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The Nu Blues

by Steve Fairclough

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1.
Messin' Wit' My Head 05:36
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MESSIN' WIT’ MY HEAD: Well I won’t stand for it baby, 'cos you messin' wit my head, Well I won’t stand for it baby, 'cos you messin' wit my head, If you don’t leave my poor heart alone, I’m pretty sure they gonna find me dead Well I'm cryin' on the corner, 'cos you hurt me oh so bad, Well I'm cryin' on the corner, 'cos you hurt me oh so bad, When you stomped my heart, you killed the best friend you ever had... When I leave here in the morning, I aint never comin' back, When I leave here in the morning, I aint never comin' back, I'll be five miles from your homestead, Running down the Railroad track.... Well I won’t stand for it baby, 'cos you messin' wit my head, Well I won’t stand for it baby, 'cos you messin' wit my head, If you don’t leave my poor heart alone, I’m pretty sure they gonna find me dead
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Blue Like The Ocean 06:13
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BLUE LIKE THE OCEAN: Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Tossin’ and Turnin’ the whole night through Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Tossin’ and Turnin’ the whole night through I don’t sleep too good no more, and it’s all on account of you... Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Sorrow washing over me.. Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Sorrow washing over me.. I can’t find myself no comfort, since you took it on yourself to leave.. Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Feels like I'm drowning out at Sea.. Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Feels like I'm drowning out at Sea.. Since I woke up on that morning to find you walking out on me... Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Need someone to rescue me, Well I'm Blue like the Ocean Need someone to rescue me, Ain’t no sailboat on the horizon, and I'm drowning in the deep blue sea..
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Baby's Got A Gun 05:12
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BABY’S GOT A GUN: Well Baby’s got a gun, and she’s got a notion to hunt me down Yea Baby’s got a gun, and she’s got a notion to hunt me down So Before she gets to shootin’ I better quit me this ole town Well I did not mean to do it but I stayed out all night long No I did not mean to do it but I stayed out all night long now Baby’s got a gun, and she’s gonna teach me right from wrong You see I Spent all her money on blackjack whiskey and coke You see I Spent all her money on blackjack whiskey and coke Now Babys got a gun and she’s fixin’ to watch me choke So I’m a heading for the station, get the next train outta here So I’m a heading for the station, gonna get the next train outta here ' cos a mean hearted woman with a pistol, puts me to fear
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Never Liked Yo' Momma 05:50
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NEVER LIKED YO’ MOMMA: Well it’s been a long time coming, but woman I’m tired of you Well it’s been a long time coming, but woman I’m tired of you Gonna tell everybody, about the low down dirty things you do You didn’t say you didn’t love me, but you ran around all over town You didn’t say you didn’t love me, but you ran around all over town And then you treat me like a foo,l and its guaranteed to bring me down Well I never liked yo’ momma, and it turns out you was just the same Well I never liked yo’ momma, and it turns out you was just the same and now you got no-one to cling to, you only got yourself to blame Well It'll take all the tea in China, and all the gold in California It'll take all the tea in China and all the gold in California 'cos after all yo’ messin’, that be about what it takes to make me stay So I'm a heading for the country, gotta get myself away from this ole town So I'm a heading for the country, gotta get myself away from this ole town Cos I found me a new honey, and I'm gonna settle me right down.
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Red Dress 06:09
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RED DRESS: Gonna see my Baby, I'm going to see my love She got a red dress on, Got a red dress on Gonna see my Baby, I'm going to see my love With the red dress on, Got a red dress on And when I find my girl, I'm gonna love her all night long Well I went three times to the corner, to find my baby with the Red Dress on... Well I went three times to the corner, to find my baby with the Red Dress on... If that girl don’t come back soon, I'll have to believe my baby’s done me wrong... Took me all my time to love her but she’s so pretty with the Red dress on, Took me all my time to love her but she’s so pretty with the Red dress on, But if she don’t show her pretty face, I guess it’s true the girl is gone. Well you surely can’t believe I would ever let her leave, She got a smile like the Mona Lisa, Long legs that are sure to please ya, She dont need my complication, Trying to change her situation, And she sure done hurt my pride, But my heart wont be denied, So if you find that girl, Please tell her to come on home..
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Brand New Cadillac 04:16
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BRAND NEW CADILLAC: Well I been down town, bought a Cadillac that’s shiny and New Well I been down town, bought a Cadillac that’s shiny and New Now the girls all wanna touch it and it sure ‘nuff makes you blue Well it was sittin' in the window and it shone just like the sun Well it was sittin' in the window and it shone just like the sun And as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to get me one Well I hope you're happy Momma 'cos you drove me to a new set of wheels Well I hope you're happy Momma 'cos you drove me to a new set of wheels When the Ladies jump on board you dont know how good it feels.. They like to polish up my paintwork with nothin’ but their own bare hands, They like to polish up my paintwork with nothin’ but their own bare hands, When they rub it good and hard, makes me proud to be a man So don’t cry for me baby, 'cos I don’t give an old Rats ass So don’t cry for me baby, 'cos I don’t give an old Rats ass And if I see you in my Cadillac you know I'm gonna roll right past
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Sippin' Whiskey 05:22
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SIPPIN’ WHISKEY: Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I’m drinkin’ it down like Lemonade… Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I’m drinkin’ it down like Lemonade… ‘Cos hookin’ up with that woman, was the worst mistake I ever made… Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I’m gonna need about a Gallon more.. Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I’m gonna need about a Gallon more.. She didn’t say she didn’t love me, she just walked right out the door… Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I believe I can see the light… Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I believe I can see the light… If I can’t find me no answer, I’ll keep drinkin’ thru the night.. Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and it tastes mighty fine to me… Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and it tastes mighty fine to me… I’m gonna grab me that bottle, and I ain’t gonna let it be… Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I’m gonna put it all away.. Well I got me some Sippin’ Whiskey, and I’m gonna put it all away.. That woman got to hurtin’, an I’ll be hurtin’ till my dying day..
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Rollin' Home To You 05:23
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ROLLIN’ HOME TO YOU: When I leave here in the morning, there’s a mess of work to do When I leave here in the morning, there’s a mess of work to do But when I leave there in the evening, I come Rolling home to you Well I work everyday, make my shoulders sore, Well I work everyday, make my shoulders sore, Been workin’ for all my life, and I don’t wanna work no more. Well I picture yo’ sweet face, get me thru the workin’ day, Well I picture yo’ sweet face, get me thru the workin’ day, Without you pretty Mama, I ain’t got no price to pay... You makes me happy, girl you makes me smile, You makes me happy, girl you makes me smile, So when I leave here in the evening, I'll come rolling down the miles..
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You Don't Listen To Your Heart 04:39
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YOU DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR HEART: You don’t listen to your heart, You don’t listen to your heart, 'cos if you listen to it, you won’t be resistant to it, You don’t listen to your heart, You only listen to your head, You only listen to your head, All The things you think you know, only prove how deep it goes yeh, You only listen to your head, All of my Lovin Don’t mean nothing...... to you All of my Crying Ain’t no denying its true..... Well It'll come on back to you You don’t listen to your heart, You don’t listen to your heart, 'cos if you listen to it, you'd be consistent to it You don’t listen to your heart, You only listen to your head, You only listen to your head, You know I love you baby, but you just making my heart crazy You only listen to your head, You don’t listen to your heart, You don’t listen to your heart, Down inside I think you know, deep down in your heart and soul You don’t listen to your heart, You only listen to your head, You only listen to your head, It don’t matter what I say, you don’t listen anyway You only listen to your head.
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I Can Love You Right 04:50
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I CAN LOVE YOU RIGHT: I can’t change yo’ engine oil, or fix yo’ washing machine, I can’t wire up an electrical device, without making a scene, I can’t fix no floorboard squeaking or plumb in a faucet or two, I can’t put up a Shelf for you honey, it ain’t what I do... You'd be forgiven for to think I'm a fool, or wondering what I'm all about, But I can love you right... I'm no good in a fist fight baby, or chasing off a big old bear, I’m not skilled on a football field and I'm starting to lose my hair, I ain’t much in the looks department, I don’t work out at no gym, I got no big old bank account or an airplane to fly you in, But I got something the other guys don’t and I just want you to know, that I can love you right... Just gimme a chance to show you, How good my lovin' can be.. Just let me demonstrate I'm right, My Lovin’s gonna set you free.... I can’t paint you a picture portrait, or rustle up a poem or two I can’t buy you a sports mobile, It ain’t what I'm here to do, I don’t speak no second language to aid me in my romance, I don’t want you to consider my words, I just want you to give me a chance, Your probably thinkin’ that I'm slow in the head, that I'm delusional or plain confused but I could love you right....

about

STEVE FAIRCLOUGH:
THE NU BLOOZ

My love of the Blues started early, with memories of my father playing Boogie Woogie piano.
He would come in from work, angry & pissed off at the day, make himself a coffee, light a cigarette and sit himself down at the Piano in the front room. My sister and I would sit and listen at the door.
The strident tones of Albert Ammons’ bass lines would come forth and he’d sit and hammer that piano keyboard so hard, the room shook.
However, after a little while, the notes would decrease in volume, and the tunes would become a little more melodic, until after a ½ hour, he was playing sweet jazz standards with all the grace and touch of a classical pianist. It was then that we knew the Blues had done it’s job.
It had transformed our Dad, from a miserable, angry pissed off slave to the grind stone, into a smiling, easy going, affable fella, who could happily be hit on for pocket money.
The Blues was a miracle, and we saw it work it’s magic most every night.

As I started to learn the guitar, the music of early Status Quo was a pre-occupation.
Up until the age of 11, when Bowie got his hands on my soul, the early Quo albums had the advantage of being contemporary, and achievable, and I loved them, my favourites being tracks like “In My Chair” and “Down the Dustpipe” ( and for any technical ‘doubters’ out there, get yourself a gig in a Quo tribute band, and you try playing those tracks for 2 hrs straight every night…)

Like most musicians, I came to Jazz through the Blues, and even now on seminal albums such as ‘Kind of Blue’ , whilst Coltrane weaves his technical solo’s like intricate strands of spider web, it’s Cannonball Adderly’s Blues flavoured solo romps that offer the perfect dessert to the meal.
In short, I’ve always loved it.

At the age of 18 I was lucky enough to fall under the wing of a benevolent Svengali type figure, who managed our early careers and made it possible for us to see a reality at the far end of our dreams.
As part of a wider ambition to host an American style nightclub in our home town, he arranged a tour of New Orleans ( the base of his US operation) for myself and my buddy Mark Burke, who was his cousin.
It was on this tour that the depth and scope of the blues was brought in to sharp focus. I got to hear the authentic stuff in bars and church halls, and to play with some of the elder working musicians of Louisiana. I have stories, but this isn’t the place.
Suffice to say, I was hooked and still am, by the simplicity, yet seemingly infinite possibilities of the Blues form.

This album was simply an idea to write some new Blues songs with a different feel to each one.
I hope I’ve achieved it. The majority of the lyrics focus on the tried and tested subjects of the Blues, namely, “The girl done left me, and I’m all alone….”

Fortunately for me, My girl hasn’t done left me, and she deserves special thanks as always for putting up with my many hours in the studio. “I Can Love You Right” is dedicated to Lana, coming as it did off the back of a private joke, my particular medical condition which she calls
‘DIY Tourettes’.

I need to send a huge thanks to my Brother Neil and my eldest son Danny.
Both blessed with voices so good it’s hard to throw any take away.
It is a sheer pleasure and a privilege to work with you both.

Love & Light as always to the Fam: Lana, Dan, Em, Mike, Becks, and Rebecca, and to Ian Foster.
Finally, the album is dedicated to the aforementioned Tony Massey, who during the early ‘80’s lived out his passion for the Blues, dragging him up on stage with me for many years, at god forsaken hours of the early morning, to snarl and scream his ‘made up on the spot’ lyrics to the fulsome 12 bar styles of John Lee Hooker et al.
We never drew a sober breath….


All songs © Steve Fairclough 2019

All Instruments played / programmed by Steve Fairclough.

Special thanks to Neil Fairclough for the Vocal arrangements on “Blue Like the Ocean” and “Sippin’ Whiskey”

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released May 14, 2019

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Steve Fairclough Manchester, UK

Steve Fairclough is a veteran of the UK Fingerstyle Guitar Scene, a Composer and a Producer.
Throughout the 90’s he was the Demonstrator for Takamine and Parker Guitars in Europe and the USA and that brought him many accolades as a ‘Guitarists Guitarist’.
He is the European Ambassador for Fishman, and indeed has his own range of Fairclough Guitars on the market in the UK and throughout Europe. ... more

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