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BX3 EP

by Bad Bob Bates

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    Here's another six tracks recorded this July over three days, with Ally Lee at the console, in Alnwick, Northumberland. Check out all of the relevant artwork if you'd like to make up your own CD. I hope you like the tracks - fairly varied. Can you spot the local references in Save Me? One for the Geordies, I reckon. Will had a hard copy CD option fairly soon if anyone wants one.
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1.
Broken bottles and broken bones Broken promises and unpaid loans Repo man’s knocking at my door Cos I can’t cover what I owe no more Had some money from my job goin down Word got round across my town A deal came up – put the money up front The risks were low so I took a punt You think I’d learned from the age I’m at That you can’t pull a rabbit from a magic hat A suit and a smile and a firm handshake Made me think that the deal was straight ‘ Should have known when it looks that real That there’s gotta be something behind the deal You think I’d know from the life I led That it’s no good being a sucker in a world that’s full of bad I tell you know, for what it’s worth I should have steered a real wide berth So I got no money to pay the rent Nothing to give to the guys they’ve sent Tell you people don’t do as I’ve done If a deal’s that good you gotta look for the con You think I’d learned from the age I’m at That you can’t pull a rabbit from a magic hat Broken Bottle and broken bones Broken promises and unpaid loans Repo man’s knocking at my door Cos I can’t cover what I owe no more You think I’d learned from the age I’m at That you can’t pull a rabbit from a magic hat You think I’d know from the life I led That it’s no good being a sucker in a world that’s full of bad If I see him in a downtown drinker Gonna grab him by the throat and put him through the nearest window You got that?
2.
Hold On 05:15
It’s been a long time coming Been a long time waiting Don’t run away Hear what I say Hold on Hold on I know it’s hard to let me in ‘Cause the past is in your head But it’s so easy to fally in love Like Buddy said Hold On Let’s Hold on You’ve come a long long way Learned to settle for the pain Don’t want to risk your heart Falling again Hold on Hold on We can meet down at The Rendezvous Watch the waves rolling in See the clouds racing ‘cross the sky Won’t wait a day, won’t wait a week. Won’t wait a year I’ll wait ‘til the day I die Oh darling darling darling darling darling Take my hand Come walk with me Bare foot across the sand As the waves crash on the beach Hold on Hold on
3.
If you’re gonna get up there For god’s sake earn it, show you care Too many people on the rounds They put it up don’t get it down Too much smells of cabaret Don’t think that it should work that way Can’t you draw a little sweat And get your shirt a little wet? Les Pauls, ‘Casters set on stun Boutique rigs – a sold out run Same old structures, same old poses Next big thing, a brand new Moses I need tru by pass, high class leads To get the kind of sound I need A one off amp, hand made in heaven Can’t use just anything I’m given Hey now I’m doing pretty good Selling albums treading wood Imagine all the folks who’d see Me with your gear – want some for free The sweat should pour down from the walls The music mixing with the calls Forget about what you can get And get your shirt a little wet If you’re gonna get up there For god’s sake earn it, show you care Too many people on the rounds They put it up don’t get it down Too much smells of cabaret Don’t think that it should work that way Can’t you draw a little sweat And get your shirt a little wet? Too much smells of cabaret Don’t think that it should work that way Can’t you draw a little sweat And get yourself a little wet?
4.
I’ve travelled the world, played in every town When you’re up you’re up, when you’re down you’re down Bleeding fingers and rusted strings A bottle of booze and broken wings One thing people, I tell you it’s true The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do The places you play, the money you make The shadows you chase for your next big break There’s a thousand places I’d rather be I’d rather be anywhere else today Come on people, I’ll tell you the truth The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do The wheels and the deals and the guys on the take The time on the road and the smiles that are fake The money you soend on the road and your bed And next to nothing to get yourself fed Come on people, I tell you it’s true The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do Got the blues in my heart, got the blues in my soul Been playing the blues before I could crawl Bleeding fingers and rusted strings A bottle of booze and those broken wings One thing people, I tell you it’s true The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do Come on people, I’ll tell you the truth The blues ain’t gonna feed you like your mama used to do Woah!
5.
Save Me 04:55
Gonna leave this town behind Gonna head out to the coast Sit down by The Rendezvous Chasing ghosts Save me Take me back where I should be Save me I can’t do it by myself I’ll watch the sun go down I’ll walk back up the steps Catch the breeze up on the top ‘Cause that’s where we met Save me Take me back where I should be Save me I can’t do it by myself I’m gonna head back to the ruins They’re dark against the sky Slip into The Surf Café Drink the time by Save me Take me back where I should be Save me I can’t do it by myself Head back on the train Jump out at The Central Head ‘round to the Bridge Hotel One more drink won’t hurt me – I already fell. Save me Take me back where I should be Save me I can’t do it by myself Save me Take me back where I should be Save me I can’t do it by myself
6.
God Bless 03:55
It was a cool time long ago We thought of places we could go We needed space to live and breathe New lands to find and cut and reave God bless America God bless The Empire God bless the way the British sorted out Australia God bless The Raj God bless Hong Kong It don’t matter that they never did no wrong Hell we did it on our doorstep Pushed the Emerald Isle to ruin Snagged the thistle, barred the crofters Stopped them doing what they were doin God bless America God bless The Empire God bless the way the British sorted out Australia God bless The Raj God bless Hong Kong It don’t matter that they never did no wrong Now they’ve got a voice to hear No longer sitting in the rear Let’s hope they catch us in their vice Westminster ain’t that nice God bless America God bless The Empire God bless the way the British sorted out Australia God bless The Raj God bless Hong Kong It don’t matter that they never did no wrong You know what I’m talking about God bless America God bless The Empire God bless the way the British sorted out Australia God bless The Raj God bless Hong Kong It don’t matter that they never did no wrong Native American’s on welfare Aborigines froze out But the east is growing stronger ‘Cause they pushed us jokers out We don’t like it not on top When control has dwindled down But where we got the power in our hands We push the sacred crown God bless America God bless The Empire God bless the way the British sorted out Australia God bless The Raj God bless Hong Kong It don’t matter that they never did no wrong God bless America God bless The Empire God bless the way the British sorted out Australia God bless The Raj God bless Hong Kong It don’t matter that they never did no wrong

credits

released September 1, 2015

All songs - Bad Bob Bates
Guitars, bass and CBGs - Bad Bob Bates
Vocals - Bad Bob Bates
Keyboards and programming - Ally Lee
Production and engineering - Ally Lee
"Executive production" - Chris Davison ;)
Recorded at Mill Studios, Alnwick, Northumberland, UK, during July 2015

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Bad Bob Bates Blaydon, UK

Tyneside (UK) based solo/duo/band performer - a mix of foot stompin' solo workouts and band pieces, ranging from full on dirty blues to Americana ballads that’ll have you crying in your beer. BBB also plays in The Bates Motel, The Bandits, Ma Kelly's Boys and West Brook & Swamp Tea. ... more

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