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I was born in the north of England 1965
The Hollies were at number one, singing I'm alive
Elvis had freed their bodies, Dylan freed their minds
That music on the radio shaped my life

Radio was playing all day long
Radio was playing protest songs
Radio was playing....like a rolling stone

Like a rolling stone at twelve years old,
nothin else mattered at all
With paper round money to the record store,
music papers filling up my walls
Johnny's on the TV, Elvis died alone
In seventy-seven music became my home

But Radio was playing David Soul
Radio was playing Disco
Radio weren't playing...The Sex Pistols
Radio was playing "Daddy Cool"
Radio was playing "Moody Blue"
Radio weren't playing "No future, No future for you"

No future well that's how it seemed,
When I left school with no idea
Only youth opportunities
Was dreaming through my record sleeves
Radio in the corner playing - nothing I'd believe
Eight long years trapped in the mainstream

Radio was playing all day long
Radio was playing "The chicken song"
Radio was playing Jason Donovan
Radio was playing f**kin' Bros
Radio was playing New kids on the block
Radio was playing "I should be so lucky lucky lucky in love"

That radio doesn't play no more,
No force feeding on the factory floor
Those same sad songs I'd heard before
Have disappeared with that old rapport
Only sound I wanna hear, that guitar on the wall
No radio stations I'm trying to ignore

My Radio is playing "Seven Days"
Radio is playing "Things have Changed"
Radio is playing "Bigmouth strikes again"
Radio is playing "northern sky"
Radio is playing "pale blue eyes"
Radio is playing "the biggest lie"

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from High on the Mountain Line, released September 10, 2017
Neil Barraclough on vocals, guitars, keyboards; Julian Roberts on bass; Heather Finch on backing vocals; Marcos Yosifi on drum programming

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Neil Barraclough England, UK

Neil was fascinated with the recording process from an early age and has been writing songs for almost 30 years. His varied styles of songwriting are tied together by an undercurrent of melancholia and unflinching honesty in his lyrics. Other big influences have been other self producers, Elliott Smith, Mark Linkous and Mark Kozelek. ... more

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