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All I Need - London Song
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First impressions of London from a weary Stateside traveler
james taylor john mayer elton john
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Arnie Davidson, songwriter
Arnie Davidson. Songwriter. Moving Thought Through Song. Wherever you meet his music, in a local club or performance, interpreted in a recording, a theater performance or supporting worship or prayer; there is one thing that we know for certain: his music will stick with you throughout the day. Arnie has a unique way of blending tuneful fresh contemporary music with a sense of the familiar in all of his pieces. His melodies are universally contagious. Listen to New Music here featuring solo compositions as well as collaborations with Tammy Beal, Hannah Cotier, Frank O'Donnell, Wendy Nelson and Lisa C. Taylor. Watch for the upcoming CD (May 2007) of Arnie's music and the stirring lyrics of Lisa C.Taylor entitled "World of Small Moons."
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Genre
Pop • Indie Pop
Charts
#7,258 today Peak #207
#748 in subgenre Peak #26
Author
Arnie Davidson
Rights
(c) 2008 Arnie Davidson
Uploaded
January 26, 2011
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MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:06
Story behind the song
Trying to make my way through the London Underground (Tube) to visit familiar faces in new places.
Lyrics
My pocket change Has turned to foreign currency While cabbies and beggars Extend their anxious hands And signs look strange No Exit just some Way Out, point of view Dodgy busker Trade’s a song for all my change All I need to figure out’s My path of least resistance Gonna tap my topped up Oyster card And fall into the queue I’ll mind the gap on London Underground I’m shortening the distance Riding High Barnet thru Charing Cross As stations fade from view. I’ll ride the rails, And find the fastest shortest path, from me to you. Weather’s changing Put on my scarf and ready my umbrella Kids at play Betting pence against the sun London Eye pauses, Squinting in the haze of passing clouds The daily Metro Headlines the winds of change (CH I sipped the perfect cup of tea. Downed a pint at famous pubs. But London isn’t sights and sounds for me. It’s the people that I love (help me (CH
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