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- @onetenthhero Yeah but you were probably still up at 3am anyway, eh? ;-) 2012/05/16
- RT @vbrich: people of Edinburgh, get yourself along to Sneaky Pete's tonight to see the wonderful #paperaeroplanes please RT 2012/05/16
- @onetenthhero It's a tough life being a parent. I was forced to stay at home and watch Star Wars with my son the other day. 2012/05/16
- RT @unwindinghours: First gig back! We will be playing a lot of new songs @kingtuts Glasgow, Monday July 23rd with @olympicswimmers and ... 2012/05/16
- @scottwas Unfortunately not :-) 2012/05/16
- About to throw my bass guitar out the ******* window. 2012/05/16
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Category Archives: songs
Jesus is for Losers track 11: Wake Up Dead Man
Calamateur – Wake_Up_Dead_Man.mp3 I’ve always liked U2. I realise a lot of people think I shouldn’t…..but I do. I even got into them during what many see as they’re most pompous phase – the Joshua Tree and Rattle & Hum … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 10: Jesus, I
Calamateur – Jesus_I.mp3 My friend Gareth gave me a copy of Zwan’s album not long after it came out a few years ago. I really liked it, especially the first few tracks, but to hear a song about being persecuted … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 9: Talitha K
Calamateur – Talitha_K.mp3 Many years ago, there was a very cool band in Glasgow called Talitha K. That’s a picture of their one and only 7″ release above. At least one member of the band went on to bigger and … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 8: Jesus Hands’
Calamateur – Jesus_Hands.mp3 Many years ago I remember hanging out with Craig B – he was a student, while I was just pretending to be one, and we would go to gigs, listen to records and play each other our … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 7: Jesus
Calamateur – Jesus.mp3 I’ve uploaded the next two tracks from my new album here: www.jesusisforlosers.co.uk The first is a cover of ‘Jesus’ by The Velvet Underground. When I first started making music with my friend Mark Russell back in 1997, … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 6: White Light Unknown
Calamateur – White_Light_Unknown.mp3 I wrote this song years ago, possibly as far back as…hmmm….1998. 10 years – wow, I didn’t realise it was that long ago until I figured it out just there. The song began it’s life with a … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 5: Perfect Moment
Calamateur – Perfect_Moment.mp3 One day in 2005, I decided to try and write and record as much music as I could in about 10 hours. I managed 4 songs in all and Perfect Moment was one of them. It’s a … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 4: I Don’t Know How to Love Him
Calamateur – I_Don’t_Know_How_to_Love_Him.mp3 Track 4 from my new album is a cover of I Don’t Know How to Love Him, taken from Jesus Christ Superstar and written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice. Just to get something straight, I … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers track 3: Lonely Boy
Calamateur – Lonely_Boy.mp3 I’ve just released tracks 3 and 4 from my new album, Jesus is for Losers. Track 3 is called Lonely Boy and it’s a brand new Calamateur song you won’t have heard before. I wrote this song … Continue reading
Jesus is for Losers
Calamateur – I_Can_Hear_Her_Breathing.mp3 Calamateur – Jesus_is_for_Losers.mp3 This is the artwork for my new album which is out today. You can start to download it here – www.jesusisforlosers.co.uk This one’s been a ridiculously long time coming. I had the idea for … Continue reading