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French and Regal

by French and Regal

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Jimmy Wunts
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Jimmy Wunts Funnily enough Never Say Never was a reworking of an old slow number Gray wrote: Existential Blues. It had the same chord structure but different tempo and lyrics and ultimately was performed very differently. Although this version wasn't taken much beyond demo it still moves me to tears...

Strange I know.... Favorite track: Never Say Never.
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1.
Money 04:24
Your friends are in the money now You're falling far behind Your life is such a struggle You struggle with your pride Impressing only strangers You act so dignified The lie you tell is laughter The truth cries deep inside Woe-Woe-Woe You haven't any money You haven't any cash Your skin is breaking out In a nervous, itchy rash You don't feel that much better Than the wino in the street The only difference being You're standing on your feet Woe-Woe-Woe I've gotta get me some money right now I don't care where, I don't care how All I gotta do is get to her right now I don't care where, I don't care how I've gotta get some money today You sing a song of sixpence Dream about a pound You search for bargain jackets In the local lost and found A puddle and a passing car Engulf you with a splash You slip upon an icy patch Face cut with a gash The crowds of people passing Are disgusted as you bleed "So you're the scummy scrounger Our taxes go to feed Get a job you no good Mmake yourself a plan Show me that you're worth it Show me you're a man" Woe-Woe-Woe I've gotta get me some money right now I don't care where, I don't care how All I gotta do is get to her right now I don't care where, I don't care how I've gotta get some money today... I've gotta get me some money right now I don't care where, I don't care how All I gotta do is get to her right now I don't care where, I don't care how I've gotta get some money today... Oooh I need some money Ah-hah, ooh yea I do Oooh I need some money Ah-hah, ooh yea I do
2.
Who needs a love song, anyway? Who needs more love than they can make? Who needs excuses for giving? Who needs excuses to take? Who in this world? Who in this world? Who in this world? Who needs a lifelong tradition? Who needs a half baked idea? Who needs a tortured confession? Who needs a brave volunteer? Who has the time to consider me? Who has the time to be free? Who needs a fanfare procession? Who needs a marching brass band? Who knows the when and why Our troubles will all cease to be Oh, I know it ain't me Who in this world? Who in this world? Who in this world? Who needs a love song, anyway? Who needs more love than they can make? Who needs excuses for giving? Who needs excuses to take? Who in this world? Who in this world? Who in this world?...
3.
Lovely Girl 03:13
She's a lovely girl and she look-a so right Lovely girl, she's mine tonight Lovely girl but she never thinks twice Lovely girl, she's oh so nice It's a wonderful world, exceptionally fine Wonderful world until the end of time Wonderful world, like a beautiful wine Wonderful world, it blows my mind I love, I love, I love, I love I love the way she is I love, I love, I love, I love I love the way she is Porcelain pearls, diamonds and gold A bundle of roses, I'm warm in the cold Oranges, mangoes a coconut dream The joy of it all, it's just as it seems I love, I love, I love, I love I love the way she is I love, I love, I love, I love I love the way she is Ooh she's the dream of a lifetime baby Mmm she's the best time of day Ooh she's potatoes in gravy, baby Mmm she is April and May She's a lovely, love-a, love-a, lovely girl A lovely, love-a, love-a, lovely girl A lovely, love-a, love-a, lovely girl I love, love, love She's a lovely, love-a, love-a, lovely girl Oooh yea She's a lovely girl and she look-a so right Lovely girl, she's oh so nice
4.
If You Lost 04:02
If you lost what you've been living for I hope you find it soon enough, my friend If you pray to the Lord Jesus I hope to God he helps you in the end Have you only just stopped and realised We're all alone and no-one really wins You don't know what you're looking for Don't despair - another day will come You want to know how long forever is It's just as long as it was meant to be Take what you've been working for You've earned it, friend - I hope you have some fun If you lost what you've been living for I hope you find it soon enough, my friend And if you pray to the Lord Jesus I hope to God he helps you in the end Have you only just stopped and realised We're all alone and no-one really wins No no Take what you've been working for You've earned it, friend - I hope you have some fun Woh yeah (Well, yeah)
5.
Another city day on my own Every kind of thing what may Only half as sure as I was And that’s about as sure as I can be Tracey takes her place by the sign With a man by the road I spy Man is smoking hard as he frowns I swear to God he flashes her a smile It’s never gonna be that way I’m never gonna let him take my place Never say never, they say I say it every day I set myself too hard on the floor By the bed near the door right there Here I am to stay for a while It hurts when I smile But I don’t really care This is what I do for my sins Open up another can of worms Tracey turns her eyes to the sky I swear to God she doesn’t want me there I’m never gonna change my ways I’m never gonna lose another day Never say never, they say I say it every day Wake up another day, all its own Rise and shine, fix me up some Good clean living, a bundle of nerves Roll up the car, make a dash go as far as you can Have you really got the guts? You’re all that I have Tracey baby let me have some more I’ll never be the bright young thing I’ll never make the big bells ring It isn’t gonna be that way I’m never gonna let him take my place I’m never gonna change my ways I’m never gonna lose another day Never say never, they say I say it every day, and then again Never say never, they say I say it every day...
6.
It would have been worse It should have been better It could have been anything She changed her mind She would have been his She should have been mine She could have been anybody's She bides her time Woh oh oh oh Love is never solitary Woh oh oh oh Please tell Solitaire It would have been rain It should have been sunshine It could have been Christmas Day It's still July She would have laughed Ooh she should have been angry She could have folded up and cried Still she smiles Woh oh oh oh Love is never solitary Woh oh oh oh Please tell Solitaire Woh oh oh oh Love is never solitary Woh oh oh oh Please tell Solitaire Woh oh oh oh Love is never solitary Woh oh oh oh Emily Solitaire
7.
Whatsizname 04:46
Uh-oh Here we go again My Baby's gone away with - uh... Whatsizname Rain comes down from the sky Hopes go dim when the Big Boy flies Circles under my eyes I'm so, so tired, I can't even cry There is a shadow in my life It's there beside me in the daylight time But can I lose it in the night It finds itself a dream and then it's stuck in tight Why should we care about the love we had Everything is poison now the air's turned bad Pretending paradise is found - that's mad Talk of death is spreading and it ain't no fad Uh-oh Water and the rain Full of nasty poison made by... Whatsizname Uh-oh Isn't it a shame The world's gonna die because of... Whatsizname Strangers answer the call (yeah yeah yeah) Make believe you love me and I'll make you glad Throwing caution to the wind - that's bad You're gonna catch the sickness Gonna make me sad Uh-oh Here we go again My heart is gonna break because of... Whatsizname Truth evaporates the lies Tripping on the lows We pretend that we're high With a shout we "Me Oh My, My, My" Should we be surprised when it's time to die? I often wonder 'bout the sense of man I often wander round this fence of land I try to understand the words "I can" Motivating crazy men since time began
8.
Tearing us to pieces Ripping us to shreds I can't believe the things they do The things inside their heads Television tells me It's over there I'm over here with you Is that the way It's gonna be Make me believe You'll never, ever, ever Want to leave me, oh no Make me believe You'll never ever, ever Want to go away Make me believe City sick with sadness Jungle dead with pain Desert people starving On the move again We're deep in love as ever As deep as love can be Is that the way It's always gonna be Make me believe You'll never, ever, ever Want to leave me, oh no Make me believe You'll never ever, ever Want to go away But it's so hard I love you Make me believe That all we have is all we need Make me believe You are all I need Make me believe Your sympathy is empathy Make me believe You are all I need Make me believe That all I have is all I'll ever need Oh make me believe I'll love you now And I'll love you later Oh make me believe 'Cause I'll believe I'll believe in you Oh baby I believe I'll believe you I'll believe in you
9.
Honeyflower 04:29
Ooh baby You're a bee line I'm on a bee line For your honey flower
10.
Don't forget this is fun There's no need to take us so high Just remember the sun The clouds aren't as high as the sky Take one step at a time It can't all make sense in a day Your temptation is strong You lazily hope you can pray I'm over here, just over here Slow your heart to a crawl We don't have to go all the way Yea, I know this as sure As you're dancing with me today I'm over here, just over here I'm over here Let's pretend we're in love Let's pretend we're in love There's no need to tell me That you love me, oh no, no I said let's pretend we're in love I said let's pretend we're in love There's no need to tell me That you love me, oh no, no Let's pretend we're in love Let's pretend we're in love Hey, we're in love Hey, we're in love I said baby
11.
Fifty 50 04:24
Fifty 50 is the ratio of love Sooner or later it's gotta come to push and shove A little here, a little there Before you know it, you're half way there so Weigh it up, there's no time to prepare Fifty 50 is the ratio of love Fifty 50 is the ratio of love Twenty 20 might be great for eyes Here's a tip in a bigger size Risk of love at even odds Water cools the glowing rods Steam escapes the danger zone Stay in bed, you're safe at home There it is, simplicity Good sex is equality Fifty 50 is the ratio of love Fifty 50 is the ratio of love
12.
Easy As Pie 02:37
It can be as easy As opening a door It can be as easy As saying I want more It can be as easy As waving from the shore It can be as easy As counting 1, 2-3-4 It's easy, easy as pie It's easy, woah yea Don's ask why It can be as difficult As you want it to be It can be as frightening As a kitten up a tree It's easy, easy as pie It's easy, woah yea Don't ask why It can be as easy As opening a door It can be as easy As saying I want more
13.
They told you that love would be wonderful They told you that love would be true They told you you’d find your forever boy They said you’d know what to do. They told you lies, lies, lies They're telling lies, lies, lies They told you that there's hope for everyone They said there's a will, there's a way They said when you find your forever boy They said you'd know what to say They told you lies, lies, lies They're telling lies, lies, lies I have dreamed a thousand dreams of happiness I have kissed a million fantasies I have dreamed of flying round the universe I have dreamed of nesting in the trees Are all dreams lies, lies, lies Are all dreams lies, lies, lies Are all dreams lies, lies, lies Are all dreams lies, lies, lies…
14.
Everything we got, everything we need, we got it Everything we got, everything we need Everything, we got everything we need, we got it Everything, we got everything we need Have you ever heard anything so stupid As if we're gonna let it all pass by As far as I know, there's only one certain thing: we all die Here we go again, searching for sensation So surprising with all this information Co-exist with a love infatuation But that's OK, it's always been this way This is for real Do you appreciate this world? Do you appreciate the sun in the sky, the love in her eyes? Do you know who you are when you look above? Do you know what it means when they sing about love? Do you think that it's true: this life's enough? Do you scream when you dream? This is for real Do you appreciate this world? Do you appreciate the lie of the land, the touch of her hand? Do you appreciate this world? Do you appreciate the sun in the sky, the love in her eyes? Do you appreciate this world? Do you appreciate the lie of the land, the touch of her hand? How can I impress upon you Life is gonna creep upon you then You'll be sorry Then you know you'll probably never do Those things you always wanted to You'll be sorry Everything we got, everything we need, we got it Everything we got, everything we need Everything, we got everything we need, we got it Everything, we got everything we need Have you ever heard anything so stupid As if we're gonna let it all pass by As far as I know, there's only one certain thing: we're all alive! Do you appreciate this world? Do you appreciate the sun in the sky, the love in her eyes? Do you appreciate this world? Do you appreciate the lie of the land, the touch of her hand? Do you know who you are? Do you know what it means? Do you? Do you? Everything we got, everything we need, we got it Everything we got, everything we need Everything, we got everything we need, we got it Everything, we got everything we need…
15.
Hip hip hooray Things are going my way It’s never been bad It never will be Hip hip hooray I’m feeling good today I’ve got a good plan The future’s looking rosy I feel together It’s sunny weather Nothing’s gonna get me down Nothing’s gonna let me down It’s now or never It can’t get better I’m standing big and tall I’m gonna give my all How can we ever lose this thing? Hip hip hooray I’ve really gotta tell ya I love you madly I love you gladly How can we ever lose this? Things are better when we work together And we do whatever we can to make it happen Things are better when we stick together And we love whoever we can to make them happy Three cheers for my friends And everyone who loves you A friend of yours Has got to be a friend of mine Three cheers for big love And everyone who sails on her I wish you good life I wish you long life How can we ever lose this? Things are better when we work together…

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Third and best album from Steve French and Grae Regal. Recorded at Studio Tree in Peckham.

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released July 6, 2015

Steve French (keyboards, programming, engineering, producer), Grae Regal (vocals, guitar, producer), Emma Byrne (violin and backing vocals), Paul Harvey (guitart), Chris Childs (bass), Neil Martin (drums), Mark Ramsden (sax), Les Nemes (bass), Max Wynter (trumpet).

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Steve and Gray gave the impression of being an integrated yet vastly different pair. "He's the noisy one and I do the work" said Steve. "I prefer to think of it" interjected Gray "as my being the lyrical melodicist" (Gray writes all the lyrics for the band). ... more

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