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Unreleased Songs

These songs have not been released yet, catch them live at one of our gigs.


Lullaby for a Dream

(Richard Linden 2020)

Sleep little child,

the sandman’s coming to take your cares

away little child the sandman’s coming

to take your cares away...”


Dance Baby

(Richard Linden 2020)

“Dance like you’ve still got time

shake like you know your mine

Move it girl, you look so fine...”


The Mobile Phone Lament

(Richard Linden 2019)

”I heard it ringing in my ears,

I should have known this would end in tears

Your mobile phone is ringing again”


We Stand Here Together (Now available online)

(Richard Linden 2019)

"Can we unthread the needle, undo this fear and despair?
Give to our children a world in repair?
Brothers and sisters we stand here together as one."

My Secret Love

(Richard Linden 2019)

"You take one look, you take that chance,
Your eyes meet mine a fleeting glance"


The Long Night

(Richard Linden 2019)

"  I walk  home, down this lonesome avenue, 
The last time together, me and you."


Taken By the Light

(Richard Linden 2018)
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" A crimson sky at the edge of the world
Bleeds into the ocean of my heart’

My Nightmare Dream 

(Richard Linden 2018)


"Then, daylight breaks

My soul awakes

Still I’m, livin in this nightmare dream."


Autumn 

(Richard Linden 2018)


"It's time to make some changes. Take another track. 

Give up on the daily grind and claim this autumn back.’


Ride The Open Road 

(Richard Linden 2018)


"Race day comes, the final checks,  the gear's all running fine.

Focus on the road ahead, the final finish line."


Songlines Dreamtime

(Richard Linden 2017)


"Let me tell you a story about this land

Started long before the British made their stand"


At The Nannup Hotel

(Richard Linden 2014)


"There’s old guitars that have travelled in cars for many years

A young girl strummin’, people are hummin - can’t believe their ears"


Aussie Christmas

(Richard Linden 2017)


"There are no snowflakes on the ground

No reindeer flyin' round  

There are no sleigh bells ringing in your ears"


Songs from the Album Changing Tracks


I Missed The Bus 

(Richard Linden 2016)


"But for now I’ve got these plans these things that I must do
Hope that you can understand 
For now I don’t need you"

Steal Away 

(Richard Linden 2016)


"What’s that I see there, in the darkness and the fog
A bright fire is burning, and the barking of the dogs"

Thinking Of You 

(Richard Linden 2017)


"Spend my time on the city subways. 

Walk the long avenues

Every step I take I think of you"


The Crompton Train 

(Richard Linden 2017)


"Late in the evening when the sun goes down

Far in the distance I can hear that sound

Train whistle blowing and in the dead of night"


Going Back

(Richard Linden 2017) 
 
"But you still want me, stlll want me back.  

Got to face my demons, gonna face 'em somewhere down this track"


Please

(Richard Linden) 
 
"I never thought I’d see you this way
A shadow of fear on your face"

The Blackwood River

(Richard Linden 2017)


"The river holds no mystery

 No hidden depths that you can't see

The river's simple eulogy...(is)

Just to flow on endlessly"


Please Say I Do

(Richard Linden 2017)


"Take my hand, hear my pleading 

and please say I do’


Castaway

(Richard Linden 2016)


"Life in this small town.

Well it's not what some call life"


Changes

(Richard Linden 2017)


"Change it changes everything, turns everything around

Everything it changes, turns our world around’


Songs from the Album Impact


Searching

(Richard Linden)


"One day leads to the next day then one day, the next day, they all become years.

 'tis distance I've travelled one place to another till distance is all that is here."


3am

(Richard Linden)


"I lie here on my own, feel like I’m not alone

So many voices in my head"


I’ll Remember You

(Richard Linden 2015)


"I’ll remember you as you gaze upon the sea

How it set your spirt free"


After The Storm Has Gone

(Richard Linden 2015)


"I ride the distant ridge between darkness and the light

After the storm has gone, and that last raindrop falls"


The First Raindrop In a Storm

(Richard Linden 2014)


"Have you ever seen the breaking of the dawn

Felt the first raindrop in a storm"


Matthew Flinder’s Cat

(Richard Linden 2014)


"People only see the damage that he shows

Only statues in the park see past his clothes"


Wasted Time

(Richard Linden 2013)


"Time that we waste here

Is not wasted time"


Tall Trees

(Richard Linden / Chris Rutter 2013)


"This heart inside me still beats the same

But everything around me feels new again"


A Forgotten Place

(Richard Linden 2013)


"Everyone has so much more to say

Much more to do every single day"


Pick It Up

(Richard Linden)

Acoustic instrumental.

Covers

Songs by Other Artists



  • 1. Looking Out My Back Door by Credence Clearwater Revival
  • 3. Mr Bojangles  by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • 4. Sister Golden Hair by America 
  • 6. Easy by the Commodores 
  • 7. Bad Moon Rising by Credence Clearwater Revival
  • 8. All I Have Do Is Dream by Everly Brothers
  • 9. Fire And Rain by James Taylor
  • 11. Dream Lover by Bobby Darrin
  • 13. Wicked Game by Chris Isaak 
  • 16. Fields Of Gold. by Sting
  • 18. The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkle
  • 19. I Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
  • 30. Ballerina by The Little River Band 
  • 25. Piano Man by Billy Joel
  • 33. River Runs Red by Midnight Oil 
  • 34. Reckless by Australian Crawl 
  • 35. Always a Woman To Me by Billy Joel
  • 38. Riders On The Storm by The Doors
  • 42. It Doesn't Matter Anymore by Buddy Holly
  • 43. It's Too Late Baby by Carole King
  • 46. Cats in the Cradle by Ugly Kid Joe
  • 50. Flower On The Water by John Williamson
  • 51. To Her Door by Paul Kelly
  • 55. Way Out West by James Blundell 
  • 56. Every Breath You Take by Sting
  • 57. Cool World by Mondo Rock
  • 58. Downhearted by Mondo Rock
  • 59. Daddys Gone To Knoxville by Mark Knopfler
  • 62. Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon 
  • 63. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Robbin Robertson (Joan Baez)
  • 65. On The Beach by Chris Rea
  • 66. Drive by Cars
  • 71. Hotel California by The Eagles
  • 67. Crazy Love by Van Morrison
  • 72. If We Try by Don Mclean
  • 73. Four Strong Winds by Neil Young
  • 74. The Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young
  • 78. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
  • 82. Wedding Song by Paul Stooky
  • 83. Lay Down Sally by Eric Clapton
  • 84. Old Man by Neil Young
  • 85. Hide You Love Away by The Beatles
  • 86. Love Song by Elon John (Leslie Duncan) 
  • 87. Nothing Ever Happens by Del Amitri
  • 88. Mad World by Tears for Fears
  • 91. Big Jet Plane by Angus Julia STONE
  • 92. Under The Milky Way by The Church 
  • 93. Somebody I Used To Know by Gotye 
  • 96. When You Say Nothing At All by Ronan Keating
  • 97. Take You Away by Angus Julia Stone
  • 99. Everybody's Talking At Me by Harry Nilsson
  • 102. The Universal Soldier by Donavan
  • 103. Better Be Home Soon by Crowded House
  • 104. Shame on the Moon by Bob Seager 
  • 106. I Can't Tell You Why by Eagles
  • 107. If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
  • 110. Stuck In The Middle by Steelers Wheel
  • 111. Lady by Little River Band
  • 112. I Can See Clearly Now by Jonny Nash
  • 114. Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
  • 119. Everybody Hurts by REM 
  • 123. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Green Day
  • 125. Heart Of Life by John Mayer
  • 126. Free Fallin by Tom Petty
  • 127. Budapest by George Esra
  • 130. Sandman by America
  • 131. Lonely People by America
  • 132. Shower The People by James Taylor
  • 133. Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townsend
  • 134. Sail Away With Me Honey by David Grey
  • 136. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song by Jim Crouche
  • 139. Slip Sliding Away by Simon and Garfunkle
  • 141. The Last Time by The Rolling Stones 
  • 142. When you Walk Into The Room by The Searchers
  • 143. Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics
  • 144. Babylon by David Grey
  • 145. Please Forgive Me by City And Colour ( Dallas Green )
  • 147. What's My Scene by The Hoodoo Gurus
  • 148. Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel
  • 149. Good Riddance by Green Day 
  • 151. Paradise by Coldplay
  • 153. Let Her Go by Traveller
  • 154. The Reason by Hooberstank 
  • 155. Norwegian Wood by The Beatles
  • 156. Streets Of Your Town by The Go Betweens
  • 159. More Than Words by Extreme
  • 157. Stop Dragging My Heart Around by Fleetwood Mac 
  • 160. Soldier Of Fortune by Deep Purple
  • 162. Layla by Eric Clapton
  • 163. Your Beautiful by James Blunt
  • 164. One by U2
  • 165. Here Without You by Three Doors Down
  • 168. Dust In The Wind by Kansas
  • 169. Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders
  • 170. Sweet Child of Mine by Guns n Roses
  • 171. My Happiness by Powderfinger
  • 172. Never Tear us Apart by INXS
  • 175. When The War is Over by Cold Chisel
  • 178. Streets Of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen
  • 180. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
  • 181. I'll Find My Way Home by Jon Vangelis
  • 183. Another Lonely Day by Ben Harper
  • 184. 1234 [2of2] by The Plain White T's 
  • 185. Forever Now by Cold Chisel
  • 186. Every Little Thing by Sting
  • 187. I'll Make You Happy by The Easy Beats 
  • 188. Holes by Passenger
  • 190. Own Sweet Way by The Notting Hillbillies
  • 191. It's a Wonderful Life by Black
  • 192. Clocks by Coldplay
  • 193. Hey There Delilah by The Plain White Ts
  • 200. Runaway Train by Soul Asylum
  • 201. Losing My Religion by R.E.M. 
  • 203. Zombie by The Cranberries
  • 204. Burn for You by John Farnham
  • 205. Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles
  • 206. Space Oddity by David Bowie
  • 207. Gamble Everything For Love by Ben Lee
  • 208. Proud Mary by Credence Clearwater Revival
  • 210. Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash
  • 213. Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
  • 218. Wild World by Cat Stevens
  • 220. Mrs Robinson by Simon and Garfunkle
  • 222. Rough Boy by ZZ Top
  • 223. Something Stupid by Frank Sinatra
  • 224. Tequila Sunrise by The Eagles
  • 225. Teach Your Children by Crosby Stills Nash Young
  • 226. Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot
  • 227. When September Ends by Green day
  • 228. Don’t Know Why by Norah Jones
  • 229. Imagine by John Lennon
  • 230. All I Want is You by U2
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