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Eyes Wide

from Brisk & Breezy by Marc Block

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    Brisk & Breezy saw Marc revisit the “jaunty acoustipop” of his former band, Marc Block and the Breezes, overdubbing his own voice, guitar, bouzouki, harmonicas and percussion, with further backing vocals by Rachel Delicata and double bass by Martin Bentley. It’s an exuberant collection of mostly original songs, including new recordings of some of Marc’s old favourites from his younger days.

    CD artwork by Frank Duffy (www.frankduffy.co.uk), photography by James Fagan.

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about

I won the Towersey Festival song slam competition in 2009 with this, the first song I wrote with overtly Queer subject matter. I’d written love songs for men, mostly of the unrequited kind, but they’d been heavily-veiled, ambiguous and vague. No more.

lyrics

Eyes Wide Marc Block 2008 © Glasspool Music

Seven years old, teenyboppin’ disco
Crocodile Rock and I love your Tiger Feet
Fourteen, big school disco,
Stayin’ Alive and Yes Sir I can Boogie
Had so much fun learning how to dance
But I grew up slowly, got too hung up on romance

There was a time, I was young, I was shy
I would hide on the floor on my own
I’d get up and fly but I’d close my eyes
And I’d try not to feel so alone
But that was a long time ago
Now I dance with eyes wide open
I’m dancing with you
Want to see what I feel in my hips and my heels
Want to see you feeling it too
Dancing with my eyes… wide…

Eighteen, Friday night disco
Tainted Love and Karma Karma Chameleon
And my longing's a guilty pleasure
Can’t let the pretty boys see me watching
I didn’t have the nerve to take that chance
‘Cos most guys, they don’t want my kind of romance

CHORUS

Getting old now, but still love to move
To Rock Around the Clock all Brisk and Breezy
But no longer am I bound by the
Hope against hope that used to dog me
I’m free to feel the heart-beat and life-blood of the dance
‘Cos oh boy in you I’ve found my romance

credits

from Brisk & Breezy, released October 7, 2016
Marc Block: Lead and backing vocals, guitar, bouzouki, harmonica, djembe, cabassa.
Martin Bentley: Double bass.
Rachel Delicata: Backing vocals

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Marc Block Nottingham, UK

"one of the most exciting singers I've heard in a long, long time" - Mike Harding

“The joy in the singing is totally what I need right now” – Peggy Seeger

"Really good stuff" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC R2 ... more

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