A song about English village life in the style of Ray Davies.

A song about how much I hate driving.

A song about society's troubled relationship with new technology.

Chorus:

Artificial stupidity

Technology is making me look stupid

Highlighting my inability

In a brave new world

Verse 1:

I tried to open the thing on my computer

But it was having none of it

There was a problem with the software on the router

I couldn’t get the app to quit

I tried calling tech support to get assistance

There was no number on the site

I’m wondering if it really does exist and

I’ve been here searching half the night

Chorus:

Artificial stupidity

Technology is making me look stupid

Highlighting my inability

In a brave new world

Verse 2:

Here on the phone I had to press a yellow button

But a popup message covered it.

Tired of these games. I’m sat here on my butt and

Can’t seem to get the screen to fit.

The march of progress is fast and unrelenting

The grown up children with their toys

An application that didn’t need inventing

It all becomes just background noise

Chorus:

Artificial stupidity

Technology is making me look stupid

Highlighting my inability

In a brave new world

Middle 8:

They say technology is there to make our lives so much better

But in truth I miss my pen and paper and stamps, when I’m posting a letter

Verse 3:

Just when I’ve bought myself a faster new computer

Another comes along that night

Just like the guy I am in that first person shooter

I’m killing everything in sight

Is artificial intelligence the reason

People don’t seem to be too bright

Will I be next. Will I be hung for treason

It’s keeping me awake at night

Chorus:

Artificial stupidity

Technology is making me look stupid

Highlighting my inability

In a brave new world

Chorus:

Artificial stupidity

Technology is making me look stupid

Highlighting my inability

In a brave new world

An anti war song.

Just a quick pop song to try out a new guitar plugin

First Mistake by SteveClarke

First Mistake by SteveClarke

The song references characters from greek mythology as a metaphor for all the wrongdoing in the world.

Lyrics

Verse 1:

Icarus flew too close to the sun

Wax and wings melted and he was done

Prometheus stole his fire from the gods

Breaking up rocks against the odds

Reflection that stares too long at the stream

Drown in the depths of our own dream

Writing our notes and thoughts in bars

Shooting the breeze from the lights in the stars

Chorus:

Catching the spark that ends in flames

And when the fault is ours there’s no-one else to blame

Verse 2:

Orpheus in the underworld

Stood on the street with the flag unfurled

Sisyphus climbs with aching hands

Pushing the rock that still withstands

Prophets and seers that could foretell

Church and the chimes of a distant bell

Caught on the cusp of a restless thought

Bouncing around in a racketball court

Middle 8:

If love is not the answer

Then you’re asking the wrong question

And that which you get is equal to what you give

If love is an equation

The burden of persuasion

The way you think reflects the way you live

Verse 3:

Tantalus with his eternal thirst

All of his misgotten hopes were cursed

Theseus killed the Minotaur

Wondering why he had gone to war

Hail to the man who would be king

They knelt on the earth and kissed his ring

I’m stood on the ground with my head in the clouds

Turning the backline up far too loud

Second Thoughts by SteveClarke

Inspired by George Formby's catchphrase "Turned out nice again". Looking at the the world today, It hasn't turned out nice again.