Don't worry..... .....I haven't become a flowery shirted, sensitive 'new age' man just yet, but this sentimental little two and a half minute ray of sunshine was written for my own little ray of sunshine, Abbi, my eldest daughter and biggest critic!!! The challenge with writing something for her, and she's seven now, so I've had plenty of time to do it, is that everything was coming out too saccharin and not really saying what I meant despite having a ton of words. I sat down, and told myself 'write her something simple that feels like her energy '. So I wrote 'Simple', and here it is, recorded in one take straight through at Jono's place in St. Ouens in a session that took half an hour including set up!! Not often things like that happen, good vibes today!! Lyrics; I'm of the mind that a man is but a creature flawed by nature, Dumb by design, I won't exclude my own self from this picture, I know I'm the worst of my kind, This rule of thumb was born of careful observation of the world, Nothing's ever changed my mind..... ....until you. Oh, it's simple Yeah but it's true Nothing I can ever do will ever make me smile like you. And here is the song;
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