SteveClarke

Inspired by George Formby's catchphrase "Turned out nice again". Looking at the the world today, It hasn't turned out nice again.

Lyrics: Verse 1: I got the room at the top - window in an office block I'm gazing out on the river at night bathed in neon light I stare I got everything I need I got the brains to succeed So why do I feel the walls closing in got me living in my nightmare Chorus: But if I could be half the man I wanted to be to try To gaze out to see looking for the key to the door of my Glass cage Verse 2: I got...

Chorus: Cor blimey strike a light, guv It’s your round mine’s a pint, bruv Would you like a white wine, love Cor blimey strike a light Verse 1: Mrs Brown you got a lovely daughter I have thoughts about her I know I didn’t oughta Are you going to Barnet Fair Catch the train I’ll meet you there Cor blimey strike a light Chorus: Cor blimey strike a light, guv It’s your round mine’s a pint, bruv Would...

A story of a phone conversation with my ex Lyrics: Verse 1: I was working in the lab late one night I heard the telephone ring and saw the blinking light I picked up the receiver and I said “who’s there?” I heard a voice the other end and felt a chill of despair Pre Chorus 1: An uncontrollable urge to hang up the phone I really had to stop and think twice Chorus: It was my ex-wife It was my ex-wif...

A song about escaping the noise of the city and finding peace at the seaside.

This is a very old song that I have updated with a different feel as well as writing some new lyrics and a middle 8. All of the the things in this song have happened to me me at one time or another, just not in the same day ;)

Based around an XTC riff. I thought it sounded discordantly uneasy like when you want to get off a merry go round (It's a metaphor).

I wanted to write a song about my football team QPR. I wanted to avoid the usual "we are the greatest team the world has ever seen" cliche (we clearly aren't). I ended up reminiscing about growing up in West London and attending games and tried to describe the events and emotions. It's kind of difficult.

Updated version of this song with Moog synth and improved guitar sounds. Also has my wife (who is an infinitely better singer than me) doing backing vocals

Most of this song is based around a simple four chord pattern. It describes the intangible nature of inspiration as "white noise" on our creative conciousness

This is a song I wrote during a period when I was suffering a long bout of creative block. I figured the best way to tackle creative block was to write a song about it. The original recording I made was dull and uninspired. When I came to re-record it I thought what can I do to improve it? What would Bowie do? Well, he would make it more funky and add some weird Robert Fripp-like guitar (In his ca...

** new re-recorded version ** New song that came from a London Songwriters meetup collaboration. I took the song away, rewrote the chorus, added a middle 8 and changed a few lyrics here and there.

Old recording of this song with Bernie Fallon on drums (who you can see in the picture at the back) A comment of the binge drink culture of the time, it's still very relevant today.