STORIES (album), by Dan Farrell

STORIES (album)

by Dan Farrell

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1.	Once Upon A Time 00:43	lyrics	buy track
In a small village in London Town, there lived a guitar player. He would sit and play his guitar every day, luxuriating in the melodies that he played and as he plucked his strings, he plucked at his emotions. And he wrote songs, that told incredible stories
2.	Back In Time 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Life is just a road we travel Take as much as we can handle And there will be markers on the way Plant your flag and you’ll remember January to December Lives within you never to decay It blows your mind when you dwell I’m disinclined to take a step Back in time If you think the grass is greener This will be your misdemeanour A picture is a moment set in time Memories are so essential Keep ‘em secret, confidential Wipe away those tears in your eyes BRIDGE Feel you’re starring in a movie But you never get the girl Memories are so essential Keep ‘em secret, confidential Wipe away those tears in your eyes You've been looking (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) Back in time (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) You've been looking (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah) Back in time Looking back in time
3.	No Point Fighting 05:03	lyrics	buy track
I’m sitting waiting for A call to come in Been waiting for a long long time For my life to begin And place me back I know I’m not the only one That’s facing the wall Missing a view to the future Maybe this call will change my life No point fighting something you don’t have any control over Give thanks to my guardian angel Who takes good care of me Stops the rain to keep me dry That’s my guarantee He’s always there No point fighting something you don’t have any control over We do the best we can Ever since the age of man And passing time will give us change (For the better) SOLO No point fighting something you don’t have any control over No point fighting something you don’t have any control over No point fighting
4.	Here We Are 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Lying back Shades on my eyes Sipping a cool drink Taking my time It’s a sunny day And I’m gonna drift away Surfin’ and chillin Headphones in I’m in my world and you can’t come in Feeling the breeze I’m here takin’ care of you and me And here we are Once again In our favourite place on Earth to be We’re only here For the sunshine Sun going down Heat of the day Is packing up And creeping away A golden sky Is looking good And it satisfies Watching the waves Crash on the shore Walk into town take a seat outdoor Life goes by And it’s you and me With a bottle of wine BRIDGE Two thousand miles away An island in the sun And the holiday’s begun SOLO And here we are Once again In our favourite place on Earth to be We’re only here For the sunshine Here we are.
5.	Blue Clouds 03:39	info	buy track
6.	Let's Do This 03:53	lyrics	buy track
We have never known a time like this Forced to sit around and reminisce Our recent memories seem long ago As we stay at home lying low I know just what to do I gotta plan it’ll see us through I said yeah yeah let’s do this Let’s play some rock and roll I said OK keep dancin’ Gotta give your heart and soul One day we’ll wake up and it’ll be gone Consigned to memory then we’ll carry on But music never dies It keeps us all alive I said yeah yeah let’s do this Let’s play some rock and roll I said OK keep dancin’ Gotta give your heart and soul We’re only here a minute In the history of the planet Lets make the most of time we’ve got Don’t waste it SOLO I know just what to do I gotta plan it’ll see us through I said yeah yeah let’s do this Let’s play some rock and roll I said OK keep dancin’ Gotta give your heart and soul I said yeah yeah let’s do this I said yeah yeah let’s do this
7.	Band Jam 00:38	info	buy track
8.	This Is All We Need 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Travel on the road with a rock n roll band Packing all the people in Singing all the songs that I wrote first hand Lubricating with a gin Cast a beady eye to my left hand side Waiting for the harmony First a two part then a three part stack Using all our armoury This is all we need This is all we need Packing up the van then we’re moving on Gotta find a rock n roll town The lines on the road keep flashing by Praying that we won’t break down I wake up in the morning and the sun is up Streaming in it blinds my eyes Set up in a bar ‘round 5pm Now we’re gonna mobilise This is all we need This is all we need BRIDGE Don’t you know that everyone needs to leave The worries of the day behind Save it all up for another day Meantime they unwind Meantime they unwind SOLO This is all we need This is all we need This is all we need This is all we need (take it down!)
9.	Part Of Our Story 05:13	lyrics	buy track
Now is the right time to say There is distance Father Time can be your friend Maybe it wasn’t right for you But none of us have 20 20 vision Time’s the healer The great revealer Allowing you to figure out things for yourself Don’t beat yourself up You’re a grown up So go and do what grown ups try and do Look back on things and smile You only live once You only get one chance So don’t regret your decisions Because we all have to live and learn How we live is part of our story Look after your friends and your loved ones Cos only they can ever tell you the truth And though it can sometimes really hurt Only they can give you that perspective Makes you stronger You’ll no longer Put your fingers in the flames and get them burnt Get a clear head Then you can stop dead Anything or anyone that tries to bring you down Look back on things and smile You only live once You only get one chance So don’t regret your decisions Because we all have to live and learn How we live is part of our story Yes how we live is part of our story SOLO Look back on things and smile You only live once You only get one chance So don’t regret your decisions Because we all have to live and learn How we live is part of our story Look back on things and smile You only live once You only get one chance So don’t regret your decisions Because we all have to live and learn How we live is part of our story Yes how we live is part of our story
10.	Child In Your Eyes 04:13	lyrics	buy track
And you're sitting watching your TV And your caught up in a reverie He walks right in and turns it down Needs you to listen to the sweetest sound of The Byrds I remember sitting on the floor amazed My head was in a daze Rarely get that nowadays Happy memories should never make you cry And time just magnifies the little child in your eyes Just got in from a day at school 95 OMD And then you see his bass guitar And now you're feeling like a cool rock star I remember working out some notes to play The record player swayed to the music that I played Happy memories should never make you cry And time just magnifies the little child in your eyes We lived through perfection For us those people changed the world SOLO I remember Christmas morning heard a shout That Help was just about starting on the TV now Happy memories should never make you cry And time just magnifies the little child in your eyes The little child in your eyes Time just magnifies The little child in your eyes
11.	Something About Her 03:11	lyrics	buy track
There’s something about her that I love I saw it in her eyes The sweetest heart The softest soul She has me mesmerised Her eyes arouse me Her sweetheart lips Begging to be kissed To feel the touch of her warm fingers On me Something about her keeps the sun Shining in the sky Never setting way down low Or rising up too high My thoughts meander I put myself In a different place And wrap my arms around her body I feel grace SOLO Something about her makes each day Better than the last Reassuring always there With a bit of sass And when it all comes down to it You open up your eyes No-one else could walk in her shoes I realise Yeah there’s something about her There’s something about her Something about her
12.	The Player 08:06	lyrics	buy track
Waking each morning, and planning his day Looks at the flawless sky Knowing the weather determines his fate A friend, an alibi Playing his music is his stock in trade A song for everyone But will you be the one Whose soul is touched So deeply now Stands on his pitch with guitar in his hands The sun, beating down Closing his eyes as the words leave his mouth Tuned in, to the sound Various people are listening now The tips are in the jar For a fine repertoire He takes a bow And thanks them all The player is playing now The people all wonder how Their days have been changed For the better now Getting their smiles for free Great for you and me And then they walk on To the rest of their day SOLO A new group of passers by More people to satisfy The player keeps playing To the watching eyes And pictures are snapping Finale! And clapping! It’s time to move on To a different pitch End of the day and his fingers are sore Picks up his bag and his case Counting his blessings it’s been a good day Thanks them, for their grace Reaching his home puts the key in the door A bijou sanctuary Time to sleep But he’ll do it all tomorrow again

about

This is my fourth solo album and my most ambitious work to date. Each track has an audio "story" at the beginning that has a connection to the meaning of the song. The meaning will be different to each listener but these are songs from my life, so each one is extremely special and meaningful to me.

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released June 3, 2021

All songs written, performed and produced by me.

Instruments ; Martin acoustic, Eko Ranger 12 string acoustic, Fender Strat Rickenbacker 330 12 string. Hofner violin bass. Oxygen 49 midi keyboard. Drums by Kyle Logic and ©DrumsByDemand

Special thanks to Eva Abraham for backing vocals on 'The Player' and 'Here We Are'
Special thanks to Alan Snelling for backing vocals on 'No Point Fighting'

Recorded and mixed in my spare bedroom.
Engineered & Mastered by me.

Album cover design Zaggy Moonbeam

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Dan Farrell London, UK

I'm a multi instrumentalist singer songwriter from London. Love three part harmonies and melodic hooks. I'm a left handed guitarist who plays with the strings round the wrong way....

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