Big shouts to @mmtj (Gruppo Infernal)for speeding up the tempo and additional FX

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CAN acoustic cover in celebration of the sound postcard promo party at Wino & Winyle.

"She Brings The Rain"

A gentle riposte to a guy who pulled one of my gigs after four songs in Dec 2022, because it wasn't "upbeat" enough. It was a town wide charity event he'd asked to be part of. It was unpaid. Cold. My first gig in 18 months.
Revenge is a dish best served cold and with relish and large flightless birds native to Australia.

Have you ever heard of charm, did no one teach you manners?
Does the weight of your ego strain your back
Do you have to get up early to practice being so surly?
Are you making up for something that you lack?

You're a strutting little minnow in the widest of oceans
I've met your kind a thousand times before 
A self appointed king in your grubby little kingdom
Just because your name's above the door

You didn't join the queue when they gave out grace
They didn't make good nature in your size 
And the corpse of your charisma lies rotting in your kitchen
Underneath a swirling cloud of flies

Downbeat's the new upbeat, chill out and listen in
Perhaps the words will move you or beguile
Your face won't crack in two if you break into a grin
And the world won't end if God forbid, you smile

Revenge is a dish best served cold and with relish
To turn the other cheek would just be wrong 
Public humiliation was the weapon that you chose
My weapon of choice is just this song

So may your barefoot road to hell be paved with drawing pins and lego 
May curdled milk forever grace your tea
May a herd of rampant emus peck your beady eyes out, 
Then I'll show you upbeat, wait and see 

Downbeat's the new upbeat, chill out and listen in
Perhaps the words will move you or beguile
Your face won't crack in two if you break into a grin
And the world won't end if God forbid, you smile

Your face won't crack in two if you break into a grin
And the world won't end if God forbid, 
Won't end if God forbid, 
Won't end if God forbid, you smile

copyright 2024 will riding

Downbeat's The New Upbeat

© David Skellenger August 2016
Thank you for listening!
Lyrics:
We all watched the Phoenix rising
From the ashes through the flames
It shouldn’t have been all that surprising
We’d all been waiting for a change
And I was hopeful for tomorrow
Wondering what it might bring
I was thinking of a precious love 
That I held so close to me…
As we watched the Phoenix rising.

We all watched the Phoenix rising 
From where the Station used to be
Some were joyous…some were frightened
Knowing our lives would surely change
And I was hopeful for tomorrow
Wondering what it might bring
I was thinking of a precious love 
That I held so close to me…
As we watched the Phoenix rising.
© David Skellenger Aug 2016

Phoenix Rising

Lancashire born Will Riding, now based in Chester, is an acoustic guitarist and songwriter, his honest and occasionally playful songs reflect the common experiences we all share from childhood onwards.
He started writing his own songs to go with the folk standards he’d sing in and around Chester. Encouraged by the reception they received, he continues to write and is getting them out to a wider audience. Amongst other things, he has supported the late Julie Felix, Harp and A Monkey, Emma Stevens and Mark Radcliffe’s Galleon Blast as well as playing several songwriting showcases for Pete Morton.
Music can be found on the usual streaming sites and on his BandCamp page.


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