Wonderful song, great guitar and singing too. I enjoyed listening.

Jim your music is like an old friend I haven't seen in awhile but we pick up right where we left without skipping a beat! Great song!😊

Excellent, I enjoyed this from the first bar.

Wonderful lyrical perspective and great authentic sound Jim.

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(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

Mila J VS Forever After Money (Dramantic Remix)

We wish all a Happy New Year 2024  🎈🎈🎈
If U Love Me feat. 2nick8
2nick8 Vocals and Lyrics:
https://www.looperman.com/acapellas/detail/21971/if-u-love-me-122bpm-pop-acapella
https://soundcloud.com/ds-nick
Paploviante:
E-Bass,Rhythm Guitar and Solo Guitar
Lillithe:
Wha Guitar, Beats, Synth, Jew’s Harp, Mix and Production

If U Love Me - feat 2nick8

STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE POLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR FAMILY HAS LOVE IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE POLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

PARFOIS LUNAIRE SOUVENT INTERSTELLAIRE 
FROM LONDON TO NANTUCKET INTERPLANÉTAIRE 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE A SHOOTING STAR 
FROM WHEREVER WE ARE YOU CAN BE SEEN BY FAR

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT THE VERY DARING PIPER TRAVELLING TO THE SOUTH POLE TO SERENADE THE PENGUINS?

STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE POLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR FAMILY HAS LOVE IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE POLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

FROM A BOOKISH MATRIARCHY A STELLA WAS BORN
A THEATER OPERATOR BACKSTAGE IN LONDON TOWN 
ENCORE
STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE SOLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR LIFE’S GOT PLENTY IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE SOLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

STELLA STELLAIRE ÉTOILE POLAIRE
IT SEEMS TO ME YOUR FAMILY HAS LOVE IN THE AIR 
STELLAR STELLA JUST LIKE THE POLAR STAR
TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU IT SEEMS THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE

YOU CAN ASK FLORA, WOLFGANG, ALEX, PETER, THOMAS, SIMON AND YOU CAN ASK FLORA 2 AND EVERY ONE AROUND
AND WHO KNOW ONE DAY IN PARIS WE CAN HAVE A DRINK AT
L'AMI LOUIS

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE VERY DARING PIPER?

THE VERY DARING PIPER (Lyrics) Song for Stella

37°

Better World - (Rework 2024)

Long Way To Your City

Lost Ritual

Well , he's not a kid anymore , he's leaving the family home , a sad time for his parents . They're probably glad , they can rent his room out now  Ha ! Hope you like it ! Next up is a belter from me , Gaz and Nat , then another Rap/Rock song from me and Blaffy , then it's time for me and Tony again . Waiting in the wings are songs with Gaz and Nat , and when Charlotte comes back from her hols we'll finish what we started a few weeks ago . So there's lots going on . Thank you so much for listening , means the world !

Hey Lucas

written by Netta&Mcgill.   Cheers for having a listen

when it’s one of those days and it’s raining hard
can’t do anything right
to late to get down on my knees and beg
ask for your forgiveness tonight

you said that your love was free
wouldn’t cost me a dime
but there was always gonna be a price to pay
and now i’m just doing time

so i get up in the morning
eyes down walking the line
one day i was free, free as a bird
the next, i’m doing time

when the sentence is harsh, the days are long
you get lost inside your own mind
like our love, it’s become my own prison cell
and now i’m just doing time

it so happens to be that you mean much to me
to say otherwise would be a plain lie
and through it all my dear it’s become crystal clear
and it feels like i been doing time

so i get up in the morning
eyes down walking the line
one day i was free, free as a bird
the next, i’m doing time
yesterday i was free, free as a bird
and today, i’m doing time

Doing Time

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Under The Sky * Instrumental

Dance it's funny

Exploring the strange, weird and wonderful world of UFO's and their conspiracy theories. 

You're A Mystery

Bedroom Walls

I woke from sleep in a cold hard sweat
She was standing by my bed
You know where I am if you need me,she said
Her touch was as cold as the dead

A scream arose in my throat
Yet was stifled and undeclared
Do I dream or wake as I sit on the bed?
Am I ready or unprepared?

The telephone rang,time to arise
Appointments need to be kept
Eight hours in bed and my body still said
It feels like I haven't slept


When I cut you down from the dance of life
You felt chilled right through
I knew from that moment on
You had killed me too

She said,all you see
Is not what you see
You must leave it all behind
The cloak and the veil of everyday life
Is only in your mind

Voodoo Blooz

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!

Demos and sketches of songs, mostly recorded in my home studio.
Part of the Netta&McGill duo.
Thanks for having a listen.

Doing Time

Jim Mcgill

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