Wisdom Teeth

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

I've only got two of my wisdom teeth
does that mean I'm only half as wise as I should be
I know I've been trying to prove it lately
I know I've been trying to be

Who I'm not, who I'm not, supposed to be
who I'm not, who I'm not, supposed to be

I've only made half of my decisions
the rest I waited to be over again
I'm sick of having these visions
I'm getting used to sitting on the fence

Where I'm not, where I'm not, supposed to be
where I'm not, where I'm not, supposed to be

I'm so blinded by the fact that you can see me for who I am and
I'm surprised by the fact that you seem to understand that
I need to try, something I know but something I'll always
always like, like you

I've only got half of my life planned out
and it's not much to shout about
the rest's a mystery but I have no doubt
I would never be without

Without you, without you, where you're supposed to be
without you, without you, standing next to me

I'm so blinded by the fact that you can see me for who I am and
I'm surprised by the fact that you seem to understand that
I need to try, something I know but something I'll always
always like, like you

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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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