Alien Heat: Ship To Shore (demo)

Recorded at Red Rug studios, Torquay, by Jake Klosin, Spring 1990 Lyrics by P. Greatorex Music by P.Greatorex/G.Davies/R.Holloway/M.Greatorex/G.Barbe Performers: Speedy Pete Greatorex – vocals George Davies – guitar Richard Holloway – keys Marc Greatorex – bass Graham Barbe – drums SHIP TO SHORE Into the setting sun they sailed As brave as brave can be And across the world they went In boats upon the sea And with distant eyes they looked But they never did see me On this we all agree On this we all agree With a night light flashing by the sea Sailors went there by twos and by threes I am a captain and I can’t drown Living neatly on white wave sound On this we all agree With a bright light arcing across the dark Sailors went there steering by the stars I’ll be a bad man but I won’t steal No more than I can take away with me On this we all agree In the sunset water turning to sky Sailors went there leaving by and by I am a black knight but I am so good Put all the pieces back wherever I should On this we all agree On the reef rock shellfish gather and die Sailors went there telescopes to eyes I am a wizard but I’m misunderstood I’d like to be a pilot, oh really I would On this we all agree On the ocean sleeping in the wind Sailors went there to forget their sins I am a soul man and I can keep The sounds of Heaven where the waters meet On this we all agree Words by Peter Greatorex. Copyright (p) Pig Pen Music 1989, (c) Wud Records 1990. This song is in the key of Em and the tempo in 128BPM. It was a real collective favourite of Alien Heat. The guitar parts are played on the Ice Maiden. The intro is mostly Em9 and Bm11. The verses are Em and Bm, and at the end they go to G, F#m11 and Bm11. The keyboard solo is based around a G, F#m, Bm riff. Before the keyboard solo and at the end of the song there is a section that goes G, F#, F, Em7, Cm7, Em7, Cm7. The song usually began with the cry: “Cue The Noise!” as Richard started the number with a huge sound that he created himself on the DX7. There were many great moments of inspiration from all five band members that led to this song being the way it is. Even after two decades, the Explicit Music team believe these lyrics are still some of Pete’s finest. http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alien-heat/red-rug-demo http://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alien-heat/red-rug-demo/ship-to-shore https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/red-rug-demo https://twitter.com/WudRecords