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Little Book (Demo)

by Mark Newlove

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"Little Book" had been knocking around for years but I struggled to find an angle to finish the words. It was during a chaotic time that I suddenly found the inspiration to finish it.

I turned it into the idea of a book changing form from a manuscript into a bestseller, translated into several languages, and being made into a TV series or a film. Once I got the angle, I was able to finish the song.

I was very happy with the end result. It's now played at the end of my setlist and has become something of a live favourite.

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LITTLE BOOK

By Mark Newlove


Verse 1

I've written a book a little book to crack the big time
And though it’s incomplete I hope to meet the deadline 
I worked against the clock
And cured my writer’s block
Rewritten the book, submitted the book, rejigged the plot line

Bridge

A blank sheet of paper

Stared back at me

But I started to write

Verse 2

Here is the book a babbling brook of inspiration 
Plundered and dredged the depths of my imagination
Just as the back implies
There’s secrets and there’s lies
To keep you hooked you’ll relish every revelation

May win an award or two
I have done all I can do
It’s got good reviews
It’s in the news
I’ve paid my dues

No one knows I’m in the room 
Adopted a nom de plume
As my prospects bloom…

Chorus


Here’s my little book, here’s my little book

I can promise you a ride
From the notes I took came my little book

There is so much more inside

SOLO

Verse 3



And now my book is having somewhat of an impact

It’s flying off the racks in paperback and hardback

I kept a diary
It’s part biography

A sly depiction blurring fiction with the real facts

Bridge:

Translated in many tongues 
So it reaches everyone
Adapted for the stage jumping off the page 
Now all the rage
Spawned a film and then a play
There’s always a price to pay
But I can’t delay

Chorus: (x2)

Read my little book, buy my little book

Come and join us for a ride

From the notes I took came my little book

There is so much more inside

Read my little book, buy my little book

As a present for a friend

Read my little book, bigger than it looks

Won’t give away the end

© 2016 Singley Songs

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released February 1, 2019
Mark Newlove - Vocals, acoustic guitars, kazoos

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Mark Newlove London, UK

“Mark Newlove writes his own songs, covering a bewildering mix of styles ranging from folk, pop, rock, sea shanties, psychedelia, country, and much more. His is a palette of tuneful landscapes peppered by Alan Bennett type lyrics. Observing the little details and then blowing them up into hummable works is his forte. But he’s also much more than this.” Mac McCoy ... more

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