I can only share this one once a year... so now is the time.
New Year https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=12623868
Of all the songs I've written I am most regretful that some known artist has not taken this on one board. It is absolutely the ideal song to be playing as the ball drops in Times Square or straight after Big Ben chimes in the New Year in London. It would be on everybody's playlist once a year.
It even has the melody for 'Auld Lang Syne' kicking in at the end for a sing along. It could assure an annual income stream for whomsoever's version catapulted it to the top of the charts and pay for my retirement in the process. C'mon Harry Styles you need another classic song. lol. Oh well. We can all dream.
This song was originally written as the first track for a follow up album to my 1985 release 'Jester Before the Throne.' My bright idea was to have an album with 12 tracks each related to the months of the year. An Easter song. A Christmas song. A summer song. etc... And this was the New Year song. And it's a belter.
It may well show more than a little influence of 80's rock band 'After the Fire'... but they were one of my favourites at the time I wrote it... so that is hardly surprising. (I suspect Van Halen would never have written 'Jump' if 'After the Fire' had not been their support band on tour with them. It has all the hallmarks of their classic songs. But that's another story....)
The song itself needs no explanation. If it were a commercial release I may change the lyrics in places, but overall I like the arrangement.
So Happy New Year to all.
New Year
©️ Adrian J Pratt 1984
New Year, Time to rejoice and celebrate life
New Year, Time to reflect and contemplate life
New Year, Like an open book before us
New Year, Can't you hear the future call us
New Year, New Year is here!
New Year, Time for us to make our resolutions
New Year, Time for us to seek for new solutions
New Year, Like an open book before us
New Year, Can't you hear the future call us
New Year, New Year is here!
How is this year going to find you?
Will you know there's love beside you?
Will you find your life
Is in loves hands?
New Year, Time to rejoice and celebrate life
New Year, Time to reflect and contemplate life
New Year, Like an open book before us
New Year, Can't you hear the future call us
New Year, New Year is here!
Celebrate, it's a New Year.
Celebrate, it's a New Year.
New Year, Time to rejoice and celebrate life
New Year, Time to reflect and contemplate life
New Year, New Year, New Year, New Year!