Neil Fest 2023

I don't mind you going into town
And I don't mind you swanning around
But all the time that you're alone
Just remember the tone on your phone

Radical lives
Anatomical strifes
Disaster is rife
For most of our lives

And don't tell, GCHQ
Cos they're listening to you!

They listen to you, GCHQ

You think you're safe
In a surburban space
But all the time 
They're watching you
And you think you're fine
But you're not fine

Because GCHQ

Walking down the street
The people you meet
And all the time
You might as well be mine

Cos they're watching you
GCHQ
They're listening to you
That's GCHQ
G-C-H-Q

146. gchq (harding).mp3

291. song 2 (blur).mp3

I met a girl in Spain
I was only seventeen
She told me her name
It sounded like a dream 

We talked into the night
That everything's alright
But I don't know
I didn't know, I didn't know the scene 

We went down to the beach
My friend was with her friend
We chatted easily
Well, until the night, it did end 

But when we talked about bands
I did not understand
Her knowledge exceeded mine
Now I cringe to the end of time 

I didn't know 
Who Lou Reed was 
How could I not know 
who Lou Reed was?
Was I living behind a curtain 
like the wizard of OZ
I was such an imbecile
Time to get real
Despite her incredulous look
Surely it was 
not such a big deal

297. i didn't know who lou reed was (harding).mp3

The British press killed my family
Yes they did, yes they did
As if they cut them with a Stanley
Yes they did, Yes they did 

Corporations killed democracy
Yes they did, yes they did
"Rolling" news blinds our faculties
With bullshit, bullshit 

"Reporters" tell themselves
It's not their fault, not their fault
They ruin lives, so what
Just an unfortunate assault 

On the lives of the poor
But they don't count, they don't count
"If I don't do it someone else will
And helping the poor don't pay the bill
They don't have the clout
They're worth nowt" 

And they are right
They are right
Unless we change the system
They are right 

The public killed my daughter
Yes they did, yes they did
Her dinghy sank in the water
Yes it did, yes it did 

Foaming at the mouth
With their daily hate in hand
With the TV & phone telling them not to take a stand
They scream at anyone who is different
They scream and hate and kill 

Because it suits the corporate agenda 
To be a big spender
And distrust helps divide 
And take people for a ride.


307. the british press killed my family (harding).mp3

We're spitting out lyrics with aplomb
There's an 8 track studio in my home
I walk my dog and when I'm done
I wash the car and go for a run 

Cos I'm a hardcore suburban man
With a balding head
And a fading tan
My wife retired at 51
When we sold our souls for a campervan 

I got an easy life
An easy life at your expense

I dream of pensions and good deals
And trading shares and meals on wheels
I don't know where the money's from
But I know it's not from work I've done 

You see, we invested in property
When we already owned loads anyway
And now we don't need to do any work
It's our tenants who have to sell their shirts 

To pay for us to do what we like
And we tell THEM to "get on their bike"
Cos we never tire of telling others
To work hard, to fill our coffers

308. i got an easy life (harding).mp3

314. walk of life (dire straits).mp3

THE DEEP

the deep

Good Vibration

Corn on the Cobain

Loveland Pass

lyrics:

Is the glass half full
Or half empty, bull
The glass is too big
And I took a swig

Now it's in my veins
And I'm feeling the pains
Of post-ironic memes
Of monocultural teams

Writin' their minor songs
Discrete dabs, no passin' bongs
Let me play you this one
This is serious anti-fun

I've been drinkin' that Gen Z pee
It's problematic just talkin' to me
All I did was mention a Beatles tune
And your angry ass decorated the room

I've been drinkin' that Gen Z pee
But maybe I should spend more time in the street
I've got a sign with two sides, scrawled
Just tryin' to see you, I'm gonna crawl

Just attempt to conceive
What privacy may relieve
Tyranny of the self
A manic grandmother elf

Those prior problematics
Now fermenting spaztics
Your songs ain't so bad
Just call 'em all "I'm Sad"

Poor you
The poor things

I've been drinkin' that Gen Z pee
Now I'm mired in madness, clipped speech intensity
I fixed up the house, I cleaned the toilet
But you didn't stick around long enough to soil it

Hope I didn't spoil your party (What party?)
I've just been listenin' to Jen's E.P.
Me and that girl, I mean, honestly, like, for me
In my opinion, personally, it's like, seriously
For me, I mean

Gen Z Pee (or, Jen's E.P.) [P×2 Demo]

Cracklings

Star Spangled Banner

That Woman What Looks Like Tom Petty [Disg. Demonstration]

Time's a Thief

Time’s a Thief

The Chris Frantz Book

Folk indie punk singer songwriter, guitars, keyboard. Jordan Watkins co-wrote 7 songs and plays guitars on those songs (as attributed).

Putting my stuff out there "where funk meets punk"- using dynamic Shure SM58 microphone and ableton 11 live recording software. Hohner Strat, Epiphone ES339 guitar, Hohner harmonica and yamaha keyboard E463.

Fave bands - L7, Lemonheads, Fat Tulips, Joy Division, Strawberry Story, The Smiths, Shonen Knife, Sex Pistols, Heavenly, The Fall, Slits, Bhundu Boys, Vaselines, The Pastels, Teenage Fanclub, Shalewambe, Jonah Moyo, Billy Bragg, Felt, Velvet Underground, Jeffrey Lewis, Jimi Hendrix....plus loads of other stuff.

Thanks in particular to Damian Smith and the Journeymen, QB Bills and The Strums for getting me into the Soundcloud community, and John Stone for listening from the start, and all those great musicians around the world listening in. Wonderful that music that didn't even exist a day, or even hours ago gets to go around the world. Always brilliant to be amongst the first to hear new stuff.

Remember, inconsistency means, even if one track is dodgy, the next might be a masterpiece. Keep listening folks, and keep making great music.

TOP 3 MOST PLAYED SONGS FOR EACH MONTH

JAN 2022
1. MCCARTHY'S GAME
2. FIELDS OF DREAMS
3. WEATHER WOMAN
FEB 2022
1. SO MANY THINGS TO DO
2. QUEASY
3. CAN I HAVE MY BALL BACK PLEASE
MAR 2022
1. PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE
2. MY NEW GIRLFRIEND
3. GCHQ
APR 2022
1. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT
2. YOU ARE NOT ALONE
3. YOU WON'T REGRET DOING NOTHING AT ALL
MAY 2022
1. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS
2. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
3. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING
JUN 2022
1. A MILLION TEARS FOR YOU
2. PURPLE ZONE
3. SWEET HOME ALABAMA
JUL 2022
1. SEVEN NATION ARMY
2. THREE LIONS
3. PASSENGER
AUG 2022
1. STOP THE FROWN
2. NITE CLUB
3. KEEP IT SIMPLE, DO IT WELL
SEP 2022
1. STOP THE FROWN
2. FEARLESS
3. EINE KLEINE PUNKMUSIK
OCT 2022
1. THE INSOMNIA SONG
2. KEEP IT SIMPLE, DO IT WELL
3. RUNNING UP THAT HILL
NOV 2022
1. HELEN
2. DON'T CHA
3. STOP THE FROWN
DEC 2022
1. LA PUNKEILLAISE
2. CHRISTMAS LIGHT
3. KEEP IT SIMPLE, DO IT WELL
JAN 2023
1. THE PRICE OF WAR
2. SHEENA IS A PUNKROCKER
3. THIS CHARMING MAN
FEB 2023
1. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT
2. JA JA DING DONG
3. BIG GAY HEART
MAR 2023
1. SONG TWO
2. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO LOU REED WAS
3. CRISPIN WAS A STREET CLEANER

146. gchq (harding).mp3

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