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Adventures in the Sound Trade

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1.
We waited until they went home, before we broke into the shop But then the phone just started ringing, and the phone just kept on ringing We thought it might not stop It got easier as I got older with each job a grand a pop But I never forgot the first one, no I never forgot the first time In that little corner shop Never wanted to be a bad boy, I never wanted to be a bad boy Wish I’d done what my mother said And then the big one came along, we thought we had them on the hop Because we fixed the slow down signal, yes we fixed the bloody signal And the mail train had to stop But you never ever, ever get away, no you never ever, really get away Here near the Copacabana, where the cocktails never flop But the newspapers keep calling, yes the phone just keeps on ringing The phone just keeps on ringing. I don’t think it’s going to stop Never wanted to be a bad boy, I never wanted to be a bad boy, I never wanted to be a bad boy, Wish I’d done what my mother said
2.
I’m minding the shop, you’re painting the town I’m sweeping up, you’re with Petula downtown I’d like to think that you might have included me But not this time I guess; you’re out on a spree I’m minding the shop, ooh ooh I think back to the days, we were as close as this And each time you went out, you would blow me a kiss Now we’re older and wiser and maybe blasé too I sometimes ponder the changes between me and you A bed of roses; out on the wrong side I must make the best of that ebbing tide So, I left a note; hope you don't think me a fool That old photograph when we were together at school An old and small reminder of the promises we made And as I douse the lights, I’m just a touch afraid I’m minding the shop ooh ooh I had a dream last night; the shop was closed and dark Red paint on the door, where someone’s made a mark Then I woke you were beside me; I savoured every drop I made the tea and toast, the kid in the sweet shop We’re both in the shop, ooh ooh

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Two further adventures in the sound trade. Both songs benefit from the musical talents of Gustaf Ljunggren, to whom I remain extremely grateful for the soundscapes he has added to my songs.
There is an entirely unintentional 1960s thread running through the tracks which I will be releasing each month over the next 12 months or so, which I have only just come to realise, after collecting them together. In this month's case: the subject of the first song and a small fragment of the second. Neither piece is autobiographical.

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released June 1, 2022

J.Homer composition
J.Homer acoustic guitar and vocals
All other instruments, Gustaf Ljunggren, Gustavo Recording
Mixed by Stu Hanna

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northeasterner Alnwick, UK

Singer songwriter, Tyneside-raised, living in Northumberland

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