tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88797578266549606862017-01-20T13:19:32.580+00:00Glenn Headhttps://plus.google.com/104077309623042919944noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879757826654960686.post-5779784578948699542017-01-20T13:17:00.001+00:002017-01-20T13:17:41.500+00:00

I wrote a song last year - the first one for 20 years, in fact. But it lay fallow for 10 months or so while I was busy with other parts of my life. I've recently revisited this new track and begun the process of producing it via GarageBand on my iMac. It's going well. The track - titled "Miles Apart" is a very personal song, which was originally written and conceived as an acoustic guitar based

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"Perfect Heaven Space" The Boy With No Name, Travis "Perfect Heaven Space," another track from Travis, came along in the same way as the others - discovered during the last year's free trial of Apple Music. I really like the piano arrangement and the sentiment of the song. In my perfect heaven space there's a picture of you.To think of all the time I've wasted not looking at you. I can find

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I'm sat in Boomerang in Melksham watching my girls enjoy a party... on comes the song "Closer", one of my songs of the last 2 years. A lovely coincidence. I have happy memories of Boomerang. Today is no exception. The children are having a wonderful time. Seeing them enjoy themselves so much makes me feel a little better inside.

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"Be My Downfall" Change Everything, Del Amitri This song doesn't just encapsulate a lot of the last 2 years of my life, it also has been there - like many Dels songs - every day since 1992. A great track from an excellent album, Change Everything. It's a staple of my playlists. And, of course, lyrically it seems pertinent. This live version is incredible, especially the way Justin Currie

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I stole a line from Terminator 2 for the title of this post because it's apt - I'm writing about the future. I've been thinking about it a lot lately. But the truth is that no amount of thinking can change what's going to come. Only action can do that - and even then only to a degree. I really don't know where my life is headed, or in which direction fate will take me. I guess I should remember

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Today I have been reacquainting myself with Nanny Moore's Law. Even if I don't feel good inside there's no reason not to be kind to others. So, that's what I've been doing today - trying to follow Nan's wisdom. She's another woman I miss. RIP Nan. And thank you for helping me to come to my senses, even from beyond the grave.

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This afternoon I went to Whitehall garden centre. I wanted to have a look at the toy section because they often have unusual toys there and I wanted something for my eldest daughter, Grace, who turns 8 next week. I also was looking for a couple of items for the garden that I had seen on sale last year. I have to admit that it was strange going there. I've not been to Whitehall since November

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It's been an interesting day. Good, but stressful in parts. This is when I'm happy that I have the gym to go to. I will push myself to the limit to work off some of my stress and frustration. An hour where I'm not thinking, just in the zone. So. Tonight. 7pm. Gym, I'm coming to get you.

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I had a strange night. Before bed I made the mistake of reading some things I shouldn't have. Words from the past. They really jolted my system. They wound me up, and by the time I switched off the light I knew I'd struggle to sleep. And I did struggle. Long time to drift off, and many times waking up. Although I did eventually sleep for long enough to dream at one stage - not nice dreams.

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"​Somebody That I Used To Know" Making Mirrors, Gotye (ft. Kimbra) Utterly addictive song, for me at least. One I can listen to over and over. Great tune and lyrics. Love the interplay, lyrically, between the man and woman. I can identify with both sides. A friend of mine shared this tune on their Facebook page back in about September 2015. I already knew the song, but seeing the video reminded

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"Flaws" III, Take That ​ A great track, made even better when I watched it live at the O2 back in June. The arrangement that night was excellent and, for me, was the standout moment of the show. Here it is: The recording of this performance isn't the best - it came across as much better than this in the venue. Great lyrics, lovely song. Relevant to me and my life - particularly the last 2

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I had dreams last night. I don't remember them clearly but I do know they didn't involve betrayal or the woman from the previous night's dreams. So, a much better feeling this morning. I have been seeing reviews of the a-ha gig which took place at the O2 on Saturday night. I was supposed to be going. I purchased 2 tickets, one for myself and one for my significant other at the time, but I

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I had two strange dreams last night, both involving the same woman. Each dream ended in betrayal of me by this woman. The two dreams began well enough - happy, although always with an undercurrent of tension. The tension was there because I sensed, in the dreamworld, that all was not right. Then two betrayals... Cheery start to an Easter Monday 😀 In other news, it turns out that my daughter,

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"​If I Ever Loved You" What Is Love For, Justin Currie What Is Love For is a great album awash with great songs. This is one of them. "If I Ever Loved You" was one of the tracks that I instantly liked - many of the other tracks are slow burners but I recognised the brilliance of this song right from the beginning. Beautiful and stunning. And this acoustic version is incredible. Music that can

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"Love Will Come Through" 12 Memories, Travis This is a great track from Travis. Over the past year I listened to this many times, particularly when Apple Music was released. One of the benefits of Siri integration with Apple Music is the ability to say "Play me some Travis" - and off Siri will go, obediently finding and playing me Travis songs. "Love Will Come Through" was one of the many songs

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"Rather Be" New Eyes, Clean Bandit (feat. Jess Glynne) We're a thousand miles from comfort, we have traveled land and sea But as long as you are with me, there's no place I'd rather be I heard those lyrics a lot last year. "Rather Be" regularly popped up on the radio, travelling to Trowbridge from Chippenham, late at night. There was a strange disconnect when hearing those words. In my mind

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These last few weeks have been trying. Week before last mum had another heart attack - luckily this took place while she was on a visit to see a specialist at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. She had the attack before she'd even had the scheduled appointment. If you're going to have a heart attack the best place would be where she had it - surrounded by doctors. Thankfully mum is back home now,

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"Closer" The Boy With No Name, Travis In 2015 Apple introduced their Apple Music service. Part of the grand introduction was to offer all iTunes account holders a free 3-month trial of the service. During this time I reacquainted myself with the music of Travis, and I found some real gems. "Closer" was one of them. Favourite lyrics:[FIRST VERSE]I've had enough of this paradeI'm thinking of

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"Don't Stop Movin'" Sunshine, S Club 7 "Don't Stop Movin'" came back into my world when I saw S Club 7 perform it live on the 11th of May, 2015. Below is the actual performance I witnessed that evening at the Bournemouth International Centre. I loved the song when it was released and it now has even more significance to me (I won't go into why). It's enough to say that "Don't Stop Movin'"

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"What Is Love For?" What Is Love For, Justin Currie What Is Love For is my album of last year, by a country mile. Released in 2007 by Justin Currie - former lead singer of Del Amitri. I didn't really listen to this album at all when I first discovered it a couple of years back (I hadn't realised that Justin Currie had produced some solo music), but last year I decided on a whim to play it via

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"Only Love Can Hurt Like This" A Perfect Contradiction, Paloma Faith There was a time that this song meant something else to me, now its meaning has changed a little. It seemed that I would hear "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" every single time I stepped into the car to travel to Chippenham. I mean every time. It's a great song, so that was no hardship. But each time I heard it I felt that

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​"I'm An Unbeliever" Del Amitri I absolutely adore this song. From one of my all time favourite bands comes this amazing b-side (to the single "Just Before You Leave"). I'd never even heard of the song before 18 months ago. But when I did, I quickly fell under its spell. Stand out moment for me is at 2m 43s when the guitars take over, providing an almost angry uplift from the mournful message

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"Up" Never Been Better, Olly Murs Don't mistake me for a fan of Olly Murs - I'm not. But I do like this song. A lot. I love its energy, its tone and its sentiment. On journeys to Chippenham and back, last year, this always made me smile and feel damn good. Despite, lyrically, the song being about a break-up, there's an optimism, too, and the constant upbeat, brings the song... up. This joyous

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Yesterday, after I'd been to the gym, I picked up my guitar, dusted it off and have been relearning how to play it. I'm not an accomplished guitarist by any stretch of the imagination - sticking with the basic chords - but playing has rekindled further, my love of music. So much so that I even started to write out some lyrics for the first new song of mine in 15 years. It's early days. But it's

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"Private Universe" Together Alone, Crowded House I've listened to this song for years. It's a definite favourite of mine, from the album Together Alone (yes, you've guessed it... another favourite of mine. Together Alone contains track after track of classics). At times during the past 2 years "Private Universe" would randomly appear on my playlist - and each time I would feel compelled to

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