Category: Songs:

The Story Behind the Song: The Grim Reaper

September 10, 2020 No Comments

Way back in 2018 the world was out and about and we had things to do. One of those things was to think about the

The Story Behind the Song: For All We Know

June 27, 2020 No Comments

A chance pint leads to a song

The Story Behind the Song: Dave

June 4, 2020 No Comments

Back in 2018, as occasionally happens, I was feeling a little sorry for myself. Maybe it was after we’d driven 12 hours from Lyon to

Writing a Song During Lockdown -a Video Diary

April 26, 2020 2 Comments

This month (April 2020) the lockdown came. As corona virus stalked the land movement was restricted and mass gatherings forbidden in every country bar Sweden.

Help Us Stop this Scourge upon Humanity

January 7, 2020 No Comments

I thought long and hard about how to make this vital story interesting. And the solution came: follow the technique of modern politicians. I.e. pick

The Wilderness Years begin and a lost Song is discovered

October 31, 2019 3 Comments

I love our uber fans. No, not people who arrive at gigs using mobile phones, but those wonders of the modern age who know more

The Story Behind the Song: April Fool

July 30, 2019 No Comments

Some time in 2017 I was searching through the folders on my computer looking for a particular photograph, when I came across 5 mastered tracks.

The Story Behind the Song: All Fall Down

July 28, 2019 No Comments

I don’t know whether you saw recently but there was a post on Facebook by the singer of Slaughter and the Dogs (https://www.satd.band/) berating his

The Story Behind the Song: Kelly’s Gone Insane

June 17, 2019 3 Comments

I had a feeling that picture might grab your attention. It’s very typical of the wonderful and extravert Kelly Navarro. I say wonderful and extravert

The Story Behind the Song Parts 6 and 7: Children”

November 12, 2018 1 Comment

There was a time, before I grew up and became a child again, when I was no longer a musician. Following The Boys I flirted with mega