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24 Forever
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
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Rock • Punk
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Peak #203
Peak in subgenre #5
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Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
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February 13, 2015
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MP3 4.9 MB • 128 kbps • 5:21
Story behind the song
This seemed to be a popular tune off my 2014 album so I thought I'd post it for the Clickers Club "Own Favourites" player, Valentines Day 2015. This is pretty much a true story of one of the very best years of my life (19...ahem) or what little of it I can recall hehe.
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I had good money and a place of my own, London Town where I called my home. A skinny kid running out of control Scratching at the edges of rock'n'roll Worked all day til half past five Then load the van for the gig-bound drive Dead-end dives and empty clubs Getting kicked out of redneck pubs 24 forever, 24 forever It didn't get much better That's the truth Wish I could be 24 forever, 24 forever It didn't get much better til I met you. Wildcat parties everywhere Show me the bottle I'd be there Waking up god knows where In whose company I couldn't care No worries, no ties No need to compromise The pivotal moments of our lives I'm just glad the memory survives 24 forever, 24 forever It didn't get much better That's the truth Don't want to be 24 forever, I don't want to be 24 forever It didn't get any better til I met you.
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Sounds by Ramolly
Feb 25, 2015
I love this arrangement, awesome song!!!!
Finnski
Feb 21, 2015
Steve, glad i come by you page to hear this....Bring a BIG smil on my face....so mush you with your great still and play...love it from start to end....GREAT sole as well....yearr really great sole....I wish we all were 24 forever... Long time...but thanks for this great one. Finn
Bob Forbes
Feb 17, 2015
Sometimes I wake in the morning thinking I'm 24 again - only to be awkwardly surprised moments thereafter :D What a high energy punk rocker!! Really gets the juices flowing... might be even feeling 34 listening to this now ;) Excellent performance and production Steve - killer guitars!!
The Footnotes
Feb 16, 2015
Wow, a high octane song about a high octane lifestyle (have you read Slash's autobiography?). The guitar break is lightning, the rest is just a whirlwind of energy and stunning rock'n'roll. Brilliant, and catchy too.
spinaceto
Feb 15, 2015
Fabulous Rock song Steve!!! Your vocals are oustanding, the arrangement is such a fantastic, professional work!! Everything is so well placed and performed, the guitar riffs are to die for, bass/drums as well, you really have a distinctive way to compose my friend, quality and creativity at top level!!! My congrats to you Steve, you rule my friend!!! :)
Dollar Bill and the Unmentionables
Feb 14, 2015
How is the rest of the world supposed to create any brilliant songs when you go ahead and do them all? Brilliant brilliant brilliant.
Alan L Cole
Feb 14, 2015
Just awesome music! Great production and a great rocker. Love your guitar work Steve. Vocals and lyrics are super. Just a great track and music. Love the drum track as well.
Oddger
Feb 14, 2015
Wow, Steve! This is an absolute gem! I love it all - From the killer intro riff to the great vocal performance, the story in the lyrics and the sizzling energy that runs through this fantastic piece of punk/new wave. It reminds me of the days of the Ramones, The Clash, The Police and that whole wave of bands that brought something new and refreshing into the music world. Your guitar work is outstanding and it's easy to hear how much you feel at home in this genre, with all the little details like the drum breaks sounding so right!
Michael Duran
Feb 14, 2015
Sounds like your youth was one nonstop party hard whirl of headstrong youthful exuberance :) but luckily you survived it to ROCK ON! ;)