Hey all, today’s the day I can share my new single with you…
I’ve so often stood in front of a bartender at 5 minutes to closing time begging him or her to not ring that last call bell for a few minutes longer. The pub is great, the songs and drinks and smiles and laughs are flowing and rolling. I have literally sang and danced and fell to my knees to try to get one more round. We Don’t Want To Go Home is the story of one of those nights in St. John’s Newfoundland. I was so glad that Dean Brody wanted to jump aboard and help tell this story of the night a few of us did our best to keep the party going. It’s a fun song with a bunch of friends on there just like it was that night in the pub.
Myself and a wonderful group of people called The Magic Project are releasing a special video today. It is a music video of sorts, I suppose, but not a conventional music video like we are all used to. Rather this is a joint venture to show the Beauty of people. All People. And this song and video are both primarily a message from me to everyone that my concerts are open to all with love in their hearts.
I wrote the song Beautiful to Me with a pal Tawgs Salter in 2016. I have written a few tunes with Tawgs and I explained to him that I wanted to write a song in response to some legislation that was recently tabled in a US targeted directly at members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. What would become known as “the bathroom bill” seemed so regressive to me and so unnecessarily and unfairly aimed at a part of our population that I felt I needed to make a statement of some kind in their defence. I suppose I just wanted the LGBTQIA2S+ community and everyone else to know, that I just want people to be themselves. Their whole selves. I want everyone to feel comfortable and be their happiest selves, and whatever gender, sexual preference, colour, race, or creed is welcomed and encouraged as far as I’m concerned.
If this video speaks to you as it does to me, I encourage you to share it as much as you like. There’s never too much Love in the world.
Smile I wanna see you smile Anytime Your eyes meet mine My song for you Is be Easy and True I’ll be yours If you wanna be mine
My marquee is a Welcome sign My arms and doors are open wide
Come one Come all Come Big and Small Let all the colours of the rainbow fly Bring the fellas and the girls And the dreamers of the world And you can let your own light shine I’ll tell you right from the start If you’ve got Love in your Heart You got everything I need to see You’re Beautiful To Me
Time, don’t waste your time Trying to hide What you got inside ‘Cause I want you I want all of you My heart is yours If yours is mine
My marquee is a Welcome sign My arms and doors are open wide
So Come one Come all Come Big and Small Let all the colours of the rainbow fly Bring the fellas and the girls And the dreamers of the world And you can let your own light shine I’ll tell you right from the start If you’ve got Love in your Heart You got everything I need to see You’re Beautiful To Me
I think about the lost and lonely I think of all nights We wouldn’t walk alone if only We could love like stars can shine
Come one Come all Come Big and Small Let all the colours of the rainbow fly Bring the fellas and the girls And the dreamers of the world And you can let your own light shine I’ll tell you right from the start If you’ve got Love in your Heart You got everything I need to see You’re Beautiful To Me
Spread the Love.
Cheers,
Alan
More info on the project from the great folks at Asterix Media HERE.
