Dig Down Deep To Normal

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1 Dig Down Deep To Normal Welcome to our FAWM 2014 album! FAWM stands for February Album Writing Month and is an online challenge to write 14 songs in 28 days. This year around 80 pupils from four different Nottingham schools took part to produce this album right here. Hope you enjoy it! Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Matt Blick at Fernwood Junior School (FJS), Heathfield Primary School (HPS), Hempshill Hall Primary School (HHPS), Walter Halls Primary School (WHPS), Shabby Road and the Matt Cave, Nottingham UK. Album artwork by Millie R & Luisa McM. Additional artwork by Mia H. Thanks to Burr Settles & the FAWM community, esp Juha Keränen & Sean Ryder, Mr Holroyd, Mr Ward, the staff at Fernwood, Heathfield, Hempshill Hall & Walter Halls, everybody's parents, siblings & pets, my old macbook for not freaking out too much & my long-suffering wife. More free music at Midnight Curry Feast WHPS & FJS ft. Mr Holroyd

2 2. Stuck in a TV - FJS 3. Gates Of Hell Kill Tommy (FJS Rock Band) with Harry V. ft. Juha Keränen & Sean Ryder 4. Time To Go FJS & HHPS 5. FJS, HHPS & WHPS 6. Brussel Sprout Blues - FJS 7. Rock Your Brain - HPS & HHPS 8. All About Ellie HHPS & FJS 9. YouTube Blues FJS ft. Mr Holroyd 10. Inja A Ninja - FJS 11. Fighting A Squid (Pacific Mix) - FJS & WHPS ft. Ayesha K 12. Yo Ho Ho Hasslehoff FJS & WHPS Bonus Tracks 13. The Rock And Roll Monologues - HPS 14. Fighting A Squid (Atlantic Mix) - FJS & WHPS ft. Alex McD 15. Gates Of Hell (Guitar Greeting Edit) Midnight Curry Feast WHPS & FJS ft. Mr Holroyd Written by Rosa R, Tyrus C, Makada H, Beau O, Irfan A, James B, George S, Nathan H, Abbie U, Amardeep B, Rowan B, Kaycie C, Mia H & Matt Blick Performed by Rosa R, Tyrus C, Makada H, Beau O, Irfan A, James B, George S, Nathan H, Abbie U, Amardeep B, Rowan B, Kaycie C, Mia H, Maya P, Nell S, Amari M-S, William W, Mr Holroyd & Matt Blick Two schools plus a deputy head (rocking out on lead guitar!) I eat curry all night long (Om-nom-nom, om-nom-nom-nom) I eat curry all night long (Om-nom-nom, om-nom-nom-nom) My bed is filled with poppadoms (Om-nom-nom, om-nom-nom-nom) I wake up at midnight and I need curry I wake up at midnight and I need curry Gonna boil it in the bag cos I'm in a hurry Last night I had a beautiful dream Dreamt I was sailing on a curry sea Found a naan bread island filled with curried goats I look em all away in my poppadom boat I eat curry all night long I eat curry all night long My bed is filled with poppadoms 2. Stuck in a TV - FJS Written by Mathilde W-D, Luisa McM, Milly R, Mona M, Mia R, Joshua G & Matt Blick Performed by Mathilde W-D, Luisa McM, Milly R, Mona M, Mia R, Joshua G, Parham S-N, Emma S, Tommy W, Zakary H-I, Sadie H, Alex S, Zach S, Nicole L, Ella D, Kiera B, Isaac G, Phoebe S & Matt Blick

3 There's someone stuck in my TV Why are they staring at me Turn to my plastic cat and say can you help me? There's someone stuck in my TV There's someone stuck in my TV Why are they staring at me? So I call 999 and say can you help me? There's someone stuck in my TV Stuck in a TV Stuck in the T St-St-St-Stuck in a TV Stuck in a TV I need to get him out What can I do? I know I'll run at him Smash! 3. Gates Of Hell Kill Tommy (FJS Rock Band) with Harry V. ft. Juha Keränen & Sean Ryder Written by Harry V & Matt Blick Performed by Harry V, Mia R, Joshua G, Tommy W, Nathan H, Juha Keränen, Sean Ryder & Matt Blick Vocals & lyrics by Harry, killer keyboard solo by Tommy & guest guitar solos from the Finland & the US. From the burning gates of hell I heard this ringing bell is this a sign or is it the end of my time? Or do I just fall down and die? But then I pray for our lives but guess what - The devil isn't kind Walking through the graveyard of death The devil has committed theft Cause he stole all our lives It caused us a lot of strife But the fight will end here tonight But we are filled with fright

4 He found us in the dead of night But we were all prepared to fight We were all ready to die But then he stabbed me in the face And disappeared without a trace Deep into the night I threw him in a grave And I told him to behave Cause I beat you fair and square He sunk into the dirt And He said it really hurts And I said I don't really care 4. Time To Go FJS & HHPS Written & Performed by Leshay B, Heather J, Harry H, Subhaan M, Owen M, David S, Rosie M, Jai SC, Isabel M, Alex McP, Arthur M, Josh K, Tyler J, Sophie H, Alex N, Harley D, Kimberley M, Rameesha R, Emily G & Matt Blick Time to go, fly away I don't know where to go But I can't stay People of Earth we came cos ET phoned me Our planet is dying we need your pepperoni We come in peace to blow you all to pieces Keep your ketchup and all your many cheeses Sad to say the humans knew our weakness Developed weapons made of lots of cheeses Made water pistols that fired tomato ketchup So our invasion plans all got messed up Time to go, fly away I don't know where to go But I can't stay 5. FJS, HHPS & WHPS Written by Oliver L, Alfie S, Max M, Cody B, Lauren W, Alana L, Jacob J, Jacob T, Ethan W, Nick S, Seb A, Ben M, Venusy M, Milly A, Ismael T, Kira B-M & Matt Blick Performed by Oliver L, Alfie S, Max M, Cody B, Lauren W, Alana L, Nick S, Seb A, Ben M, Venusy M, Milly A, Ismael T, Kira B-M & Matt Blick Three schools working together in praise of spicy food.

5 He's a very nice man He's a very nice man If you like curry with your rice If you like a lot of spice Just take my advice See the best curry man of all I'm not rogan-joshing when I say People come from miles away To get their hands on his lovely lamb And his legendary chicken balls Chicken tikka, chicken tikka chicken tikka starter Chicken tikka, chicken tikka chicken tikka starter Chicken tikka, chicken tikka chicken tikka starter Naan bread and pilau rice 6. Brussel Sprout Blues - FJS Written & Performed by Maya P, Nell S, Amari M-S, William W, Parham S-N, Emma S, Tommy W, Zakary H-I, Sadie H, Alex S, Rowan B, Kaycie C, Mia H & Matt Blick Featuring William 'Elvis jnr' W on vocals I love cheesy puffs I could eat em all day long I love cheesy puffs I could eat em all day long Even though they give me a smelly orange tongue I found a gingerbread man and I chewed off his face Then the gingerbread police came and took me away The gingerbread judge he refused my bail Gave me 52 years in a gingerbread jail But prison couldn't hold me there was no doubt As soon as I got hungry I just ate my way out I hate brussel sprouts though my Momma says they're good for you I hate brussel sprouts though my Momma says they're good for you But I ain't gonna eat em cos my Poppa says they smell like poo 7. Rock Your Brain - HPS & HHPS Written & Performed by Natalia S, Alice T, Lloyd M, Nathan B, Empress W, Oliver B, Destiny McG, Skylar T, Henry F, Pav S, Niall S-T, Corey De C-B, Jake T, Kian T, Dylan S & Matt Blick

6 Rock and roll will rock your brain Every night and every day Rock and roll release your pain Play it loud, blow the world away 8. All About Ellie HHPS & FJS Written by Leshay B, Heather J, Harry H, Subhaan M, Owen M, David S, Andrew W, Sophie W, Ellie S & Matt Blick Performed by Andrew W, Sophie W, Ellie S, DJ G & Matt Blick Ellie is funny She stole all my money She got a rumble in her tummy She lives with a bunny Her mum and dad cut each other's toenails And send them off to France They eat sandwiches till the bread goes stale Smells like an old man's pants The french president got her parents' toenails And threw then in the bin He sent a soldier to throw them both in jail But Ellie kicked him in the shin 9. YouTube Blues FJS ft. Mr Holroyd Written & Performed by Ruby B, William D, Liza P, Nyiah J-C, Ammar Z, Louis H, Manav P, Caitlin G, Conor D, Alice H-S, Mr Holroyd & Matt Blick I was playing guitar I thought it sounded so nice But my friend said you're lame - you need some advice If you want to play guitar I'll tell you what you should do Wake up your computer, just go on YouTube Saw a cool punk dude play my favourite song But little did I know he was playing it wrong I got the YouTube blues... What does the guitar say... I was playing a gig I thought it sounded so great But crowd started booing they were really irate One guy started screaming your playing's so bad I need a psychiatrist, you're driving me mad All the way home I felt so low

7 I wish I'd never watched that dumb video I got the YouTube blues Inja A Ninja - FJS Written by Zach S, Nicole L, Ella D, Kiera B, Isaac G, Phoebe S, Alex N, Harley D, Kimberley M, Rameesha R, Emily G & Matt Blick Performed by Zach S, Nicole L, Ella D, Kiera B, Isaac G, Phoebe S, Alex N, Harley D, Kimberley M, Rameesha R, Emily G, Oliver L, Alfie S, Max M, Cody B, Lauren W, Alana L & Matt Blick I stopped to eat a sandwich In the park next to the Dojo I was about to take a big bite When I saw a shadow When I looked back down to eat it Someone had beat me to it I didn't want to eat it When someone else had chewed it I'm gonna injure a ninja Gonna hurt him with just my little finger I'm gonna injure a ninja The smell of death is gonna linger When I went to get my crisps out The mystery man had nicked 'em But when he reached out for my brownie I jumped up and I kicked him Would have beat him in a fair fight But I split my bag of peanuts And as I bent down to get them He hit me with his nun-chucks 11. Fighting A Squid (Pacific Mix) - FJS & WHPS ft. Ayesha K Written by Harry V, Sam E, Alex McD, Ayesha K, Dejonae H, Dylan C, Igor E, Ashleigh D, Adina B & Matt Blick Performed by Harry V, Sam E, Alex McD, Ayesha K, Dejonae H, Dylan C, Igor E, Ashleigh D, Adina B, Ruby B, William D, Liza P, Nyiah J-C & Matt Blick Fighting a squid Was the inkiest thing I did It scarred me as a kid Fighting a squid 12. Yo Ho Ho Hasslehoff FJS & WHPS Written by Abbie-Leigh P, Christian L, Max H-S, Jack S, Jessica S, Nick S & Matt Blick

8 Performed by Abbie-Leigh P, Christian L, Max H-S, Jack S, Jessica S, Nick S, Lucy F, Madelaine B, Joshua J, Faris B & Matt Blick I went to the zoo and a monkey ripped my leg right off I went to the zoo and a monkey ripped my leg right off They took me to the hospital to see David Hasslehoff Now you might wonder what David was a-doing there You might wonder what David was a-doing there He got his leg ripped off by an angry bear David said Hey man, do you want to form a band? I replied it's a good job we still got both our hands He said I wanna play music that you can't play on dry land Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Hasslehoff With a monkey on the drums and a three legged-dog on bass With a monkey on the drums and a three legged-dog on bass The Hasslehoff pirate band played all over the place But the crew got Bieber-fever and they all jumped overboard The crew got Bieber-fever and they all jumped overboard Then Miley Cyrus sank our ship with a cannonball She flew in on a cannonball... Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Hasslehoff Bonus Tracks 13. The Rock And Roll Monologues - HPS Written & Performed by Nathan B, Henry F, Niall S-T & Matt Blick Henry, Nathan & Niall improvised some vocal inserts for Rock Your Brain which I thought were so funny I decided to keep the entire thing and improvise a new guitar track to it. 14. Fighting A Squid (Atlantic Mix) - FJS & WHPS ft. Alex McD Written by Harry V, Sam E, Alex McD, Ayesha K, Dejonae H, Dylan C, Igor E, Ashleigh D, Adina B & Matt Blick Performed by Harry V, Sam E, Alex McD, Ayesha K, Dejonae H, Dylan C, Igor E, Ashleigh D, Adina B, Ruby B, William D, Liza P, Nyiah J-C & Matt Blick Alex also recorded a take where he told the story of Mr Blick & the squid. Here it is. 15. Gates Of Hell (Guitar Greeting Edit) I put a request on the FAWM website for people to contribute 'Iron Maiden' style guitar solos for Harry & Kill Tommy's song. Juha & Sean sent solos and recorded messages too.

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