THE ALFORD PLEA

by VICTOR KENNEDY YOU YANGS

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VICTOR KENNED YOU YANGS - THE ALFORD PLEA 03:41
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THE ALFORD PLEA (Victor Kennedy) They come in through the daytime They come in through the night time From place to place Town to town, station to station House to house, person to person Mouth to mouth, any kinda subversion Look at what ya thinkin’ hour to hour Decree comin’ down from the ivory tower Stackin’ up the cases, real ones and the fakers Was somebody mistaken? Who knows Look out they’re gonna put you on trial These are not my people, Set my people free These are not my people Stakin’ my case on The Alford Plea They come into ya thought box From the thing upon the wall box They’re gonna take ya heart box Get ya finger out, don’t forget ya homework House to house, person to person Mouth to mouth, any kinda subversion Look at what ya thinkin’ hour to hour Decree comin’ down from the ivory tower Stackin’ up the cases, real ones and the fakers Was somebody mistaken? Who knows Look out they’re gonna put you on trial These are not my people, Set my people free These are not my people Stakin’ my case on The Alford Plea These are not my people, Set my people free These are not my people, not my people These are not my people Stakin’ my case on The Alford Plea
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THE VOLUNTEER 04:26
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THE VOLUNTEER (Victor Kennedy) Nothin’s quite as fine as leaving this time With helicopters rollin’ in behind I signed on, there was no other work around at the time Now all I seem to do is run from these mines Calibrated automated sights, the target shines Countin’ down the minutes, the hours, the days and nights Countin’ down the time ‘til once again we will dine And nothin’s quite as fine as leavin’ this time Well I don’t understand why I volunteered I’ve really got no idea Now all I can think of is you my dear And nohin’s quite as fine as leaving this time The desert wind, the breakfast pill Last night some of us and some of them fell The smell of death on a freezing dawn And nothing’s quite as fine as leaving this one I don’t understand why I volunteered I’ve really got no idea In my chariot of steel I think of you my dear And nothing’s quite as fine as leaving here Do do do do d’ do…
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FEAR IS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND 05:12
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FEAR IS A MAN’S BEST FRIEND (John Cale) Standing waiting for a man to show Wide eyed, one eye fixed on the door This waiting’s killing me, it’s wearing me down Day in, day out, my feet are burning holes in the floor Darkness, warmer than a bedroom floor Want someone to hold me close for evermore I’m a sleepin’ dog, ah, but you can’t tell An’ I’m on the prowl, you better run like hell You know it makes sense, don’t even think about it Life and death are things you just do when you’re bored Ahh, say fear’s a man’s best friend Say fear’s a man’s best friend Ah, fear’s a man’s best friend Ya add it up, it brings you down Ya add it up, it brings you down Home is livin’ like a man on the run Trails leading nowhere, where to my son We’re already dead, not yet in the ground Come on, take my helpin’ hand, I’ll show you around You know it makes sense, don’t even think about it Life and death are things you just do when you’re bored Ahh, say fear’s a man’s best friend Say fear’s a man’s best friend Ah, fear’s a man’s best friend Ya add it up, it brings you down Ya add it up, it brings you down
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SLEEPLESS 05:34
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SLEEPLESS (Victor Kennedy) Sleepless in the morning I see you by the shore Grace not wrapped around you Waiting, waiting what for What do you find there, does it make you feel safe and warm Does it offer protection from the oncoming dawn Moving through the street now Tears from the gas in your eyes Waiting, ahh waiting, waiting For your turn to rise What do you find there, does it make you feel weak or strong Does it make you feel bitter Of the hatred, and of the wrong I see where you’re going I’ve been where you’re comin’ from One of the many, who stayed out All night long I see where you’re going Yeah, I lived where you’re comin’ from One of the many, who stayed out All night long Sleepless…….Sleepless…….Sleepless Ahhh, Ahh, Ohh…Sleep…
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THINGS HAVE CHANGED 04:03
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THINGS HAVE CHANGED (Bob Dylan) A worried man got a worried mind Nothin’ in front of me, no one behind There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinkin’ champagne Got white skin, assassin’s eyes I stare into the sapphire tinted skies I’m well dressed, waitin’ on the last train Standin’ on the gallows with my head in a noose Any minute now I’m expectin’ all hell to break loose People are crazy and times are strange I’m locked in tight, I’m outta range I used to care, but things have changed I’ve been walkin’ forty miles of bad road If the bible is right, the world will explode I’m tryin’ to get as far from myself as I can Some things are too hot to touch The human mind can only stand so much Ya can’t win with a losin’ hand Feel like fallin’ in love with the first woman I meet Put her in a wheel barrow, wheel her on down the street People are crazy and times are strange I’m locked in tight, I’m outta range I used to care, but things have changed I hurt easy and just don’t show it Ya can hurt someone, and not even know it Next sixty seconds could be like an eternity Comin’ in low down, gonna fly high All the truth in the world add up to one big lie I’m in love with a woman that don’t even appeal to me Mister Jinks and Miss Lucy, they jumped in the lake I’m not that eager to make a mistake People are crazy and times are strange I’m locked in tight, I’m outta range I used to care, but things have changed
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SIX BLACK HORSES 04:06
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SIX BLACK HORSES (Victor Kennedy) Every day you ride into the sun Horses, there on the run Everybody knows, ya take the wrong turn Get oncoming traffic Get hit by a bus And six black horses carry the cart Carries your coffin away Hey, six black horses carry the cart Carries ya coffin away Hey, every time you go and get arrested They take you away, makes it harder for me On that day, when you are gone It’s all I can do to keep it Comin’ on And this is not a criminal thing People gather ‘round and they shout and sing For your crime you will swing, it’s not a criminal thing You’re riding away from me now You’re riding away, I hope ya make it, hope ya make it Really make it some day You’re riding away from me now When ya could be riding Riding deeper and deeper into it now And six black horses carry the cart Carries your coffin away Hey, six black horses carry the cart Carries ya coffin away Hey, You’re riding away from me now You’re riding away, I hope ya make it, hope ya make it Really make it some day You’re riding away from me now When ya could be riding Riding deeper and deeper into it now It’s not a criminal thing People gather ‘round and they shout and sing For your crime you will swing, for a spiritual thing See this spirit rise…ridin’ away…
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GETAWAY 03:18
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GETAWAY (Victor Kennedy) Getaway Getaway A black dog is steppin’ on my tail Howlin’ at the moon, I can hear ya wail And I get so sick and dirty hangin’ round with you I tell you one thing, yeah I’m gonna get away from you Balck dog, get, get away Been hangin’ ‘round you And I’m bound to get to trouble when you come my way I’ve been all around, been up and down town Tellin’ you to get away And every time I turn, look over my shoulder Ya shadow won’t leave me Black dog Be gone… I get so sick and dirty hangin’ round with you I tell you one thing, yeah I’m gonna get away from you Ah get away… And I get so sick and dirty hangin’ round with you I tell you one thing, yeah I’m gonna get away from you Ah get away…away
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NEVER KNOW 04:22
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NEVER KNOW (Victor Kennedy) Look out your window any other day Be surprised what comes your way Could be the hard sell Ah, ya just can’t tell Who’s livin’ above you Who below Who will come and who will go Ya never know Through days of wonder you walk alone Through the desert through the snow Crashin’ down in the alley Skyscrapers in the valley Who’s livin’ above you Who below Who will come and who will go Ya never know Who’s livin’ above you Who’s livin’ above you Really wanna know…
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BROKEN ENGLISH 05:36
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BROKEN ENGLISH (Marianne Faithfull) Could’ve come through anytime Cold lonely, your return What are you fighting for It’s not my security It’s just an old war Not even a cold war Don’t say it in Russian Don’t say it in German Say it in broken English Say it in broken English Lose your father, your husband, Your mother, your children What are you dying for It’s not my reality It’s just an old war Not even a cold war Don’t say it in Russian Don’t say it in German Say it in broken English Say it in broken English What are you fighting for What are you fighting for What are you fighting for What are you fighting for What are you fighting for What are you fighting for

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THE ALFORD PLEA album was completed in early 2020, with intentions of gigging it live to support the release. Due to the wonders of Covid-19 release was paused, but with no end to restrictions in sight the album is now going out to the ether for you all. Hope you enjoy it...

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released September 10, 2020

VICTOR KENNEDY: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
DAVID TILLOTSON: Bass, Backing Vocals
JIM RICHTER: Drums
ADRIAN CHYNOWETH: Guitars

Recorded, Produced & Mastered by Victor Kennedy

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