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My Red Haired Boy
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Original songs from the soul, with just a touch of sensuality, and 'that which moves the blood'. More gentle love songs coming this way. I have a natural countr
I'm from a performing family line, and my maternal grandparents were vaudevillian singers/dancers/actors. My aunt and great aunt were well-established stage actors in. I was one of those children who choreographed little song and dance concerts, and performed them along with my sisters, for my (then-surviving vaudevilllian) grandfather and parents. I sang on the 'channel niners' show as a teenager in a guest performance with a singing group my mother managed, called 'the joybelles', but at that stage I had a lot of living and discovery to enjoy and didn't really take it further. Also as a teenager my dancing was more prominant. I started dancing at about 4years of age, and still love it, form classical and jazz ballet, to latin dance (salsa, merengue, tango etc) to bellydance and my own style of moving. After attaining a Cert. in Performing Arts, and Stage Management, I moved on to theatre and singing in various bands. I wrote my first song and recorded that and subsequent songs mid 2000. I performed some of them at the Woodford Folk Festival (a well-known event each year just north of Brisbane, Australia), and my cd '...and in the beginning' was launched. I play djembe, some harp, zills, req and am learning to play keyboard, and more of my lap harp. I'm performing now with a small orchestra (vocals) and about to join a rock band on the coast. I am looking at doing a couple of albums of my own songs, along with a couple of songs 'BM' has written for me. Some of these songs are up now on this site, with lots more that I've written/am writing, and waiting to be produced. One of my goals for the future is to to enjoy this amazing country of ours and (why not) overseas, if the opportunity arises. I will be starting my Bachelor of Creative Arts (Multimedia) degree early next year. Meanwhile I'm learning heaps, and loving it. I'm experimenting with styles and letting go of censorship to see where this all goes.
Song Info
Charts
Peak #68
Peak in subgenre #22
Author
words - BarBaRa/ music Ralf
Rights
Brickland/Tyrrell
Uploaded
January 09, 2010
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MP3 3.2 MB 128 kbps 3:27
Story behind the song
This is an emotional song about a mother's anguish over the life choices made by her child.
Lyrics
My Red-haired Boy (Don't make ya' mamma cry) © BarBaRa Brickland I'm sitting here in the dark and the rain's upon the roof I'm wondering where you're hiding Recalling your curly red hair and your freckled skin My heart and my fears are colliding Chorus My red-haired boy don't make ya mamma cry Don't hurt nobody else 'cos I'm afraid you're gonna die My red-haired boy listen to your mamma's plea Open up your loving heart like you did when you were three You did a lota' time in prisons up and down Hurtinga ya mamma and everyone around They say youa're antisocial That's how you do your thing But listen to your mamma and What she's gona'na sing (Chorus) Bridge My curly haired baby So sweet, loving and strong You loved every body and always got along When you were My sweet little red-haired boy The sins of the father are a haunting you today You hurt people my baby and they had to put you away They had to stop you somehow you know that's true Come back to me safely My little boy blue (chorus)
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Marc Morlock
Jan 29, 2010
Very nice & emotional song A lovely Voice
Bullet Train
Jan 15, 2010
very nice indeed.. some of your best work to date.. Peace, Marco
Tony DeLecce
Jan 12, 2010
This is a very powerful song. A sad story hope its not true. Very good vocals. Nice work.
Hayley Oliver
Jan 10, 2010
A sad story, very powerful lyrics, well played and sung. Love Hayley
E Strad
Jan 09, 2010
This is great! A tragic story,wonderful lyrics and melody.Good work!