The IF RooM

This song was inspired by my 18 months sailing the high seas with a Dutch tall ship. We spent five of those months sailing the Caribbean and the tune tries to capture the changing moods, sounds, sights, wild waves, winds and hangovers of that magical period of my life. There are several shout outs to my crew mates, as well as to St Lucia's Cletus and his fruit boat - his mangoes were incredible!!

Sailing To The Moon

Testament

So this is a song that helped me lick my wounds from doing many an open mic where everyone seemed to be doing their best to not listen. It appeared to me that a lot of punters turn up jut to stink eye the performers.. As such, I had my crosshairs twitching for their demise! But then i realised that I had to get over myself, as perhaps some of them did think that i sucked and that I needed to take that on the chin. Still, they could always get up there themselves and I bet the truth is, they don't have the guts AND they suck more than me!!! MIIAAOOWWWWWWWW!!!!:)

Get Over Yourself

A tune from a musical I am writing called Wild Swans!! ...it is about giving people a chance to find their feet in a new land but also warning against the so called leaders that give zero thought to human needs, rights and instincts of others, whilst doing more than enough of that for themselves, to the detriment of the world!! The lyrics reflect this. 

All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Ipso Facto

This song was written about a homeless woman called Leanne. I met her one very wet and cold day when she was being hassled by a drunk. He didn't speak English so I wasn't sure of what he was saying but his body language suggested he was trying to solicit her sexually. She was very upset about this and once I'd told the man to leave her alone I bought her a coffee and had a chat with her. I couldn't imagine the life she had to lead and as if the dreadful autumnal weather wasn't bad enough, she was being abused by idiots who only saw her as a commodity. I went home and I wrote this song for her. I never saw her again but I pray that wherever she is she is in a better place in her life. I wish I could play this song for her to show her that she is worthy of love and care and appreciation. How lucky we are to have food and shelter and security. I'm sure she wishes these things for herself and I never forget the fact that none of us is ever more than a couple of steps away from finding ourselves in Leanne's situat

The IF RooM

Jimbo Chazz