Guernica, Ian Hunter, Defiance Vol. 1

Guernica has an important history and Hunter sings of the analogous manner in which his songwriting works which is similar to painters. Ian maintains that the words write themselves as paintbrushes and colors inform the artist. It's as if creative people have their antennae out and they receive messages. The actual painting by Pablo Picasso, as in the song Michael Picasso, is a large 1937 oil painting. It is one of his best-known works and regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. It is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. Picasso’s motivation for painting the scene in this great work was the news of the German aerial bombing of the Basque town whose name the piece bears, which the artist had seen in the dramatic photographs published in various periodicals, including the French newspaper L'Humanité. Despite that, neither the studies nor the finished picture contain a single allusion to a specific event, constituting instead a generic plea against the barbarity and terror of war. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotauromachy

I just wanted to tell you I love you.

I just wanted to tell you I care

I saw you today on Humante

I just want you to know that I’m there

Gotta whole other world standin’ next to me

Little angels directing my hands

They won’t let me choose from the colors I use

They want violet ‘n’ black like Cezanne

The rage inside is hard to hide – a rabid orchestra

When I painted Guernica

These are dangerous time for a thinker

I’m a stranger in a strange land

If you think for yourself – you’re a traitor

It’s like walkin’ on quicksand

So I work in the shadows of uncertainty

Waitin’ for that knock on the door

A Gauleiter says, “Is this your idea?”

I said, “No, I thought it was yours”

Just to throw ‘em off track – I went all the way back

To Minotauromachy

Then I painted Guernia

Fly away – fly away – from distorted times

That scream and whine in the meadows

Fly away – fly away – from your worst nightmare

As you disappear into the shadows

Fly away – fly away – from your broken bones

Fly away – fly away – from evil

This picture screams of fractured dreams

Fly away – fly away to freedom

This picture is a chamber of horrors

This picture is a crucifixion

It will hang on the walls of eternity halls

It will never be forgiven

N’ my hands veil the truth behind images

This picture is tryin’ to explain

If its anger smashes into your consciousness

Then this picture will not be in vain

The canvas smells of rusted shells –

I created a monster when I painted guernica

I just wanted to tell you I love you

I just wanted to tell you again

I saw you today on __________

I just want you to know that I'm there

Got a whole other world standing next to me

Little angels directing my hands

They won’t let me choose from the colors I use

They want violence and black like Cezanne

The rage inside is hard to hide

I _______________

When I painted Guernica

These are dangerous times for thinkin'

I'm a stranger in a strange land

If you think for yourself, you’re a traitor

It's like walking on quicksand

So I work in the shadows of uncertainty

Waiting for that knock at the door

When a __________ says, "Is this your idea?"

I say "No, I thought it was yours"

Just to throw them off track, I went all the way back

The ________________

When I painted Guernica

When I painted Guernica

When I painted Guernica

Alright

Fly away, fly away from ________________

That's green and white in the meadows

Fly away, fly away from your worst nightmare

As you disappear in the shadows

Fly away, fly away from your broken bones

Fly away, fly away from evil

This picture screams out fragile dreams

Fly away, fly away to freedom

�This picture is a chamber of horrors�This picture's a crucifixion�It'll hang on the walls of eternity halls�It will never be forgotten

�When my hands veil the truth behind images�This picture is trying to explain�If this anger smashes into your consciousness�Then this picture will not be in vain�And the camera smells arrested shells, I created a monster�When I painted Guernica�When I painted Guernica�When I painted Guernica�Alright

Guernica 

https://youtu.be/TKHAOTjNZoQ

No Hard Feelings, Ian Hunter, Defiance Vol. 1

With No Hard Feelings Hunter situates himself historically, first the World Wars, then Elvis, then Ian! He says: "A pre-war gift, a post war pest" since he was born in June 1939 before the invasion of Poland on 1 September. Most importantly, if ever there was a song that could be filled with rant and rage this is it. However, Hunter brilliantly dissects his relationship with his father Walter along the lines of Ships, Following In Your Footsteps, and as extended in 23A Swan Hill. Ian has come full circle; first, he left home at a young age, detailed the distance he felt, now no hard feelings after his parents passing. Hunter is at peace but the song is not simply introspective but Ian expresses a life lesson similar to a song by Mick Ronson, Hard Life. Here is the key line which reminds me of the humorous song by Johnny Cash, A Boy Named Sue:

When I was down, out on the skids

You were there with your obnoxious kid

I will always remember what you did

Trying to make a man out of me

Belatedly, his father's harshness led to Ian's survival instinct and rejection prompted his ability to be someone someday; now at a mature age it is clear to his musical peers that he attained legendary status in particular with the release of Defiance Part. 1. 

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John Dillon 

Mike, can you shed some light on the last verse. Is it referrering to an area where his father fought during the war?

"It wasn't exactly Custer's last stand

But I shed a tear about the battle lands

Fifteen mile from where it all began

Gonna make a man out of you."

None of the other distances work: Shrewsbury to Butlins, Shrewsbury to Northampton, Northampton to London. 

Custer's Last Stand

https://www.ushistory.org/us/40b.asp 

No Hard Feelings

https://youtu.be/SKpyYDCaXp8

"A Pre war gift, a post war pest" as that makes sense with Ian being born in June 39 before the break out of hostilites in Sept.

No Hard Feelings Lyrics

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Gonna make a man out of you

Gonna make a man out of you

Gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

If it's the last thing I ever do

I'm gonna make a man out of you

They said, "Don't open that box, it's full of tears

A lot of heavy stuff from my fighting years

So I opened the box and he boxed my ears

I’m gonna make a man out of you

My ears were ringing, I started to cry

I remember thinking, "Who is this guy?"

Said "I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try

Gonna make a man out of you"

I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

Well that's what I'm gonna do

I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm on shifts, I can't sleep

I got problems every day of the week

And you're right up there at the top of the heap

I'm gonna make a man out of you

A pre-war gift, a post-war pest

I could smell the medals on his chest

It’s like livin’ with a traffic light stuck on red

Gonna make a man out of you

No hard feelings, no hard feelings

No hard feelings, no hard feelings, yeah

I said I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

If that's the last thing I ever do

I'm gonna make a man out of you

When I was down, out on the skids

You were there with your obnoxious kid

I will always remember what you did

Trying to make a man out of me

I said I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

If that's the last thing I ever do

I'm gonna make a man out of you

But it wasn't exactly Custer's last stand

But I shed a tear about the battle lands

Fifteen mile from where it all began

Gonna make a man out of you

Said I'm gonna make a man out of you

I'm gonna make a man out of you

If that's the last thing I ever do

I'm gonna make a man out of you

But I said

No hard feelings, no hard feelings

No hard feelings, no hard feelings

No hard feelings, no hard feelings

No hard feelings, no hard feelings

Angel, Ian Hunter, Defiance Vol. 1

Ian always includes a song for Trudi (his wife of 50 years) and Angel is as good as any he's written. He notes "It's hard to kiss an angel... the harps are always getting in the way" 

Angel

https://youtu.be/zm4u37yBur8

That Girl Is Rock 'n' Roll, Ian Hunter, All of the Good Ones Are Taken

That Girl Is Rock 'n' Roll sounds a bit rougher than the remainder of the LP which adds life to the effort. This simple straightforward song is summarized perhaps best by Hunter. The meaning is obvious. Some girls are rock 'n' roll, most aren't. It is obvious when you meet one; it certainly is written from an average male's point of view. We just know. 

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https://youtu.be/BDyVJwQXmYc

That Girl Is Rock 'n' Roll

(Ian Hunter)

She dresses in leather
She isn't too together
She looks then she lowers her eyes at me

She smokes cigarettes
She likes to get wet
And she's about a woman as a woman can be I said

That girl is rock 'n' roll

She got the cutest figure
I think it's gettin' bigger
She's about, hangin' out, over me

She feels just right
In the middle of the night
'N' she's about a woman as a woman can be I said

That girl is rock 'n' roll

That Girl Is Rock 'n' Roll

3:18

Originally issued on All of the Good Ones Are Taken.

Tell It Like It Is, (Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson), Ian Hunter, YUI Orta

Tell It Like It Is is a co-written track, with Mick Ronson, echoes the 1960 Shakin' All Over hit by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates and is an up-tempo rocker. Kidd was one of the few British artists to have worldwide success in the pre-Beatle period. With a paucity of lyrics the song is held together by rocking musically. It sounds like it has a nod to T-Rex's Get It On which had paid homage to Chuck Berry's Little Queenie. In short, a tribute to class rock 'n' roll and rock forebears. 

There is a live version from 1989. 

Also recorded at The Cabaret, San Jose CA 16th December 1989 and is on Missing In Action.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_It_On_(T._Rex_song)

Tell It Like It Is

(Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson)

Do you remember truth-you used to tell it everyday
Oh what a feelin'-there was nuthin' in the way
I won't get excited- if you don't slash your wrists
oh oh oh-something is gravely amiss
You gotta tell it like it is

Whats the matter baby- cat got your tongue?
You bin creepin' 'round the alleyways-all night long
You can't hide a secret-more than a week
oh oh oh- we gotta get to the bottom of this
You gotta tell it like it is

Hangin' on a corner- of the danger zone
Just another nightmare- let me take you home

C'mon baby, c'mon baby

You've gotta tell it like it is...

 Tell It Like It Is (Mick borrowing the Get It On riff)

Tell It Like It Is	4:23	Originally released on YUI Orta.
Tell It Like It Is (live 16th December 1989)	6:26	This live version (recorded at the Cabaret, San Jose CA) was released on Missing In Action (not on the box set).

(I'm The) Teacher, Ian Hunter, Originally a movie soundtrack, Teachers, Once Bitten Twice Shy

During the lax period of Hunter's career in the 1980s he wrote this song for the 1984 movie soundtrack Teachers. It fits the satirical black comedy-drama well as it expresses a teacher's frustration to reach his students. Not many of the students would be expected to be successful.

There are two live releases of the song from 1987 and 1988 respectively. 

1984 Movie Soundtrack Teachers

satirical black comedy-drama film 

I'm The Teacher

(Ian Hunter)

The question's arisen is this a prison
Some say it is, some say it isn't
Why do I try? nobody listens
I pass by like an intermission

If there's just one weed in this flowerless grave
If there's just one seed I can save
I'm going to reach ya
Pleased to meet ya, I'm the teacher

Outlaws, cruisers, junkies, boozers
Take a back seat, with the three time losers
They're all having a ball, down at juvenile hall
By looking so small they must be victims of the system

I've been inside, (where the lies are hide)
Are you satisfied I never should have tried to beat you
I beseech you, sad little freaker
Pleased to meet you, I'm the teacher

They can snap your soul, blow it away
Like a fragile leaf on a windy day
Can you read? can you write? they couldn't care less
You can graduate on American Express, no personal checks

What do I do to get through to you?
Somebody sue the suit, don't let em eat ya
Don't you let 'em defeat ya Don't let 'em mistreat ya
'Cause sooner or later
They're going to cheat ya
Pleased to meet ya, I'm the teacher
Yeah.

(I'm The) Teacher	4:00	Originally a movie soundtrack. It can be found on the compilation Once Bitten Twice Shy. It can also be found on Tilting The Mirror - Rarities (box set only).
(I'm The) Teacher (live 11th November 1987)	3:52	This live version (recorded at Rock and Roll Heaven, Toronto ON) can be found on Bag Of Tricks (Vol 1) (box set only).
(I'm The) Teacher (live 11th June 1988)	4:02	This live version (recorded at Rock and Roll Heaven, Toronto ON) can be found on Missing In Action (not on the box set).

Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse), Ian Hunter, When I'm President

Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse) comes somplete with tom-toms sounding like heartbeats, guitar attacks and flute, the song is tense and powerful as Hunter digs into history fairly often and Native American themes are a topic of interest, e.g., River of Tears. The attraction for Ian is the underdog nature of historical characters and Crazy Horse is ideal for that purpose. 

Cavalry tactics dictate that on the defense soldiers dismount but at the Battle of Little Bighorn the accounts state that Crazy Horse (tashunka witco) did the same as noted in the song:

I never shoot from the saddle
Always shoot from the ground
I walk my horse up 'n' I ride him down

The cavalry retreated as they were surrounded and outnumbered as there were a series of ground attacks until all of Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer's men were killed. 

"I decoyed Fetterman" refers to the Fetterman Fight on 21 December 1866 when Crazy Horse and nine warriors lured a detachment of 81 troopers to their death who were led by Captain William J. Fetterman. The song relates:

The only good white is a dead white
That's what I was taught

Truthfully, Hunter relates that Crazy Horse, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band, fought not only troopers but also other Native Americans such as the Shoshone, Arapahoe, Omaha, and Crow. As a young boy Crazy Horse was known as Curley Hair. Later he was renamed Horse On Sight. During a battle with the Arapahos the young Crazy Horse showed bravery. As a result Crazy Horse, the father, passed on his name to his son in honor of his war deed. The father would be known thereafter as Worm.

There is a live version of the song from 2012 as well. 

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https://www.nps.gov/libi/learn/historyculture/crazy-horse.htm

The Fetterman Fight, also known as the Fetterman Massacre or the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands or the Battle of a Hundred Slain,^[1] was a battle during Red Cloud's War on December 21, 1866, between a confederation of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and a detachment of the United States Army, based at Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming. The U.S. military mission was intended to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail. A group of ten warriors, including Crazy Horse, acted to lure a detachment of U.S. soldiers into an ambush. All 81 men under the command of Captain William J. Fetterman were then killed by the Native American warriors. At the time, it was the worst military disaster ever suffered by the U.S. Army on the Great Plains.

Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer

Crow King said, “When they saw that they were surrounded they dismounted.” This was cavalry tactics by the book. There was no other way to make a stand or maintain a stout defense. A brief period followed of deliberate fighting on foot.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-battle-of-little-bighorn-was-won-63880188/

Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse)

(Ian Hunter)

All I need is a feather
All I need is a stone
All I need is a shadow
To follow me home
All I need is a vision
All I need is a dream
All I need are my people following me
I never shoot from the saddle
Always shoot from the ground
I walk my horse up 'n' I ride him down, 
I decoyed Fetterman, I got no remorse
They used to call me Curly now I'm Crazy Horse

We fought Shoshone, we fought Arapahoes
We fought the Omahas 'n' we fought the Crows
I can't wait to cut your long hair short
The only good white is a dead white
That's what I was taught

Hey, hey, hey
hey, hey, hey
Hoka hey, hoka hey

Paid by the rich to steal from the poor
There ain't no honour in ya
Ta shunka witco, ta shunka witco, ta shunka witco, Crazy Horse

I know these rivers
I know this land
I know those hills like the back of my hand
Now the buffalo's gone, there ain't nothin' left
'cept little yellow stones in this wilderness
I lost my brother, I lost my wife
I lost my daughter, the love of my life
Tell your great white father up in Washington
I got a knife between my teeth for that fork in his tongue

Hey, hey, hey
hey, hey, hey
Hoka hey, hoka hey

You're gonna wish you'd never been born
When you get to Little Big Horn
Ta Shunka Witco, ta shunka witco, ta shunka witco, Crazy Horse

When you talk peace, you mean war, we'll be waiting for ya
Ta shunka witco, ta shunka witco, ta shunka witco
Never surrender, never surrender, never surrender
Never surrender, never surrender, never surrender
Never surrender

Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse)	5:47	Originally issued on When I'm President.
Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse) (live 8th October 2012)	6:45	This live version (recorded at the John Dee, Oslo Norway) was released on Bag Of Tricks (Vol 3) (box set only).

Sweet Jane, (Lou Reed), Ian Hunter, Mott The Hoople, All The Young Dudes LP, Live 2010

Sweet Jane is a Lou Reed song and was originally released on the 1972 All The Young Dudes LP by Mott The Hoople nonetheless it was a staple of Ian Hunter solo concerts. David Bowie strummed the classic riff for Mott and the band reacted wanting to know what it was. Although Ian was puzzled by the New York gay scene Bowie stood next to Ian and sang the lyrics. Thereafter, Lou Reed came in the studio to do a guide vocal and Hunter was even more mystified. Ian told Reed an awful joke and Lou just stared at him and they didn't speak again. It was just one meeting and that's it and they didn't get along at all. Lou reduced his music to its simplest components and Hunter admits that is really difficult to do. How the riff emerged from Reed is just as mysterious. Out of an obligation to Bowie's help Mott recorded the tune although the song was not really Mott. 

Nonetheless, Hunter has made the song his own way live and kudos to James "Maestro" Mastro for his original arrangement of the song. 

There are live releases from 2008, 2010, and a Tribes version.  

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Sweet Jane

(Lou Reed)

Standing on the corner
Suitcase in my hand
Jack is in his corset and Jane is in her vest
And me I'm in a rock and roll band
Riding in a Stutz Bearcat Jim
Those were different times
And the poets studied rules of verse
And all the ladies rolled there eyes
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Now Jack he is a banker
And Jane she is a clerk
And they're both saving up all their money
And when they come home from work
Sitting by the fire
Radios a-playin'
A little classical music for you kids
To the march of the wooden soldiers and you can hear Jack say
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Some people like to go out dancing
Other people they got to work
And there's always some evil mothers
I tell you life is just full of dirt
And the women never really faint
And the villains always blink their eyes
And children are the only ones that blush
And that life is just to die
But anyone who had a heart
He wouldn't want to turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played a part
He wouldn't want to turn around and hate it
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Oh my sweet Jane

Sweet Jane (live 2nd March 2008)	5:22	Originally a Mott The Hoople track. This live version (recorded at the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford England) was issued on Acoustic Shadows (box set only).
Sweet Jane (live October 2010)	4:23	This live version (recorded at an unknown UK venue) can be found on Live In The UK 2010.
Sweet Jane	4:39	Credited to 'Ian Hunter and Tribes', this can be found on Sampling In Reality (not on the box set).

Sweet Dreamer, (D. Gibson/Mick Ronson) (Instrumental), YUI Orta

Sweet Dreamer arose from an interpretation of country music superstar's Don Gibson's Sweet Dreams whose most famous version of the tune was by Patsy Cline. Hunter Ronson listened to the song on the road tour bus and then as adapted by the creative mind of Mick Ronson the song became an instrumental and was also a part of live shows with a version available from 1989. 

Mick loved slow and simple songs and he made it his own and something really special. Hunter says this is his all-time favorite Ronno solo. This was Mick as a master of style applying electric lead guitar to a country standard. Hunter added a bit of gospel piano. 

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"Sweet Dreams" or "Sweet Dreams (of You)" is a country ballad, which was written by Don Gibson. Gibson originally recorded the song in 1955; his version hit the top ten of Billboard's country chart, but was eclipsed by the success of a competing version by Faron Young. In 1960, after Gibson had established himself as a country music superstar, he released a new version as a single. This version also charted in the top ten on the country chart^[1] and also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number ninety-three. The song has become a country standard, with other notable versions by Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris.

Sweet Dreamer	6:28	Originally issued on YUI Orta.
Sweet Dreamer (live 15th February 1989)	7:42	This live version (recorded The Dominion, London England) can be found on BBC Live in Concert.

Sweet Angeline, Ian Hunter, Brain Capers

Sweet Angeline was a favorite performed live and was originally released on Mott The Hoople's Brain Capers. It's a great up tempo rocker and was highlighted during the 1979-1980 shows. Hunter likes to perform it on occasion reminding him of producer Guy Stevens. He plays harp in an unusual way for the song; he blows instead of sucks and Ian says it's like reading newspapers backwards. 

Also recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn NY 12th June 1979 on Collateral Damage. Listed as Angeline. 

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Sweet Angeline

(Ian Hunter)

Oh Angeline, I love you, your mouth is like a stain
and when I close my eyes each night, I often hear you sing
Imagination's hidden book, you wrote it on the wing
And when I vowed to comfort you, well you swallowed everything

Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen

Well your body it is broken in so many different ways
And when I stoop to find your head, well it disappeared in haze.
your blood flows like the finest juice - the kiss of burgundy
and where it comes from no one knows, but where it's going I can't see

Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - (y'know) you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen

Angeline, oh my Angeline
You little Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen

And your crystal-coloured cardboard bins - attack me from the paint
and I think that I am getting lost among the swollen states
oh rescue me or bury me, for I care not what you do
there is just one thing that I want to say am I really you

Angeline, oh my Angeline
My Sweet Angeline - you have rendered me unseen
I would cry a million smiles for my Indian City queen

Sweet Angeline (live 12th June 1979)	4:14	Originally a Mott The Hoople track. This live version (recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn NY) was released on Collateral Damage. Not on the box set.
Sweet Angeline (live 18th June 1979)	4:30	This live version (recorded at the Agora, Cleveland OH) is on the 30th Anniversary issue of You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic. Not on the box set.
Sweet Angeline (live 5-11th November 1979)	4:56	This live version (recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles CA) was released on Welcome to the Club, and on the compilation From The Knees Of My Heart.
Sweet Angeline (live 22nd November 1979)	5:00	This live version (recorded Hammermith Odeon, London England) was originally issued on If You Wait Long Enough For Anything, You Can Get It On Sale (box set only).
Sweet Angeline (live 19th April 1980)	5:00	This live version (recorded Rockpalast TV Show, Grugahalle, Essen Germany) was originally issued on Live At Rockpalast (not on the box set)

Sunshine Eyes, Ian Hunter, Once Bitten Twice Shy

This is a demo from Hunter's home studio that did not earn a release on his regular album output. It reflects the breath of styles Ian can cover and is a love song for the birth of his youngest son and only child with Trudi. He welcomes son Jesse to the world who he indicates has all the faith, dreams, and spirit to open up his sunshine eyes. 

Sunshine Eyes

(Ian Hunter)

Let this morning like this moment
Let the sun break through your hair
All you have is love

Let your spirit be unbroken
Oh I would give you faith
But I know you've got enough

All you do is make me new
All you need is time
Here's the morning
Welcome to the world
Open up those sunshine eyes

Are you dreaming of the red house
Underneath the trees
In a green and pleasant land

Are you wishing you could go back
Well I can't give you this
I hope you'll understand

All you do is make me new
All you want is time
Here's the morning
Welcome to the world
Open up those sunshine eyes

And there's a chill in the air
Little waves flow down the river
I'm naked as the day I was born

Clothes have a way
Of changing what I'm feeling
I try but I can't put them on

May your spirit be unbroken
All you have to know
Is the someplace you can go

You have filled me with devotion
You are in my heart
And you are in my soul

All you do is make me new
All you need is time
Here's the morning
Welcome to the world
Open up those sunshine eyes
 

 

Both Sunshine Eyes and All Is Forgiven are demos, recorded in Ian's home studio and as such are true solo recordings. They are certainly interesting, and demonstrate the breadth of styles Ian is capable of. But demo quality is all they are, and Ian didn't see fit to record them on any of his albums.

Sunshine Eyes

4:21

This demo was originally released on Once Bitten Twice Shy. It can also be found on Tilting The Mirror - Rarities(box set only).