Mortgages?!

Christ! Man, I don't know anything about mortgages. And I doubt I'll ever get one. 'Ha! No one would give you one, boss.' That's true. I'm practically a deadbeat.

But it doesn't matter. Listen! I'm going to pay CASH - !!! ... for my big house in Malibu. 'Nice one!' Yeah. I won't be messing around, Voice, dear reader(s). Not once I've hit the big time. You dig?

The Nottingham launches new system for brokers providing faster service and enhanced capability.

Right. PR email, obviously. And, uh ... no endorsement, of course. Because ... what do I know about mortgages? 'Nothing!' And what do I want to know about mortgages? 'Nothing!' Yeah, yeah. I've still got to do this email though. What a life!

The Nottingham For Intermediaries has unveiled a new online portal for brokers, offering an improved user experience, streamlined processes and faster turnaround times. The new system was created using Salesforce technology and taking on board feedback from brokers.

Oh, by the way, kook(s), listen! ... they approached me the right way, these Nottingham characters. I mean, they just sent me the email. They didn't ask me to tell them, Christ! ... if it's something I'm interested in writing about. I mean, I was going to do this other PR email, but then ... the awful PR guy wanted to know, you know? 'What, boss? What did he want to know?' He wanted to know what I would be writing. 'Ha, ha, ha! What a joker!' I don't want people looking over my shoulder, man. That sort of thing gives me the creeps.

Anyway ...

Brokers can register in less than four minutes and perform a Decision in Principle (DIP), including electronic ID and verification and credit score, in under seven minutes. That can be converted into a Full Mortgage Application, and submitted, in less than ten minutes, which includes the paying of any fees and uploading of documents.

Okay, okay. It sounds all right, I suppose, but, uh ... what do I know? 'Nothing!' Exactly. So, no endorsement, dear reader(s).

Right. Right. I've got two voices here who want to speak now. I'm only going with one of them. 'Nikki, boss!' All right. / Come on, girl!

Head of Mortgage Intermediaries Nikki Warren-Dean says: "We're really pleased to share the new portal with our broker network as they helped us create it. Thanks to their feedback and suggestions, we have been able to work with our technology partner Salesforce to deliver a system built around them. We pride ourselves on listening to our partners, both with the products we offer and the service we provide so it's great to be able to bring them the new portal which, combined with our direct access to underwriters, simplifies and enhances the application journey."

Thanks, Nikki. Why you're so pleased, really ... I have no idea. But it's your life. I won't judge you.

Some people just love mortgages.

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Anything else? Music? My music? I'm hoping I'll be able to record the four songs for my new demo ... in one night. When? Soon. And I'm hoping I'll be able to get each song in two or three takes. That should be possible with the skills I have now. / Oh ... and I think I'll tolerate some mistakes and background noises. Oh yes. Think Beatles, dear reader(s). Not Steely Dan.

Laters!

Oh, funds ... they flow!

Yeah. Wonderful. Well ... I'm not actually in a great mood this morning, to tell you the truth. So I'm going to do this short PR email, quickly, and then move on to music - if you don't mind, dear reader(s). Music is the only thing that comforts me.

European fund flows report from the Lipper team at Refinitiv.
Long-term mutual funds posted net inflows for October 2019.
The overall fund flows for mutual funds in Europe in October amounted to net inflows of €28.2 bn.
Bond funds (+€23.0 bn) were the best-selling individual asset type overall for October.
Absolute Return Bond EUR (+€5.6 bn) was the best-selling sector among long-term funds for October.
Maybe I'm Amazed.
France (+€10.7 bn) was the fund domicile with the highest net inflows, followed by Luxembourg (+€10.2 bn) and Ireland (+€6.6 bn).
Amundi was the best-selling fund promoter for October overall, with net sales of €6.3 bn, ahead of BlackRock (+€3.7 bn) and Vanguard Group (+€3.1 bn).
The 10 best-selling long-term funds gathered at the share-class level amounted to net inflows of €7.7 bn for October.
UBS ETF-MSCI United Kingdom UCITS ETF (GBP) A-acc (+€1.2 bn) was the best-selling individual long-term fund for October.

Right. Okay. And, uh ... our Detlef wants to say something -

Detlef Glow, Lipper Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv, comments: "European investors bought further into bond funds in October despite the new quantitative easing by the European Central Bank (ECB) and interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The general inflows into mutual funds come despite ongoing concerns about declining company earnings and the possible effects of the trade war between the U.S. and China."

Thanks, man.

ENDS

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Something else. Before starting this post, I played my song This World Don't Mean a Thing. No warm-ups at all. No vocal go, go, go. No running my fingers over the fretboard. I just went straight into it, and I played it as well as I would have done two years ago after, well ... three or four hours of practice. And that, my friend(s), is "professional" level. [Thank God!] Like those guys who helped me record my demos in the late Eighties and early Nineties. You dig?

So, that's something to be happy about in this crazy world. Am I happy? My moods change, man.

Oh ... Stella makes me happy. There's transcendence in the explosive joy of that song. / My advice? Take joy where you can find it, kook(s). Life is short.

So ... politics? Christ! I don't discuss politics. It doesn't comfort me. Ha! But ... general election? I either won't vote or I'll vote Liberal Democrats for the first time. Really though, I'm just preparing for what comes after the election. I've already got the black leather jacket. And I'm already a badass. I just need to see if I can pick up a cheap V8 Interceptor from somewhere.

Laters.

[No. 759] I'm really here

I'm not on the radio.

And, well ...[1], and, uh ... hello, kook, again![1], and, well ...[2], and I said, I said, I said ...[1], and, uh ... hello, k ook, again![2], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![1], and I said, I said, I said ...[2], and I told, I told, I told ...[1], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![2], and what did I say?[1], and I told, I told, I told ...[2], and probably something nice because I'm a lovely guy[1], and what did I say?[2], and in your dreams ...[1], and probably something nice because I'm a lo vely guy[2], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[1], and in your dre ams ...[2], and, ha! ... they reckon[1], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[2], and, so, so, so ... very special, yes, yes, yes![1], and, ha! ... they reckon[2], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all sorts[1], and, so, so, so ... v ery speci al, yes, yes, yes![2], and ... are you special?[1], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all s orts[2], and long ago? ... maybe only a few moments ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[1], and ... are you special?[2], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[1], and long ago? ... maybe only a few mo ments ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[2], and is my Yamaha acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[1], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[2], and let's listen![1], and is my Yam aha acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[2], and it sounds all right to me[1], and let's listen![2], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few knocks[1], and it sounds all right to me[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[1], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few kn ocks[2], and my Epiphone Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[2], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have feelings, boss'[1], and my Epip hone Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[2], and I know, silly![1], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have f eelings, boss'[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[1], and I know, silly![2], and ... 'Me?!'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[2], and, no ... not you, Voice[1], and ... 'Me?!'[2], and staff, eh?[1], and, no ... not you, Voice[2], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[1], and staff, eh?[2], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for eternity, actually[1], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[2], and it'll be a nice one[1], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for eter nity, actually[2], and, well ...[3], and it'll be a nice one[2], and, uh ... hello, k  o  o  k, again![3], and I said, I said, I said ...[3], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![3], and I told, I told, I told ...[3], and what did I say?[3], and probably something nice because I'm a l  o  v  e  l  y guy[3], and in your d  r  e  a  m  s ...[3], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[3], and, ha! ... they reckon[3], and, so, so, so ... v  e  r  y s  p  e  c  i  a  l, yes, yes, yes![3], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all s  o  r  t  s[3], and ... are you special?[3], and long ago? ... maybe only a few m  o  m  e  n  t  s ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[3], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[3], and is my Y  a  m  a  h  a acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[3], and let's listen![3], and it sounds all right to me[3], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few k  n  o  c  k  s[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[3], and my E  p  i  p  h  o  n  e Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[3], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have f  e  e  l  i  n  g  s, boss'[3], and I know, silly![3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[3], and ... 'Me?!'[3], and, no ... not you, Voice[3], and staff, eh?[3], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[3], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for e  t  e  r  n  i  t  y, actually[3], and it'll be a nice one[3], and

And, well ...[1], and, uh ... hello, kook, again![1], and, well ...[2], and I said, I said, I said ...[1], and, uh ... hello, k ook, again![2], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![1], and I said, I said, I said ...[2], and I told, I told, I told ...[1], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![2], and what did I say?[1], and I told, I told, I told ...[2], and probably something nice because I'm a lovely guy[1], and what did I say?[2], and in your dreams ...[1], and probably something nice because I'm a lo vely guy[2], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[1], and in your dre ams ...[2], and, ha! ... they reckon[1], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[2], and, so, so, so ... very special, yes, yes, yes![1], and, ha! ... they reckon[2], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all sorts[1], and, so, so, so ... v ery speci al, yes, yes, yes![2], and ... are you special?[1], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all s orts[2], and long ago? ... maybe only a few moments ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[1], and ... are you special?[2], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[1], and long ago? ... maybe only a few mo ments ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[2], and is my Yamaha acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[1], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[2], and let's listen![1], and is my Yam aha acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[2], and it sounds all right to me[1], and let's listen![2], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few knocks[1], and it sounds all right to me[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[1], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few kn ocks[2], and my Epiphone Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[2], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have feelings, boss'[1], and my Epip hone Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[2], and I know, silly![1], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have f eelings, boss'[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[1], and I know, silly![2], and ... 'Me?!'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[2], and, no ... not you, Voice[1], and ... 'Me?!'[2], and staff, eh?[1], and, no ... not you, Voice[2], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[1], and staff, eh?[2], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for eternity, actually[1], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[2], and it'll be a nice one[1], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for eter nity, actually[2], and, well ...[3], and it'll be a nice one[2], and, uh ... hello, k  o  o  k, again![3], and I said, I said, I said ...[3], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![3], and I told, I told, I told ...[3], and what did I say?[3], and probably something nice because I'm a l  o  v  e  l  y guy[3], and in your d  r  e  a  m  s ...[3], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[3], and, ha! ... they reckon[3], and, so, so, so ... v  e  r  y s  p  e  c  i  a  l, yes, yes, yes![3], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all s  o  r  t  s[3], and ... are you special?[3], and long ago? ... maybe only a few m  o  m  e  n  t  s ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[3], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[3], and is my Y  a  m  a  h  a acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[3], and let's listen![3], and it sounds all right to me[3], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few k  n  o  c  k  s[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[3], and my E  p  i  p  h  o  n  e Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[3], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have f  e  e  l  i  n  g  s, boss'[3], and I know, silly![3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[3], and ... 'Me?!'[3], and, no ... not you, Voice[3], and staff, eh?[3], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[3], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for e  t  e  r  n  i  t  y, actually[3], and it'll be a nice one[3], and

And, well ...[1], and, uh ... hello, kook, again![1], and, well ...[2], and I said, I said, I said ...[1], and, uh ... hello, k ook, again![2], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![1], and I said, I said, I said ...[2], and I told, I told, I told ...[1], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![2], and what did I say?[1], and I told, I told, I told ...[2], and probably something nice because I'm a lovely guy[1], and what did I say?[2], and in your dreams ...[1], and probably something nice because I'm a lo vely guy[2], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[1], and in your dre ams ...[2], and, ha! ... they reckon[1], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[2], and, so, so, so ... very special, yes, yes, yes![1], and, ha! ... they reckon[2], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all sorts[1], and, so, so, so ... v ery speci al, yes, yes, yes![2], and ... are you special?[1], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all s orts[2], and long ago? ... maybe only a few moments ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[1], and ... are you special?[2], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[1], and long ago? ... maybe only a few mo ments ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[2], and is my Yamaha acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[1], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[2], and let's listen![1], and is my Yam aha acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[2], and it sounds all right to me[1], and let's listen![2], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few knocks[1], and it sounds all right to me[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[1], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few kn ocks[2], and my Epiphone Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[2], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have feelings, boss'[1], and my Epip hone Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[2], and I know, silly![1], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have f eelings, boss'[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[1], and I know, silly![2], and ... 'Me?!'[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[2], and, no ... not you, Voice[1], and ... 'Me?!'[2], and staff, eh?[1], and, no ... not you, Voice[2], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[1], and staff, eh?[2], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for eternity, actually[1], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[2], and it'll be a nice one[1], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for eter nity, actually[2], and, well ...[3], and it'll be a nice one[2], and, uh ... hello, k  o  o  k, again![3], and I said, I said, I said ...[3], and, oh, oh ... don't you remember ... ?![3], and I told, I told, I told ...[3], and what did I say?[3], and probably something nice because I'm a l  o  v  e  l  y guy[3], and in your d  r  e  a  m  s ...[3], and I've told various kooks various things, yes, BUT(!) ... some kooks are special, yes[3], and, ha! ... they reckon[3], and, so, so, so ... v  e  r  y s  p  e  c  i  a  l, yes, yes, yes![3], and a-ROUND here ... ? ... well, well / and I'll tell you now: I get all s  o  r  t  s[3], and ... are you special?[3], and long ago? ... maybe only a few m  o  m  e  n  t  s ago / and it's so difficult to keep track, you dig?[3], and if you're ever in Malibu ...[3], and is my Y  a  m  a  h  a acoustic guitar ... sad? / and, uh ... it's hard to say, man[3], and let's listen![3], and it sounds all right to me[3], and when you're rockin' in the free world, day after day, your guitar takes a few k  n  o  c  k  s[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... I think it's reasonably happy, yes[3], and my E  p  i  p  h  o  n  e Les Paul is a bit depressed though / and I don't need it for my demo, you see[3], and ... 'Christ! Guitars don't have f  e  e  l  i  n  g  s, boss'[3], and I know, silly![3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's you, you, YOU(!), my kook ... that I'm so concerned about[3], and ... 'Me?!'[3], and, no ... not you, Voice[3], and staff, eh?[3], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... you dig?[3], and will I be coming your way again? / and, uh ... well, yes, for e  t  e  r  n  i  t  y, actually[3], and it'll be a nice one[3], and

Black Friday is over!

And it hasn't even started. What a result! 'Who says that Black Friday is over, boss?' Who do you think? 'I have no idea.' Guess. 'Er ... Jinksy?' Ha! Of course it's Jinksy. Anything to do with parcels or shopping and Jinksy is our man.

The home delivery expert ParcelHero says this Black Friday is likely to see overall UK online and High Street spending growth stall. Low consumer confidence and stretched-out, lacklustre online deals have blackened Friday's prospects.

Oh dear. What a shame!

Since hitting the UK with a bang in 2010 Black Friday has gone on to create new spending records every year. But now the e-commerce delivery expert ParcelHero is warning things are looking black for this week's Friday event: it's saying Black Friday has had its day and is forecasting zero spending growth on Black Friday this year.

Great news, dear reader(s)! Listen! It's an American tradition. It's got NOTHING to do with us. You dig?

ParcelHero's Head of Consumer Research, David Jinks MILT, says: "In the early years stores such as Tesco and Asda were forced to lock their doors, such was the demand; while more recently it has grown online at 12% annually. This year we're seeing some big predictions for record Black Friday profits; but we've been analyzing data from many sources and we are not so optimistic."

Oh, Tesco and Asda were forced to lock their doors. 'Ha! They should have kept them shut, boss.' Exactly!

"In 2018 Black Friday made a record £2.4bn, including online sales of £1.4 bn. But while online sales were up a - slightly disappointing - 7% in comparison to 2017, town centre store sales were already down 7%. This year we believe disillusioned online shoppers will join High Street shoppers in losing interest in Black Friday, leading to no overall growth for the first time in its barnstorming ten-year history."

Well, who's got the bloody money these days?! Seriously!

Right. Explains Jinksy ...

Explains David: "The fact is online shoppers now know sites are pacing their offers over not just the day or the weekend, or even the whole week; we've seen a whole fortnight of 'warm up' offers. Even Black Friday's prime instigator, Amazon, couldn't wait beyond last Friday to kick off its Black Friday sale. Endless rolling offers take away from the need - and let's face it, the slight thrill - of logging on this Friday and zeroing in on some genuinely great bargains. Black Friday has become a dull month of stock clearance; and internet shoppers are unlikely to be breaking any records this year."

Well, that's interesting. I didn't know that Amazon was behind this Black Friday disgrace. Is there any sort of nonsense in this world that Bezos isn't mixed up in?

Right. Adds Jinksy ...

Adds David: "Sadly, we don't believe there will be a resurgence in High Street spending to compensate. While some High Street stores are still climbing on the Black Friday bandwagon, beauty store Deciem is shutting up shop entirely on Friday. In a year in which even the major chains alone have closed around 6,000 stores, with Mothercare set to follow, no one's expecting a Black Friday boom."

Or ... Boom, boom, boom, boom, I'm gonna shoot you right down ... as the late, great John Lee Hooker would say.

Yeah, yeah. Black Friday is dead, man.

ENDS

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Anything else? Music? My music? Sure! Why not? I don't mind discussing music, my music, on this financial blog, my dear kook(s). Christ. / Listen! I have very high hopes for recording my demo before Christmas. 'Nice one!' I sound "professional" now, and that's all I want or need. 'You don't want to be the greatest ever singer, Mikey? Or the greatest ever guitarist? Come on!' No, Voice. No, no, no. As Clint Eastwood says in Magnum Force, A good man always knows his limitations. 'Oh, right.' I'm just going to be the greatest ever songwriter, that's all. That's enough for me. 'Er ... very nice one!' Of course. And I just need to hold shit together in my life, man, for, uh ... two months, tops. You dig? 'Yeah.' Then ... I will rock, and ... I will roll. 'Roll as well?!' You better believe it, baby!

[No more updates. I'm serious.]

Laters!

[No. 758] One path, one option

'Move!'

And, so ...[1], and too many paths, oh, too many options ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[1], and, so ...[2], and ... too much pain, you dig?[1], and too many p aths, oh, too many opt ions ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[2], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![1], and ... too much pain, you dig?[2], and ... 'Move it!'[1], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![2], and there is only one true way[1], and ... 'Move it!'[2], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) normality makes ...[1], and there is only one true way[2], and ... It makes me want to puke - !!![1], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) nor mality makes ...[2], and ... seriously![1], and ... It makes me want to puk e - !!![2], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![1], and ... seriously![2], and my mind is pure[1], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![2], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me focus, man[1], and my mind is pure[2], and my soul is naked[1], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me f ocus, man[2], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling hardcore, unreasonable, a bit manic, obsessed, driven[1], and my soul is naked[2], and ... 'They know!'[1], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling hardco re, unreaso nable, a bit m anic, ob sessed, dri ven[2], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[1], and ... 'They know!'[2], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[1], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[2], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a bloody pulp if you mention the work/life balance[1], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[2], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[1], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a bl oody p ulp if you mention the work/life balance[2], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[1], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[2], and ... you bastard(s)![1], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[2], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[1], and ... you bastard(s)![2], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... FUN - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[1], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[2], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[1], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... FU N - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[2], and ... a little joy, yes[1], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[1], and ... a little joy, yes[2], and I'm not sad, no[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[2], and I've met the smooth people on their easy streets / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[1], and I'm not sad, no[2], and that's no lie[1], and I've met the s mooth pe ople on their ea sy stre ets / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[2], and, so ...[3], and that's no lie[2], and too many p  a  t  h  s, oh, too many o  p  t  i  o  n  s ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[3], and ... too much pain, you dig?[3], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![3], and ... 'Move it!'[3], and there is only one true way[3], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) n  o  r  m  a  l  i  t  y makes ...[3], and ... It makes me want to p  u  k  e - !!![3], and ... seriously![3], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![3], and my mind is pure[3], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me f  o  c  u  s, man[3], and my soul is naked[3], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling h  a  r  d  c  o  r  e, u  n  r  e  a  s  o  n  a  b  l  e, a bit m  a  n  i  c, o  b  s  e  s  s  e  d, d  r  i  v  e  n[3], and ... 'They know!'[3], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[3], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[3], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a b  l  o  o  d  y p  u  l  p if you mention the work/life balance[3], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[3], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[3], and ... you bastard(s)![3], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[3], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... F  U  N - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[3], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[3], and ... a little joy, yes[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[3], and I'm not sad, no[3], and I've met the s  m  o  o  t  h p  e  o  p  l  e on their e  a  s  y s  t  r  e  e  t  s / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[3], and that's no lie[3], and

And, so ...[1], and too many paths, oh, too many options ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[1], and, so ...[2], and ... too much pain, you dig?[1], and too many p aths, oh, too many opt ions ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[2], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![1], and ... too much pain, you dig?[2], and ... 'Move it!'[1], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![2], and there is only one true way[1], and ... 'Move it!'[2], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) normality makes ...[1], and there is only one true way[2], and ... It makes me want to puke - !!![1], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) nor mality makes ...[2], and ... seriously![1], and ... It makes me want to puk e - !!![2], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![1], and ... seriously![2], and my mind is pure[1], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![2], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me focus, man[1], and my mind is pure[2], and my soul is naked[1], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me f ocus, man[2], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling hardcore, unreasonable, a bit manic, obsessed, driven[1], and my soul is naked[2], and ... 'They know!'[1], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling hardco re, unreaso nable, a bit m anic, ob sessed, dri ven[2], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[1], and ... 'They know!'[2], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[1], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[2], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a bloody pulp if you mention the work/life balance[1], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[2], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[1], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a bl oody p ulp if you mention the work/life balance[2], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[1], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[2], and ... you bastard(s)![1], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[2], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[1], and ... you bastard(s)![2], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... FUN - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[1], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[2], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[1], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... FU N - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[2], and ... a little joy, yes[1], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[1], and ... a little joy, yes[2], and I'm not sad, no[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[2], and I've met the smooth people on their easy streets / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[1], and I'm not sad, no[2], and that's no lie[1], and I've met the s mooth pe ople on their ea sy stre ets / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[2], and, so ...[3], and that's no lie[2], and too many p  a  t  h  s, oh, too many o  p  t  i  o  n  s ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[3], and ... too much pain, you dig?[3], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![3], and ... 'Move it!'[3], and there is only one true way[3], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) n  o  r  m  a  l  i  t  y makes ...[3], and ... It makes me want to p  u  k  e - !!![3], and ... seriously![3], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![3], and my mind is pure[3], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me f  o  c  u  s, man[3], and my soul is naked[3], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling h  a  r  d  c  o  r  e, u  n  r  e  a  s  o  n  a  b  l  e, a bit m  a  n  i  c, o  b  s  e  s  s  e  d, d  r  i  v  e  n[3], and ... 'They know!'[3], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[3], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[3], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a b  l  o  o  d  y p  u  l  p if you mention the work/life balance[3], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[3], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[3], and ... you bastard(s)![3], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[3], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... F  U  N - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[3], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[3], and ... a little joy, yes[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[3], and I'm not sad, no[3], and I've met the s  m  o  o  t  h p  e  o  p  l  e on their e  a  s  y s  t  r  e  e  t  s / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[3], and that's no lie[3], and

And, so ...[1], and too many paths, oh, too many options ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[1], and, so ...[2], and ... too much pain, you dig?[1], and too many p aths, oh, too many opt ions ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[2], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![1], and ... too much pain, you dig?[2], and ... 'Move it!'[1], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![2], and there is only one true way[1], and ... 'Move it!'[2], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) normality makes ...[1], and there is only one true way[2], and ... It makes me want to puke - !!![1], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) nor mality makes ...[2], and ... seriously![1], and ... It makes me want to puk e - !!![2], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![1], and ... seriously![2], and my mind is pure[1], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![2], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me focus, man[1], and my mind is pure[2], and my soul is naked[1], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me f ocus, man[2], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling hardcore, unreasonable, a bit manic, obsessed, driven[1], and my soul is naked[2], and ... 'They know!'[1], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling hardco re, unreaso nable, a bit m anic, ob sessed, dri ven[2], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[1], and ... 'They know!'[2], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[1], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[2], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a bloody pulp if you mention the work/life balance[1], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[2], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[1], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a bl oody p ulp if you mention the work/life balance[2], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[1], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[2], and ... you bastard(s)![1], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[2], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[1], and ... you bastard(s)![2], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... FUN - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[1], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[2], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[1], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... FU N - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[2], and ... a little joy, yes[1], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[2], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[1], and ... a little joy, yes[2], and I'm not sad, no[1], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[2], and I've met the smooth people on their easy streets / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[1], and I'm not sad, no[2], and that's no lie[1], and I've met the s mooth pe ople on their ea sy stre ets / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[2], and, so ...[3], and that's no lie[2], and too many p  a  t  h  s, oh, too many o  p  t  i  o  n  s ... they add up to, to ... too, too ... ?[3], and ... too much pain, you dig?[3], and, uh, uh, chaos ... which way? Any way![3], and ... 'Move it!'[3], and there is only one true way[3], and ... it's normal to have nice choices ... with a nice life, yes, BUT(!) n  o  r  m  a  l  i  t  y makes ...[3], and ... It makes me want to p  u  k  e - !!![3], and ... seriously![3], and I'm very lucky, uh, if you think about it - ah, don't think about it, no, no, no![3], and my mind is pure[3], and a-ROUND here ... ? / and I have to say ... it helps me f  o  c  u  s, man[3], and my soul is naked[3], and, listen, kook(s)! ... I'm feeling h  a  r  d  c  o  r  e, u  n  r  e  a  s  o  n  a  b  l  e, a bit m  a  n  i  c, o  b  s  e  s  s  e  d, d  r  i  v  e  n[3], and ... 'They know!'[3], and don't you, you, YOU(!) ... get in my way[3], and ... 'Ha! Me? I wouldn't dream of it, boss'[3], and, square(s) ... I will beat you to a b  l  o  o  d  y p  u  l  p if you mention the work/life balance[3], and ... 'They wouldn't dare!'[3], and, squares(s) ... I'm in no mood for talk of whatever it is, how, uh ... you get your awful fun[3], and ... you bastard(s)![3], and ... 'There is no fun that you recognize, boss!'[3], and, hang on, Voice! ... this ... is ... F  U  N - !!! / and I love to get a-ROUND, yes[3], and ... 'There's no need to wonder ... man, you just dig it'[3], and ... a little joy, yes[3], and, but, but, BUT(!) ... it's a hard life, really[3], and I'm not sad, no[3], and I've met the s  m  o  o  t  h p  e  o  p  l  e on their e  a  s  y s  t  r  e  e  t  s / and now? ... I feel sorry for them[3], and that's no lie[3], and

Capitolis?

What's that? ... you may be wondering to yourself on a cold Monday morning in winter. 'Ha! Mugs, boss!' Yes, Voice.

Ain't you got nothing better to wonder about, dear reader(s)? Maybe you're like Van Morrison and you don't wonder about anything at all. You just dig it all. I don't know. I can't even imagine what's it like with you. That's the truth.

Anyway ...

NEW YORK, LONDON AND TEL AVIV, 20 November 2019 - Capitolis, the innovative FinTech company reimagining and reshaping how the global capital markets operate, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its Series B round of $40 million, led by Spark Capital and SVB Capital. Existing investors, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital and S Capital also participated in the round, bringing the total capital raised to date to $70 million. The investment will support Capitolis' next phase of rapid growth, including the expansion of its technology platform, functionality and product offering.

Uh. They didn't mention PECKHAM. 'How old is this PR email, boss?' Guess. Go on! 'Five days?' Yes. Well done, son! You win a biscuit ... idiot!

Capitolis has a vision of efficient and safe global markets, achieved by connecting participants through a technology platform to provide maximum capital efficiency and optimization. By utilizing proprietary technology, Capitolis has developed a platform through which financial institutions are able to collaborate, reduce capital utilization, and find the most attractive sources of capital, resulting in higher returns on capital and greater liquidity in global markets.

Well, it sounds all right, I suppose. But what do I know? 'You know ... NOTHING - !!! Ha, ha, ha!' Yes, ha, ha, ha! I know nothing, and I'm not complaining. There is great power in ... NOTHING - !!! 'Great wisdom, too.' Obviously.

Capitolis was founded in 2016 by Gil Mandelzis, the founder of Sequoia-backed fintech company Traiana (acquired by ICAP) and former CEO of EBS BrokerTec, the electronic markets of division of ICAP plc (now CME Group plc), Tom Glocer, former CEO of Thomson Reuters and Igor Teleshevsky, formerly Executive VP and Head of Technology at Traiana. The company currently has 55 employees in New York City, London and Tel Aviv.

Okay, okay. Let's, uh ... go to the voices. 'To me? You want a quote from me? Okay. In less than a year -' Shut up, Voice! For Christ's sake! / Listen, dear reader(s)! I can get the staff, oh, I can, BUT(!) ... the staff are no good. They're useless.

Come on, Gil, mate ...

Gil Mandelzis, CEO of Capitolis said, "In less than a year, Capitolis' platform has been adopted by many of the world's leading banks and hedge funds and is creating very meaningful resource benefits. Capitolis' technology has already eliminated trillions of dollars of transactions notional to date, and with the new investments from Spark and SVB Capital, development is underway to expand the functionality and platform further. With our exceptional and growing team and strong appetite for our solutions, we are confident that our technology will be further adopted by institutions around the world."

Institutions? Great! Let's just hope they're not mental institutions, Gil. Do you know what I mean? 'Gil knows, boss.' Oh, I hope so.

Jesus H. - !!! 'What?' How many ... how many voices are there? 'Hang on a minute. Let me count. Uh, six.' Six?! 'Are you going to do all of them?' No. No, I'm not. This is a music blog, man. I don't want finance voices all over it.

Actually ... ha, ha, ha! 'What?' No, let's have Tom first -

Tom Glocer, Executive Chairman of Capitolis said, "It is very gratifying to us that some of the world's most successful investors have chosen to back our vision for safer, more efficient and more profitable capital markets leveraging Capitolis technology. We now have the funding, the management team, and the core customer adoption to grow Capitolis into a major industry infrastructure and force."

Right. Okay. Dear reader(s) ... do you remember Jan Hammer from the Eighties? 'Didn't he do the music for Miami Vice, boss?' Yes, he did. I think he had a few hits. Well, it seems he works in finance now ...

Jan Hammer, Partner at Index Ventures said, "Capitolis has developed a marketplace for institutional capital where supply and demand meet. By connecting all the parties in the market more efficiently, Capitolis removes bottlenecks that are limiting the flow of capital. The response from leading banks and other financial players has shown a growing need for such a platform, and we're excited to continue to support the team as they scale."

So, uh ... 'Is that the same Jan Hammer? Really?' Er ... I don't know. Probably not. 'Ha! It might be.' Yeah, it might be.

ANYTHING is possible in this crazy world.

...

So, anything else? Music? Listen - if you're a musician! You need world-beaters for acoustic demos, man. Anything less won't guarantee a deal. / Live Forever is a world-beater. If an unknown singer/songwriter put this on Twitter, he would get a recording contract within a  month. That's my theory, anyway. Don't risk rejection, kook(s)!

By the way, Noel is cheating a bit on that recording. 'Eh? Why?' There are at least two guitars on it. 'Oh.' Yes. / Oh ... ignore the coughing on it, kook(s), and the other background noises. A demo should be cleaner than that, really. 'But you're a neurotic perfectionist, Mikey!' Yes, yes. Of course. Not everyone is like me.

Laters!

It will soon ...

Be Christmas! Yippee!

But not yet, so ...

Uh. This is the last post of the week, dear kook(s), thank God! Then four weeks of blogging until Christmas. Then a break. Then ... another year of blogging, next year? Ha! We'll see.

Man, I've got a good feeling I'll make it as a rock superstar next year. Seriously! So ... I'll just use this blog as an occasional thing for album news and tour dates, etc.

Anyway ...

Let's play some tunes ...

Lust For Life. Iggy Pop. / Another example of David Bowie's genius. He wrote the music for this song. That would be enough for most careers.

Fugitive. David Gray. / His Best of ... album is good. I mean, he's got more decent songs than I thought he had.

China Girl. Iggy Pop. / Iggy again. Bowie's version is more famous, but this is the original.

Babylon. David Gray. / Bread-and-butter classic, obviously. Probably a first-class one. Yes, of course!

Superstar. Carpenters. / Listen! Don't come crying to me ... you dig? One day, I won't be here.

Ah, that's enough music. I'm not in the mood.

...

Yeah, yeah. A lot of big stars don't write their own online stuff, anyway. I'll probably get the Voice to take over blogging duties. He'll like that. A nice promotion! I might even pay him.

I went around the shops in central London yesterday. I saw loads of buskers again who, uh ... play the guitar better than most rock and pop stars. Mug's game. It's songs that matter.

Great songs give you power, man. That's why I want ten world-beaters. I should be happy with five, but I'm not.

That Bowie had a heart of gold, you know. He only recorded China Girl on the Let's Dance album because Iggy [co-writer] had money problems.

...

Oh, listen! ... I'm getting up between five and half five most mornings now. Various Navy SEALS recommend 4.30, but that's too early for me. Krishna monks get up at 3.30. And, uh ... they're nuts, yes. 5.30 is fine.

Okay, okay. Laters!

French nationality is the best nationality

Or so they say. 'Who says, boss?!' PR email, Voice. I could have been French, you know. 'How could you have been French?' I was going to join the French Foreign Legion. I had the book and everything. And you're allowed to become a citizen after three years of service. 'Okay. But what book?' The book that tells you everything you need to know about joining. What to expect, etc. But it's too late now. I’m too old. 'Why did you want to join anyway?' I wanted to forget, Voice. 'What did you want to forget?' I can't remember.

Anyway ...

Oh, if I had known about Goggins back then I would have definitely joined the Legion. I had a conventional view of what it all meant, you dig? Being an elite soldier. Nowadays, I can see it as a sort of ultimate test, like. Never mind.

Anyway ...

French citizens can take satisfaction that their nationality has once again been ranked as the best in the world, while for citizens of the UK, the ramifications of a 'hard' Brexit could well sink the quality of their nationality from 8th globally, to 56th (the current position of China). This is according to the latest findings of the Kalin and Kochenov's Quality of Nationality Index (QNI), which is the only ranking that objectively measures and ranks all the world's nationalities as legal statuses.

Jesus H. Christ - !!! Brexit again! Will we never be set free from, uh ... freedom? 'Ha!' Ha, ha, ha! I'd rather be a slave of the European Union, frankly.

Holding the top spot for eight consecutive years, France earned a score of 83.5% out of a possible 100% - less than one percentage point ahead of Germany and the Netherlands, which sit in joint-2nd place with 82.8%. While the difference between the quality of French and Dutch and German nationalities is relatively narrow, France's comparative advantage lies in its greater settlement freedom (attributable mainly to the country's former colonial empire).

Okay, okay. 'Who's this PR email from, boss?' Oh, er ... Henley & Partners. 'Oh, okay.' Yeah. There's a lot of it though. Let's go to the Brexit bit ...

EU countries generally perform extremely well on the QNI, largely due to the liberal degree of settlement freedom permitted between member states, as well as the stand-out quality of many of the nationalities in and of themselves. However, the UK could become the exception to this rule, with its current 8th position potentially in jeopardy if it crashes out of the EU without a deal in place.

Well, well ...

So, what does Dimi say? [I like to call him Dimi. He's a dear friend of mine, you understand, dear reader(s). 'Is he?!' Ha! I don't know him, no.]

Prof. Dr. Dimitry Kochenov explains: "The UK may be about to establish a world record in terms of profoundly undermining the quality of its nationality without going through any violent conflict. Depending on the still-to-be determined outcome of Brexit, the UK could see itself falling from the elite group of 'very high quality' nationalities into the 'high quality' bracket. A truly 'hard' Brexit would result in the UK having a nationality that does not grant Brits settlement or work rights in any of the EU jurisdictions or Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland: a collection of the most highly developed places on earth, greatly diminishing the quality of its own nationality in an irrevocable manner: either you have such rights, or not - and in such a scenario UK citizens won't have them."

ENDS

I mean, it's too depressing to continue.

...

Anything else? Yeah. David Goggins again. Oh, there's a lot of talk about social mobility these days. The lack of it. I suppose it is a problem, BUT(!) ... Goggins sort of makes that talk irrelevant. Bear in mind, this guy was once an overweight pest controller with a poor education. He had to face a lot of racism, too.

Well, he went through THREE(!) Hell Weeks to become a Navy SEAL. He did his final training with broken legs. So, uh ... do you see what I mean?

He's now a best-selling author, endurance athlete, and a speaker.

In Can't Hurt Me, he refers to his "motherf**king safe space". So, uh ... 'Does he have a safe space, boss?' Ha! No, he was being sarcastic, Voice.

I'm not going into all my personal situation, kook(s), however ... it is a bad situation, you dig?

Survivorship bias? Yes, there may be such a thing. It doesn't apply to a man like David Goggins.

I'm going to keep listening to his audiobook. And I'm going to keep rehearsing my songs.

[No. 757] Feelings of the day

Do you feel?

And, Christ![1], and please tell me ... [1], and, Christ![2], and I try ...[1], and please tell me ... [2], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[1], and I try ...[2], and ... out there, man![1], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[2], and I try to have faith in people ...[1], and ... out there, man![2], and here ... ?[1], and I try to have faith in people ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[1], and here ... ?[2], and, so ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[2], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[1], and, so ...[2], and you don't make it easy, do you?[1], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[2], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![1], and you don't make it easy, do you?[2], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[1], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![2], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[1], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[2], and, you ...[1], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[2], and I love to love - seriously![1], and, you ...[2], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![1], and I love to love - seriously![2], and I need ...[1], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![2], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![1], and I need ...[2], and I want ...[1], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![2], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![1], and I want ...[2], and useless all the time, if you ask me[1], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![2], and, no, no, no ... don't think![1], and useless all the time, if you ask me[2], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[1], and, no, no, no ... don't think![2], and in the words ... broken or not[1], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[2], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[1], and in the words ... broken or not[2], and it's so special, for us[1], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[2], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![1], and it's so special, for us[2], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![1], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![2], and this eternal disco belongs to us![1], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![2], and ... COME ON - !!![1], and this eternal disco belongs to us![2], and, Christ![3], and ... C OME O N - !!![2], and please tell me ... [3], and I try ...[3], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[3], and ... out there, man![3], and I try to have faith in people ...[3], and here ... ?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[3], and, so ...[3], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[3], and you don't make it easy, do you?[3], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![3], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[3], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[3], and, you ...[3], and I love to love - seriously![3], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![3], and I need ...[3], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![3], and I want ...[3], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![3], and useless all the time, if you ask me[3], and, no, no, no ... don't think![3], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[3], and in the words ... broken or not[3], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[3], and it's so special, for us[3], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![3], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![3], and this eternal disco belongs to us![3], and ... C  O  M  E O  N - !!![3], and

And, Christ![1], and please tell me ... [1], and, Christ![2], and I try ...[1], and please tell me ... [2], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[1], and I try ...[2], and ... out there, man![1], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[2], and I try to have faith in people ...[1], and ... out there, man![2], and here ... ?[1], and I try to have faith in people ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[1], and here ... ?[2], and, so ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[2], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[1], and, so ...[2], and you don't make it easy, do you?[1], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[2], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![1], and you don't make it easy, do you?[2], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[1], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![2], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[1], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[2], and, you ...[1], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[2], and I love to love - seriously![1], and, you ...[2], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![1], and I love to love - seriously![2], and I need ...[1], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![2], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![1], and I need ...[2], and I want ...[1], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![2], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![1], and I want ...[2], and useless all the time, if you ask me[1], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![2], and, no, no, no ... don't think![1], and useless all the time, if you ask me[2], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[1], and, no, no, no ... don't think![2], and in the words ... broken or not[1], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[2], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[1], and in the words ... broken or not[2], and it's so special, for us[1], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[2], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![1], and it's so special, for us[2], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![1], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![2], and this eternal disco belongs to us![1], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![2], and ... COME ON - !!![1], and this eternal disco belongs to us![2], and, Christ![3], and ... C OME O N - !!![2], and please tell me ... [3], and I try ...[3], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[3], and ... out there, man![3], and I try to have faith in people ...[3], and here ... ?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[3], and, so ...[3], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[3], and you don't make it easy, do you?[3], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![3], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[3], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[3], and, you ...[3], and I love to love - seriously![3], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![3], and I need ...[3], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![3], and I want ...[3], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![3], and useless all the time, if you ask me[3], and, no, no, no ... don't think![3], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[3], and in the words ... broken or not[3], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[3], and it's so special, for us[3], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![3], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![3], and this eternal disco belongs to us![3], and ... C  O  M  E O  N - !!![3], and

And, Christ![1], and please tell me ... [1], and, Christ![2], and I try ...[1], and please tell me ... [2], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[1], and I try ...[2], and ... out there, man![1], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[2], and I try to have faith in people ...[1], and ... out there, man![2], and here ... ?[1], and I try to have faith in people ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[1], and here ... ?[2], and, so ...[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[2], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[1], and, so ...[2], and you don't make it easy, do you?[1], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[2], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![1], and you don't make it easy, do you?[2], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[1], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![2], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[1], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[2], and, you ...[1], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[2], and I love to love - seriously![1], and, you ...[2], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![1], and I love to love - seriously![2], and I need ...[1], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![2], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![1], and I need ...[2], and I want ...[1], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![2], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![1], and I want ...[2], and useless all the time, if you ask me[1], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![2], and, no, no, no ... don't think![1], and useless all the time, if you ask me[2], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[1], and, no, no, no ... don't think![2], and in the words ... broken or not[1], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[2], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[1], and in the words ... broken or not[2], and it's so special, for us[1], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[2], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![1], and it's so special, for us[2], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![1], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![2], and this eternal disco belongs to us![1], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![2], and ... COME ON - !!![1], and this eternal disco belongs to us![2], and, Christ![3], and ... C OME O N - !!![2], and please tell me ... [3], and I try ...[3], and please tell me ... I'm not the only one with feelings in the COLD WORLD[3], and ... out there, man![3], and I try to have faith in people ...[3], and here ... ?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... just makes everything far more intense, you dig?[3], and, so ...[3], and I try to have faith in, well ... you, obviously[3], and you don't make it easy, do you?[3], and ... come on, come on, come on - !!![3], and ... am I a fool, for being so devoted?[3], and, listen! ... I know you're smiling, BUT(!) ... can you feel the need in me?[3], and, you ...[3], and I love to love - seriously![3], and, you, you, YOU(!) ... spin for me![3], and I need ...[3], and look at me! ... yes, yes ... see how I'm spinning ... oh, it's so thrilling![3], and I want ...[3], and words are useless at times like this ... don't you think? Ah, please don't think![3], and useless all the time, if you ask me[3], and, no, no, no ... don't think![3], and, listen! ... yeah, yeah, yeah ... I want you to listen to the music of my soul[3], and in the words ... broken or not[3], and a-ROUND here ... so incredibly DIZZY(!) now / ... and are you digging it?[3], and it's so special, for us[3], and, oh! ... we are in it together ... a groovy insanity that will never end, ha, ha, ha![3], and, yes, yes, YES - !!![3], and this eternal disco belongs to us![3], and ... C  O  M  E O  N - !!![3], and

Thoughts of the day

Yeah, yeah. I try not to think too much. I don't want to be like those philosopher tossers, always thinking. But do they die? 'Yes, they die.' Of course they do, Voice!

Like rats.
Like plumbers.
Like flies.
Like doctors.

Is anyone surprised?

Well, well ... carrying on from that "voters aren’t revolutionaries" thing from yesterday ... Listen! There are millions of people - voters! - like me who just want, uh ... a quiet life, you dig? We want our countries to be managed in a sensible manner. We want the world to continue running in a sensible manner. And that is all. Political parties who ignore this FACT(!!!) are asking for trouble.

Run the country, politicians! Keep your big mouths shut. We don't want your opinions on anything. Your ideologies are worthless. WE THE PEOPLE ... want to live our lives in peace, like you don't even exist.

And that is the last you will hear from me on the subject, dear reader(s), BECAUSE ... this just happens to be a music blog, you dig? 'Er ... finance blog, boss, surely?' Ha! Keep dreaming, son!

Oh, it's worth remembering ... God is inhuman. God is pure spirit. No personality. No ideology, left or right. So, don't be a fool. You can't impress God with your mundane life. And if you want to be noticed by this great universal spirit, you need to lose your ego. Personally, I'm keeping mine. (For artistic reasons, you understand.) But don't worry about me, kook(s). You worry about yourself. Think on!

Oh, yes, yes, YES - !!! Think on, yes. But not too much, ha! 'Ha, ha, ha!' Exactly!

...

Right. Music? My music? Well, I don't want to ruin my Christmas like it's 2012 or something, so this means I have less than five weeks to record my new demo. Can it be done? 'Can it, Mikey? Can it?' Oh, maybe, Voice. Maybe.

I must admit, I'm a pretty smooth performer these days. 'But are you smooth enough?' Ha! I don't know.

I tell you, reader(s): I love rehearsing the rewritten I'm Right Inside, even though it won't be on the demo. The first album will be pop/rock, but I'm sure the second album will be all rock, like this song. 'Great!' Yes. The good times will most definitely be rolling!

[The third album will be like this.]

Later(s), crocodile(s)!

[No. 756] Yeah, I'll be all right

Well, I hope so.

And, uh ...[1], and let's be positive, eh?[1], and, uh ...[2], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[1], and let's be positive, eh?[2], and ... 'Uh!'[1], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[2], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[1], and ... 'Uh!'[2], and ... 'No, no, no'[1], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[2], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[1], and ... 'No, no, no'[2], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[1], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[2], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![1], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[2], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[1], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![2], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[1], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[2], and I've got, well ... three chords[1], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[2], and, yes, only three ...[1], and I've got, well ... three chords[2], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[1], and, yes, only three ...[2], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[1], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[2], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![1], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[2], and ... 'Great!'[1], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![2], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[1], and ... 'Great!'[2], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[1], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[2], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[1], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[2], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[1], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[2], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![1], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[2], and, because ... I share my insanity, man![1], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![2], and ... 'Yippee!'[1], and, because ... I s hare m y insa nity, m an![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[1], and ... 'Yippee!'[2], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[2], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[1], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Oh'[1], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[2], and, unless, uh ...[1], and ... 'Oh'[2], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[1], and, unless, uh ...[2], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[1], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[2], and, uh ...[3], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[2], and let's be positive, eh?[3], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[3], and ... 'Uh!'[3], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[3], and ... 'No, no, no'[3], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[3], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[3], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![3], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[3], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[3], and I've got, well ... three chords[3], and, yes, only three ...[3], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[3], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[3], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![3], and ... 'Great!'[3], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[3], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[3], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[3], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[3], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![3], and, because ... I s  h  a  r  e m  y i  n  s  a  n  i  t  y, m  a  n![3], and ... 'Yippee!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[3], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[3], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[3], and ... 'Oh'[3], and, unless, uh ...[3], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[3], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[3], and

And, uh ...[1], and let's be positive, eh?[1], and, uh ...[2], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[1], and let's be positive, eh?[2], and ... 'Uh!'[1], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[2], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[1], and ... 'Uh!'[2], and ... 'No, no, no'[1], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[2], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[1], and ... 'No, no, no'[2], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[1], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[2], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![1], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[2], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[1], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![2], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[1], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[2], and I've got, well ... three chords[1], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[2], and, yes, only three ...[1], and I've got, well ... three chords[2], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[1], and, yes, only three ...[2], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[1], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[2], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![1], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[2], and ... 'Great!'[1], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![2], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[1], and ... 'Great!'[2], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[1], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[2], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[1], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[2], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[1], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[2], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![1], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[2], and, because ... I share my insanity, man![1], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![2], and ... 'Yippee!'[1], and, because ... I s hare m y insa nity, m an![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[1], and ... 'Yippee!'[2], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[2], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[1], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Oh'[1], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[2], and, unless, uh ...[1], and ... 'Oh'[2], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[1], and, unless, uh ...[2], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[1], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[2], and, uh ...[3], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[2], and let's be positive, eh?[3], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[3], and ... 'Uh!'[3], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[3], and ... 'No, no, no'[3], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[3], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[3], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![3], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[3], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[3], and I've got, well ... three chords[3], and, yes, only three ...[3], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[3], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[3], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![3], and ... 'Great!'[3], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[3], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[3], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[3], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[3], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![3], and, because ... I s  h  a  r  e m  y i  n  s  a  n  i  t  y, m  a  n![3], and ... 'Yippee!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[3], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[3], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[3], and ... 'Oh'[3], and, unless, uh ...[3], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[3], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[3], and

And, uh ...[1], and let's be positive, eh?[1], and, uh ...[2], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[1], and let's be positive, eh?[2], and ... 'Uh!'[1], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[2], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[1], and ... 'Uh!'[2], and ... 'No, no, no'[1], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[2], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[1], and ... 'No, no, no'[2], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[1], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[2], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![1], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[2], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[1], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![2], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[1], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[2], and I've got, well ... three chords[1], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[2], and, yes, only three ...[1], and I've got, well ... three chords[2], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[1], and, yes, only three ...[2], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[1], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[2], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![1], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[2], and ... 'Great!'[1], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![2], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[1], and ... 'Great!'[2], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[1], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[2], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[1], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[2], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[1], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[2], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![1], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[2], and, because ... I share my insanity, man![1], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![2], and ... 'Yippee!'[1], and, because ... I s hare m y insa nity, m an![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[1], and ... 'Yippee!'[2], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[2], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[1], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[2], and ... 'Oh'[1], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[2], and, unless, uh ...[1], and ... 'Oh'[2], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[1], and, unless, uh ...[2], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[1], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[2], and, uh ...[3], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[2], and let's be positive, eh?[3], and, uh ... a-ROUND here ... I'm definitely all right, yes / and, but ... I can't stay[3], and ... 'Uh!'[3], and I can't stay a-ROUND here ... can I?[3], and ... 'No, no, no'[3], and, listen! ... I've bought many guitars[3], and, but ... no one has ever said to me ... "Right, sure you'll be able to handle it?"[3], and that's a real shame, man - seriously![3], and ... 'Life ain't like the movies, Mikey'[3], and, ha! ... a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and what do I care?[3], and I've got, well ... three chords[3], and, yes, only three ...[3], and I've got the truth, my personal truth[3], and ... 'Yes, be happy, boss, there are wankers with loads of chords, but no truth to call their own'[3], and it's mine! / and it's the ... TRUTH - !!![3], and ... 'Great!'[3], and, oh ... they'll be sorry, Voice, when I'm living the high life in Malibu[3], and ... 'Or in Spain, that castle'[3], and, BUT ... until then ... ?[3], and ... 'It's the DIZZY(!) life until then!'[3], and did you hear, kook(s)? / and it's the DIZZY(!) life all a-ROUND here for us - !!![3], and, because ... I s  h  a  r  e m  y i  n  s  a  n  i  t  y, m  a  n![3], and ... 'Yippee!'[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and faster than the speed of light, probably[3], and ... 'You're so generous, Mikey!'[3], and, but ... the rock star money? ... I'll be keeping that just for myself, like[3], and ... 'Oh'[3], and, unless, uh ...[3], and ... 'You never know, boss / I mean, some guys have all the luck'[3], and ... let's wait and see, eh?[3], and