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Break It Down - 2024 Remasters





         

Mick writes:

Four tracks from my 2020 album 'Relentless Boogie' freshly remastered in 2024 using the latest mastering gear. I think they sound pretty good.

Break It Down.. a funky little 3 piece shuffle about the 2020 US election.. Oh God here we are again!

Blues Fit Me.. based on a quote from Muddy Waters. A thumping shuffle with my 'Epiphone by Gibson' Sheraton taking the lead.

Cry To Me.. great track by Elmore. There's also a fine version by Robert Cray which probably inspired me to have a crack at it.. mine's a little more blues rock.

And Settle On It.. a thunderous boogie listing various dance moves from the Vaudeville age.. I've no idea why.. write your own back story.

I think these four tracks sit together well.. would be nice to put them on one of those little 7 inch vinyl discs and pump 'em out to record shops all over the land.. except there aren't any. Anyway.. available now on your nearest phone / laptop.

Photo by our friend Ian Cook from many years ago at the Torrington, North London - a regular gig of ours. Mad days.. all a bit frantic but definitely rockin'. Break it down.



























































Mick Clarke - Break It Down - 2024 Remasters Break It Down - Break It Down
Just say what you want to say
Break It Down

Take a breath - Take it slow
Just say what you want to say
let it go

sometime words can be a mess
cause aggravation and distress
and followin' current ev-ents
you feel the times they are against you

maybe make you feel so bad
unscram-b-ling the word salad
that only serves to further worry bother harass
and confuse you

Break It Down
Just hear what you want to hear
Break It Down
sometime words can be a mess
cause aggravation and distress
and followin' current ev-ents
you end up feeling de men ted
you feel the times they are against you

maybe make you feel so bad
unscram-b-ling the word salad
that only serves to further worry bother harass
and confuse you

Break It Down
Just hear what you want to hear
Break It Down

Break It Down - Break It Down
Just say what you want to say
Break It Down

I told Jack the Barman
I told Tommy too
I say come over here now
Got somethin' to tell to you
Well if you lookin' for a size ten you won't fit three
You wear the one that fits - the blues fit me

He say if you funny 'bout money
Well you won't dig the gig
If the drugs made your brain gone runny
you need a different rig
Well if we lookin' for a size ten we don't need three
I said I wear the one that fits - the blues fit me

He say don't play too loud now
We strictly blues
We do not take no rock'n'roll
Just to suit the likes of you
I said I know you lookin' for a size ten you won't want three
You want the one that fits - the blues fit me - I said:

Well...
the blues fits me
Whoo - ooo
Whoo - ooo oo
Yeah you lookin' for a size ten you won't fit three
You wear the one that fits - the blues fit me

Well I've cried so much for you
Baby, there's nothing new
Well, I've cried so much for you
Baby that's nothing new
Now I wish I had one dollar
For all the times I've cried for you

Almost every night
I cry myself to sleep
Everybody else is happy
But I'll just weep, weep, weep
And these tears, tears, tears
Why won't they let me be?
Now I wish just once
You'd cry for me

Why should I remember?
How can I forget?
I wake up every morning
And my pillow is soaking wet
From these tears, tears, tears
Why won't they let me be?
Now I wish just once
You'd cry for me

Now I wish just once
You'd cry for me

Mmm .. do the Eagle Rock
The Camel Walk
You better be ready
For the Elephant Squat
Settle On It
Yeah you'd better Settle On It now

Well the Turtle Twist
If you ain't too old
You can't miss
Fallin' off a log
Settle On It
Yeah better Settle On It now

Stay cool - hold the line
Yeah I'm just lookin' for the right move at the right time
Well Settle On It
Yeah Settle On It

You'd better keep movin' on all the time
If you're out of sight you;re out of mind