Dig deeper into This is my book:
1. Blue
2. Bright Side Of Town
3. Mona Lisa
4. How Brave Am I?
5. Valentine's Day
6. The Song Lives On
7. Rumour Mill
8. This Old Town
9. You're Never Alone

6/ The Song Lives On
Placing a value on the personal, lovingly-crafted legacy of the song-writer.

Ahhh! 😊 I was privileged to have all the other Henrees play on this track.
We've known each other / played in bands together for over 30 years, so this was one comfy muso glove to slip into.
What did Dan do? He played a blinding Allman Brothers/Brian May style solo, over a separate Black Crows-ey rhythm track. What did Gareth do? He took my vocal line, added a cool chorus harmony, (then casually threw-in some 60's power-pop 'oh-oh bop bop bop's) all while tastefully slipping-in some finely driven geetar chord work. What did Dino do? He delivered - trademark Dino: sitting on the groove, initially powering the ensemble along, before unleashing the dynamics and' hats-excitement' that we all love.
What did I do? I sat back with a smile and a whisky, held the song at arm's length - and just threw the kitchen sink at it.

Lyrics: The Song Lives On.
You blew my mind
In a place & time
You took me back
To a love of mine

It was a time of imagination
With a needle on a 45
And my headphone-injected passions
Keeping me alive

And the man that I am, I want to live forever
But the life that I lead, will soon be gone
Of the things that we leave to one another
The song - lives on

The beat will end
When the groove is gone
And the mic gets dropped
When we're movin’ on

It was a time of imagination
With a needle on a 45
And my headphone-injected passions
Keeping me alive

And the man that I am, I want to live forever
But the life that I lead, will soon be gone
All the things that we leave for one another
The song - lives on

And the man that I am, I want to live forever
But the life that I lead, will soon be gone, gone, gone,
Of the things - that we leave for one another
The song - lives on

From the album This is my book.
Beatnick, Nick Fowler: Vocals, acoustic guitar and bass.
Gareth Selfe: Electric guitar and backing vocals.
Dan Davies: Electric guitar/solo
Drums: David 'Dino' Stephenson.
Recorded & mixed by Phil Smith at One Louder Studio