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01 Kubler-Ross

A song about the five stages of grieving, as devised by the (late) Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Unfortunately knowing these stages does not help you get over them.

You've been managing expectations... (more)

02 Mansong

A song for/about Charles Manson.

If you think you've found an answer
Inside a 45
You need another needle and indeed you needed Beatles to realise
Speaking on the record (more)

03 Chanson

En Francais.

English lyric:

I don't know why there is not another girl for me here
Or near here,
But over there are plenty of girls for him
What a shame - what a shame... (more)

04 The Trial Of Johnny Temperate (Part 1)

Part 1 - Hotel & Backstory.

Hotel.

In which Johnny tries to betray Angela, whose suspicions are raised when Jenny calls.

Backstory.

In which... (more)

05 The Trial Of Johnny Temperate (Part 2)

Part 2 - Courtroom and Sentencing.

Courtroom.

In which Angela cross examines the accused and his accomplice.

Sentencing.

In which Judgement is passed... (more)

06 The Trial Of Johnny Temperate (Part 3)

Part 3 - Appeal and Backstory (reprise)

Appeal.

In which Johnny puts his side of the story.

Backstory (reprise)

In which Julia re-appears and more... (more)

07 Happy Families Fade

Written for the "My First Sing-A-Long Dictionary" RPM 2010 project.

See myfirstdictionary.blogspot.com/

Daddy's away
Posted abroad
Sending home pay
All he can... (more)

08 Cold Hands (Warm Heart)

A nasty little story wrapped in a very short country song.

When I took your tiny hand it struck me cold
And I though cool hands warm hands warm heart is what I've been
But... (more)

09 Watch Song

Standing, waiting, shivering, waiting, hoping, waiting, crying - all the while being cruelly mocked by the passage of time, and my analogue watch. It was not a very nice night.

Peter Fedofsky plays... (more)

10 Changing For The Better

Self-consciously pet-soundsy guitar solo, a teen angsty lyric and an cappella ending and. Who say's I listen to too much Beach-Boys?

Why don't we walk away while we still have the... (more)

11 Note Values

A silly song questioning the value of using songs to get a message across. Just say 'sorry' - don't write me an opera about it.

Incidentally the note choices in this song really did hurt me... (more)

12 ... (dot dot dot)

At the 23rd hour we consider whether we've made the right decisions.

Written and recorded less the 48 hours before the end of the RPM challenge deadline. I wonder why.

Is this our 23rd... (more)