3. Valentine Song - I wrote this on the 14th February 2008. Yes that's right Saint Valentine's day. My lovely Jo and I had agreed that we wouldn't be exchanging gifts and I was in the Shed and it just came to me. It's how she makes me feel, I've been very lucky in that respect. So I wrote the words and melody in a few minutes and I've never thought about changing it, it seemed just right. I'm so pleased she's let me share it with you because I gave it to her, it's her song.
9. Waitin' 4 You - This is my tribute to the great Rufus Thomas. Why, you ask. Well many years ago in the sixties I used to sing a Rufus Thomas song called Walkin' The Dog and when I did it it kinda tickled my cousin Judy. But I didn't know until many years later and so I decided to write this one which I dedicate to my cousin Judy. As a matter of fact when I wanted to learn Walkin' The Dog all those years ago I can remember quite clearly that Judy and I sat with pencil and paper next to the old record player trying to hear the words and write 'em down. Incidentally it was Judy who taught me to jive but back in those days we called it bopping and then she used to take me to Wakefield Mecca so she'd have somebody to dance with in case there was no one else - funny things that stick with you isn't it?
1. Lonely - This one's not about me. It's a song that was "inspired" - probably the wrong word - by a friend's situation where I can remember he couldn't get over her dumping him and he kept saying he wanted her back. But really she was right to dump him because he didn't give much anyway - can you say things like that about your friends? Not sure if you can, well too late now I've said it. The give away's when he says "there's nothing I won't do" but then says later "forget your foolish pride". Well if you're trying to court a bird or in this case persuade her to come back to you it's not very smart to call her foolish - is it? Don't worry he got over it when another girl came along, what does that tell you? And also it was my attempt at writing a pop song.
