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This song was done in one take as an afterthought. We had an hour left of studio time and I had this idea and we just went for it. Some of the best things I’ve done down the years have been spontaneous with little thinking required.
Perhaps I’m reminiscing about the early days of B-movie and the lyrics of Remembrance Day which featured the line ‘pale stones and epitaphs’
But I think I’m reflecting on my life as an artist and trying to come to terms with the last 40 years. It’s been an adventure that’s for sure

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Tell me the secret of a life well spent
Wrap me in a blanket and say Amen
I did what I did and I regret nothing
Let love be my judge

If I am a loser then what is it for
All the naysayers I’ll just ignore
I said what I said and if it breaks their law
Let love be my judge

In the churchyard there’s a pale white stone

Of a sinner that didn’t repent
His epitaph is made of four small words
A life well spent

Maybe things would have been different if I’d taken heed
of advice I was given where would I be?
But I didn’t listen because I believed
That love would be my judge

Now I’m the Autumn of my years
I am forgiven there’s no more tears
As memories of summer disappear
Let love be my judge

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from Audience With Myself, released March 25, 2022
Steve Hovington - vocals, acoustic, electric & bass guitars
Keith Phillips - keyboards and percussion
Joshua Lynch - Cello

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Steve Hovington Cambridge, UK

Lead vocalist of the band B-Movie, whose singles are regarded as post-punk classics; his rich baritone being called ‘the quintessential English voice'
In early 2020 before the start of the Covid pandemic, he began recording Audience with Myself. Think Scott Walker, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Richard Hawley & even Serge Gainsbourg. Rich in soaring melodies and evocative lyrics ... more

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