Mr Bluesman

Mr bluesman

Strum those chords

croon that tune

Mr bluesman

you understand the blues

even if in life you didn’t choose

to live those sad times

Life chimes

some times it burns out

like a bouncing fag end

sometimes you can’t pretend

that it’ll work out for the better

we write those letters

those songs

for it’s this life that sometimes goes wrong.

Mr bluesman

play your songs

in pubs and in high street bars

look to the stars

be inspired by your scars

this life plays the blues

just like you

so play your chords

with your fingers

love doesn’t linger

but it burns

all the way down like strong neat whiskey

It’s intoxicating

mr bluesman

sing with confidence and conviction

Singing songs is your addiction.

Singing

Singing like a weird squirrel in my head voice

the choice

of what to sing

some times I cling to easier ones to do

sometimes pitching songs I haven’t got a clue

The unusual warm up exercises

Lip trills, support through breath control

Pitching notes

fingers in mouth tongue twisters

flattening the tongue

annunciating pronunciation

makes sure you hit the notes

Getting the dynamics right in the song

highs and lows

Emotions flowing strong

feeling the rhythm

and the bass and beats

when it’s hard to pitch

don’t retreat

I know my voice is low and rather than a tenor or a baritone I am a base

but I love singing and creating songs

look at my smiley face!