With Mum Again - AndyR Original

[AndyR]

Next in the little pile of songs from the shoe-box. This one has the date 27th January 1994 written on it, but it's describing an episode from many years earlier when I was, I'm guessing, something like 12 or 13 years old.

I had to go to a dinner-dance with my parents, I can remember it clearly still. I was dressed up in my suit and feeling like James Bond - all grown-up with my own glass of wine...

There was indeed an "angel dressed in blue", about the only other person in the room who was even vaguely my age.

Anyway, although Spotty Susan and Cousin Jane are entirely imaginary, I did end up having to dance with Mum again. And, possibly because I was too scared to talk to her, the "angel" had to dance instead with what I've always assumed were her little brothers and sisters. She looked happy, though, a lot happier than I felt at the time...

(Oh, and by the way, I can't remember whether my own little sister had anyone to dance with... whoops... )

Over the last week or so, I've been toying with changing the name of this to "If We're Dancing" – but while listening during mixing and mastering, it became absolutely obvious that the title of the song really is With Mum Again.

So, "If we're dancing..."

With Mum Again

Words & Music AndyR
Recorded on a BR1600
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With Mum Again - A A J Russe

If we're dancing
And little boys
Will be expected to step out
I'll clean my shoes
I'll shine them bright
And I'll be dancing tonight

But when we get there
I know how it will be
All the pretty ones will be too big for me
So that leaves Spotty Susan
And Cousin Jane
I guess I'll have to dance with Mum again

On the night
An angel dressed in blue
Threatens to make a dream come true
I know in theory
How easy it could be
But theory does not comfort me

Wondering if she'd care to dance with me
Knowing how she'd turn to look
And how her eyes would criticise
As she refuses
Everyone would see
And that leaves Spotty Susan
And Cousin Jane
I guess I'll have to dance with Mum again
With Mum again

Copyright (C) 1994 A A J Russe. All Rights Reserved.

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[Facemask93]

Oh how i love this song & I'm only on my first listen , all those lovely little parts gel so nicely together & got to give you 11/10 for that creamy vocal , totally delicious , a headphones treat

[Flash Harry]

It's fantastic Andy, I love the interplay of the guitars, the bass is so subtly and nicely done, great vocal and good recording of everything.

It's a good fun song too, interesting progressions and a magic hook that you return to again and again. Dig it - magic!

[Hook]

Really great listen my brother!
Rock on!

[steelguitar]

I also love that on the first seconds of listen!!!!
Superb vocals...
Great Steely Dan style
Bravo!
Jean-Sébastien

[Jarle]

Such a lovely song. And I love your vocal.

JOA

[Oldrottenhead]

brilliant, i can visual you playing this now. get a hair cut lol. braw tell yer maw.

[thetworegs]

 Been having a listen on the pther side.....I could listen to you sing the morning paper....excellent as always ......

[64Guitars]

Fabulous. I love the guitar in this. Great song.

[Geir]

It doesn't get much better than this.

I've done it before, but due to a harddisk crash I lost some of your songs from my personal Andy collection and thus I went over to alonetone and downloaded all your songs. They will still be in heavy rotation on my random SC playlist !! And this is one I will put on repeat, in hope that some of your songwriting genius will rub off on me!