List of Unreleased Songs, Crazy Glue, Overnight Angels, Ian Hunter

This is a song collaboration as Hunter prepared for the Overnight Angels release. Guitarist Billy Cross was putting Topaz together. They didn't end up working together but at Ian's Chappaqua house one day they wrote this song together which has not been released. 

It Never Happened, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

These DVD video presentations collect some of the various appearances and shows by Hunter including: CBS promo videos, studio film, Top Pop TV from Holland, Chrysalis promo film, Rockpalast appearance, Toronto concert, The Dominion concert, PolyGram promo video, Scandinavian NRK TV session, VH1 `Take It to the Bridge' session, Jerkin' Crocus promo film, Jools Holland BBC TVs session, and a Proper promo video.  

Once Bitten Twice Shy provided a driving rock introduction to Ian's solo career and the song got him off to a strong start. It entered the British singles chart in 1975. This song was similar to All The Young Dudes in the sense that a buzz was created by both songs. A TV appearance was critical to pushing the hit higher on the charts and this song was similar to All The Young Dudes in the sense that a buzz was created by both songs. Hunter and Mick Ronson got off at Heathrow Airport and Mick asked if Ian was in the Musician's Union. Of course he was or you are not allowed to appear on TV otherwise. Despite the first class air flight because Ronson was not in the Union they were cancelled. The CBS promotional film was shot instead after the scheduled Top of the Pops TV appearance in the UK was aborted. 

All of The Good Ones Are Taken is the 1983 CBS single that was promoted, unfortunately not that often in Hunter's career, with a fabulous Columbia video that spoofed the 1981 Dudley Moore comedy Arthur. Hunter plays the wealthy guy chasing a girl paralleling the log line of the film: glittering mansion, roller skates, white linen suit, butler, limousine, champagne, and glamorous girls, filmed in New York City and Central Park. Directed by Martin Kahan, who also shot videos for Kiss and Bon Jovi, the clip was nominated at the first ever MTV Awards, and turned out to be an appealing marketing ploy. 

The clip featured the oversized late character actor Captain Haggerty of the School for Dogs in Manhattan and Mr. Clean TV commercial fame. At 385 pounds during the Central Park boat scene the boat started to sink, their feet covered in water, and water logging the cassette player. Almost drowning, soaked to the skin during the rain scene, and filming at 4 am so the diner could open at its regular time, was less than ideal shooting but the video is well done and Hunter thoroughly enjoyed the experience. 

The New Music is the Ian Hunter Band featuring Mick Ronson filmed by CHUM TV at the Ryerson College Theatre in Toronto on 19 September 1979. The material includes the Welcome to the Club double live album and Hammersmith Odeon set, issued for the first time in the box set and is the best example of Ronson and Hunter together. 

Ronson has the best summary of this period. They were interviewed at a radio station in Canada and the DJ asked them how the pair worked together. Mick said: "Well, I play a bit of guitar . . . and he comes in singing . . . and when he stops singing I play a solo . . . then I stop when he starts singing again . . . and when he finishes singing . . . we stop again." Classic Ronno! 

Ian Hunter Rocks is a television appearance recorded on 11 September 1981 at the Dr. Pepper Festival at Pier 84 in New York City and was originally released on VHS by Chrysalis. I saw it live when it was broadcast on TV. Hunter's material came from the then-current Short Back n' Sides album, some Mott The Hoople and solo material including the 14 minute medley of Irene Wilde, All The Young Dudes, Honaloochie Boogie, Roll Away The Stone, and Ships. 

Hunter enjoyed the performance but his recollection of it was the excessive heat. With little air he could hardly breathe and his knees nearly gave way. At one point he walked off stage near the end to get air, difficult to pull off when the whole concert is being televised live. 

Strings Attached: A Very Special Night with Ian Hunter was filmed and recorded at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway on 29-30 January 2002 featuring guitarists, Andy York and Torstein Flake, Kjetil Bjerkestrand on keyboards, bassist Sven Lindvall, Per Lindvall one drums and The Trondheimsolistene Strings. The Strings were coined by Hunter as Sigmund and the little Freuds during the performance. 

The arrangements provide a fresh hearing and are a thing of beauty with the unusual, for a rocker, presentation. Similar to how Ian enjoys working there were few practices before hand which makes for a livelier performance if done well. They pull it off. All the musicians were first-rate. 

Hunter was the only performer who did not read music so he communicated to York what he wanted and left it up to Andy to musically elicit the performance from them. Bjerkestrand arranged the entire concerts and the procedure was to rehearse on one day, then rehearse the orchestra in Trondheim with the changing arrangements the next day. Ian had not met the orchestra until the night before the actual shows but the musicians were so good the performances came off flawlessly. Its a beautiful statement and interpretation of Hunter's songwriting. 

Day Tripper (Lennon–McCartney), Ian Hunter, Bag of Tricks, Vol. 1

Who can deny the importance of Beatles? No one yet Hunter is not unduly Beatlesque in his music and yet Day Tripper by Lennon-McCartney is a great choice for a live performance. Similar to FBI this song was Mick Ronson's idea but Hunter collaborated and as the duo was working on something else in Ian's flat in NYC, a riff popped up. The groove was right and Ian started singing the song and both musicians kept at it. Ronson got the middle part of the song and it worked. The song was part of the live set in 1988 but it never got a studio treatment. Hunter's version was recorded at Rock and Roll Heaven, Toronto ON 11th June 1988.

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Is Your Love in Vain (Bob Dylan), Ian Hunter, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality, Wait

The Dylan song Is Your Love in Vain is perhaps too polished and overdone but during 1981 and live Hunter was all for it. It has the advantage of Mark Clarke on bass who was first-rate on harmony and talented enough to arrange anything. It was recorded at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco CA 26-28th October 1981.

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Violence, Ian Hunter, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Violence is a Mott The Hoople song written by Hunter and Mick Ralphs from the Mott LP. The lyrics `violence is the only thing that makes you see sense' are from the perspective of an eighteen year old deprived reject who hated all that he didn't have, i.e., love. The song truly reflected the tension personally and musically between Hunter and Ralphs. Mick left and favored Paul Rodgers for his songs in forming Bad Company. Still, Hunter was surprised that Ralphs left when the band was close to its peak. It was recorded at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco CA 26-28th October 1981.

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Violence

(Ian Hunter/Mick Ralphs)

I'm a missing link, poolroom stink, I can't talk
(Well that's too bad)
What's going on, something's wrong, I can't work
Can't go to school, the teacher's a fool, the preacher's a jerk
(Well that's such a drag)
Got nothing to do, street-corner blues, and nowhere to walk

Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
(Repeat)

Gotta fight, nothing's right, livin' nowhere
(That's so sad)
Watch out for the gun, snake on the run, hide in my hair
You keep your mouth shut, or you'll get cut. Haha - I like to scare (Bet you're so mad)
I'm a battery louse, a superstar mouse, I don't care

Get off my back or I'll attack, 'n I don't owe you nothin' (OK)
Head for your hole, you're sick and you're old
'N I'm here to tell you something

Violence, violence
It's the only thing that'll make you see sense
(Repeat several times )

One More Time, Ian Hunter, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Alejandro Escovedo is a fine musician himself but he is also a Hunter fan and covered some of Ian's songs. They met at a benefit in Chicago and got along well. Hunter heard that the Austin songwriter was really ill and a benefit CD project was proposed for Ian. Andy York reviewed numerous songs and One More Time was selected for Hunter. It was recorded at guitarist and producer Rick Tedesco's Studio with York, Steve Holley, and James Mastro for the Por Vida benefit album. Hunter's involvement is indicative of his support for Escovedo.  

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Avalanche, Ian Hunter, Rant, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Avalanche was recorded with guitarist, recording engineer, and producer Rick Tedesco in 1999.  He is also a good friend to Hunter. Ian met Andy York in 2000 and the pair tried a different direction with Rant. Based on memory by Ian both this song and I'm in Awe were shelved when the Hunter-York collaboration took off. Nonetheless, both of these songs could have been on a standard release but they fell between the cracks between releases. The same thing happened with Wings on YUI Orta. Some of these strong songs just didn't fit the release at the time. As Ian sought for something new he didn't remember the song and it was as if he was listening to someone else's songs! It ended as a Rant unused track.

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guitarist, recording engineer, and producer,

I'm in Awe, Ian Hunter, Rant, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Excerpt:

I'm in Awe is an early Rant demo. As Hunter was accumulating unreleased songs for a Sony compilation he found old ADATs. Alesis Digital Audio Tape (ADAT) is a magnetic tape format used for the recording of eight digital audio tracks onto the same S-VHS tape used by consumer VCRs. In short, old tapes and Ian took them to a friend's studio finding this song. Hunter didn't know he had written it and the experience was similar to listening to a new song he hadn't heard before: except, it was him! It ended up as an unused track.

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Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady, Ian Hunter, The Artful Dodger, Tilting The Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady is an Artful Dodger outtake. For Hunter's output this is more funky than most of his work but he thinks there is something wrong with the groove so it is not among his favorites. 

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Dirty Job, Ian Hunter, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

In 2022 the song is on the External Combustion release. Ian sings lead on part of the track. 

Ill Wind, Ian Hunter, YUI Orta, 1988 Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality, Vol. 1

Before YUI Orta Ronson got interested in working with Ian again and Ill Wind is one of the songs that Hunter was preparing before recording. Hunter at times has written with Robbie Alter and this demo from the YUI Orta sessions was recorded in Ian's bedroom studio in NYC around 1988. In fact, Alter did this in one take. Despite the similarity this is not the Mott The Hoople song Ill Wind Blowing that escaped Hunter's memory but Ill Wind was originally issued on The Journey, Once Bitten Twice Shy, and Tilting the Mirror. 

Ian threatened for years to do a gospel blues song and he delivered. The song is considerably different for Ian's musical work and is about an average bloke in the 1920s. He works in the morning cotton fields but he also made a record in the afternoon, while the record continues to sell. Unfortunately, the singer received nothing and he is understandably angry. It is one of the more unusual songs in the Hunter catalog but fairly typical of how musicians are often taken advantage of and do not always profit from their creativity. 

There is a live version release from 2000. 

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I don't see the song on either of the following as noted in the book Stranded In Reality; however, I see Ill Wind on the Once Bitten Twice Shy release. 

Ill Wind	3:22	This demo from the YUI Orta sessions was issued on the compilations The Journey, Once Bitten Twice Shy andTilting The Mirror - Rarities (box set only).
Ill Wind (live 19th May 2000)	4:52	This live version (recorded at The Robin 2, Bilston England) can be found on Bag Of Tricks (Vol 1) (box set only).

Originally issued on Two Miles From Heaven. It can also be found on the Mental Train box set.

Professional Lover, Ian Hunter, after All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Hunter wrote another song for Arthur Baker but apparently the effort did not go anywhere although it was supposed to go to Tina Turner. 

Wake Up Call, (Baker/Tina B/Mandel), Ian Hunter, after All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Wake Up Call (Baker/Tina B/Mandel) is another song done for DJ and producer Arthur Baker. The call from Baker was a surprise for Hunter asking him to do the vocal for the 1986 independently made American action-fantasy, sci-fi film The Wraith with Charlie Sheen. It only took one day. Overall, Ian worked with Baker for a week and they got along well. A song, Professional Lover, was supposed to go to Tina Turner which sounded like a great idea but apparently Arthur did not follow up. In any case, Hunter liked the sound that Baker got and one track for a film was lucrative by putting energy into one song and you are done in two days. 

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Wake Up Call

(Ian Hunter)

You woke me up this morning
Making me shake like a kick in the face
What are you, some kind of warning?
You're telling me to get out of this place

I can feel the power
I can feel the sun breaking over me
I know this is the hour
I won't waste the time that's been given to me

You've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day, you've got to give it your all
You've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day, you've got to give it your all

My wheels are set in motion
The engine's running in overdrive
I feel so much emotion
I'm so glad to be alive

I wait all night to hear you
But you might never come
Now you're here and I won't let you (hey)
Slip out from under my thumb

Life moves so fast
You could miss it if you blink
There's so much living we could do
And there ain't much time to think
(Wake it up)

It's a new day
It's a new day (it's a new day)

Life moves so fast
And you can miss it if you blink
There's so much living we could do
And there ain't much time to think
(yeah)

You've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day, you've got to give it your all
You've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day, you've got to give it your all

You've got to hear that, hear that whistle blow
Oooh, yeah, I wanna hear that call
You've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day Oh oh oh oh oh

It's a new day (it's a new day)
It's a new day (it's a new day)
It's a new day
It's a new day

Yeah, you've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day, you've got to give it your all
You've got to hear that wake up call
It's a new day, oh oh oh oh oh
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ...

The Wraith is a 1986 independently made American action-fantasy film, produced by John Kemeny, written and directed by Mike Marvin, and starring Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes, and Randy Quaid.^[3] The film was theatrically released November 21, 1986, on just 88 screens in the United States by New Century Vista Film Company (later New Century Entertainment Corporation).

Good Man in a Bad Time, (Tanner/Reede), Ian Hunter, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Excerpt:

Hunter and Ronson covered Good Man in a Bad Time, (Tanner/Reede) written by Marc Tanner and Jon Reede. The producer and DJ Arthur Baker asked Hunter to perform the song since he liked his voice. Ian recorded this in Baker's Manhattan Studio for use in the 1985 horror movie Fright Night. The song is absolutely ideal accompanying the visual in the film. 

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The film follows a young man who discovers that his next-door neighbor is a vampire. 

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Fright Night is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Stephen Geoffreys, and Art Evans. The film follows young Charley Brewster, who discovers that his next-door neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire. When no one believes him, Charley decides to get Peter Vincent, a TV show host who acted in films as a vampire hunter, to stop Jerry's killing spree.

Good Man In A Bad Time

(Ian Hunter)

Inside, closed quarters
Night's calling under blood red skies
This madness, starts burning
The victim of a strange desire
Mistaken, we follow
Restless emotions take you down
Unwilling, still hunger
For lustful pleasures I have found
He's a good man in a bad time
He's a good man in a bad time

Soft voices, seduce you
A butterfly in a spider's web
Infectious, behavior
You're damned to do it all again (and again and again and again...)
He's a good man in a bad time
He's a good man in a bad time

Don't cry, darling
I'll be with you
All night, darling
Deep within you
He's a good man in a bad time
He's a good man in a bad time
He's a good man in a bad time
He's a good man in a bad time
He's a good man in a bad time

Great Expectations (You Never Know What to Expect), Ian Hunter, 1980s post All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Excerpt:

Great Expectations (You Never Know What to Expect) was written for Orion Pictures' college comedy movie Up the Creek. Hunter first recorded it with Virgin Records' heavy metal band Shooting Star. In a sense, this song is about Ian's daughter Tracie but more tongue-in-cheek. She is an independent person and Hunter works to stay in her good graces. Ian went to Pasha Music in LA but the band couldn't play the song correctly since it seems simple, but Hunter's music is more sophisticated when actually performed. Displeased with the sound Ian sent a demo that he created instead and what we hear is the result. 

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Great Expectations

(Ian Hunter)

Now my little girl's a cute little thing
But she ain't grown up much yet
She plays with the toys
N' she plays with the boys
And you never know what to expect

She does what she wants
She says what she wants
Cause she knows what she wants - she gets
And she tells me lies, she makes me worry a lot
And I never know what to expect

Well you never know what, you never know what,
you never know what - comes next
They tell you lies, they make you worry a lot
And you never know what to expect

Now my little girl likes to travel a lot
She thinks she's one of the jet set
She talks to strangers
She don't care about the dangers
And she never knows what to expect

I said, "You little Creep
You're in too deep
You're gonna get your neck wet
Stop messin' with the boogers in the parking lot
Cause you never know what to expect"

I said, you never know what, you never know what,
you never know what - comes next
You're messing with the boogers in the parking lot
And you never know what to expect (do ya?)

Her old man came to the house last night
He said, "I'm just a little bit upset"
I said, "What's she done?"
He said, "Everyone!"
I said, "You never know what to expect"

No you never know what, no you never know what,
no you never know what - comes next
You love 'em to death, and in the very next breath
You never know what to expect

You never know what, you never know what,
you never know what - comes next
But like it or not, you're all that I've got
You never know what to expect

You never know what to expect
I got great expectations (great expectations)
I got great expectations (great expectations)
You know, I got great expectations (great expectations)
I got great expectations (great expectations)

You never know what, you never know what,
you never know what - comes next
You love 'em to death, and in the very next breath
You never know, you never know, you never know what

(I'm the) Teacher, (Hunter, Ronson) Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

A first ever movie composition (I'm the) Teacher was a song to order by movie people but Hunter considers it to contain one of his best lyrics. The movie producer was a fan and Ian had a lyric in mind: "The question's arisen, is this a person, some say it is, some say it isn't." And, the rest came quickly. Starting with that first strong line the remainder of the lyrics came in five minutes. With a good line you have won half the battle. Ian had the movie script and he knew the log line. There was more interaction between Hunter and the producer since originally the song was a ballad but a faster song was required. Revved up with Ronson's help, Ian got a gold record, so not much to complain about! 

Hunter does appropriately demonstrate the dedication of many teachers:

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

The song appeared in the United Artists Picture for the 1984 comedy Teachers starring Nick Nolte. 

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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.

Sunshine Eyes, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

Sunshine Eyes is a demo written about Ian's youngest son and Trudi's only child, Jesse. When Jesse was small in NYC their home featured an Oberheim drum machine and keyboard. Oberheim was a limited product but Hunter had quite a few. It could have been improved and the mix more professional but Ian enjoyed the simplicity of the song as appropriate for a child. 

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Bluebirds, Ian Hunter, All of The Good Ones Are Taken, Tilting the Mirror, Stranded In Reality

Bluebirds is a demo outtake from All of The Good Ones Are Taken and Hunter liked it but the management of Steve Popovich nixed the tune from inclusion on All of The Good Ones Are Taken. 

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China, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes

China could be emotional for Ian now that Mick Ronson passed but Hunter had Ronno sing it at the time because it's a trawler boat song similar to Mick's hometown of Hull. Mick is still with us.  

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Yeah Uh-Huh by Lisa and Phil

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Set Lusting Bruce with Jesse Jackson

https://podcasts.apple.com/.../set.../id1038228650...

HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bgfx7-14962b2

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Venus in the Bathtub, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes Bonus CD

Venus in the Bathtub never made it since the band didn't get the groove. 

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

Listen to the Eight Track, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes Bonus CD

Songs like Listen to the Eight Track do not happen often but it reminds me of Guy Stevens when he provoked a stream of consciousness groove as on I Can Feel. Hunter loves this track including the boomerang at the end. 

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

I Believe in You, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes

Excerpt:

I Believe in You is very rough and nothing more than a work demo.

On Track Ian Hunter is shipping soon. Want to promote Ian? The publisher is marketing the book but asked for help from us fans in the Hunter orbit. If you have contacts with podcasts, magazines, or other music outlets let me know so we can promote Ian's music. I'm open for interviews to talk about Hunter's catalog. Thanks!

Great news! Advance copies of On Track Ian Hunter have reached the publisher and will be available soon! I even saw an advance copy on eBay.

On Track Ian Hunter https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789523044...

Upcoming Podcast Appearances! More details soon:
Full of Words & Book 101 will interview about On Track Ian Hunter!

Better To ...? Podcast, recorded a terrific conversation, due for release 2 August 2024.

In the meantime, listen to previous appearances!
Yeah Uh-Huh by Lisa and Phil https://youtu.be/r46AbOSo-MM?si=uuWy3T8rQjhnGkwS

Tell Me About Your Book, The Phenomenal Musician John Christian
https://www.facebook.com/.../pfbid09pnutefvQEpSF8uz8jMTip...
Set Lusting Bruce with Jesse Jackson https://podcasts.apple.com/.../set.../id1038228650...

HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bgfx7-14962b2

Frankly Francisco Podcast:
Mostly about Burning America: In the Best Interest of the Country? but On Track Ian Hunter is mentioned as well:
https://open.substack.com/pub/micksmith/p/who-was-on-the-frankly-francisco?r=e00v8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Toby Gribben Show, awesome show, and live 8 February 2024!

Sign up now for behind the scenes information about On Track
Ian Hunter at TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me!

To book and interview:
TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

What is the difference between a Beatles biography or a song by-song review of the Beatles career?
https://micksmith.substack.com/p/what-is-the-difference-between-a-9fc

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me 

Na Na Na, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes Bonus CD

Na Na Na is a sax workout and a 1950s style romp inspired by Little Richard. Early in his career Hunter wrote this song which sounds ideal for the early rock 'n' roller. There were even some words created for this song and Ian says they were good. Hunter openly admires Richard by calling him the Governor, the greatest of all time, and he has the finest natural voice for rock 'n' roll. Paul Rodgers is good as well but second to Little Richard. Hunter thinks his early bands were incredible and second to none; when Jimi Hendrix was in his band he told him to cool it. Jimi went on to other famous things. 

There are two versions one shorter and another longer. 

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

Detroit, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, Long Odds n' Outtakes

Detroit is a rough mix instrumental and another version, outtake 5, that is an ode to the American car industry as it was losing its dominance against Japanese competition. 

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

Alibi, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic, Stranded In Reality

Alibi is simply a jam and a stream of consciousness song from the You're Never Along With A Schizophrenic release. Oddly, Hunter does not even remember recording or singing it!

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If the Slipper Don't Fit, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

If the Slipper Don't Fit is an outtake from the 1976 All American Alien Boy record which Hunter enjoyed hearing again after so many years when the box set was proposed. There was some discussion in 2015 of adding lyrics, similar to what happened with One Fine Day and Colwater High in 2005, but since Hunter rarely looks backwards, it didn't happen. Ian kept looking ahead to the next studio album. If he had written lyrics the original idea was to finish the slipper idea with `then don't put them on.' Similar to Common Disease, it was too fast for the more reflective Alien Boy release.  

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

Common Disease, Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

Common Disease sounds cliched and as Hunter notes it was written to a formula and as a result dropped in 1976. There were rockers for the All American Alien Boy release but since they did not fit the mood of the more reflective record this is an outtake and Ian just went on to other tracks. Not surprisingly, since Hunter rarely looks backward. 

More on On Track Ian Hunter:

https://a.co/d/4vsj2aw

Yeah Uh-Huh by Lisa and Phil https://youtu.be/r46AbOSo-MM?si=uuWy3T8rQjhnGkwS Tell Me About Your Book, The Phenomenal Musician John Christian who is not from Great Britain https://www.facebook.com/keepitasahobby/posts/pfbid09pnutefvQEpSF8uz8jMTipnWEhR23axesLKoRysawg9MLcKZxLs1xNFQ5ogADRedl?mibextid=YxdKMJ Set Lusting Bruce with Jesse Jackson https://podcasts.apple.com/.../set.../id1038228650... HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bgfx7-14962b2 Sign up now for the pre-release of Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing at TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me!

More info or to request an interview: TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me

It Never Happened, Track Listing, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

Once Bitten Twice Shy

All of The Good Ones Are Taken

The New Music

Ian Hunter Rocks

Strings Attached: A Very Special Night with Ian Hunter

Experiments, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality, all but Track 17 (with Tribes) previously unreleased outtakes and demos from the personal archive of Ian Patterson.

Songs posted daily. 

Acoustic Shadows, Song Listing, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

Where Do You All Come From

Honaloochie Boogie

Bag of Tricks, Ian Hunter, Stranded in Reality

While You Were Looking at Me

Day Tripper

The Original Mixed-Up Kid

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Death May Be Your Santa Claus

Hymn for the Dudes

Isolation

Alice

The Moon Upstairs

If You Wait Long Enough for Anything, You Can Get It On Sale, Ian Hunter, Stranded in Reality

Violence

Is Your Love in Vain

Tilting the Mirror, Ian Hunter, Stranded In Reality

Common Disease

If the Slipper Don't Fit

Alibi

Detroit

Na Na Na

I Believe in You

Listen to the Eight Track 

You Stepped Into My Dreams

Venus in the Bathtub

China

Bluebirds

All is Forgiven

Sunshine Eyes

(I'm the) Teacher

Great Expectations (You Never Know What to Expect)

Good Man in a Bad Time

Wake Up Call

Ill Wind

Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady

I'm in Awe

Avalanche

One More Time