tight the more you run
You are now your father’s son

How do I change?

Build my bridge of steal and stone
Childproof matches impulse prone
Antifreeze in something sweet
Pass the night in blissful sleep

How do I change?

How Do I Change?

Sean Nerney:  Piano, Strings, Synths
Ben Juul:  Drums, Mix & Master at Tone Hill, NY
Dirk Taubenheim:  Guitars, Bass, Vocals

This is a song about enchantment. Take a look at this lady and you know what I mean...

Oh Stessy, you´re so sweet to me
Oh Stessy, how lovely you can be

Take care of your heart
And set me apart
From all other guys
To be in your eyes

Oh cherie, the fact we met´s both fate and destiny
The first time I heard   the beauty of your voice it changed my world

VERSE french

Take care of your heart
And set me apart
From all other guys
To be in your eyes

Ohoho, ohoho, ho – ho – ho
Ohoho, ohoho, ho – ho – ho

Oh Stessy, the time stands still   when you sing for me
You don´t know    how much you have enchanted my soul

Take care of your heart
And set me apart
From all other guys
To be in your eyes

VERSE  instrumental

Ohoho, ohoho, ho – ho – ho
Ohoho, ohoho, ho – ho – ho

Fade out

Heartwish

Le temps s' arrête  ft. SEAN NERNEY

This track was inspired by my feelings of how I think the world has changed, and we are living in uncertain times. Diseases and viruses everywhere and madmen wanting to destroy the planet.

On Account Of The Rain

© Joe Liberty 2022. All right reserved.

DayByDay

This world we live in 
With all the good and the bad
The sane and the crazies
The happy and sad

What we all have in common
Like the nose on our face
Is we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

So be who you are
And not who you’re not
Cause if you are who you’re not
Well then you’re missing a lot
And try to be 
Each and every day
The best you can in every way

Well it’s not always easy
No it’s not always fair
As we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

Solo

Revelations explode into colourful fireworks
As our atoms mingle with the stars and the universe

The past is remembered 
The future untold
As we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

So be who you are
And not who you’re not
Cause if you are who you’re not
Well then you’re missing a lot
And try to be 
Each and every day
The best you can in every way

Well this world that we live in 
With all the good and the bad
The sane and the crazies
The happy and sad

What we all have in common
Like the nose on our face
Is we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by
Yes we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

DayByDay

AROUND IT COMES
IT COMES AGAIN
VICIOUS NIGHT
AND HURRICANE

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
YOU COULDN’T SEE
PRE-DESIGNED
THIS DESTINY

MY INSTAGRAM
AND TWITTER FEED
WILL NOT BLOCK
ATROCITY

A STROLL TO YESTERDAY
AND DON’T FORGET YOUR RAINCOAT

RECALL WHEN WE WERE SAFE
AND HISTORY WAS A GHOST

IT’S NOT TOO LATE
UNLEASH THE LIGHT
ONE MORE TIME
BEFORE THE NIGHT

Thanks to Janine Levinson, Wheelwright, Fady and Cheesemont for early listening, consultation, and support.

History

Taken from the forth-coming album Tales of Generation X the final frontier is a science fiction inspired space rock odyssey inspired by my 
love of the cosmos and my fascination with ufos and unexplained events ,this song went though many different forms and mixes eventually i got my friend the producer Russ sinfield to mix and master the track and also add a proper percussion section ,we also rebuilt the middle 8 which i call the star section and what you here is what we decided to release
written and produced. by Jim Manser
mixed and mastered by Russ sinfield
percussion by russ sinfield
visual video by Jim Manser made using storm and node tools
watch the inte-rsteller lyric video on youtube https://youtu.be/A7PIen-5U1Q

the video link

The final frontier [watch the  video on youtube]

Many thanks to Andy Cruse (Kafla) for adding his great vocals to the track. You can hear more of Andy's music here.. https://soundcloud.com/andrewcruse/tracks

Here's to you my comrades
Who've been and passed
Here's to you my friends
I raise my glass.

The times we shared
Those times are gone
Our lives are joined forever
We share a bond

We had our fun
And now it's time to pay
All the things we've said and done
Are washed away

Ah,the young will live forever
All of a single mind
Always rushing forward
Never need to look behind

We had our fun
And now it's time to pay
All the things we've said and done
Are washed away

Single Minds. feat Kafla on vocals

© Joe Liberty 2023. All rights reserved.

TurnYouOnLoveBomb

On a cool clear summer night
Someone said to me
Try a little of this my friend
And set your spirit free

Stopped and thought about it
For a second maybe two
And said ah what the hell now
What’ve I got to lose
And they said

Sit on back now and enjoy the show
Let me turn you

On… love bomb
Turn you on…
To loving
Yea

Break

You are the centre
The beginning and the end
This place in time will never be again
May you live forever in love

Break

Now I’m riding down the highway
Feeling oh so fine
And in part I owe it to the one that turned me on that time
So if you’re feeling lucky, keen to learn a thing or two
You know I’m more than happy to do the same for you

Just sit on back now and enjoy the show
Let me turn you

On… love bomb
Turn you on…
To loving
To loving

Well alright
You got it
Let’s go 
Now

TurnYouOnLoveBomb

I don't like it
I don't wanna stand in your light
Oh please don't mind me
I'm just simply passing by
Gaining traction
Gaining my sense of mind
Oh please don't miss it
Please don't leave me out to dry
Your obsession, your natural state of mind
It's so enticing, it's something to get behind
(Behind)

I try to catch you from the crowd
But my hands are giving out
I'm doused in screaming shouts
Nobody here wants to know you
You're only loved from far away
You turn to me, as if to say
Stay close
Be like me
Chasing ghosts
I linger like a ringing note
That's fallen flat
Show me where you're at
Do I drive you mad?
It seems it's all I do

I like your songs
But I can't recall the words
It's okay, cause I'll learn them before your shows
Do you have some time?
Can we go outside?
I've got something to say
If you'd just spare me the time
There's no one around
There's no one in mind
Can you find us a place?
Somewhere to shed my pride
(My pride)

I try to catch you from the crowd
But my hands are giving out
I'm doused in screaming shouts
Nobody here wants to know you
You're only loved from far away
You turn to me, as if to say
Stay close
Be like me
Chasing ghosts
I linger like a ringing note
That's fallen flat
Show me where you're at
Do I drive you mad?
It seems it's all I do

(I can take the weight that you can't uphold
Time can wait and I would've never known
You can stay, as long as you don't go
You relate to me and it takes a toll
Made mistakes, while you misplaced your soul
From the state we're in
Everybody knows
I can take the weight that you can't uphold
Time can wait and I would've never known
You can stay, as long as you don't go
You relate to me and it takes a toll
Made mistakes, while you misplaced your soul
From the state we're in
Everybody knows)

I try to catch you from the crowd
But my hands are giving out
I'm doused in screaming shouts
Nobody here wants to know you
You're only loved from far away
You turn to me, as if to say
Stay close
Be like me
Chasing ghosts
I linger like a ringing note
That's fallen flat
Show me where you're at
Do I drive you mad?
It seems it's all I do

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I'm a songwriter who attempts to sing. I don't mind synths, but I prefer natural instruments and use them whenever possible. Thank you for supporting independent musicians! (instrumentals available upon request)

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