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HBD 19 Appearances can be Deceptive
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Celtic folky acoustic
anger putdown vitriol
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #80
Peak in subgenre #9
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
May 21, 2019
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MP3 6.8 MB • 256 kbps • 3:42
Story behind the song
This started from the opening couplet and became more vitriolic the further it went. Aim it at the politician you have most! It then developed a Celtic feel as I worked on the tune, gaining bagpipes (sort of) and going into a more rhythmic bodhran –driven break.
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HBD 19 Appearances can be Deceptive (A-A-C-E bass run on Am – da da da dah…) Am Your planning is meticulous G Shame about your delivery Am You’re bound to look ridiculous G E7 Take it from me F C You’ve many sterling qualities G To help you get your share F But stripped down to your birthday suit Em See how you fare F C Appearances can be deceptive G Am You’ve got to learn to see through the haze F C You need to be open and receptive G E7 To find your way through the maze Arrogant assertivenessleads to troubles that grow How you’ll get yourself out of this messI don’t know Empathy and compromiseAre a much safer load You ain’t got time to fantasizeGet out there on that road To clean up your messy life’ll Take more than a bar of soap You hang on to your certainty Like a dead man on a rope You scatter all in front of youAnd treat them with disdain Best be sure as you go down Their time will come again
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