Keith Allison |
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Sometimes you can fix something by playing chess with Death
not going gentle into that good night
Sometimes you can fix something by playing an LP
You know that vinyl sounds much better
Sometimes you can fix something by making a pot of tea
With milk or lemon to complete it
Sometimes you can fix something by just using the click track
No need to keep the count in your head
Sometimes you can fix something by quoting Oscar Wilde,
"There is no sin except stupidity"
Sometimes you can fix something by losing your way,
That's when the unexpected happens
Sometimes you can fix something by getting a Brand New Bag,
Just like the Godfather of Soul did
Sometimes you can fix something by not holding back,
Throwing all caution to the winds
Sometimes you can fix something by just hanging back,
Let someone else stand in the spotlight
Sometimes you can fix something by talking in blank verse
Make life a tragedy by Shakespeare
Sometimes you can fix something by sleeping in the day,
Go out all night and paint the town red
Sometimes you can fix something by working like Joe Meek,
Record the drummer in the bathroom
Sometimes you can fix something by just turning it off,
Then switch it right back on again
Sometimes you can fix something by waiting 'till they're relaxed,
Set up a false sense of security
Sometimes you can fix something by talking like a pirate
Don't let them think that you're a bilge rat
Sometimes you can fix something by trying to be the best
Play the guitar like Richard Thompson
Sometimes you can fix something by talking like Michael Caine
"You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
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No longer able to play the guitar or have the breath control to sing (long story, boring).
I just had to add something musical (ha!) to The Infinite Glitch. So I was
exploring Audacity and...
Anyway, the whole thing can't be considered an international endeavour
without an Englishman talking about tea.
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Keith Allison |
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Sometimes you can fix something by listening to the Ginger Geezer,
Explore the canyons of your mind, old chap
Sometimes you can fix something by burning down the house,
But just make sure you have insurance
Sometimes you can fix something by playing Blonde on Blonde,
Sooner or later one of us must know
Sometimes you can fix something by just cutting a rug,
Step up and trip the light fantastic
Sometimes you can fix something by just opening your mind,
Just make sure that your brains don't fall out
Sometimes you can fix something by just changing your name,
Give yourself the name you've always wanted
Sometimes you can fix something by just looking the part,
All dressed up and nowhere to go
Sometimes you can fix something by barking up the wrong tree,
The answer's where you least expect it
Sometimes you can fix something by just biting the bullet,
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger
Sometimes you can fix something by playing like Billy Ficca,
Move to the beat of a different drummer
Sometimes you can fix something by jumping on the bandwagon,
Pretend you liked them before they were famous
Sometimes you can fix something by just looking before you leap,
Make sure the ground is still beneath you
Sometimes you can fix something by just using sleight of hand,
Also called prestidigitation
Sometimes you can fix something by keeping your sense of proportion,
Don't make a mountain from a mole hill
Sometimes you can fix something by just taking charge,
Just say, "It's my way or the highway"
Sometimes you can fix something by just reading between the lines,
Work out what they are really saying
Sometimes you can fix something by just fine tuning,
No need to reinvent the wheel, there
Sometimes you can fix something by running it up the flagpole,
Stand back and see who salutes it
Sometimes you can fix something by shaking hands with the wife's best friend,
Go to the bathroom in Australia
Sometimes you can fix something by taking your mind off it,
You know a watched pot never boils
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The Dansette Glitch.
They say you never forget your first one. My first one belonged to someone I was crazy about and it spun the soundtrack of my life for months.
Now the everyday necessities of my early teenage years are antiques. But the
click of a scratched record brings back the mystery: a careless listener? a
party casualty? a piece of dope stuck in the groove?
mp3s don't work - you've got to FEEL it - 33.3 times per minute.
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