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The Long Road

by Malt Town

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1.
Malt Town 04:22
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Malt Town Misty, Home town whisky All about about you seems just like you Let me tell you that I love you Every time, that I kiss you You don't know how much I miss you All those hours, snow or showers I spent as a youth Little things I can't remember Feels so good, pull my wisdom tooth When you reach that bottle empty I could swear I'm finished with you I'm so tired, I can't pick up my bones Feels so weak, but I carry on Can't lie still, 'til the crack of dawn It just goes on and on SOLO Older now, but still no wiser That taste now is one I savour Memories that you live all over Now you sing I'm sinking with you Malt Town blues you will destroy me But I still say, that I love you.
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Crazy Thoughts 04:11
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When I was young, and mystified I thought I was the only one, didn't understand Was so long ago, I never realised And my life was just rolling on How could I know, what was to come? What was to come? Was growing inside, waiting for me to arrive I didn't know anything about you You made me turn my life around How could we know, what was to come I wrote this song for you Every time I hear your voice It fills my heart with joy You take away my pain, with just your voice SOLO Looking back, it had to be that way Too young to know what would be the play I guess you need to cry some tears Before you can know its time to let go. I wrote this song for you Every time I hear your voice It fills my heart with joy You take away my pain, with just your voice When I was young, and mystified...
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Lonely 07:01
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Everything I do, closely related to you Got you in my head, I want you back in my bed I feel so lonely Once upon a time, when you were only mine I treated you so bad, now I'm paying the price And I'm so lonely, I feel so lonely Without you I get up in the morning, I fix my head I wander round the room, like I've already said I feel so lonely I tried hard with another, I just get lost I tried to give a fuck, but I don't give a toss And now I'm lonely, I feel so lonely Without you ***************** Everybody's watching every single thing I do Trying to catch me out and report it all to you I maybe got that wrong, and no-one really cares I know I care for you, last night I fell down my back stairs Cause I've been drinking every night and I tumbled through the air I prayed that it would the end, <well maybe not "the end"> Maybe just a coma, and when I wake up You're there... ****************** I heard you went away, you ain't ever coming back I just can't feel a thing I wished they'd switch me off I guess you're not around anymore...
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She's Everything 02:20
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I know, she knows But nobody else does I know, she feels What nobody else could Every morning, she's waiting for me to awake I'm so lucky; she's an angel, she's everything to me I love, the way, the way that she loves me When I'm down, she's around She's always beside me I could love her 'til the end of time I'm so lucky she's an angel She's everything to me I know, she knows But nobody else does
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What a Shame 04:50
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You walked out of my life And left me standing there in the rain I tried to make you turn around I called your name, or maybe that was in my head Far away, in another place Another face is kissing your lips Wouldn't it be funny if he looked just like The way I see him What a shame, they tell me that you're on your own again What a shame, I wonder if you think of me now I tried so hard to wish you well I never really believed I could All the things you love that we used to do I hear about it all the time Is it really chance that I get to hear Or is someone told to let me know The pain is fading and I really don't care What you do now What a shame, they tell me that you're on your own again What a shame, I wonder if you think of me now In town today I didn't make you turn around I never called your name It took me by surprise, 'cause not a single day went by I didn't hope to see you Even now, as I close my eyes I can't help but wonder Was it right, will I see you again, or is it over? What a shame, the two of us on our own tonight What a shame, I wonder if you think of me now You walked out of my life And left me standing there in the rain
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Port Rush 1964 04:40
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Port Rush 1964, we'd never been before I was the youngest then of the family And we would make some memories Dad he worked, he worked so hard We didn't know about rich or poor All we knew was happiness, and everything alright Mum she didn't "have a job" Except looking out for seven of us Make and mend and hand me down It was the latest thing in town How she did it, I don't know We couldn't ask for any more Everything was holiday, and everything alright Tell me where the hope has gone I wish it was '64 again I look at the world around me now It's all gonna be alright, but not without a fight SOLO I look at they photographs, Port Rush 1964 We're all here, but they're all gone He'd say "What's seldom must be wonderful". "It's all made round to go around" It's all gonna be alright, but not without a fight When I'm down, I look around I can see the end of the time When we all do just what we're told The darkest hour has been and gone Folks will live next door again Rich and poor won't be a thing I wish I could grow young not old It's all gonna be alright Are you ready for that life? Port Rush 1964 The Beatles and The Stones and The Animals Port Rush 1964 Teenage crush and the boy next door Port Rush 1964, we'd never been before...
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Song of Three 05:36
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The sun came up, on a beautiful morning And campfires bade farewell I would see you again, before the moon When green grass is high And maybe, by then, we will be three We camped by a river, surrounded by sky I hoped for a vision to come Warm summer days, and nights with stories and dance And love 'neath the stars, above with you Hey, you don't know me Hey where you goin' Hey what you doin' white man? The vision when it came, tried to forget The rain turned black and dry I wandered alone, the endless empty plain I awoke in a sadness Every night, in the shade of the cotton wood Working them beasts to the bone Twenty young men, waiting for morning A day on the trail, and the last summer nights with you Hey, you don't know me Hey, where you goin' Hey, what you doin' white man? I found you half in, half out of the water I carried you cold in my arms They had taken our child out of your body And left her here to find Hey, you don't know me Hey where you goin' Hey what you doin' white man? Hey, you don't know me Hey why'd you lie to me? Hey what you doin' white man?
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The Long Road 04:48
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We take the long road, we find our own way Relying on each other, searching for the new day I've been around the sun so many times Keep coming back, keep coming back It just ain't funny anymore Now if we could only, see behind the curtain We'd only see a mirror, just another lost soul I've been around the world so many times We're all the same, we're just the same If we joined hands we could turn this ship around Get onboard sisters and brothers They promised us, we vote them in They sell us off down the river They sell the guns, they drop the bombs They kill our sisters and brothers It's been a long road It's been a hard fight With hope and with each other We're gonna find a new way Na na na etc Come on brothers, come on sisters Come on mothers, come on fathers, come on children

about

A selection of songs by Robert McMullan and George Falconer. With many a nod to the music and artists of our formative years; like the magpie, making off with the shiny things that catch our attention. The sincerest form of flattery.

From both of us and all the great musicians and friends from the continuum of bands that is Jade to Malt Town.

George: Recorded during the lockdown period between March 2020 and December 2021. We sent rough demo's and a click track to all the guests who played. They in turn would record their parts and fire them over t'internet. Their invaluable contributions shaped the final songs to a massive degree. Not a great way to arrange things; it would often lead to a significant change in tone and structure. But hey - no-one was going anywhere at the time! When the lockdowns were eased, Robert's vocals would be recorded "properly" in my converted garage, where the drums, keyboards and sundries would also be tracked. The biggest difference I've found between a "proper" commercial studio (where you pay by the day, the clock's ticking, get that take down and let's move on...) to working in your own wee place? Fiddle, diddle, fiddle, twiddle, chop, paste, redo, undo. Repeat and rinse. The only pressure is the guests who played on this asking (often) "have you finished that thing I played on yet?

At last! Here it is! :)

We hope you enjoy it; it's a legacy of sorts!

For Fiona and Janice, our families, and Mick (1957 - 2008)

credits

released October 28, 2022

Robert McMullan, vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, mandolin, calf hide drum, mouth organ

George Falconer, drums, percussion, backing vocals, piano, organ, mellotron, synths, mouth organ, arrangements.

Guests:

Kenneth Clark, piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes piano (1, 2, 3, 8)
Oli Costar, cello (5)
Greg Kelso, bass, fretless bass (2, 5, 8)
Nelson McFarlane, bass (1, 3)
Stewart Logan, pedal steel (2, 4)
Tam Paterson, electric guitar (1, 3, 8)
Mark Steell, electric guitar, bass (6)

Engineered, produced, mixed and mastered at home by George Falconer
With a nod to Paul and Jamie Savage at Chem 19 who showed me stuff, and always answered my questions with patience and insight. Cheers guys.

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Malt Town are L/R George (drums, keys, vocals, production) and Robert (vocals, guitar, songs)

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