SONG FOR A FRIEND  [1996]
I haven’t met nobody no one like you 
Who looks me in the eye and say’s the things you do 
I haven’t met a soul who’s water runs so deep 
I know of this truth - it’s in the words that you speak to me

I’ve been running in the shadows - bring me to the light
I’ve been blowing in the wind girl - but I know this is right 
I needed what you gave me - to keep me on the track 
I know now for sure - there ain’t no turning back from this  

I am the man - the man with the mind 
You are the woman - the one of a kind 
We are the children of angels above 
We looked in the heart and found the one love - let it shine! 

 Listen to the wind - listen to the rain 
Listen to my heart - try to understand my pain 
It doesn’t really matter what happens to the weather 
As long as we are free to be who we are together 
I hear what you’re saying in the early morning hours 
We’re fighting with the devil to overcome the powers 
You sister please me - you don’t want to hide 
And I have the courage - just to say stay satisfied...


This song was inspired by a real person but very much elaborated on by me.  
It expresses more about how I felt at the time and what these feelings lead to, rather than being a specific narration of the persons attributes in reality.  
This is to say that my encounter with the person the song speaks of, inspired these thoughts through the filters of my own beliefs already formed -  that I had found in someone something which I was always looking for but never seeing.

The song is more an expression of hope in the potential of us as humans beings to rise above the mundane and pretentious and actually 'be real' in terms of discarding the fabrication of being all the good things the songs points to, and actually BE those things for real.

My disappointment that the individual who helped inspire this song latter proving not to being the person the song was speaking of, but rather that which the person was pretending to be, did not in any way cause me to think any less of the song itself.  I love the power of the song for its ability to find potential in human beings and their relationships with each other.  

Even pretentiousness has the ability to inspire.  
Pretenders only need stop pretending and actually BE  FOR REAL that which they charmingly can pretend/act to be, when it suits their agenda.

01 SONG FOR A FRIEND - -

02 SO RIGHT

03 HOW ABOUT THAT

04 MOTOR MAN

05 GHOST IN THE MACHINE

07 DESERT STORM

08 THE SILENCE

09 OUTLAW

11 THEATRE OF THE MIND

12 WALKING AROUND

William Waterstone  and Tony Cooke have been collaborating since 2015, working in their individual home studios to produce their first album "GHOST IN THE MACHINE" -  a set of 12 original songs, orientated primarily on Rock, - blues rock, alt rock, rock ballad, folk rock,  and ending the album with a country song...just to add a twist to the ongoing flavour...

William writes the songs, does all the vocals, plays most of the instruments, arranges the music, and has been writing songs since he started playing the guitar in the mid 80's.

The songs chosen for this album represent some of the best he has written over that period of time, about a variety of subjects, including deep friendship, (Song For A Friend) 14 years relationship with his partner, Linda, (So Right), travel (Motor Man and How About That) the sadness of war (Johnny and Desert Storm) spiritual ideas (Ghost In The Machine and The Silence)...

Tony mixes and masters the songs, separating the frequencies and bringing them up to broadcasting standard and also plays bass on the album.  He has been heavily involved in many aspects of the local (Timaru) music scene for decades and is well respected for his audio engineering abilities with sound mixing and music production.

Together these guys have pooled their talents to create this fine example of Kiwi Ingenuity, created on a shoestring budget and with grit determination and belief in the end product envisioned, the end result they both consider has proved worth that time and effort and of which they are genuinely proud to have made.

The recent release of their album through a distributor onto the popular web platforms has been the first step, as well as having this website built https://jig.nz/ and focusing on now learning the ropes on how to get airplay through radio. All stepping stones as means of trying to get the music noticed by the general public.

Tony and William are already working on album two - (Tied To The Moon) and to date have enough original songs for another six 12-song albums.  
Making these albums is their primary focus at this stage.  Promoting their first album released, is part of that overall project.

For Ghost In The Machine Tony and William enlisted the help of Saxophonist Brain 'The Sax Man' Omundsen for inclusion in some of the album songs.  They hope to  encourage other session muso's to contribute to their next albums, as the future unfolds.

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Many Thanks also have to go out to the people who developed the Cubase software used as our main digital studio, as well as the developers of Addictive Drums, which without - this album could not have been created as it was, in the comfort and less expensive environment of the home studio.

Mostly many thanks to JIG supporters behind the scenes.  You know who you are.  We love You all!

Please don't forget to leave a comment and tell your to friends about us!

Thank You!

William Waterstone

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