Can A Song Save Your Life? [Unstemmed_84BPM]
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CASSYL? [Combined Stems]
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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You don’t know where it began
You held hope in time unfolding
But it’s all in your hands
In your self-healing heart
The words are on paper through silent cries found
Like a fountain without water
All penny-less and dry
Like a child without a dream
To guide them through night
It is the voice of reason
Like a soothing lullaby
Standing upon the shore
Looking out to sunrise
And as the words on the paper take flight in your mind
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
It is the arms of a hero
As they cradle you tight
Like the strength of euphoria
Lifting you high
And as the words wrote on paper flow free with the tide
You ask yourself can a song save your life?
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about
For Your Consideration.. Justin Hawkins Rides Again team..
"Submit Your Song to be Reviewed Live on Stage! During the Rides Again School of Music section of the show, I will invite one member of the audience up on stage to review and analyse a song they’ve written." - Justin Hawkins Rides Again
"This is a song of hope, nothing more nothing less. Hope. The song itself really came from nowhere, I had the song title and from there I feel like it formed itself. I'm quite cynical and lacking in self-confidence, but I am proud that this may be one of the strongest songs I've written." - Anthony Price
"After hearing an acoustic demo of ‘Can A Song Save Your Life?’ I asked Ant up to the studio to discuss and maybe record something. We were constantly messaging and slowly building up a friendship so there was no clear plan for an album. Our thinking was let’s do a song see how that turns out and maybe do an EP or something" - Wayne Bassett
"I remember us vividly discussing to Produce ‘Can A Song Save Your Life?’ without a single Crash cymbal, something that we remembered Peter Gabriel insisting on his third solo album." - Anthony Price
"All the songs on the ‘Working To Design’ were all complete musically/lyrically structured songs that I had already written and brought to the table... we started with turning ‘Can A Song Save Your Life’ into a BIG production number, and realised we were completely on the same page." - Anthony Price
"Wayne had heard a bunch of my complete lo-fi acoustic demos and we got chatting on social media (after his Wife introduced us to each other). Wayne had asked whether I had considered recording them on a larger production scale, and it had been something I had dreamed of doing as when I write basic acoustic track my mind is already spinning with ideas of Production." - Anthony Price
"We first heard the music of Anthony Price and Producer Wayne Bassett when dunkie debuted their twinned music videos for “Can a Song Save Your Life” & “Rabbit Hole” (which featured around 40 of our masks made from waste materials)." - Fletch Stewart, Wintercroft Masks
wintercroft.com/blogs/news/dunkie-the-music-and-masks-of-mountain-ash
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'Can A Song Save Your Life?'
li.sten.to/CanASongSaveYourLife
Single taken from the critically acclaimed album 'Working To Design':
dunkie.bandcamp.com/album/working-to-design
**************************************************************************************************
What the fans say about the music of dunkie:
"There is something really joyous about dunkie - in the same way that World Party used to have, they immediately put me in a good frame of mind... eclectic, and timeless… soulful... amazing!" - Mark Wilkinson, Illustrator, Album Conceptual Artist (Marillion, Fish, Iron Maiden, Kylie Minogue, Peter Gabriel):
mark-wilkinson.co.uk
"A true masterpiece in every respect. It’s quite honestly one of the most perfectly-crafted albums." - Jeff Archuleta, ECLECTIC MUSIC LOVER, California, USA
Read more:
eclecticmusiclover.com/2020/02/05/dunkie-album-review-working-to-design
"Great songs, wonderful art. A feast for the ears and a banquet for the eyes.." - Martin Carr, Singer/Songwriter (THE BOO RADLEYS / BRAVE CAPTAIN, Wales, UK
Twitter:
twitter.com/martin_carr/status/1429758108344147968
"A glorious piece of art. Truly special with wonderful artwork. A labour of love and truth and a beautiful tribute to those lost." - Patrick Jones, WELSH SONGWRITER / POET / FILMMAKER / PLAYWRIGHT, Wales, UK
Twitter:
twitter.com/heretic101/status/1326876037863661568
"A work of personal and professional triumph. One of our most anticipated debut albums. Heartfelt." - Tom Bedward, Broken 8 Records, Australia
Read more:
broken8records.com/blogs/reviews/review-dunkie-working-to-design
"17 beautifully crafted songs delving deep into the human condition. Encapsulating genres of indie, folk, synth & alt-rock." - Neil Collins / James Cuff, WELSH MUSIC PODCAST, Wales, UK
Read more:
www.facebook.com/welshmusicpodcast/posts/317785129637481
"A master at making deeply moving stories into ones of hope - and that is very difficult to achieve while remaining honest." - Davv Young, IT'S INDIE MUSIC AND WE KNOW IT, England, UK
Read more:
itsindiemusic.wixsite.com/itsindie/post/dunkie-working-to-design
"This superb debut, drifts in and out of several genres; tantalisingly omnipresent." - Darrin Lee, JANGLEPOPHUB RECORDS, South Africa
Read more:
janglepophub.home.blog/2020/03/06/album-review-working-to-design-by-dunkie-2019-self-released/
"Constantly shifting styles, the songs are transcendental, ephemeral, electronic, personal, full of heartfelt angst whilst being beautifully tender." - Joe Bayliss, SWANSEA MUSIC HUB & THE SWANSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL, Wales, UK
"There is something quite beautiful about their songs, each one is a little masterpiece with a sincerity and a heartfelt message." - Michael Kennedy, WELSH CONNECTIONS / SWND, South Wales, UK
"It shows masterful songwriting and is an example of how the simplest melody can become something so epic and hugely emotional." - Julie Fowler, COLOURS THROUGH THE AIR, England, UK
Read more:
coloursthroughtheair.blogspot.com/2019/10/dunkie-working-to-design.html
"To say this is an incredible album is an understatement. Everything here has its place and it fits together beautifully." - Gareth Dyton, JACS RADIO / MY WRIGHT STUFF PODCAST, Wales, UK
"A beautifully executed production. Not only for crafting songs, but for forging ideas, and using the studio as a musical instrument in its own right" - Kevin Burke, THE BIG TAKEOVER MAGAZINE, New York, USA
Read more:
bigtakeover.com/recordings/DunkieWorkingToDesignSWNDRecords
"A piece of genius. It sets a new benchmark for what’s possible when your budget is limited, but creativity is limitless." - Paul Lloyd Nicholas, ACCLAIMED WELSH SINGER / SONGWRITER, Wales, UK
"It will bring joy to those lucky enough to not only listen to the album, but fully immerse themselves in what is an entirely wholesome experience." - Gavin Facey, ABOUT SOUND / DIRTY CARROT, Wales, UK
Read more:
aboutsoundsw.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/dunkie-working-to-design-album-review
"I cannot recommend this album highly enough. It’s a concept album in the true sense dealing with some difficult subjects yet celebrating love, family and hope." - Allyn Hake, MAT RCT MUSICOLOGIST, South Wales, UK
"Submit Your Song to be Reviewed Live on Stage! During the Rides Again School of Music section of the show, I will invite one member of the audience up on stage to review and analyse a song they’ve written." - Justin Hawkins Rides Again
"This is a song of hope, nothing more nothing less. Hope. The song itself really came from nowhere, I had the song title and from there I feel like it formed itself. I'm quite cynical and lacking in self-confidence, but I am proud that this may be one of the strongest songs I've written." - Anthony Price
"After hearing an acoustic demo of ‘Can A Song Save Your Life?’ I asked Ant up to the studio to discuss and maybe record something. We were constantly messaging and slowly building up a friendship so there was no clear plan for an album. Our thinking was let’s do a song see how that turns out and maybe do an EP or something" - Wayne Bassett
"I remember us vividly discussing to Produce ‘Can A Song Save Your Life?’ without a single Crash cymbal, something that we remembered Peter Gabriel insisting on his third solo album." - Anthony Price
"All the songs on the ‘Working To Design’ were all complete musically/lyrically structured songs that I had already written and brought to the table... we started with turning ‘Can A Song Save Your Life’ into a BIG production number, and realised we were completely on the same page." - Anthony Price
"Wayne had heard a bunch of my complete lo-fi acoustic demos and we got chatting on social media (after his Wife introduced us to each other). Wayne had asked whether I had considered recording them on a larger production scale, and it had been something I had dreamed of doing as when I write basic acoustic track my mind is already spinning with ideas of Production." - Anthony Price
"We first heard the music of Anthony Price and Producer Wayne Bassett when dunkie debuted their twinned music videos for “Can a Song Save Your Life” & “Rabbit Hole” (which featured around 40 of our masks made from waste materials)." - Fletch Stewart, Wintercroft Masks
wintercroft.com/blogs/news/dunkie-the-music-and-masks-of-mountain-ash
**************************************************************************************************
'Can A Song Save Your Life?'
li.sten.to/CanASongSaveYourLife
Single taken from the critically acclaimed album 'Working To Design':
dunkie.bandcamp.com/album/working-to-design
**************************************************************************************************
What the fans say about the music of dunkie:
"There is something really joyous about dunkie - in the same way that World Party used to have, they immediately put me in a good frame of mind... eclectic, and timeless… soulful... amazing!" - Mark Wilkinson, Illustrator, Album Conceptual Artist (Marillion, Fish, Iron Maiden, Kylie Minogue, Peter Gabriel):
mark-wilkinson.co.uk
"A true masterpiece in every respect. It’s quite honestly one of the most perfectly-crafted albums." - Jeff Archuleta, ECLECTIC MUSIC LOVER, California, USA
Read more:
eclecticmusiclover.com/2020/02/05/dunkie-album-review-working-to-design
"Great songs, wonderful art. A feast for the ears and a banquet for the eyes.." - Martin Carr, Singer/Songwriter (THE BOO RADLEYS / BRAVE CAPTAIN, Wales, UK
Twitter:
twitter.com/martin_carr/status/1429758108344147968
"A glorious piece of art. Truly special with wonderful artwork. A labour of love and truth and a beautiful tribute to those lost." - Patrick Jones, WELSH SONGWRITER / POET / FILMMAKER / PLAYWRIGHT, Wales, UK
Twitter:
twitter.com/heretic101/status/1326876037863661568
"A work of personal and professional triumph. One of our most anticipated debut albums. Heartfelt." - Tom Bedward, Broken 8 Records, Australia
Read more:
broken8records.com/blogs/reviews/review-dunkie-working-to-design
"17 beautifully crafted songs delving deep into the human condition. Encapsulating genres of indie, folk, synth & alt-rock." - Neil Collins / James Cuff, WELSH MUSIC PODCAST, Wales, UK
Read more:
www.facebook.com/welshmusicpodcast/posts/317785129637481
"A master at making deeply moving stories into ones of hope - and that is very difficult to achieve while remaining honest." - Davv Young, IT'S INDIE MUSIC AND WE KNOW IT, England, UK
Read more:
itsindiemusic.wixsite.com/itsindie/post/dunkie-working-to-design
"This superb debut, drifts in and out of several genres; tantalisingly omnipresent." - Darrin Lee, JANGLEPOPHUB RECORDS, South Africa
Read more:
janglepophub.home.blog/2020/03/06/album-review-working-to-design-by-dunkie-2019-self-released/
"Constantly shifting styles, the songs are transcendental, ephemeral, electronic, personal, full of heartfelt angst whilst being beautifully tender." - Joe Bayliss, SWANSEA MUSIC HUB & THE SWANSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL, Wales, UK
"There is something quite beautiful about their songs, each one is a little masterpiece with a sincerity and a heartfelt message." - Michael Kennedy, WELSH CONNECTIONS / SWND, South Wales, UK
"It shows masterful songwriting and is an example of how the simplest melody can become something so epic and hugely emotional." - Julie Fowler, COLOURS THROUGH THE AIR, England, UK
Read more:
coloursthroughtheair.blogspot.com/2019/10/dunkie-working-to-design.html
"To say this is an incredible album is an understatement. Everything here has its place and it fits together beautifully." - Gareth Dyton, JACS RADIO / MY WRIGHT STUFF PODCAST, Wales, UK
"A beautifully executed production. Not only for crafting songs, but for forging ideas, and using the studio as a musical instrument in its own right" - Kevin Burke, THE BIG TAKEOVER MAGAZINE, New York, USA
Read more:
bigtakeover.com/recordings/DunkieWorkingToDesignSWNDRecords
"A piece of genius. It sets a new benchmark for what’s possible when your budget is limited, but creativity is limitless." - Paul Lloyd Nicholas, ACCLAIMED WELSH SINGER / SONGWRITER, Wales, UK
"It will bring joy to those lucky enough to not only listen to the album, but fully immerse themselves in what is an entirely wholesome experience." - Gavin Facey, ABOUT SOUND / DIRTY CARROT, Wales, UK
Read more:
aboutsoundsw.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/dunkie-working-to-design-album-review
"I cannot recommend this album highly enough. It’s a concept album in the true sense dealing with some difficult subjects yet celebrating love, family and hope." - Allyn Hake, MAT RCT MUSICOLOGIST, South Wales, UK
credits
released March 26, 2024
For the purpose of 'Can A Song Save Your Life?' dunkie have been:
Vocals, Guitars Acoustic/Electric/Bass, Glockenspiel - Anthony Price
Electric Guitar, Synth, Piano, Percussion - Wayne Bassett
Pads - Rob Lear
Vocals - Lucy Athey & Mark Purnell
Trumpets, Violins - Charlotte Jayne Goodwin
Drums, Percussion - Stephen Drake
Artwork/Painting: Michael Gustavius Payne
(from a piece entitled "Blwyddyn o Eira, Blwyddyn o Lawndra")
www.guspayne.com
Sleeve Design Layout: Anthony Price
Music/Words written by Anthony Price
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Wayne Bassett & Anthony Price @ Robot Recordings, Aberdare, South Wales, UK
www.facebook.com/waynerobotrecordings
Mastered by Wayne 'The Robot' Bassett
'Can A Song Save Your Life?' appears on the Digital Download / CD / Double Vinyl album 'Working To Design'
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dunkie/working-to-design
About (including Press Release): beacons.ai/_dunkie
National Library of Wales and British Sound Library archived: workingtodesign.wordpress.com/officials-uk-archives/
℗ and © dunkie © perfectly flawed publications
For the purpose of 'Can A Song Save Your Life?' dunkie have been:
Vocals, Guitars Acoustic/Electric/Bass, Glockenspiel - Anthony Price
Electric Guitar, Synth, Piano, Percussion - Wayne Bassett
Pads - Rob Lear
Vocals - Lucy Athey & Mark Purnell
Trumpets, Violins - Charlotte Jayne Goodwin
Drums, Percussion - Stephen Drake
Artwork/Painting: Michael Gustavius Payne
(from a piece entitled "Blwyddyn o Eira, Blwyddyn o Lawndra")
www.guspayne.com
Sleeve Design Layout: Anthony Price
Music/Words written by Anthony Price
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Wayne Bassett & Anthony Price @ Robot Recordings, Aberdare, South Wales, UK
www.facebook.com/waynerobotrecordings
Mastered by Wayne 'The Robot' Bassett
'Can A Song Save Your Life?' appears on the Digital Download / CD / Double Vinyl album 'Working To Design'
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dunkie/working-to-design
About (including Press Release): beacons.ai/_dunkie
National Library of Wales and British Sound Library archived: workingtodesign.wordpress.com/officials-uk-archives/
℗ and © dunkie © perfectly flawed publications
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"Great songs, wonderful art. A feast for the ears and a banquet for the eyes" - Martin Carr
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