Stormcellar at Marks Point Sports Club Sun 22 Feb 3pm
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Ah the joys of introspection after the passing of a fellow road warrior.
We've had 18 years at this. In that time, we've done so much 'stuff', lifetimes worth of adventures, people, travel, road stories. On the odd occasion you might look around and go 'how did I get here' in a Talking Heads manner.
While you think that, a quieter, kinder, wiser voice smiles and tells you to count the blessings you've had. The almost inumerable small miracles.
When I remember Michael McG. tonight I remember a lot of those strange times and small miracles. Me having a massive panic attack at the studio, Michael talking me down. Him convincing me to not be so anal about a harmonica solo.
You can count yourself fortunate if you realise how lucky you are, treasure the stuff that's with you while you have it and to be saddened and surprised by the suddenness of change and the brevity of life, and to live in the now all the more because of it.
Vale Mike, we'll miss you mate.
Emma Driver cover of Happily Forever Now wip 12feb26
Theo suggests Double Bass. Hmm. Cello? Nada?
Don't want to gild the lily. Emma's voice has a remarkable genuineness and fragility to it, don't wanna over power.
Also not strictly my choice but i guess I kinda gotta follow the producer vibe.
Separately, considering this as a version of the song versus the original, I kinda think this is a verrrry strong incarnation. There's much to recommend it over the original. Scooooore.
I reckon we can get too bombastic, too 4/4. Theo says he likes things to swing more. less 'white'. Fair cop gov.
I also think there's more in the songs than we can get out sometimes, for production or other reasons. The phrase that comes to mind is that there's 'more juice in the orange' it's that we might not have the tools for the thought, so when I see stuff take flight i go oh yeaaah that's what I meant to do ;)
This one's a pearler.
I reckon this goes out as an Emma D. single as her own thing, maybe heading towards her own EP.
(HEAR THE WIP MXES via PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/happily-forever-150560939?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)
Big Time in Newtown - Lyrics
Big Time in Newtown
Live for the weekend baby
You know it’s the same
I never wanted to be you honey
I only wanted the fame
Feet fill the pavement
As they crowd in to the gig
The moon is riding high
I’m stepping like
My names up in the sky
I’m
big time in Newtown
I’m big time tonight
Big time in Newtown baby
I’m gonna get myself some trouble tonight
Not what I wanted to be
I was never allowed
She said
Fucked up and unhappy now
still alone in the crowd
I want there to be
a shining lighthouse for my soul
I want to light that lamp
So I can try
and find my way back home
I’m big time in Newtown
Bigtime tonight
I ’m bigtime in Newtown baby
I know I’m gonna find my way tonight
End of the evening baby
Long after the show
See the lovers on King st leaving
There’s only one place to go
Look in the windows at the things that people are
in this immortal moment every single one of you’s a star
You’re Big time in Newtown baby
Big time tonight
Big time in Newtown baby
You’re gonna be a star tonight
Big time in Newtown baby
Big time tonight
Big time in Newtown baby
You’re gonna be a star tonight
I said every single light’s a star tonight
(c) 2026 Barry/Read/Stormcellar
Preproduction on next recording turns into Production
As part of my experiment with the Patreon thing I have started putting all the inside deets on there :)
https://www.patreon.com/c/Stormcellar375
TL:DR - we're going back into formal production with a short Away Session up North in Feb.
We do what we can while we can ;)
