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Greatest Hits

by Frank Finighan

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1.
All Smiles 03:55
ALL SMILES There’s a friend of mine Sometimes I used to see his handsome face looking so sad Then he met some one Who told him there’d be no more suffering and no more bad So now he’s put away that frown And he can only make one sound And he’s all smiles There’s a friend of mine Sometimes I used to see her cracking up under the strain Then she met someone Who told her there’d be no more misery and no more pain A happy face is what she’s found She’s turned that frown up side down And she’s all smiles There’s some friends of mine Sometimes they used to whisper they were tired of being strong. Then they found something that told them it was all a dream and there was nothing wrong they’re looking on the sunny side and I just want to run and hide Run and hide Cause they’re all smiles And he’s all smiles.
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Maybe it’s just me It used to be I touched you You melted and you sighed But now you wince with muscle pain I wish I hadn’t tried It used to be a certainty Now we’re quite near the edge. And everything’s a gamble And all our bets are hedged And all you tell me is how happy you think I must be. Perhaps we’re dying on our feet, Or maybe it’s just me. Maybe it’s just me. I used to be I saw you You twinkled and you smiled. Now you give me the world weary While I sail up denial. We’re riding on the past Around an old well trodden course. I’ve nothing left to sell you So I’m flogging this dead horse And all you tell me is how happy you think I must be. Perhaps we’re dying on our feet Or maybe it’s just me Maybe it’s just me
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Calming Me Down Far away, and I don't hear you laugh I don't watch you worry, I'm OK, but you see me in too much of a hurry. Stay with me and I'll polish up my finest behaviour, No wonder she winds up just calming me down. You can leave any time at all, it's your silent option And I'll believe that I should have been put up for adoption, Wait with me, create who I didn't know was inside me And I can see she's wound up just calming me down Familiar tales, somebody saved a loved one from danger Watch me fail, relying upon the kindness of strangers Break my heart, you know you’re the only one who can do it Watch us start and I’ll wind up just calming you down
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KEEP SAYING IT I know I find it hard to open, Keeping silent and things unspoken. But I've been trying to tell you my way. Picking carefully things that I say But when I stumble onto the topic You're too busy and try to stop it. It's as if you don't want to know. You're leaving me with nowhere to go. I Keep saying it I Keep saying it I Keep saying it But you ain't listening. Some nights I'm screaming it out but you won't Take you earplugs out so I don't Make it plain write it down why should I? I've been talking so long all the good that it does. And you don't think that I can see what's going on You don't think that I know All the things that don't show. So if you see me don't act surprised. Keep that wounded look out of your eyes. Don't ask me when I'll be home 'cause you know We closed that place down a long time ago. copyright Jim Kitson 2001
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MARIE ELIZABETH. Look at the birds they've been charmed right out of the trees. Is that the scent of jasmine on the summer breeze? Hey all these baby animals they weren't here before. Oh now I understand look who just walked in the door Marie Elizabeth, She's the girl, she's the girl worrying me to death, Marie Elizabeth. Is that laughter or the babbling of a brook? Is that Mozart or her voice that I mistook? Hey look at the fountain all that water's changed to wine. And isn't that humankind in harmony sublime? It's celestial there never was a hell, are you laughing or screaming? I can't tell. How could anyone come and take these things away? How could anyone not believe the things you say? When life is simple lots to eat and one more drink, and if you shout loud enough you can't hear yourself think.
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Idiot 02:49
IDIOT For a minute there I forgot I was an Idiot, For a minute there I forgot I was a fool. For a little precious time I believed that you were mine. For a minute I forgot that life is cruel. For a moment I imagined I was competent, And that you might need me like I needed you. For a fabulous few days I thought I had changed my ways Until you told me what I think I always knew. For a minute there I thought I was the luckiest man alive, My faith in happy endings stood a good chance of survival. For a minute there I forgot I was ridiculous. It seemed to slip my mind I was a clown. Well anyway you stayed And poured down on my parade. I should have known you wouldn't let me down. copyright Jim Kitson 2001
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Fade it Out* 03:40
FADE IT OUT I thought you loved our record, you were dancing looking in my eyes. Singing all the good parts, biting your lip, it was undisguised pure joy, pure love, pure wedding cake. Until you found that awkward frown. And said I've got a splitting headache can we turn the volume down? Oh don't you fade it out, no don't you dare. Left alone to listen Tap my fingers, hum the melody. But I can’t find the rhythm, Ad I’m screwing up the harmony I can’t say I expected this karaoke solo spot. Lost and unprotected. Keep it playing now, it's all that I've got.
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I'VE SAID IT ALL BEFORE I could do it all with you But I've done it all before. And I could see so much in you But I've seen it all and more. Yes I've been around, All over this town. Don't believe a single word I say And I could say so much to you, But I've said it all before copyright Jim Kitson 2001
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Billy 04:49
BILLY Billy was a quiet boy with red golden hair and pale skin and T.Rex and a father never there. And I don't know if I loved him. And I don't know if he'd care. Billy saved all his Sounds and his NMEs. Billy gave an identity to me. and he loved his cat and his mother, and the Kinks and Chelsea and tea. Oh Billy, Billy come back to me. And one day when my parents split up like his. We moved away and lost touch you know how it is. And he was kind and cruel. He made me laugh and he laughed at me.
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Collapsing 03:36
COLLAPSING Treading water's getting harder every day. Keeping life and soul together. Rape and slaughter just don't want to go away. And what about this weather? The great big suits that be are whistling in the dark. They don't know what the fuck they're doing. Stuck behind side impact bars with nowhere left to park. Gridlocked on the road to ruin. Life and liberty, faith, democracy, watch it all collapsing around you. Failure and success, health and happiness, watch it all collapsing around you. Itchy trigger fingered children on the streets. Greed to powerful to mention. Immune deficiency and nothing left to eat. Another miracle invention. Someone's selling you life everywhere you look. Make a decision make it snappy. Compact discs can burn almost as well as books. We were never poor but happy. Will we make it now? who cares anyhow? have you got somewhere else to go? looks like the future's clear, what's the odds on twenty years?
11.
Basically 03:20
Basically you It’s basically you That’s not what I sell I say what I think will make me sound well I’ll take all of that blame I’ll ruin the day And basically you can just walk away. It’s totally you But no one can know And I might not pull through but on with the show You can keep all the stuff And taking the piss And basically I wish I was bigger than this. And I think that we should… well I think you know And I wish that we could but there’s no where to go. It’s completely you The shape of the hole That’s burning right through my heart and my soul So I’ll keep on calling you mate And staying on hold You’ve got a lot on your plate It’s basic comedy gold.
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. Beautiful Day It’s a beautiful day I don’t know why you’re not here to watch the sun come up. I’ve been meaning to say To tell you no lie It’s the truth you couldn’t make this up Standing stock still and staring A silent smile. What a surprise. It’s a beautiful day I don’t know why you won’t get to see them all grown up. I don’t know what to say A clear blue sky Someone’s god or guru sure fucked up I don’t know what my point is. Here now you’re gone I could cry It’s a beautiful day.
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Famous* 03:31
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I Bet 03:54
I BET I bet you practise conversations with him on your own, I bet your heart thumps that bit faster when you hear the phone. I bet you plan your whole week on the off chance he'll be there, I bet those stupid sad songs send you off into despair. I bet deep down you know he doesn't feel it like you do. I bet you replay all his words 'til you believe they're true. I'll bet good money you're ignoring all the things he's done. I bet you're watching all your friendships suffer one by one. Oh how do you think I know all of this is true? That's the way I feel about you. I bet your self respect is just a distant memory, I bet you've dug down way down deep beneath your dignity. I bet that you don't listen to things you don't want to hear, I bet you're sick to death of chest pains and the taste of tears copyright Jim Kitson 2001
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Inevitable 02:50
. Inevitable It’s blowing colder down the phone, I look around and I’m alone, nobody standing where you were. I used to be the man you missed Now I’m the last one on the list, Just like the guy the time before. But who knows what the day will bring? They say the fear is the worst thing And I’m full up with that right now. It’s inevitable I just don’t know when or why or how. It’s cooling down, drifting away And there’s not a lot to say Those decisions have been made. I’m hoping for a better day I’m hoping happiness will stay But all I see is this slow fade. I could tell you that I’m sad Hollowed out and feeling bad For all the good that that would do It’s inevitable I just didn’t think it would be you. The party stopped, the bubble burst And I don’t think that we’re the first Circumstantial overload. And when a future textbook case a handsome smile, a pretty face Sets us both off down the road I’ll be wishing you good luck And hope the next life changing fuck Treats you better than I could. It’s inevitable Just something we never understood. It’s inevitable Just something we never understood.
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Matter Much 03:07
Matter Much Where you were last night and what time you’ll be home. Whether I was right and who answered your phone. As long as I feel your touch, It doesn’t matter much to me. The things you lied about, the money that you spent. And my nagging doubt and how you pay your rent. As long as I feel your touch, It doesn’t matter much to me. Past acquaintances with knowledge in their eyes. Time spent waiting in my own. I don’t have the faintest idea, Life’s full of surprises. You’ve got everything I own. Wasted days and nights, the times you never showed All those drunken explanations that I’m owed. As long as I feel your touch, It doesn’t matter much to me.
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Never Once 04:00
NEVER ONCE Poached fish again for dinner And she's got so much going on. And though she's slim she could be thinner, Aerobics and marathons. Now and then a drastic fag To keep her on the straight and true. And life inside a plastic bag Is warm until your face turns blue. Never once in seven years Seen without her makeup on. Anyone gives in to fear Who's only ever been taken from. Bed at seven up at four Into the world all by herself. Gravity is at the door And pulling at her mental health. Don't get dizzy try to breathe She tells herself to stay in touch. And eating what the children leave Won't ever build you up too much. Never once since eleven years old Eaten without worrying. It's the only thing she's in control of, There's no point in hurrying. Once I saw her smile Like a happy child. Then she saw and knew And disappeared from view. Poached fish again for dinner And when there's nothing going on. She's just thin and getting thinner And every day's a marathon. Pulling on her plastic fags giving up is good for you. Life lived on elastic Means the ground's always rushing up to meet you. copyright Jim Kitson 2001

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Tracks from Frank's releases over the past ten years.
(*previously unreleased versions.)

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released April 18, 2017

Jim Kitson plays all the instruments, Frank sings and Pete Peverley adds some guitar

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Frank Finighan is from Newport in South Wales now resident in County Durham.

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