Simma

Out Of Order

Hey, obviously the songs are in reverse order. I’ve tried many times to get them to post the other way but it’s defeated me. I don’t think it makes a lot of difference to be fair.

One Minute Song Project - Five Seconds Too Long

Well, it had to happen eventually, I overran! I was working out how many bars I had for the BPM while watching SNL videos on YouTube, so that's probably not a good idea.

Anyway, the version that got posted to social media got cut off before the end but that's ok, the whole thing is here. It's an entirely made up story about an entirely made up situation, but I write so much about enjoying the moment I thought I'd do something about regret to redress the balance a bit.

Here’s the YouTube link

One Minute Song Project - Sometimes When They Call You Hero

Firstly and most importantly, the artwork here is by my old friend Chris Hannah. Millions of thanks to him.

So this is a song about Bruce Wayne but not really. A lot of people at time of writing were being called “heroes” for various reasons, not all of them kind. I'm all for praising those on the front line, but the word seems to imbue the recepient with a degree of self-sacrifice that is neither welcome or necessary, while at the same time absolving those in charge of responsibility to care for those who are doing the actual work.

My vocals are a bit wobbly on this, a combination of a really high pollen count and some lyrics squeezed in that maybe should have been rewritten. I like it though, these are just meant to be sketches, and it defeats the point if I drive myself mad going for perfection. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.

Here’s the YouTube link -