Bigger Plans

from The List by Sam Draisey

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    'Hailing from just outside Wolverhampton, 22 year old Sam Draisey lists amongst his influences, Jack Johnson, The Levellers and Cat Stevens, plus several others. Without knowing this, you can hear these influences in his songwriting. His new album, ‘The List’, is available to download on iTunes or from Amazon. On the track ‘Wisdom Teeth’’, you can for sure hear the Cat Stevens influence on the vocals. His voice is similar to Cat’s but a little softer and the vocal metering/approach/inflections are quite Cat-ish. Very stripped down musically – acoustic guitar accompanied by tablas/bongos and the voice, giving it a light, summery feel (esp. ‘The Small Hours’, with harmonica solo). An old head on very young shoulders, he writes about subjects and experiences that sprawl over decades, as if he’d lived already and was looking back on a fuller life than he must have had. His lyrics are quite deep and thoughtful . It’s hard to call it folk music, because it feels like a slightly more commercial/mainstream sound. Pleasant and well-balanced, I’d say it was inoffensive, road movie soundtracky. (If you ever fancy volunteering your music for any short films made locally, give us a shout!) Nice one, Sam. Keep coming up with material of this standard and you’ll be around for years to come. V Cat = ‘Where We Came From’.'

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lyrics

Every time I see you I try to fall in love
but I always end up falling back to earth,
this train won't wait for anyone so I'll leave you now before you get attached,
love is just a feeling and feelings can be hurt
so I'm hoping to kill this before it starts,
I'm sorry but once I'm gone you know I'm never intending to come back.

It's not that I don't like you or that you don't make the grade
or I can think of better things to do on my lonely days
it's just maybe, maybe love's got bigger plans for me.

You will shout and you will throw things
I'm not kidding when I tell you
you will say things you'll probably always mean,
you should know that I am sorry and I never wanted this to end this way
you'll go and tell your friends that I'm a bastard
and I played you for a fool
but that's really not the case
because I tried and though I failed I still tried and now
I really cannot stay.

It's not that I don't like you or that you don't fit the bill
or you couldn't make me happy though I know you never will
it's just maybe, maybe love's got bigger plans
and I know you don't agree,
but maybe love's got bigger plans for me

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from The List, released June 4, 2010

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Sam Draisey Wolverhampton, UK

Sam Draisey is a singer/songwriter from the West Midlands, England. His music has, in the classic singer/songwriter style, many influences and muses, with particular attention paid to the story telling qualities and political nature of his songs. His notable influences include Frank Turner, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens, Paul Simon and Johnny Cash. ... more

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