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Ghost Daddy

from SOFT POWER - album by A.J. Holmes

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    From the provocative call to arms of 'The Revolution Will Not be Twitterised' - inspired by the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of Maracatu - to the haunting and dream like 'Ghost Daddy' - with it's classic London narrative in the vein of Ian Dury - to the Soukous influenced pop rock musing on 18th century Cockney superstitions of 'Martyn's Elephant Charm' to the epic Palm-Wine influenced ballad of 'Mein liebster Feind' - sounding like S.E. Rogie wandered into the recording sessions of Big Star's 'Sister Lovers / Third' album. Soft Power is a diverse, yet impressively coherent 2nd album from one of Britain's most promising live acts..

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lyrics

I know that you were there

Although I could hardly see your face

Down the working man's club

The kind where nobody has a job

And everyone know your name

And toasts to your fame

And I know this would all be mind

It was just a case of time



Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble

Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble


Every minute someones born

Growing at an alarming rate

And another life is laid to waste

On the Gascoigne Estate

And you might find some comfort there

Something to dull the pain

But in just a few more hours

The sun will be coming up again.


Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble

Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble


Well fighter they will fight

And lovers they love to love

Drinkers they will drink

And junkies love only…junk

So here's to absent friends

And absent parents too

It's OK go on ahead

We'll all be catching up with you…soon

Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble

Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble

Ooooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble

Ooooh Ooh ghost daddy

Ghost daddy got trouble

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from SOFT POWER - album, track released July 6, 2015
written and performed by A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire

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A.J. Holmes London, UK

A.J. Holmes (aka Vanishing Breed) is a Musician, Recordist, Big fan of Pan-African music, Lover of 20th Century Architecture and Founder of The Hackney Empire (band)

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