Mainstream news is a tissue of lies. Switch it off. This is the theme of this song. Indie rock and crunchy guitars. Rock on!

JUST A SHOW

There’s a place I go
When I want to go slow
High up in my window
Watch the world come and go

And I know, I know
It’s just a show
It’s all for dough
Heroes comes and go
It’s just a show

Serve you lies for breakfast
ON the teevee news
How could they be so reckless
With the words they choose

And I know, I know
It’s just a show
It’s all for dough
Heroes comes and go
It’s just a show

Casting shadows in my mind
Illusions that blind
Designed to make me fear
Enemies that ain’t even here

It’s just a show
It’s all for dough
Heroes comes and go

Switch off my teevee
Unplug the telephone
And won’t you please
Just leave me alone

And I know, I know
It’s just a show
It’s all for dough
Heroes comes and go
It’s just a show

Just A Show

Fun song about taking a spin down to Brighton Town, one of England's iconic seaside resorts. Hop in for the ride.

Joyride

From song cyle about my hometown - London. 

Mandies & Blues

I used to live in Streatham 
High up on the hill.
I knew this bird from Peckham,
She was on the pill.
Fish ‘n chips on her lips,
Players Number Six.
She was thick as a brick
But always up for it.

She gave me a good time, sometimes,
Mandies and blues and cheap red wine.
A little bit of blow and everything’s fine -
She gave me the runaround,
She gave me the runaround,
She gave me the runaround
All over London town.

Peroxide blonde kind of long and thin,
Nose held together with a safety pin

Now she lives in Balham
With a bloke who drives a truck.
And sometimes I think about ‘em
And I wish ‘em good luck.
She’s got a bun in the oven.
Must’ve had half a dozen.
Goes drinking on Sunday
Gets a hangover on Monday.

She gave me a good time, sometimes,
Mandies and blues and cheap red wine.
A little bit of blow and everything’s fine.

Mandies & Blues

Take Another Shot

Take another shot
Let’s see what you got
Slouching on the curb
Curse a dirty word
Looking so tough
But have you got enough

To break out of this gilded cage
And write yourself another page
Here come the changing of the guard
Hit the ball out of the yard
And take your place on the centre stage

Stand up tall and straight
Don’t wanna see you break
Throw a little curve
Try to make me swerve
Look me in the eye
Tell me you can fly

And break out of this gilded cage
And write yourself another page
Here come the changing of the guard
Hit the ball out of the yard
And take your place on the centre stage

Take it on the chin
And go for the win
Knock yourself out
That’s what it’s all about
You can be a hero
Or you can be a zero

But when the going gets tough
Are you tough enough
When the going gets tough
Can you pick  yourself up
When the going gets tough
Are you strong enough

And take another shot
Let’s see what you got
Take another shot

Take Another Shot

Slow soulful song about lost love...

License track: https://www.songtradr.com/user/song/steve-e/crazy

Crazy 

I must be crazy, I must be mad 
To let you slide through my fingers like that 
Thought I had you in the palm of my hand 
How I let you go I will never understand 
Well, I guess it only goes to show 
I was crazy crazy to let you go 

How many teardrops can I cry 
Looks like a waterfall pouring from my eye 
How many regrets can I hold in my heart 
Before the whole damn thing breaks apart 
Well I guess it only goes to show 
I was crazy to let you go

released April 27, 2016 
Music&Lyrics: Steve Elliott

CRAZY (To Let You Go)

Upbeat melancholia

Time to Kill

I’ve got time on my hands,
I’ve got time to kill.
I’ve got no special plans
And I guess I never will.

Standing by my window,
Watch the rain coming down -
There’s a beautiful rainbow
And the sunset wears a crown.

I’ve got time to steal,
I’ve got time to kill.
But sometimes it feels like
I swallowed a bitter pill.

Gotta find a remedy
Gotta find a remedy
Gotta find a remedy
To save my sanity

I’ve got time on my hands,
I’ve got time to kill.
I’ve got no special plans
And I guess I never will.

Standing by my window,
Watch the rain coming down -
There’s a beautiful rainbow
And the sunset wears a crown.

I’ve got time to kill
I’ve got time to kill kill
I’ve got time to kill...

TIME TO KILL netmix

Lucy's Song Instrumental

This is a Lullaby I wrote for my daughter Lucy when she was a baby. Now look at her!

Lucy’s Song

Come on little sleepy head
It’s time for you to go to bed
Catch hold of Mr Bear
Let’s take a walk upon the stair

You’ve had a long hard day
And now it’s time for us to say
‘Good night, sleep tight…’

Close your eyes and take a ride
Until you get to morning side
You’ll be the driver of an engine bright
On a magic journey through the night

Wherever your dreams take you
We’ll be there, we won’t forsake you

You know the night is not so dark
If you keep a dream alight in your heart

Wherever your dreams take you
We’ll be there, we won’t forsake you
‘Good night, sleep tight…’

Lucy's Song Vocal

It rains a lot in London! Wish I was in Spain. For those who like reading lyrics, here they are:

BIG THANKS to my producer Sasha Badajkov and my super engineer Nik Lukyanov

RAINY DAY

It’s a rainy day in London town
What are we gonna do
Let’s go down the nearest tube
And sing a tune or two
Maybe we’ll get lucky
Make a hat full of money
Maybe even enough dosh
To go out and get sloshed
 
Mine’s a pint of London Pride
It’s nice and warm here in the snug
But outside it’s a rainy day
If we pull the plug
Will it drain away
Cos outside it’s cold and grey
Have another slug
Troubles fade away
 
It’s a rainy day in London town
I’m waiting for the bus to come
See that girl in the red raincoat
Maybe she’ll be the one
To keep me safe and warm
Take me in from the storm
And we’ll run so far away
To where the sun shines all day
 
I wanna get to the sunny side
Catch a plane to southern Spain
Where outside it’s a sunny day
And the London rain stays far away
Where outside it’s thirty in the shade
In sunny Spain we got it made

STEVEE - Rainy Day

This song is dedicated to the street musicians I've met and listened to all over the world. There are some truly great ones - free spirits who play for the sheer joy of it. And hopefully some folks are moved to put a nickel in the jar. SUPPORT STREET MUSIC - Put a nickel in the jar. My tip jar is here: paypal.me/stevemoscow



License track: https://www.songtradr.com/user/song/steve-e/nickel-in-the-jar

Nickel in the Jar

I don’t play this song for money,
I don’t play for praise.
And I don’t care if they don’t like it,
Gonna play it anyway.

And if you want to go that far,
Put a nickel in the jar…
Put a nickel in the jar.

I don’t work for the corporation
And the pittance that they pay.
I gotta satisfy my soul
And let my fingers play.

And if you want to go that far,
Put a nickel in the jar…
Put a nickel in the jar.

And I will sit here all day long
Strumming on my favourite song.
I don’t care if they don’t like it,
I don’t care what they say.
I don’t care if they don’t buy it,
Gonna play it anyway…
Gonna play it anyway.

I don’t wanna be the next big deal,
A puppet on a string.
I just play it cos I like it,
It don’t mean a thing.

I don’t play this song for money,
I don’t play for praise.
And I don’t care if they don’t like it,
Gonna play it anyway.

And if you want to go that far,
Put a nickel in the jar…
Put a nickel in the jar.

Nickel In The Jar (Feat. Sylvia Daley)

A cut from my forthcoming album due to be released in the spring.

Single Track at Bandcamp: https://stevee1.bandcamp.com/track/cinematic-kid

License Track: https://www.songtradr.com/user/song/steve-e/cinematic-kid

Cinematic Kid - Stevee

The title track from my new album, Back in The Day. Available on Bandcamp at https://stevee1.bandcamp.com/album/back-in-the-day and iTunes, Amazon and etcetera, etcetera... Rock on...

Back In The Day

A track from my album, Back in The Day, available at my bandcamp.com link to the right.

Single Track at Bandcamp https://stevee1.bandcamp.com/track/little-bird

License track: https://www.songtradr.com/user/song/steve-elliott/little-bird

Little Bird

Help Me

A new direction, a song for a film that doesn't exist! About how all things will pass eventually.

Available at Bandcamp https://stevee1.bandcamp.com/track/some-of-the-parts

License track: https://www.songtradr.com/user/song/steve-elliott/some-of-the-parts

Some of the Parts

I should have done this 30 years ago.
Better late than never, or so they say.
It's a long shot, a difficult throw,
Yet here I stand ready for the play.

My heroes are all in the tomb
Save but one solitary soul.
Voice cracked and out of tune,
But some of the parts make a whole. 

Poets are the real, true heroes. 
Voices singing in the wilderness:
Words glowing like burning coals
That gutter in the emptiness.

Phrases tumble into space
Tossed upon the tides of thought.
But sometimes it’s so hard to face
The idea it may come to nought.

WRITTEN BY STEVE ELLIOTT
RECORDED AT MARS RECORDS, MOSCOW 
PRODUCED BY ANTON KHABIBULIN
ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY NIKOLAY LUKJANOV 
MASTERED BY TERRY WALKER AT TONALEX

Some Of The Parts

A track from my album Back in The Day, available on Bandcamp and all digital stores.

Rock on...
lyrics
TRICK OF THE LIGHT 

In the misty morning of your childhood, 
Some dreams you can't escape - 
The angel’s waiting at your gate. 
The sun poured down like honey would, 
Anointed you with gold, 
Seemed like you could never grow old. 

It's not a trick of the light, 
It’s not a twist of fate. 
Do something right, 
Do something great - 
It’s never too late. 

You know your dreams can take on wings, 
And fly away beyond the sky - 
It's all here just standing by. 

It's not a trick of the light, 
It’s not a twist of fate. 
Do something right, 
Do something great - 
It’s never too late. 

Out there where the angel sings, 
Go to her, don't hesitate - 
It's your destiny, it's your fate. 

Not a trick of the light... 

And if you would stand by her side, 
Please leave your foolish pride, 
Hanging at the gate. 

Do something right, 
Do something great. 
It's not a trick of the light, 
It's not a twist of fate. 
It's never too late. 
Don’t hesitate, 
Do something great - 
It’s never too late...

Trick Of The Light

A track from my recently released EP on Bandcamp at https://stevee1.bandcamp.com/album/stevee

A Little Alien 

She’s a little alien to me, 
Drinks turpentine for tea. 
She’s a little alien to me, 
Sitting on my knee. 

She sits there on my knee 
Just as slinky as can be… 
She’s not from round here, 
I can tell. 
She’s from some Never Never Land, 
My little Tinker Bell. 

She’s a little alien to me, 
Eyes like an almond. 
She’s a little alien to me, 
Her heart is a diamond. 

She sits there on my knee 
Just as slinky as can be… 
She’s not from round here, 
I can tell. 
She’s from some Never Never Land, 
My little Tinker Bell. 

She’s a little alien to me, 
She’s got me nonplussed. 
She’s a little alien to me, 
She’s got me sussed. 

She sits there on my knee 
Just as slinky as can be… 
She’s not from round here, 
I can tell. 
She’s from some Never Never Land, 
My little Tinker Bell.

A Little Alien

This is my cover of 'Meet Me In The Morning' from 'Blood On The Tracks'. This cover was officially liscenced by BMG records and appeared on the following album:	

"May Your Song Always Be Sung - The Songs Of Bob Dylan Vol.3" Label: BMG 

Meet Me in the Morning

Upbeat pop song for summer, about taking the girl you fancy to the park for some fun in the sun.

To the Park

BrokeDownBlues

Deep Blue

A stripped back and calm acoustic arrangement. Wistful, melancholy feel in a song about lost love.

LAST TRAIN HOME

I roamed the city streets
Got soaked to the bone
As the gentle summer rain
Turned into a storm
I called you on the telephone
But they said you had gone
Didn't leave a forwarding address
So I went to the station
With a heavy heart in my chest
And I caught the last train home

I returned the next day
So lonesome, lowdown and blue
I didn't know what to do
Without you
I called you on the telephone
But they confirmed you had gone
Didn't leave a forwarding address
So I went to the station
With a heavy heart in my chest
And I caught the last train home

Last Train Home

Jazzin The Blues

The Right Place

Don't sign a bad deal. Keep control and get it right.

Get It Right

When you're young life is fun. But then you have to get a job!

Factory Gates

Born in London, I'm a songwriter and guitarist. Check out my Bandcamp link below if you want to get tracks. Here's an unsolicited comment on one of my songs (Little Bird): "Fantastic. reminds me of Richard Ashcroft's better stuff." You can pay what you like for the album, even zero)))

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I listen to a lot here on SC and I repost stuff I particularly like on my repost page: https://soundcloud.com/user-859859488

Thanks for listening and rock on...

Stevee

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