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RED LETTER DAY

by BOY ONE

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01. WATCH THIS SPACE I SAID I’D BE BACK AND THAT I WASN’T GOING TOO FAR I PACKED MY BAGS AND THEN I HEADED FOR VENUS AND MARS I WON’T NEED OXYGEN WHEN I’M IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN I WON’T NEED A SATELLITE TO FIND MY WAY TO YOUR HEART I SAID I’D BE BACK BUT THAT WAS MANY MOONS AGO I KNOW I’M LIGHT YEARS AWAY, NO ONE CAN HEAR ME PRAY I FEEL SO AFRAID THAT I’LL END UP LOST IN SPACE TRAPPED IN A TWILIGHT ZONE LOOKING DOWN ON THIS THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN I MISS YOU EVERYDAY, ALL I DO IS WATCH THIS SPACE I LIE AWAKE AND STARE AT THE SAME OLD VIEW EVERY STAR I SEE I MAKE A WISH JUST FOR YOU I’M ALL ALONE NOW, I’M GETTING OLDER BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW, I’LL LAST MUCH LONGER I’M DRIFTING AWAY INTO A DARK AND ENDLESS SKY I KNOW I’M LIGHT YEARS AWAY, NO ONE CAN HEAR ME PRAY I FEEL SO AFRAID THAT I’LL END UP LOST IN SPACE TRAPPED IN A TWILIGHT ZONE LOOKING DOWN ON THIS THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN I MISS YOU EVERYDAY, ALL I DO IS WATCH THIS SPACE I KNOW SOMEWHERE I’LL SEE YOUR FACE, WE’LL MEET AGAIN HOW I LONG FOR YOUR EMBRACE I KNOW SOMEWHERE I’M IN A PLACE, I COUNT THE DAYS BUT ALL I SEE’S AN EMPTY SPACE I KNOW I’M LIGHT YEARS AWAY, NO ONE CAN HEAR ME PRAY I FEEL SO AFRAID THAT I’LL END UP LOST IN SPACE TRAPPED IN A TWILIGHT ZONE LOOKING DOWN ON THIS THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN I MISS YOU EVERYDAY, ALL I DO IS WATCH THIS SPACE
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02 RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E. THIS IS RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E TURN YOUR RADIO ON, LONG WAVE 203 THIS IS RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E I WOKE UP LAST NIGHT, SAW A BURNING LIGHT THERE WASN’T A SOUND FOR MILES AROUND THEN THE RADIO CAME ON, PLAYED A GHOSTLY SONG FROM NIGHT TILL NOON IT WAS THE SAME OLD TUNE I HEARD A VOICE AND SOME BACKGROUND NOISE I TRIED TO HEAR, I BROUGHT MY RADIO NEAR (spoken) THIS IS THE LAST STATION ON EARTH, THIS IS RADIO ACTIVE CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME? THIS IS RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E TURN YOUR RADIO ON, LONG WAVE 203 THIS IS RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E I RAN FOR THE HILLS, TOOK MY IODINE PILLS SAW YOUR STATION MAST, HEARD YOUR FINAL BROADCAST YOU ASKED US TO PRAY FOR THE LAST DEEJAY THEN THE AIR TURNED BLUE AND I COULDN’T HEAR YOU THIS IS RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E TURN YOUR RADIO ON, LONG WAVE 203 THIS IS RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E I FOUND YOUR STATION DOWN A LAY BY I BROKE A WINDOW AND CLIMBED INSIDE I CALLED OUT YOUR NAME BUT IT WAS ALL IN VAIN YOU WERE DEAD WITH YOUR HEADPHONES ON YOU’D BEEN LISTENING TO YOUR FAVOURITE SONG (spoken) BUT THE MACHINES WERE IN CONTROL NOW THERE’S NO MUSIC ANYMORE…
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03. 2 MINUTE WARNING THE CLUB IS PACKED, YOU’RE DRESSED IN BLACK YOUR BODY’S CLOSE TO MINE MY HANDS ARE WET, I’M IN A COLD SWEAT AS I HOLD YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME A CHEMICAL REACTION, A DEFINITE ATTRACTION ALL IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE ONE MINUTE I’M FREE THE NEXT I’M ON MY KNEES YOU’VE GOT ME GOING OUTTA MY MIND THEN IT STARTS TO HIT ME A TWO-MINUTE WARNING IS ALL I’VE GOT ALARM BELLS START RINGING A TWO-MINUTE WARNING BEFORE I’M CAUGHT I TRY TO RUN BUT IT’S ALL IN VAIN LOOKS LIKE I’M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN YOU PLANT A KISS RIGHT ON MY LIPS AND WATCH ME GO UP IN FLAMES I’M HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, I’M LIKE A SCARED ANIMAL I JUST CAN’T STAND THE…. PAIN THE LIGHTS GROW DIM YOU MOVE IN FOR THE KILL I GUESS THAT’S IT’S TOO LATE I’M FEELIN’ KINDA NUMB, IT’S A MINUTE AFTER ONE NOW IT SEEMS THERE’S NO ESCAPE THEN IT STARTS TO HIT ME A TWO-MINUTE WARNING IS ALL I’VE GOT ALARM BELLS START RINGING A TWO-MINUTE WARNING BEFORE I’M CAUGHT I TRY TO RUN BUT IT’S ALL IN VAIN LOOKS LIKE I’M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN
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04. MISS ANTARCTICA EVERY TIME I TRY TO LEAVE I GET SO FAR AND THEN I MISS ANTARCTICA SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME GO SOUTH AND CHILL OUT FOR A WHILE I BROUGHT MY GUIDEBOOK AND MY CHARTS I FELL IN LOVE EVEN THOUGH WE WERE POLES APART SOMETIMES IT’S LONELY HERE FOR ME AND THE BEARS DON’T LIKE MY COMPANY I GAVE UP EVERYTHING JUST TO BE WITH YOU BUT ALL I GOT WAS FROSTBITE AND A NASTY FLU MAYBE IT’S WARMER IN AFRICA MORE EXOTIC DOWN IN SOUTH AMERICA BUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO LEAVE I GET SO FAR AND THEN I MISS ANTARCTICA YOUR COLD, COLD HEART IS MADE OF ICE BUT YOU’RE SLOWLY MELTING BEFORE MY EYES THERE’S A PART OF YOU I’LL NEVER KNOW I WISH I’D MET YOU YEARS AGO MAYBE IT’S WARMER IN AFRICA MORE EXOTIC DOWN IN SOUTH AMERICA BUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO LEAVE I GET SO FAR AND THEN I MISS ANTARCTICA
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05. NO MAN’S LAND HOW DID WE GROW SO FAR APART? SHARING THE SAME HOME BUT THERE’S NO ROOM IN YOUR HEART ARE WE SO ENTRENCHED WITH DIFFERENT VIEWS? BOTH OF US CAN’T BE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY NOT YOU I’D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND HOLD YOU BUT SOMEHOW I CAN’T IT’S GETTING HARD TO REMEMBER HOW THIS ALL BEGAN OH THE TIME WE WASTED ISN’T WORTH A GRAIN OF SAND HERE WE ARE STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND BITTERNESS CREEPS IN, EATS AWAY AT THE SOUL WE’VE CROSSED A LINE WHERE NO LOVE CAN GROW HERE WE GO AGAIN, ON OPPOSITE SIDES TAKIN’ CHEAP SHOTS AT EACH OTHER EVERY NIGHT I’D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND HOLD YOU BUT SOMEHOW I CAN’T IT’S GETTING HARD TO REMEMBER HOW THIS ALL BEGAN OH THE TIME WE WASTED WHEN WE SHOULD BE HOLDING HANDS HERE WE ARE STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND NOW THERE’S ONLY SILENCE IT’S MORE THAN I CAN BEAR NO WORDS LEFT TO SAY WE’VE POISONED THE AIR I’D LIKE TO REACH OUT AND HOLD YOU BUT SOMEHOW I CAN’T IT’S GETTING HARD TO REMEMBER HOW THIS ALL BEGAN OH THE TIME WE WASTED I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND HERE WE ARE STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND
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GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN HE NEVER WRITES, HE NEVER RINGS I GUESS HE’S GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS ON HIS MIND WE GET SO LONELY, HIS MA AND ME THE ONLY TIME WE SEE HIM IS WHEN HE’S ON TV WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD? WHO CLEANED HIS HALO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? HE DOESN’T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN NOW HE’S GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN HE’S GOT A PALACE, HE’S GOT MILLIONS OF FANS HE’S GOT HALF THE WORLD IN HIS HANDS HE TALKS TO PRESIDENTS, HE TALKS TO KINGS BUT WE CAN’T REMEMBER WHEN WE LAST HEARD FROM HIM WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD? WHO CLEANED HIS HALO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? HE DOESN’T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN NOW HE’S GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN I WONDER DOES HE CARE FOR US HE’S GOT A CROSS TO BEAR FOR US I KNOW WE’RE ALWAYS IN HIS PRAYERS BUT WE DON’T BELIEVE A WORD HE SAYS WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD? WHO CLEANED HIS HALO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT? HE DOESN’T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN NOW HE’S GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN HE NEVER WRITES, HE NEVER RINGS I GUESS HE’S GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS…ON HIS MIND
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07. WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES BLUE SEPTEMBER SKIES AND I’M LYING HERE WITH YOU BUT THESE HEAVENLY DAYS ARE OVER TOO SOON GREY CLOUDS APPEAR AND THERE’S THAT OLD CRESCENT MOON WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES AND WINTER COMES AND THE DAYS GROW DARK AND COLD I’LL KEEP YOU WARM, WE ALL NEED SOMEONE WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES AND WINTER COMES FLOWERS ONCE IN BLOOM FALL TO THE GROUND SOMEDAY WE’LL BE OLD, OUR SEASONS NEARLY GONE THE LIGHT WILL SLOWLY FADE AS A NEW YEAR IS BORN WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES AND WINTER COMES AND THE DAYS GROW DARK AND COLD I’LL KEEP YOU WARM, WE ALL NEED SOMEONE WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES AND WINTER COMES
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08. RED LETTER DAY WANNA SEE YOU SMILE WANNA HEAR YOU LAUGH I WANNA GIVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEVER HAD AND EVERY DREAM YOU EVER DREAMT WILL COME TRUE, THIS I SWEAR AND THEN WE’LL HAVE A RED LETTER DAY THEN WE’LL HAVE A RED LETTER DAY WAIT AND SEE I’VE MADE MY MIND UP I’M GOING TO GET US OUT OF THIS RUT YOU STOOD BY ME FOR LONG ENOUGH SOON OUR SHIP WILL COME IN AND CARRY US OFF AND THEN WE’LL HAVE A RED LETTER DAY THEN WE’LL HAVE A RED LETTER DAY
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09. LOVE NEVER SLEEPS YOU MUST BE TIRED, I’M NOT SURPRISED YOU’VE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND IT’S BEEN SEVEN DAYS SINCE WE MET SEVEN NIGHTS SINCE I SLEPT A MILLION ARROWS FALL FROM THE SKY YOU’VE GOT CUPID WORKING OVERTIME AND NOW I KNOW THAT LOVE NEVER SLEEPS, IT’S GOT ME AND IT WON’T LET ME GO YOUR LOVE RUNS SO DEEP, NEVER LEAVES ME IT’S GOT ME AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW LOVE NEVER SLEEPS MY EYES ARE HEAVY, IT’S HARD TO BREATHE SOMETIMES I WONDER IF IT’S ALL A DREAM MY BODY ACHES, I FEEL POSSESSED NO MATTER WHAT I DO, I JUST CAN’T REST AND NOW I KNOW THAT LOVE NEVER SLEEPS, IT’S GOT ME AND IT WON’T LET ME GO YOUR LOVE RUNS SO DEEP, NEVER LEAVES ME IT’S GOT ME AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW LOVE NEVER SLEEPS LOVE’S BEEN SLEEPWALKIN’ INSIDE MY HEART AGAIN BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS EVERY SECOND AND EVERY HOUR NIGHT AND DAY YOU’LL FIND ME WIDE AWAKE AND NOW I KNOW THAT LOVE NEVER SLEEPS, BELIEVE ME IT’S GOT ME AND IT WON’T LET ME GO YOUR LOVE RUNS SO DEEP, NEVER LEAVES ME IT’S GOT ME AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW LOVE NEVER SLEEPS
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10. THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CIRCUS THERE’S SOME JOKERS IN SUITS LAYING DOWN THE RULES SETTING OUT THEIR STALL FOR ONE AND ALL DON’T GET ANY NEARER, IT’S SMOKE AND MIRRORS, IT’S GONNA END IN TEARS I’D RATHER RUN A MILLION MILES WHEN THEY START TO SMILE CAN’T YOU SEE THAT THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CIRCUS? BUT IT’S THE SAME OLD, NEW ORDER THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER NOW WE JUMP THROUGH HOOPS THEY MAKE FOR US AS WE WATCH OUR DREAMS TURN TO DUST IT DON’T PAY TO GET MUCH OLDER THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER NOW THE CARNIVAL IS HERE LIKE EVERY OTHER YEAR IT’S A MERRY-GO-ROUND THAT NEVER LEAVES TOWN TURN BACK THE CLOCK, SOMEONE SHOUT STOP, THERE’S A QUEUE AROUND THE BLOCK EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON CAN’T YOU SEE THAT THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CIRCUS? BUT IT’S THE SAME OLD, NEW ORDER THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER NOW WE JUMP THROUGH HOOPS THEY MAKE FOR US AS WE WATCH OUR DREAMS TURN TO DUST IT DON’T PAY TO GET MUCH OLDER THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER NOW (spoken) AND SO IT IS WRITTEN IN THE GOOD BOOK; CURSED BE THE CREATURES WITH CRIMSON NOSES WHO LEADETH US INTO BONDAGE, FOR THE TRIBE WILL RISE UP AND SMITE THEM. AND THEY SHALL BE SMITTEN
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11. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? STOP! CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE NOW STOP! EVERY DAY IS MURDER STOP! THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY I’M DREAMING ‘BOUT A DAY WHEN WE’LL BE HAPPY AT LAST IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? SOMEONE’S AT THE DOOR, CALLING MY NAME NOWHERE TO HIDE, BUT THEY’LL BE BACK AGAIN TONIGHT THERE’LL BE NO SLEEP, TONIGHT NO PEACE OF MIND WE’RE IN A PLACE WHERE ALL HOPE HAS DIED STOP! CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE NOW STOP! EVERY DAY IS MURDER STOP! THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY I’M DREAMING ‘BOUT A DAY WHEN WE’LL BE HAPPY AT LAST IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? DADDY’S NEVER HOME, MOMMA WORKS ALL DAY LITTLE BROTHER’S HAD ENOUGH, NOW SOMEONE’S GONNA PAY BUT THERE’S NO WAY OUT, NO USE TRYIN’ TO RUN EVERY ROAD’S A DEAD END, IT’S THE SAME FOR EVERYONE STOP! CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE NOW STOP! EVERY DAY IS MURDER STOP! THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY I’M DREAMING ‘BOUT A DAY WHEN WE’LL BE HAPPY AT LAST IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
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12. EMERALD BLUES BIG CITY, LIKE ANY BIG CITY IT AIN’T SAFE TO BE TOO OLD IT AIN’T SAFE IN THIS OLD TOWN I CALL MY HOME MOLLY MALONE, WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? THERE’S NO NEED TO GET UP AND GO WALK THE STREETS JUST TO STAY ALIVE ALIVE ALIVE OH FROM GALWAY BAY TO THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE FROM SLIEVENAMON DOWN TO GARRYOWEN FROM BANNA STRAND TO BOOLAVOGUE WE’VE ALL BEEN SOLD….A THOUSAND DREAMS OR MORE DANNY BOY, WHERE ARE YOU NOW? SERVING TIME, YOU AIN’T GOING NOWHERE SEVEN YEARS SINCE YOU GOT THE TASTE OF THAT OLD DERRY AIR FROM GALWAY BAY TO THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE FROM SLIEVENAMON DOWN TO GARRYOWEN FROM BANNA STRAND TO BOOLAVOGUE WE’VE ALL BEEN SOLD….A THOUSAND DREAMS OR MORE DIRTY OLD TOWN, GOT ME GAGGED AND BOUND WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR SOMETHING THAT’S GONE YOU LIVE AND YOU DIE AND THIS WORLD JUST CARRIES ON FROM GALWAY BAY TO THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE FROM SLIEVENAMON DOWN TO GARRYOWEN FROM BANNA STRAND TO BOOLAVOGUE WE’VE ALL BEEN SOLD….A THOUSAND DREAMS OR MORE

about

The BLADES and RAYTOWN RECORDS are proud to present the new album by Blades’ bassist Brian Foley who, under the moniker ‘BOY ONE’ has just released his debut album entitled ‘RED LETTER DAY’.

Opening track ‘WATCH THIS SPACE’ will be the first single taken from the album. The collection is choc full of pop gems; from the harmony laden ‘RADIO A.C.T.I.V.E’ to the ice cold love song ‘MISS ANTARCTICA’.

Title track ‘RED LETTER DAY’ is a melancholic song of hope and is in complete contrast to the political thrust of ‘THE CLOWNS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CIRCUS’.

The album ends with the epic four-minute magnum opus ‘EMERALD BLUES’; a jaundiced look at official Ireland, which pulls no punches in its depiction of the Emerald isle.
So, all in all a feast of goodies for the season that’s in it.

BOY ONE………or better still Buy Two!

credits

released December 15, 2017

BRIAN FOLEY: VOCALS, GUITARS, BASS AND KEYBOARDS
PAT DONNE: DRUMS, BELLS AND WHISTLES
FRANK DUFF: TRUMPET ON TRACKS 5, 8 & 11
PAUL GRIMES: TROMBONE ON TRACKS 5,6 & 11
CIARAN CRILLY: VIOLIN ON TRACK 12
PADRAIG MCCAUL: TENOR SAXOPHONE ON TRACKS 9 & 11
WILLIAM LE BAS: FRENCH HORN ON TRACK 7
NIALL AUSTIN: DEE JAY VOICE ON TRACK 2
CIARAN CRILLY, FRANK DUFF, JAKE FOLEY, SIR MILL BUTLER O.B.E, BARBARA DUFF, BRIAN FOLEY: PUB CHORUS ON TRACK 12

BRASS AND STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY BRIAN FOLEY

PRODUCED AND MIXED BY PAT DONNE AT THAT ROOM

RECORDED IN PODDLE PARK STUDIOS

MASTERED BY FERGAL DAVIS

ALL PHOTOS BY ZAK MILOFSKY

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