THE SHY LIFE PODCAST

Another early track for THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI; in fact I think it was the very first one that I completed. It's dedicated to my friend Mateusz (aka Grizzly) who I have done a lot of recording with on the podcast in the last year. "Matty" gets a name-check in the song. I love this one SO much! ;)

This song for THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI (2024) was written for my friend PJ and it's all about a relationship between a submissive giant and his rather over-bearing friend. Not that PJ is either of those; it just came from a conversation that we had about giants and tinies. It's quite a goth pop anthem and there are quite a few different versions of this one - maybe I'll share some more of the...

This one for THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI album is more late 70s/80s new wave in style and it's named after my friend Gianluca who appears on the podcast. A few of the early songs were written specifically referencing the names of friends who have been very supportive of me in recent months. I'm not sure why I made Luca a time travelling bear... it just seemed to make sense at the time! I love th...

Originally I wanted to write an over-dramatic ballad in the style of Adele or Celine Dion about losing your keys - because I thought it was a daft idea and I think a lot of ballads seem over-blown and silly anyway! I love a power ballad, but Udio was going more for the soppy ballad style when I began to try and work on it - so I decided that I'd go for something more euro-disco. As much as anythin...

Another early experiment using Udio before I even knew I'd be writing THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI album and it was vaguely based on a poem that I'd written in the 2010s.

One of the first songs that I wrote for THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI album in 2024 and it's about Deeley, my cat! Super catchy! (RIP, Deeley 16 October 2004 - 29 December 2025).

I wrote this one to go with an episode of The Shy Life Podcast (#724) which focused on a trip to Avebury. Three different versions with completely different styles and tunes were completed and the other two versions appear later on in the album. This THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI version and the also the next song almost sound like they've escaped from a Disney movie.

This song was originally written with my old school friend, Harry. He wrote the music and I wrote the words and we even recorded us singing it back in 2022. My original lyrics had to be condensed in Harry's version to fit the music - whereas this time sadly Harry's input was lost. One of the versions not on the album came out sounding like it was sung by Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys! This ver...

This song for THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI (2024) was sort of a re-write of a poem that I used to perform; but I started again from scratch.

I pretty much wrote this song for THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI (2024) because I thought it would be silly to write a song about artificial intelligence using artificial intelligence to help write the music.

This song from THE STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI (2024) came about because of an Italian sentence that I was taught on Duolingo - which was literally, "Help! There's a ghost in my sugar!" It just really tickled me!

A very silly song about a lady named Catherine - the keeper of the cakes. It simply started as a simple idea to write a song about cakes in some form or other. It's one of my favourites - but then I love all the songs on the STRANGE WORLD OF SHY YETI album, released in the Summer of 2024!

Here we are for episode 808! This time Paul looks back at his 8th collection of poetry and prose, Poetiquette, which he published just over 20 years ago! In this edition he shares some of his favourite pieces from this book as well as some anecdotes as to where he got his ideas! This edition also contains edits of the songs NOBODY LIKES YOU BUT ME and DISCO YETI based on two of Paul's poems, altho...

Here we are for episode 807! Is Mr Yeti just looking for more downloads or could there be wedding bells sounding soon? Meanwhile, Yeti Uncle John is about to get himself into trouble... and maybe more than once! Our next episode, #808 sees us belatedly celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mr Yeti's poetry and prose collection, POETIQUETTE! Do  join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have co...

Here we are for episode 806! In which Yeti Uncle John and Cromitty present the third edition of their YETI SPAGHETTI SHOW with special guests, Bettina Du Pres and Shy Yeti... Please note: This edition features scenes with Bettina which were recorded before her recent disappearance. Our next episode, #807 sees us catching up with what went on over the recent Valentine's weekend. Do join us! Email u...

Here we are for episode 805! In which Bettina attempts to make an escape but something very dramatic occurs! Meanwhile, Paul has been putting an advert out for a new member of the team and the only applicant, Frederik, arrives for an interview! Thank you to Mateusz and Frederik for their help with this edition of the show. Our next episode, #806 sees us joining Cromitty and Yeti Uncle John for ano...

THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF A TWO PART VERSION OF EPISODE 802 - PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTUBE.   Here we are for episode 802! In which Paul and Grizzly chat over the 53 episodes of The Shy Life Podcast that were released during 2025! It's also ended up being our LONGEST episode ever because we had so much to discuss and to share with you. We also have an extra special guest at the end of the sh...

THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF A TWO PART VERSION OF EPISODE 802 - PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTUBE.   Here we are for episode 802! In which Paul and Grizzly chat over the 53 episodes of The Shy Life Podcast that were released during 2025! It's also ended up being our LONGEST episode ever because we had so much to discuss and to share with you. We also have an extra special guest at the end of the sho...

Here we are for episode 804! We never got a chance to tell you about some of our more festive moments before the end of the year - so here they are... A drink's party with Charlotte and also what Paul and Calum got up to on Christmas Day! We also get to hear special messages from some of our surprise guest-stars! Thank you to all of them! Our next episode, #805 sees Bettina making a break for free...

Here we are for episode 803! In which Mister Yeti gets Geeky Panda and Grizzly on board for a fun time to welcome in 2026! We also have guests around to say hi - namely Wifey Jo, Levi and Mister Toppie Smellie himself! Thanks to them - and, of course Geeky and Grizzly! Our next episode, #804 sees us share with you what occurred during a recent festive cocktail party with the regulars! WHATEVER wen...

Here we are for episode 802! In which Paul and Grizzly chat over the 53 episodes of The Shy Life Podcast that were released during 2025! It's also ended up being our LONGEST episode ever because we had so much to discuss and to share with you. We also have an extra special guest at the end of the show who we think deserves an award! Thank you to Mateusz and Toppie Smellie for his help with this ed...

Here we are for episode 801! In which Paul is reunited with Adam from Foul Monkeys as they each choose their 25 favourite tunes from 2025! Will they agree with each other's choices or will there be WAR!? Our next episode, #802 sees us looking back over all the episodes of The Shy Life Podcast that we released during 2025! Which ones were your favourites? Mateusz is also here to help us out! Do joi...

Here we are for episode 800! In which we reach our 800th episode - only to discover that Bettina Du Pres has gone missing! Nobody seems to have seen her... but one person is lying! Guess who!?! We also have a few guest messages, Douglas has a flashback to an average day with Boo and Big Fatty and Robot Fatty answer some daft questions! Our next episode, #801 sees Mr Yeti catching up with Foul Monk...

It's episode 799! In which Paul celebrates his 52nd birthday with friends and family - but also seeks advice for some rather strange de-ja-vu moments that have occurred recently! Will Toppie or Grizzly have some useful advice? Thanks to all the special guests this episode - namely Andy The Birthday Twin, Mateusz, Nick G, Geeky Panda, Big Fatty, Calum, Martin Holmes, Mama and Papa Yeti, Harry F, Le...

Here we are for episode 798! In which Toppie and Paul investigate Hubert's regular absences... Where does he go? What does he do? Meanwhile we have extra material with Harry F who is suffering a leak and then we also have some quizzes with Calum! Thank you to Harry, Calum and Toppie with their help this edition! Our next episode, #799 sees Mister Yeti celebrating his 52nd birthday - but it's not a...