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Singapore Steam

Hey guys, hope you are all well.

Here is my first new song for 2014. I thought I’d kick it off with something that sounds a little bit different.

I wrote ‘Singapore Steam’ over the holidays whilst spending a few days in Singapore on route to Thailand. It is a bit of a psychedelic rock number that has a touch of The Beatles or maybe even Sunshine Superman era Donovan.

Lyrically it's all about not being able to appreciate what is right in front of your eyes when your mind is preoccupied. Put into the context of travel, I was basically saying that it is never a good idea to travel with a broken heart.

As mentioned it is a slightly different sounding song for me most probably because I wrote it by humming the tune into my iPhone - something I have never done before. Once I returned home I tuned my acoustic guitar to Open D which took me to a slightly bluesy / slightly Indian sound and there it was. By the way, the Indian sounding percussion is supposed to be a nod to Little India in Singapore where I first hummed the tune into my iPhone.

I like this one. I think it is catchy in its own way but maybe needs a couple of listens. I also like the psychedelic section in the middle.

Looking forward I’ve got plenty more songs (new & old) in-store for 2014. So if you like what I do let me know. As always, I am all ears when it comes to your music.

Hope you enjoy!

The East Village Vampire

LYRICS…

I just drowned my sorrows like a wet plastic bag
Hey man, what’s Chinese for more?
I lost all my tomorrows in some Singapore steam
Don’t it get in your eyes...

It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight
It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight

I walk a neighborhood / smell the Indian food
You travel miles in a day
But don’t nothing get through / that’s what dark clouds do
Don’t they get in your way…

I’m lost in Singapore steam / in Singapore Steam
And I can’t wake from the dream
I’m lost in Singapore steam / in Singapore Steam
And I can’t wake from the dream

It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight
It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight

I just drowned my sorrows like a wet plastic bag
Hey man, what’s Chinese for more?
I lost all my tomorrows in some Singapore steam
Don’t it get in your eyes…

I’m lost in Singapore steam / in Singapore Steam
And I can’t wake from the dream
I’m lost in Singapore steam / in Singapore Steam
And I can’t wake from the dream

It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight
It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight
It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight
It’s like seeing the stars for the very first time then losing your sight