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May 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 205 Stop the World

I think it took me over ten years to write this song. I know I started on the verses in 1980 after the demise of Negative Theatre. I’d read an interview with Steely Dan where they talked about mu major chords and I played the A, E, A, D, C#m, D, A, E, A pattern […]
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August 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 73 Your Hair – Mother Gun

You think the world’s in love with your hair All tangled up but it’s gonna look great You spent your last twenty bucks on the braid And stole the night with a dead straight face Why not try a different style you can lose yourself in a thousand ways Rolling down your shoulders like a […]
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