Shade of Blue

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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Sitting the car and I am thinking about all the things
I've done to you while you've been sat at home
wondering if you are sat there too
feeling this same old shade of blue
or if you're even on your own
must have said I'm sorry a thousand times
must have even made a thousand rhymes
before I wrote this song for you
but I couldn't find a thousand ways
even if I had a thousand days
to tell you what I know is true

But I hope that you can find it deep within yourself
to forgive this broken fool
I hope that you can find it deep within your heart
to show me how to break the rules
and I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm really really trying
to be who I think I can
so darling, darling, darling will you help me
help this blue blue man.

Sitting on my own and I'm thinking about all the things
that you have done while you've been away
and I'm only hoping that it's not true
that this same old shade of blue
is gonna leave so I can stay.

'Cos I've been in love before so I know
that sometimes it needs work
I've been in love before so I know
that sometimes it can hurt
and I know that you're trying and believe me
I want to believe you
but I don't think I can
so darling, darling, darling I'm sorry
but you'll stay a blue blue man

Sitting the car and I am thinking about all the things
I've done to you while you've been sat at home

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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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