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Jay Stansfield's Music
by HYENA INC.
Affecting and a tad bonkers with a 60's pop sheen and melodic sensibility from the north of England.
Episodes
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Christmas Twenty Fourteen
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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The Man In Red
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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A Good Last Christmas
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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Wake Up The Children
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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Oh! What A Christmas
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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This Dream
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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A Wintery December
An alternative take on Christmas away from the traditional pop classics and into the darker corners of that time of year, where some people struggle and suffer.
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Dollybird (Ashworth Haus Audio Live Session)
A specially recorded session for Ashworth Haus Audio featuring three songs from the Jay Stansfield catalogue. Performed live on digital piano. Recorded & filmed live in Pendle, UK. 08.08.25. All music written & performed by Jay Stansfield. All audio & video production by Rob Ashworth. ARTIST...
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The Vast Unknown (Ashworth Haus Audio Live Session)
A specially recorded session for Ashworth Haus Audio featuring three songs from the Jay Stansfield catalogue. Performed live on digital piano. Recorded & filmed live in Pendle, UK. 08.08.25. All music written & performed by Jay Stansfield. All audio & video production by Rob Ashworth. ARTIST...
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Bodyguards (Ashworth Haus Audio Live Session)
A specially recorded session for Ashworth Haus Audio featuring three songs from the Jay Stansfield catalogue. Performed live on digital piano. Recorded & filmed live in Pendle, UK. 08.08.25. All music written & performed by Jay Stansfield. All audio & video production by Rob Ashworth. ARTIST...
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Are You In Or Are You Out?
I was inspired to write this as a response to the music industry treatment of Lola Young and the pressure to achieve. It happens to so many artists, but this particularly bothered me and something needs to change. It's a tough world out there and we aren't equipped to deal with it properly.…
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The Vast Unknown (Ashworth Haus Audio Sessions)
This track about losing my Dad to cancer was hard to write and perform. It took me two years to get it out. Thanks to Rob at Ashworth Haus Audio, I was able to perform it raw. The full video session can be found here: https://youtu.be/1N0Qb1bjPDk?si=Dcr6k91NyGbTS9JL 'The Vast Unknown' taken from…
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Missing Peace
Recorded on my Huawei in the basement. It's 2025 and the world is experiencing madness. This is my outlet.
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Losing All Your Hair
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics *some garbled, old fashioned, silent-film intro induction* These morning winters going long, Fools bruise me with ice, Give me your hair, Give me your hair. Too much stress will...
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Dead On Arrival
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics Crushing me, In a state, What a date, Roadkill, Here am I, Asking "why?", Paradise blackout, No one knows what it is that separates us all, If we did we would all be dead on...
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My Last, My Grain
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics Someone told me I was lost and I said "No, I'm not lost I'm merely finding my way home. Travelling is never easy on your own it's inviting." Take my backpack, Pack it up, Flat...
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Sex On My Mind
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics Failing again, Feels much harder this time, Lose your mind to paradigms, Choose to use kinder lies, They penetrate me so deep I'm tenderised. Rode that train to Georgia in my...
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Sometimes I Feel Like I'm A Demon
A song sung from the perspective of someone who has had a stroke and is incapacitated in some way. Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics Sometimes I feel like I'm a demon, With nothing left inside my soul, All that…
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Death Of A Body
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics My life is a broken bottle (My life is a broken bottle) My eyes are slits in the light (My eyes are slits in the light) My throat is a gullet of darkness (My throat is a gullet…
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Interlude No. 1
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics INSTRUMENTAL Northern worlds collide, This pride decimating, Narrow minds align, Despise culminating, No more words to find, I'm signing off this Pantomime. *There is no God in...
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Furlongs Away
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics "I've seen Death. I've stared it in the face. I held his hand. I asked him to take me but he refused" Darker faces, Growing out of me, Facing hours, Tickles for free, Furlongs...
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Soul Splitter
Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics Behind this smile my inner turmoil, Suspended lights, A deepest sadness, I openly express my gladness, I'm breaking down from information, My status claims a new sensation, All…
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The Sadness
There is a man, some call him a creature, who preys on the weaknesses and fears of humans. He sneaks in to your home during the day when you are away and waits. He waits. He waits in the dark corners where children fear to tread and at the end of shadowy corridors where women keep away. His…
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Superman Thief
For my Grandma may she rest in peace Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics Superman came and took my love away, Took her right from me, As we lay arms in arms, With his charms, Fly away to your home beyond this...
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Without A Memory
Written and recorded in a Travelodge in Warrington. Artwork by Robert Steven Connett. Any unauthorised use is prohibited and would be considered unkind and foolish. lyrics I'm not real, I'm not staying here without a memory, I'm not real, I'm not staying here, Without a memory, I'm not real, I'm...
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A 2024 Christmas Message for my fans and listeners
Just a little message of thanks for all my Soundcloud listeners, fans and followers! x
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Secrets & Lives
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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Miss Another Day
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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Happening
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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Believe Me, Wholesome
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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This Was Real
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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My Concubine
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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Building A Shield
A considerable number of years ago now, I recorded an album with my long time friend and music companion Rob Ashworth. It was called Gobstopper and we recorded it in a studio he'd built. I'd written the majority of the songs on a piano I was given from the primary school where I'd worked because...
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Bodyguards
Returning after a five year hiatus, 'Bodyguards' marks a new era of creativity for UK artist Jay Stansfield. With all instruments and vocals performed by Jay and the track mixed and mastered by Rob Ashworth. It has been likened to Keane, Elton John, Rufus Wainright, Ben Folds Five, The Beatles…
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Blackbird - The Beatles - Cover By Jay Stansfield
A cover of the timeless classic Blackbird by The Beatles. I'd wanted to record this for almost 20 years and finally did it. Thanks to Rob for making it happen, with his sweet guitar and production skills! Written by Lennon / McCartney. Recorded and mixed by Rob Ashworth. Vocals by Jay Stansfield....
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Building A Shield - Instrumental
When I recorded Gobstopper with Rob Ashworth at the desk and on 70's drums, I wanted some instrumental tracks purely because they sounded so beautiful in the end. The studio this was recorded in was flooded and the piano on the recording got taken down with it. Not long after this album was...
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Meet The Squibbles (Audio Excerpt)
Here is an excerpt from my upcoming illustrated children's book 'Meet The Squibbles' featuring short introductions to the characters from my debut colouring journal 'Squibbles' available to buy via Amazon. http://thesquibbles.com Thanks!
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Where Are You Now? (Feat. Imogen Grace)
Where Are You Now? (feat. Imogen Grace) by Jay Stansfield Sometimes the people in our lives disappear without rhyme or reason and this is a song dedicated to the ghosts in the gaps where we breathe. lyrics Where are you now my original friend? Lost in a sea of despair and darkness, No light I…
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Eric
It’s a week since we lost you, A week we’ve been apart. Many tears have been shed, There’s an aching in our hearts. The house just seems so quiet, We expect to see your face, Waiting at the window, Sitting in your favourite place. The dogs they know you’re missing, They loved their brother so…
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Meet The Wicker Man
Hello? Hello. Hiya. Yeah. I'm looking for a children's entertainer. Oh you've come to the right place. When do ya want me? Today? Ah yeah. Will you be in? Yeah we can be in. What time? One O clock? Will yr kids be there? Yeah my kids'll be there yeah. Perfect. Nice one. See ya later. I'm comin…
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PU$H THA BUTT0N
What up, U digital freakz?! We at ALL HAIL HYENA aren’t simply content being 3 humanoids with wooden instruments, spanking our UV strings for you on stage. We love electronic music and when asked to perform at this year’s Beatherder festival we couldn’t resist the urge to translate our filthy...
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M@N UP
What up, U digital freakz?! We at ALL HAIL HYENA aren’t simply content being 3 humanoids with wooden instruments, spanking our UV strings for you on stage. We love electronic music and when asked to perform at this year’s Beatherder festival we couldn’t resist the urge to translate our filthy...
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L1CKY L1CKY
What up, U digital freakz?! We at ALL HAIL HYENA aren’t simply content being 3 humanoids with wooden instruments, spanking our UV strings for you on stage. We love electronic music and when asked to perform at this year’s Beatherder festival we couldn’t resist the urge to translate our filthy...
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D@MP D€T€CT0R
What up, U digital freakz?! We at ALL HAIL HYENA aren’t simply content being 3 humanoids with wooden instruments, spanking our UV strings for you on stage. We love electronic music and when asked to perform at this year’s Beatherder festival we couldn’t resist the urge to translate our filthy...
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D01NG YR D0L€ WR0NG
What up, U digital freakz?! We at ALL HAIL HYENA aren’t simply content being 3 humanoids with wooden instruments, spanking our UV strings for you on stage. We love electronic music and when asked to perform at this year’s Beatherder festival we couldn’t resist the urge to translate our filthy...
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Waltzing In
TITLE: WALTZING IN ARTIST: JAY STANSFIELD RELEASE DATE: 16TH AUGUST 2019 This is a song about a broken relationship, Sitting in the middle of thousands and thousands and thousands of pounds worth of debt, Contemplating suicide, With the strength of a woman behind you. Carve your name into my arm,...
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Over Again (COVER)
I don't know where he went but I was working with Eivend Kirkby from The Society Of Poor Academics for a time. I covered his song Over Again because I found it simple, catchy, sweet and really endearing. If you know where he is - tell him to give me a shout! x
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Stranger Things 3 - Theme
If Stranger Things ran a third season, I'd want them to use this. It's unofficially the theme music. I'm sat by the phone Netflix...waiting...
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Jay Stansfield - Brilliant Burnley
This is an anthem I created by taking my guitar into the town centre, sitting at a table under a marquee and beckoning people to come over and answer personal questions. I'd take their name, our micro conversation and then play it back to them instantly on my guitar! After a full windy, freezing,...
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Jay Stansfield - Tell Me Why
Written by Neil Young Sailing heart-ships through broken harbors Out on the waves in the night Still the searcher must ride the dark horse Racing alone in his fright Tell me why, tell me why Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell?…
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Affecting and a tad bonkers with a 60's pop sheen and melodic sensibility from the north of England.
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