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The Red White and Blue

from Silhouette by Beautifully Mad

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    Silhouette will be our last CD so it is an emotional one for us.
    Due to the realities of streaming and the demise
    of the CD as a format it will no longer be financially viable in the future, so it is the end of an era for us.
    Every musician on this album and their brilliant performances exist because of the generosity of you dear friends.
    When you hear the whole album we hope you will agree it is a worthy time capsule. The list of all the people we need to thank is too numerous to fit on this page but we thank you one and all.
    A special thanks to Doug Edwards, Purl Retsina & Juan, Paul Jackson, Catherine Wishart, Roy & Marion Nicholson, Matt Barletta, Keith and Rachel Milne, Rike Kullack and Maureen Cahill. We would also like to thank Elly Mantzaris and John Durr for the wonderful artwork and pressing of every CD we have made and to Jim Blackfoot and Linda Nagel for the great mics. We could not have made this album without the huge assistance of the world class musicians who played on it.
    This recording would also not be possible without many generous contributions, both privately and from our Indiegogo crowd fundaiser. We can’t thank you enough.
    Nina Vox & Tony King

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The Red White and Blue was written to raise awareness and financial support to sufferers of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) It was inspired by two inspirational friends who were soldiers. Two of the finest people I know, Graham Walker and Ian Bone. They have both spent enormous amounts of time helping soldiers with PTSD. It is a huge problem for the soldiers and their families and has been a taboo subject swept under the carpet of our society. The proceeds of this song will all go to helping sufferers. Enormous amounts of money are spent on war, but very little is spent on healing the victims of war. This is my version of the song and I am also trying to contact high profile singers to do a version of it to make it more internationally effective as an awareness campaign. I welcome any suggestions and particularly if you have any direct contact to high profile singers. You are welcome to donate more than $2 for the track if you wish.

lyrics

The Red White & Blue © Tony King 2016

I was a soldier
Fought for the red white & blue
But you can't un-see what you've seen
& you can't undo what they told you to do.

But what the army won't tell you
the war is worse when you're home
Your family don't know you
& you'd rather be on your own

Ch: They turned us into soldiers
We traded life’s pleasures for pain
& now my war is over
But all I see is the slain
What was chilling me
& now killing me
Is that they can't turn us back into
Fathers & mothers, sisters & brothers
& sons & daughters again.

I tried to sort myself out
With the shrinks, the pills & the booze
But old friends are keeping their distance
I came back with a short fuse

And my hand that had wiped out the enemy
The General is shaking with pride
But I'm spending my life in a jail of my own
Cause I can't kill the enemy inside

Ch: They turned us into soldiers
& we traded life's pleasures for pain
But now my war is over
& all I see is the slain
What was chilling me
& now killing me
Is they can't turn us back into
Fathers & mothers, sisters & brothers
& sons & daughters again.

I tried one last time for the kids
We holidayed in the rain
But how the hell
Do you put this Jigsaw puzzle
back together again.
I'm no bloody coward & I'm no disgrace
I tried til I was red white & blue in the face
But how the hell do you put this Jigsaw puzzle back together again.
But how the hell do you put this Jigsaw puzzle back together again.

* All the royalties for this song go to help soldiers who suffer from PTSD.

credits

from Silhouette, released August 4, 2017
TONY KING - Lead Vox, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitars
GORDON RYTMEISTER - Drums
TONY KING & NINA VOX - BV’s

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Beautifully Mad Sydney, Australia

Breathtaking original music reminiscent of the beauty of James Taylor, some honey from Melody Gardot, a lyrical spice of Cohen washed down with some Waits-like humour. A musical flame that licks at the heels of Folk and Jazz

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