As I walk along I wonder why the grass is green and skies are blue
And the birds will sing their morning tunes just for you
As the night falls there is thunder, lightning strikes and bolts out of the blue
And the rain will settle on the green green grass and form sweetly scented dew
And Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold and the sunsets just for you
And the dreams that you behold, well, I hope they all come true
I still walk and I still wonder why the grass is green and skies still blue
And the birds still sing their morning tunes, still they sing for you
And Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold and the sunsets just for you
And the dreams that you behold, well, I hope they all come true
Yes they sing for you, sing it one more time ...
And Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold and the sunsets just for you
And the dreams that you behold, well, I hope they all come true
Yeah, Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold and the sunsets just for you
And the dreams that you behold, well, I hope they all come true
Saturday, 31 January 2015
Blossom (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Blossom falling, the start of the Spring,
Blossom fading as Summer begins,
Just like you ahead of the curve,
Just like me I don't know what I'm worth
And I, I call your name
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my baby
Summer Rose, yeah, it grows and it grows
I'm the thorns down there by your side
Summer breeze, how it blows and it blows
You can look but I know where I hide
And I, I call your name
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my baby
Autumn leaves, they blow in the breeze
Soon Winter comes and summer does cease
Change of seasons like the changing of tides
You can look, still I know where I hide
And I, I call your name
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my babe,
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my baby
Blossom fading as Summer begins,
Just like you ahead of the curve,
Just like me I don't know what I'm worth
And I, I call your name
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my baby
Summer Rose, yeah, it grows and it grows
I'm the thorns down there by your side
Summer breeze, how it blows and it blows
You can look but I know where I hide
And I, I call your name
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my baby
Autumn leaves, they blow in the breeze
Soon Winter comes and summer does cease
Change of seasons like the changing of tides
You can look, still I know where I hide
And I, I call your name
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my babe,
Blossom my dame,
Blossom my baby
My Life (lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
you can do the best to use those tears to hide the venom in your eyes
because i know now it's with snakes and liars you would rather spend your time
maybe i knew all along but after all this time i'm still surprised
that people close their eyes and use their mouths for telling lies
well i know you're saying something but all i hear is nothing
nothing that can help me live my life
and i know you are a someone but all i see is no one
no one that can help me live my life
i tell you the truth now i would rather stay at home and cry
than go out making idle chatter and kiss the cheeks of those that i despise
well i know you're saying something but all i hear is nothing
nothing that can help me live my life
and i know you are a someone but all i see is no one
no one that can help me live my life
because i know now it's with snakes and liars you would rather spend your time
maybe i knew all along but after all this time i'm still surprised
that people close their eyes and use their mouths for telling lies
well i know you're saying something but all i hear is nothing
nothing that can help me live my life
and i know you are a someone but all i see is no one
no one that can help me live my life
i tell you the truth now i would rather stay at home and cry
than go out making idle chatter and kiss the cheeks of those that i despise
well i know you're saying something but all i hear is nothing
nothing that can help me live my life
and i know you are a someone but all i see is no one
no one that can help me live my life
It Ain't Easy (lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
If only I could find the words
to tell you how I feel
You know I'd take them back
all the other things I said
I'd take away the bad
along with the rest
Oh yes ...
If only I could find the words
I know your heart would melt
There's no point in looking back
all around my head
Looking back on all the sad
the pain of yesterday
is in somethin', somethin'
something you did to me ...
Well, It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Feeling like I never did before
It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Knowing how I'll feel forever more
If only you would say the words
you know I long to hear
So much time has passed
since we did the things we did
And I've been broke a thousand times
I'm all alone since then
And there's somethin', somethin'
something you did to me ...
Well, It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Feeling like I never did before
It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Knowing how I'll feel forever more
Now everybody's heard my story
how do you think it's going to end?
It's so hard to ignore ignore thee
somethin', somethin', something you did to me ...
Well, It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Feeling like I never did before
It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Knowing how I'll feel forever more
This is how I'll feel forever more ...
to tell you how I feel
You know I'd take them back
all the other things I said
I'd take away the bad
along with the rest
Oh yes ...
If only I could find the words
I know your heart would melt
There's no point in looking back
all around my head
Looking back on all the sad
the pain of yesterday
is in somethin', somethin'
something you did to me ...
Well, It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Feeling like I never did before
It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Knowing how I'll feel forever more
If only you would say the words
you know I long to hear
So much time has passed
since we did the things we did
And I've been broke a thousand times
I'm all alone since then
And there's somethin', somethin'
something you did to me ...
Well, It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Feeling like I never did before
It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Knowing how I'll feel forever more
Now everybody's heard my story
how do you think it's going to end?
It's so hard to ignore ignore thee
somethin', somethin', something you did to me ...
Well, It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Feeling like I never did before
It Ain't Easy lord no It Ain't Easy
Knowing how I'll feel forever more
This is how I'll feel forever more ...
Always In The Way (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
You said you'd been here before
But they path you take you're never sure
And you say you want it more and more
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
You sailed off to a distant shore
To find an ocean clear and pure
And you say you're loving more and more
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
Try and you try and you still fail
Cry and you cry I hear a wail
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
You said you'd been there and seen it all and done it all before
But they path you took you're still not sure
And you say you loving and you're needing and you're wanting more and more
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-woN14TcI
But they path you take you're never sure
And you say you want it more and more
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
You sailed off to a distant shore
To find an ocean clear and pure
And you say you're loving more and more
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
Try and you try and you still fail
Cry and you cry I hear a wail
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
You said you'd been there and seen it all and done it all before
But they path you took you're still not sure
And you say you loving and you're needing and you're wanting more and more
Well, my door is always open
If you need a helping hand
Some words just to guide you
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
There's always something, Always In The Way
Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-woN14TcI
Goodnight (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
She drinks black coffee in the morning
That's what stains her teeth
Then she'll put on a night dress
She's not lost but how she roams the streets
She treads the boulevard floor
And then she'll go back and tread some more
Although she's seen it all before
And no doubt she will see it all again
Goodnight my lady
Goodnight farewell
You don't need to tell me
Some things they are better left unsaid
She stops, fumbles for change
Lights one more cigarette
Holds her hands up to the rain
Just to stop herself from getting wet
Though that is the way that she would usually like to be
She knows tonight that it's not likely
Because she's seen it all before
And no doubt she will see it all again
Goodnight my lady
Goodnight farewell
You don't need to tell me
Some things they are better left unsaid
Goodnight my lady
Goodnight farewell
You don't need to tell me
Some things they are better left unsaid
Goodnight
Goodnight
You can't stop me now
Goodnight my lady
That's what stains her teeth
Then she'll put on a night dress
She's not lost but how she roams the streets
She treads the boulevard floor
And then she'll go back and tread some more
Although she's seen it all before
And no doubt she will see it all again
Goodnight my lady
Goodnight farewell
You don't need to tell me
Some things they are better left unsaid
She stops, fumbles for change
Lights one more cigarette
Holds her hands up to the rain
Just to stop herself from getting wet
Though that is the way that she would usually like to be
She knows tonight that it's not likely
Because she's seen it all before
And no doubt she will see it all again
Goodnight my lady
Goodnight farewell
You don't need to tell me
Some things they are better left unsaid
Goodnight my lady
Goodnight farewell
You don't need to tell me
Some things they are better left unsaid
Goodnight
Goodnight
You can't stop me now
Goodnight my lady
In The Presence Of The Lord (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Well, he don't want to stay here
Not another day here
Because just like me he can't stand the weather
We all know that planet earth is blue
And we all know that love is true
If only it could last forever
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
You want to go out and kiss the son
From the moment your life had begun
But first my children you must learn to kiss the sky
From the moment you walk through the door
It's the moment you had to be sure
That things they ain't never going to get any better
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
Om Om Om
In the passing of time
Well I've looked and I've searched but I still couldn't find
Someone quite like you
Somebody who would die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
You would die for love
You would die die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
You'd die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
Not another day here
Because just like me he can't stand the weather
We all know that planet earth is blue
And we all know that love is true
If only it could last forever
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
You want to go out and kiss the son
From the moment your life had begun
But first my children you must learn to kiss the sky
From the moment you walk through the door
It's the moment you had to be sure
That things they ain't never going to get any better
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
Om Om Om
In the passing of time
Well I've looked and I've searched but I still couldn't find
Someone quite like you
Somebody who would die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
You would die for love
You would die die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
You'd die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
All You Gotta Do Is Ask (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Don't expect no religion
No quick fix easy answers to grace my lips
But if you want to know all my politics then
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
You've come along, oh a long way baby
From that cute young little girl, a right little lady
You've got your knickers round your ankles and a skirt nowhere to be seen
And if you want a piece then
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
Well, all I ask, and all I pray
Is that you keep away from me woman
Yeah, you'd better stay away
Born and raised the "ilson" way
You've got to learn to kick and then run away
And there's no use dreaming of a better day
You gotta learn to live and then you'll sure learn how to pay
You stand outside, a sign by your side that says
"£10 an hour" to come and steal your flowers
Now you're freezing your arse off in a tiny pink sache
And if you wanna know where the lights go then
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
Well, all I ask, and all I pray
Is that you keep away from me woman
Yeah, you'd better stay away
I like your smile but I don't like your style
You are clapped up to the eyeballs and in a pink dress three sizes too small
And you smoke, and this is no joke, well I'm not trying to be funny
But, I wouldn't waste good money on you
Yeah, on you
All I gotta do
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
No quick fix easy answers to grace my lips
But if you want to know all my politics then
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
You've come along, oh a long way baby
From that cute young little girl, a right little lady
You've got your knickers round your ankles and a skirt nowhere to be seen
And if you want a piece then
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
Well, all I ask, and all I pray
Is that you keep away from me woman
Yeah, you'd better stay away
Born and raised the "ilson" way
You've got to learn to kick and then run away
And there's no use dreaming of a better day
You gotta learn to live and then you'll sure learn how to pay
You stand outside, a sign by your side that says
"£10 an hour" to come and steal your flowers
Now you're freezing your arse off in a tiny pink sache
And if you wanna know where the lights go then
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
Well, all I ask, and all I pray
Is that you keep away from me woman
Yeah, you'd better stay away
I like your smile but I don't like your style
You are clapped up to the eyeballs and in a pink dress three sizes too small
And you smoke, and this is no joke, well I'm not trying to be funny
But, I wouldn't waste good money on you
Yeah, on you
All I gotta do
All You Gotta Do Is Ask
Stop Me Girl (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Some force is making me fall for you but I know deep inside this is what I wanna do
Well you know that I speak of truth and I hope all you need is loving too
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know that I would rather die than see another by your side
When all I could do was sit there and wonder why when all I really want is in you to confide
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know just where I wanna go
And you know that I love you
Some people they like to try and kick me by my knees then laugh out loud when I fall
All that they speak of is the birds and the bees when really they know nothing of love at all
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know that I speak of truth and I hope all you need is loving too
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know that I would rather die than see another by your side
When all I could do was sit there and wonder why when all I really want is in you to confide
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know just where I wanna go
And you know that I love you
Some people they like to try and kick me by my knees then laugh out loud when I fall
All that they speak of is the birds and the bees when really they know nothing of love at all
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Friday, 30 January 2015
I Need Sleep (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
I, oh I, I Need Sleep
But my soul, my soul won't let me rest
And I, oh I, I need peace
But this war, this war won't end
And sometimes, there's something we all need
But sometimes, sometimes we've just got to be
And I, oh I, I Need Love
Although I know, Love don't do me no good
And sometimes, there's something we all need
But sometimes, sometimes we've just got to be
We've just got to be
Yeah, we got to be
Oh we got to be
We got to be
And I, oh I, I need you
Although I know it's more than you'll ever need me ...
But my soul, my soul won't let me rest
And I, oh I, I need peace
But this war, this war won't end
And sometimes, there's something we all need
But sometimes, sometimes we've just got to be
And I, oh I, I Need Love
Although I know, Love don't do me no good
And sometimes, there's something we all need
But sometimes, sometimes we've just got to be
We've just got to be
Yeah, we got to be
Oh we got to be
We got to be
And I, oh I, I need you
Although I know it's more than you'll ever need me ...
Play The Game (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Walking by the riverside I see the fishermen there in dismay
"there's note cummin' aht a the Trent today" I think I heard one of them say
There's no such thing as a harmless lie - it all comes out in the end
That's a line of the truth my friend and I'm as sure as the river bends
Standing by the Meadow Lane and I feel a warm summer breeze
Robin Hood and his merry men come whistling through the trees
Stand in Sherwood by the Major Oak; why should I feel proud?
Let's hear it for Torvill and Dean and let's play the music loud
You can Play The Game, just never lose sight of your aim
I'll Play The Game, but I will always stand by my name
Let's hear it for America speeding in on a late night train
A glorious land of liberty is here to take away all your pain
And now the bullets fly as the sun hits the sky and everybody looks the same
Because right here in the city everyone's playing the game
You can Play The Game my friend, but you must never lose sight of your aim
I'll Play The Game, but I will always stand by my name
"there's note cummin' aht a the Trent today" I think I heard one of them say
There's no such thing as a harmless lie - it all comes out in the end
That's a line of the truth my friend and I'm as sure as the river bends
Standing by the Meadow Lane and I feel a warm summer breeze
Robin Hood and his merry men come whistling through the trees
Stand in Sherwood by the Major Oak; why should I feel proud?
Let's hear it for Torvill and Dean and let's play the music loud
You can Play The Game, just never lose sight of your aim
I'll Play The Game, but I will always stand by my name
Let's hear it for America speeding in on a late night train
A glorious land of liberty is here to take away all your pain
And now the bullets fly as the sun hits the sky and everybody looks the same
Because right here in the city everyone's playing the game
You can Play The Game my friend, but you must never lose sight of your aim
I'll Play The Game, but I will always stand by my name
Stop Me Girl (lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Some force is making me fall for you but I know deep inside this is what I wanna do
Well you know that I speak of truth and I hope all you need is loving too
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know that I would rather die than see another by your side
When all I could do was sit there and wonder why when all I really want is in you to confide
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know just where I wanna go
And you know that I love you
Some people they like to try and kick me by my knees then laugh out loud when I fall
All that they speak of is the birds and the bees when really they know nothing of love at all
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know that I speak of truth and I hope all you need is loving too
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know that I would rather die than see another by your side
When all I could do was sit there and wonder why when all I really want is in you to confide
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
Well you know just where I wanna go
And you know that I love you
Some people they like to try and kick me by my knees then laugh out loud when I fall
All that they speak of is the birds and the bees when really they know nothing of love at all
Stop Me Girl from falling any deeper
Stop Me Girl from shedding no more tears
The Way It Is (Lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
Please allow me just a minute of your time
For a quick question, a simple survey of mine
Ever get the feeling you're going nowhere?
Don't worry brother, that's a feeling we all share
Oh, that's just The Way It Is
It'll be alright in the end my friend
Oh, that's exactly how it is
And I'm telling you just because you are my friend, my friend
We are all heading in the same direction
All nursing through the same complications
Do we suffer for the money or for our art?
It's the things that drive us, they are driving us apart
Oh, that's just The Way It Is
It'll be alright in the end my friend
Oh, that's exactly how it is
And I'm telling you just because you are my friend, my friend
Well, the road gets hard a dusty when you've heard a thousand times
The same old lies through the same old eyes
But as longs as I've got you and as long as you've got me
We are together now and we can purely be
Oh, that's just The Way It Is
It'll be alright in the end my friend
Oh, that's exactly how it is
And I'm telling you just because you are my friend, my friend
For a quick question, a simple survey of mine
Ever get the feeling you're going nowhere?
Don't worry brother, that's a feeling we all share
Oh, that's just The Way It Is
It'll be alright in the end my friend
Oh, that's exactly how it is
And I'm telling you just because you are my friend, my friend
We are all heading in the same direction
All nursing through the same complications
Do we suffer for the money or for our art?
It's the things that drive us, they are driving us apart
Oh, that's just The Way It Is
It'll be alright in the end my friend
Oh, that's exactly how it is
And I'm telling you just because you are my friend, my friend
Well, the road gets hard a dusty when you've heard a thousand times
The same old lies through the same old eyes
But as longs as I've got you and as long as you've got me
We are together now and we can purely be
Oh, that's just The Way It Is
It'll be alright in the end my friend
Oh, that's exactly how it is
And I'm telling you just because you are my friend, my friend
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Life Affirming Times in Old Deutschland ! MHx (Songs & Whispers Tour Diary 4)
Not long to go now in Germany and I've got to say this last week has brought me so much happiness and joy to be amongst people, performing music and working so hard ... certainly 3 shows in particular have given me so much resolve in the power of live music, the connection between beautiful people and affirmation and reaffirmation that life is good, what I'm doing is good and we're on the right path !
Peace, Love & Tea ... Frieden Liebe und Tee !!
There are so many countless stand out moments in the last few weeks I could write a short novella on the great times I've had, I hope the next few nights down south in Duisberg, I only hope the good people around Dortmund, Dusseldorf and Dinslaken are as good to me as the great folks in the north west have been.
Here's me with Lucky, Annika's Songs & Whispers office dog, and now my good friend, I love that little chap !
Aside from the big city lights of Hamburg and Bremen, I've particularly enjoy seeing the smaller towns and villages, the places like Quelkhorn and Achim covered in snow, seemingly like German postcard spots, beautiful places and beautiful people, so much history.
But tonight's show in Syke was one of the most enjoyable I have played anywhere, ever ! A massive amount of people turning out in a beautiful space, a museum of contemporary art, much like my favourite home town show at the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery,which I hope to heading back to before the summer, and talking of heading back, I will definitely definitely definitely definitely be back in Germany before you can say "eine tasser tee mit milch!"
Fur meine Frau ...
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http://songsandwhisperstourdiary.blogspot.de/2015/01/life-affirming-times-in-old-deutschland.html
Matt Henshaw's Adventures In Wonderland: Life Affirming Times in Old Deutschland ! MHx (So...
Matt Henshaw's Adventures In Wonderland: Life Affirming Times in Old Deutschland ! MHx (So...: Not long to go now in Germany and I've got to say this last week has brought me so much happiness and joy to be amongst people, perfor...
Me & You (lyrics) - Matt Henshaw
I am a dreamer and I dream my dreams for two
And I hope one day all my dreams will come true
Because all the dreams I dream are for Me & You
I'm a believer and I believe in all the thing you do
And when you speak I believe you speak the truth
But most of all I believe in Me & You
And when I tell you how I'm feelin
You say you feel the same
I feel so pleased
And oh so relieved
For this is no longer a game
I feel love and that's something that I never thought I could do
But let me just tell you how wrong I've been proved
With all the love I feel
I Love You
And I hope one day all my dreams will come true
Because all the dreams I dream are for Me & You
I'm a believer and I believe in all the thing you do
And when you speak I believe you speak the truth
But most of all I believe in Me & You
And when I tell you how I'm feelin
You say you feel the same
I feel so pleased
And oh so relieved
For this is no longer a game
I feel love and that's something that I never thought I could do
But let me just tell you how wrong I've been proved
With all the love I feel
I Love You
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Ich Liebe Deutschland ! MHx (Songs & Whispers Tour Diary 2)
10 days in the the German leg of the Peace, Love & Tea European Tour and, I have to say it, I'm starting to become quite fond of this little old place ! So rich in colour, people, there's a vibrancy, a history, even a warmth in the midst of winter, I know everyone's driving on the wrong side of the road still, and the kms make no sense where my miles would, but what can you do in the middle of the German countryside snow ?? Write a strongly word letter to the Kaiser, Napoleon or Angela Merkel and hope to find a post box ? I don't think so ...
Anyways, music ? Yeah, I've played quite a lot of it, and - like Ringo Starr upon the 'Helter Skelter' - "I've got blisters on me fingers!" but alles gut ! And it is to Hamburg I am heading tonight having just played a great little show in the theatre of the University of Bremen.
Last night I was right up on the most far north-western coast of Germany, a place called Emden, just over the harbour lay the Netherlands, I played some English songs, it was an old Polish cake shop, of which the now Turkish owner told me he sells beers to all ages, even 70 and 80 year olds who remember it as the only place you could buy cakes on a Sunday for 50km, students from each part of Germany and Holland gather and speak great English, and some of those from Belgium speak up to 5 languages, the beer and tea and coffee is from afar a field as Brazil and the wine from Lating nations of Italy, France and Spain, I have found Americans, Russians, and Scandinavian folk drinking Guinness ...
... I ate Börek (Turkish pastry filled with egg, mushrooms and spinach) and vegan pancakes in Canadian maple syrups in amongst the crowd was an old stained glass window maker from Birmingham with a lady friend, and next time an English or an American tells you that "Germans and/or Muslims have no sense of humour" tell them that's just not the case. I met the loveliest young man whose family originated from Jordan in the Middle East but he was born in the little town of Delmenhorst just outside of Bremen.
The graffiti under one of the autobahn bridges reads "The Only Good Nation is Imagination" and I say all this I say as a European, Internationalist, happy and healthy member of the human race plying my trade on the continent ... we are all one and interconnected with our own cultural and spiritual reference points but Love and kindness connects us all ! Cast aside any ideas or anyone you come across espousing the ideas of fear, embrace one and all, and never feel uneasy ! Peace, Love & Tea x
And remember ... Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold ...
Matt Henshaw's Adventures In Wonderland: Ich Liebe Deutschland ! MHx (Songs & Whispers To...
Matt Henshaw's Adventures In Wonderland: Ich Liebe Deutschland ! MHx (Songs & Whispers To...: 10 days in the the German leg of the Peace, Love & Tea European Tour and, I have to say it, I'm starting to become quite fond of th...
Friday, 16 January 2015
Frieden, Liebe und Tee !! January 2015, MHx (Songs & Whispers Tour Diary)
One week driving and performing through Britain, France, The Netherlands and Germany, and what a ball I am having !! The press clipping (left) is from this week's Oyten - Bassen newspaper where I have just played, in a private bar called Dohm-Eck, a great little place, only open twice a month, once for the wonderful Songs & Whispers artists.
The good people of Oyten, Bassen, Bremen and Bremervorde have so far made me feel like a star in Deutschland, such fantastic people, kind, warm-hearted, good-natured and willing to listen, enjoy and appreciate people making music.
Conversation so far has centred around tea, football and the cost of cigarettes and alcohol in Britain !! And, I suppose, how mein Deutsch ist nicht gut ... but I get by ... tee, tasse, untertasse, löffel, milch ... I know all I need to know.
Alles gut back home and I'm loving my time in Germany, and I'm already thinking about next time !
Peace, Love & Tea, MHx
http://MattHenshaw.com
PS. my latest YouTube video - 'Stop Me Girl' - keeps on accumulating the views too, so Happy Days ! Stay Cool, Stay Beautiful, One & All x
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Matt Henshaw's Adventures In Wonderland: Frieden, Liebe und Tee !! January 2015, MHx (Songs...
Matt Henshaw's Adventures In Wonderland: Frieden, Liebe und Tee !! January 2015, MHx (Songs...: One week driving and performing through Britain, France, The Netherlands and Germany, and what a ball I am having !! The press clipping (...
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Thursday, 1 January 2015
Colombian Love for Matt Henshaw (The Beautiful Stranger)
2014
1 January 2015 at 18:40
No sé qué decir... Ha sido extraño y parecido a los últimos años; he descubierto que ya no siento el fallecimiento de los años ni escucho el llanto de los recien nacidos. Se ha convertido en una fecha especial porque me permite convivir con quienes quiero y están lejos el resto del año, pero la nostalgia, la emoción, los nervios, el final y el inicio, eso ha desapatecido por completo. Supongo que es el paso de los años.
Empiezo escribiendo con Matt Henshaw y su guitarra sonando de fondo. Cuando estás en un lugar seguro los extraños suelen ser buena compañía. Son amables y no hablan tanto como la gente que te conoce desde tiempos, también te dan mucho por descubrir.
No sé qué decir porque se me dificulta un poco separar los sucesos del 2014 con los sucesos de años pasados. Pero empecemos por algo bonito y fuera de lo normal para todos :) (algo con lo que se puedan identificar). No soy de tener ídolos ni de ser fan, quizás por orgullo, pero definitivamente lo es mucho por decepción; prefiero al producto que a su creador. Pero todo tiene excepciones (dicen), aunque no me considero su fan. Él es un chavo con gran trayectoria musical, ha trabajado tanto para bandas como para la televisión (en los últimos días también en teatro), con programas para canales como Nat Geo. Es una persona amigable y un poco reservada, con un par de niñas hermosas que bañan de fotografías sus redes sociales. Le gusta la buena vida; las cosas que armonizan, y los teclados. Una noche a eso de la 10, 11pm, tuve la oportunidad de hablar con él, aunque fue más escucharlo porque yo estaba aturdida de dicha y poco podía decir. Las dos horas que le escuche fueron hermosas. ¡Y su risa!. Hacerlo reír fue genial... Como volar con suavidad sobre las nubes mientras llueven estrellas en una noche clara. No daré más detalles, pero fuera una bonita experiencia que me ha dejado el 2014.
También me regalaron un viaje de 8 días todo pago a Medellín (Colombia). Y todo pago fue todo pago: golosinas de camino, comida especial, cena de navidad con extraños incluidos, chocolates hasta no querer más, paseitos que duraban todo el día, moretones y mordidas, ropa nueva, etc... La vida debe estar enamorada de mí, y desde hace mucho. Mis agradecimientos a Dios y a las personas maravillosas que ha puesto en mi camino para que me consientan. Aunque fue nostálgico dejarles allí y regresar a casa. Pero en casa también hay otras :) Por todo el mundo.
Fue un año de regresar a mí y dejarme ser, de volver y luchar por lo que quiero y por quienes quiero, aunque el mundo me repudie por ello. He aprendido a aceptarlos y dejarlos ser un poco más. Seguro se me escapan varias cosas que por falta de memoria no puedo contarles, pero creo q en resumen fue un buen año. Me siento más orientada y con mayor conocimiento sobre mí misma. Aunque hay cosas que no sé cómo cambiarlas... Y con eso me refiero a los finales. Creo en ellos; sé que existen, pero no los sé reconocer, o aceptar, o las dos cosas, no sé; no sé qué sea. Siempre hay alguien q me los señala y me permite despedirme de la manera correcta, pero en el fondo no lo creo y no sé por qué. Entonces tengo que obligarme a convencerme y para eso no he encontrado otro camino mas que uno obscuro que no quisiera volver a caminar (...Empecé a hablar, y el muerto se quejaba aun más, hasta que su alma no pudo soportar tanto desagrado y se rompió, murió; se fue, me dejó. Sola. Me abandonó. Me olvido.) Espero en el nuevo año poder descubrir el camino correcto, porque éste aunque cumple con el propósito más importante, no me deja exactamente a donde quiero ir; debe existir uno mejor en donde no sólo haya paz y un final, sino también amor.
Gracias gente por los bonitos momentos, y disculpen los distanciamientos (siempre por favor discúlpenlos).
Jhair, Rene, Tatu, Kike, familia: ¡Gracias! (...). Lestat y Angelica, gracias por los momentos; por ser unos extraños que son mis amigos. Alberto, gracias por darme esperanzas en la humanidad y mostrarme una verdad: un nuevo camino. Louis, ...Louis Louis Louis... Y a todos: chicos, gracias por tanto; por darme vida. Los estimo y aprecio (a unos más que a otros), espero compartir muchos más días, noches y éxitos con ustedes. Es difícil abrirme tanto en publico, no me gusta Jajaja (Así que aprécienlo >.> :P)
Bienvenido, nuevos. Y adios a los que se fueron.
PD: La etiquetada no significa nada, es para todos. :)
1 January 2015 at 18:40
No sé qué decir... Ha sido extraño y parecido a los últimos años; he descubierto que ya no siento el fallecimiento de los años ni escucho el llanto de los recien nacidos. Se ha convertido en una fecha especial porque me permite convivir con quienes quiero y están lejos el resto del año, pero la nostalgia, la emoción, los nervios, el final y el inicio, eso ha desapatecido por completo. Supongo que es el paso de los años.
Empiezo escribiendo con Matt Henshaw y su guitarra sonando de fondo. Cuando estás en un lugar seguro los extraños suelen ser buena compañía. Son amables y no hablan tanto como la gente que te conoce desde tiempos, también te dan mucho por descubrir.
No sé qué decir porque se me dificulta un poco separar los sucesos del 2014 con los sucesos de años pasados. Pero empecemos por algo bonito y fuera de lo normal para todos :) (algo con lo que se puedan identificar). No soy de tener ídolos ni de ser fan, quizás por orgullo, pero definitivamente lo es mucho por decepción; prefiero al producto que a su creador. Pero todo tiene excepciones (dicen), aunque no me considero su fan. Él es un chavo con gran trayectoria musical, ha trabajado tanto para bandas como para la televisión (en los últimos días también en teatro), con programas para canales como Nat Geo. Es una persona amigable y un poco reservada, con un par de niñas hermosas que bañan de fotografías sus redes sociales. Le gusta la buena vida; las cosas que armonizan, y los teclados. Una noche a eso de la 10, 11pm, tuve la oportunidad de hablar con él, aunque fue más escucharlo porque yo estaba aturdida de dicha y poco podía decir. Las dos horas que le escuche fueron hermosas. ¡Y su risa!. Hacerlo reír fue genial... Como volar con suavidad sobre las nubes mientras llueven estrellas en una noche clara. No daré más detalles, pero fuera una bonita experiencia que me ha dejado el 2014.
También me regalaron un viaje de 8 días todo pago a Medellín (Colombia). Y todo pago fue todo pago: golosinas de camino, comida especial, cena de navidad con extraños incluidos, chocolates hasta no querer más, paseitos que duraban todo el día, moretones y mordidas, ropa nueva, etc... La vida debe estar enamorada de mí, y desde hace mucho. Mis agradecimientos a Dios y a las personas maravillosas que ha puesto en mi camino para que me consientan. Aunque fue nostálgico dejarles allí y regresar a casa. Pero en casa también hay otras :) Por todo el mundo.
Fue un año de regresar a mí y dejarme ser, de volver y luchar por lo que quiero y por quienes quiero, aunque el mundo me repudie por ello. He aprendido a aceptarlos y dejarlos ser un poco más. Seguro se me escapan varias cosas que por falta de memoria no puedo contarles, pero creo q en resumen fue un buen año. Me siento más orientada y con mayor conocimiento sobre mí misma. Aunque hay cosas que no sé cómo cambiarlas... Y con eso me refiero a los finales. Creo en ellos; sé que existen, pero no los sé reconocer, o aceptar, o las dos cosas, no sé; no sé qué sea. Siempre hay alguien q me los señala y me permite despedirme de la manera correcta, pero en el fondo no lo creo y no sé por qué. Entonces tengo que obligarme a convencerme y para eso no he encontrado otro camino mas que uno obscuro que no quisiera volver a caminar (...Empecé a hablar, y el muerto se quejaba aun más, hasta que su alma no pudo soportar tanto desagrado y se rompió, murió; se fue, me dejó. Sola. Me abandonó. Me olvido.) Espero en el nuevo año poder descubrir el camino correcto, porque éste aunque cumple con el propósito más importante, no me deja exactamente a donde quiero ir; debe existir uno mejor en donde no sólo haya paz y un final, sino también amor.
Gracias gente por los bonitos momentos, y disculpen los distanciamientos (siempre por favor discúlpenlos).
Jhair, Rene, Tatu, Kike, familia: ¡Gracias! (...). Lestat y Angelica, gracias por los momentos; por ser unos extraños que son mis amigos. Alberto, gracias por darme esperanzas en la humanidad y mostrarme una verdad: un nuevo camino. Louis, ...Louis Louis Louis... Y a todos: chicos, gracias por tanto; por darme vida. Los estimo y aprecio (a unos más que a otros), espero compartir muchos más días, noches y éxitos con ustedes. Es difícil abrirme tanto en publico, no me gusta Jajaja (Así que aprécienlo >.> :P)
Bienvenido, nuevos. Y adios a los que se fueron.
PD: La etiquetada no significa nada, es para todos. :)
Matt Henshaw is coming to Duisberg, Germany !!
2015, DUISBURG, GERMANY, JANUARY 2015 20 DECEMBER 2014
Duisburg: Matt Henshaw (UK)
2 Views by Ben Stevens
January 31, 2015 at Grammatikoff in Duisburg.
Songs von Tiefe und Reife mit jeder Menge Soul und Blues
Oft wird Matt Hanshaw, Singer/Songwriter aus den Midlands, als „alte Seele in jungem Körper“ bezeichnet. Mit nur 27 Jahren zeugen seine Songs von Tiefe und Reife, die nur auf Erfahrung und eine ereignisreiche Biographie zurückzuführen sind. Sein auf Soul und Blues basierender Sound demonstriert Einflüsse von Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye und Sam Cooke. Nur mit seiner Gitarre und honigsüßen Stimme bewaffnet, verzauberte Hanshaw bereits sein Publikum in Großbritannien. Nun macht er sich auf den Weg auch Deutschland zu erobern.
www.matthenshaw.com
Duisburg: Matt Henshaw (UK)
2 Views by Ben Stevens
January 31, 2015 at Grammatikoff in Duisburg.
Songs von Tiefe und Reife mit jeder Menge Soul und Blues
Oft wird Matt Hanshaw, Singer/Songwriter aus den Midlands, als „alte Seele in jungem Körper“ bezeichnet. Mit nur 27 Jahren zeugen seine Songs von Tiefe und Reife, die nur auf Erfahrung und eine ereignisreiche Biographie zurückzuführen sind. Sein auf Soul und Blues basierender Sound demonstriert Einflüsse von Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye und Sam Cooke. Nur mit seiner Gitarre und honigsüßen Stimme bewaffnet, verzauberte Hanshaw bereits sein Publikum in Großbritannien. Nun macht er sich auf den Weg auch Deutschland zu erobern.
www.matthenshaw.com
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