**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 10 Written 15th Feb Demo recorded 15th Feb **** **My Valentine - A A J Russe** She might have been my Valentine But she’s not anymore We woke up with a hangover Clothes strewn across…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 09 Written 14th Feb Demo recorded 15th Feb **** **Lost - A A J Russe** We watch As the memories Surely have to fade The past That we used to know Is written in the shade Without…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 08 Written 13th - 14th Feb Demo recorded 15th Feb **** **The Best Of You - A A J Russe** You’ve got a way with words People seem to understand People seem to want to know Both what…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 07 Written 12th Feb Demo recorded 15th Feb **** **Open The Box - A A J Russe** On the way back From the party Someone told me What you’d said They were worried That’s why I’m here…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 06 Written 9-11th Feb Demo recorded 15th Feb **** **We Could Send You A Postcard - A A J Russe** We’ve got a bright light shining Like a silver lining Everybody tells us so The fresh…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 05 Written 8th Feb Demo recorded 8th Feb **** I was writing this from about 1am this morning before I went to bed, then on and off in between takes on the demos of the previous three today…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 04 Written 6th Feb Demo recorded 8th Feb **** This was quite a quick write. I was watching a film. Someone said "No matter what the odds". So I thought: what about a song called No…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 03 Written 6th Feb Demo recorded 8th Feb **** I started this one first but got stuck in the surrealism of the opening line (it was "He" originally). I really didn't want to give the suntan…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 02 Written 3-5th Feb Demo recorded 8th Feb **** I had most of it on the 3rd, but wanted a middle 8 (bridge). Struggled a bit with energy and how busy I am at work... I managed to write…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2025** Song number 01 Written Saturday-Sunday 1st-2nd February 2025 Written 1st-2nd Feb Demo recorded 2nd Feb **** I wasn't gonna do this FAWM thing this year, but they sent me an email... And then I wrote…

Hello peeps! Long time no public activity from me. I've been working on a bunch of stuff with the guitarist from my old band. None of its ready... However, I've been experimenting with different ways of jamming and doing demos. And in the…

As If It Really Matters - A A J Russe Written 16th January 1999 Recorded 12th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** Crumbs, even this is 23 years old! We used it as a set-opener in the last band I was in. I've been trying to make…

Who Is My Neighbour - A A J Russe Written sometime in 1992 Recorded 12th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** I wrote this 30 years ago when I was 29. There were a bunch of people killing other people. There were refugees. By the…

No-one To Blame - A A J Russe Written 1st January 1988 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** Nearly forgot to post this one! (it's been a busy week at work) I was 24 when I wrote it. What more can I say…

I Want You To Know - A A J Russe Written 21st June 1987 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This was to the same lady who inspired Foolishness. There's a couple of others from the same period, related to her, that will…

Isn't This Fun - A A J Russe Written 1980 (Completed 16th June 1991) Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** I wrote most of this in my first year at university. But the Shoebox says I completed it 16/06/1991 - and the…

Gates Of Heaven - A A J Russe Written 15th January 1988 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This is about as naked as I can get. This is how I wrote it. It's never had any accompaniment. I was a bit young to sing…

Just To Make It What You Want - A A J Russe Written 1st October 2016 Recorded 4th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** I was going to choose a more uptempo one next, then this one jumped out of the shoebox at us, shouting "me me ME…

The Feast - A A J Russe Written 26th September 1985 Recorded 3rd March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This one's been sticking out of the shoebox for a long long while. It always shows up in a list of maybes. And it did this time…

I Hope I Love Them - A A J Russe Written sometime in 1989 Recorded 2nd March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This one has tugged at me for many many years. I absolutely adored it from the moment I wrote it in 1989... But I thought…