SongsByJimBurne

The Holiday Song

"This song was written to conjure up memories of my Scottish seaside holidays when I was a kid. I've tried to make the music evocative of the weather you tend to get on the Scottish coast; fresh and breezy. The spanner in the works is that when I was young I suffered from bad Asthma - so I was never feeling that well."

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My Weather Girl

"My wife Pat loves watching the weather reports on the TV. A long time ago I wrote a song called, 'I'm at one with the weather man' in reference to this. This particular song starts from the same idea - and is a partner for the original song. The music reflects the styles of the blues pickers I was in awe of when I was a teenager. It is also marked out by its short length; about 1 minute 30 seconds."

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Come dance with me

"A romantic ballad about music dance, dreams and travel. Part of it seems to be about a city dweller romanticising the lifestyle of the traveler; the apparent freedom and lack of inhibitions. It is all played out in the imagination of the stay-at-homer - looking for a way ahead in their own life. The lyrics where written in collaboration with Pat. I'd been playing the music for the song for a long time (perhaps 15 years) before the song was written."

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As we step up this stage

"This is a song about the points in your life when you decide to make major changes - when you decide to take a different path."

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The Handle's broken on my cup

"A heart-felt song about love and reconciliation. By far the most popular song from my CD."

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Sunday Morning

"A song about those times when everything is good within you - and between yourself and your partner; you are exactly where you want to be - and who you want to be with."

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Daddy's car

"A simple country style song about young lovers - at the point where they are striking out on their own - breaking free from parents."

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Tenderness

"A simple country song about love, friendship and sensuality."

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On these dark nights

"I wrote this song after a trip to Orkney and specifically after meeting and playing with Hazel Wrigley of the fiddle and guitar duo The Wrigley Sisters. The music is inspired by Orkney and that meeting - the words are about love and commitment."

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Buy the CD - 'On these dark nights' by Jim Byrne