Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
NEW SONG!! And Lyrics
You can listen to the song here and below the lyrics.
Ships
Honey, I'm shouting it out
From the rooftops
Hoping you might hear
What it is I'm saying
Honey, I'm singing this song
'Til the pain stops
Or 'til you come home
And you say you're staying
A wiser man would say
That I've lost you forever
But listen to this foolish heart
Of all my ships
That sailed away
Of all my bridges burned
Of all the words
I can't unsay
And all my lessons learned
I know this to be true
My worst mistake was you
Ever losing you
And breaking your heart
I thought knowing we
Can even only be friends
Would be the worse part
But I was wrong it seems
That the worse is not knowing
Baby, I'm seeing it clear
For the first time
If you just turned around
You would see that I'm growing
A wiser man would say
I shouldn't ask you for more
But should you ever miss these shores
Of all my ships
That sailed away
Of all my bridges burned
Of all the words
I can't unsay
And all my lessons learned
I know this to be true
My worst mistake was you
Ever losing you
And breaking your heart
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Interview With Buffalo Rocks
Hey Lee. We are really looking forward to having you play Buffalo Rocks on the 23rd September at The Monarch – are you excited about playing alongside James Walsh?
Definitely. He was on my music radar as a kid growing up and my friends and I followed his band, and so to share a stage with James is going to be a really nice feeling.
Were you a big Starsailor Fan?
I really dug the fact that they got Phil Spector involved, I thought that was really cool. Silence is Easy was probably my fave song of theirs and I thought the “Wall of Sound” production was great. They definitely stood out from a lot of other indie bands at the time because of that. And I thought Alcoholic was a bold song too.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
'Joanna' Vid and Lyrics
Joanna
VERSE1
It cut like a knife through the morning light
And hurt like I couldn't pretend
she said "thanks for the memories
but this is where we end"
She said "in all honesty
i hoped it might work but it won't
cos you're not the boy that you used to be
he had a spark and you don't"
BRIDGE1
I told her i'd change it could still be the same
but she said i was wasting my time
with tears in my eyes i said "love never dies"
but she said that she'd made up her mind
I begged and I pleaded I told her I needed her
like i need nobody else
If i've made a mistake well what more can i say
Then I'm sorry for being myself!
CHORUS
Joanna, what's the matter?
I thought you loved me
Joanna, what's the matter?
Joanna, what's the matter?
My heart keeps calling out
My heart keeps calling
VERSE2
My body was paralysed
and the doctor said there was no cure
I'd never known anything
to hurt that much before
I tried to forget her face
I tried not to write her this song
I went to my happy place
But I didn't stay long
BRIDGE2
I called out her name to the stars and the rain
as I banged and i banged on her door
She said "look it's over, go home and get sober,
I don't need your grief anymore
I begged and I pleaded I told her I needed her
like i need nobody else
If i've made a mistake well what more can i say
Then I'm sorry for being myself!
CHORUS
Joanna, what's the matter?
I thought you loved me
Joanna, what's the matter?
Joanna, what's the matter?
My heart keeps calling out
My heart keeps calling
Lyrics Lee Macdougall
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Help Lee!!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
'Iris' Vid And Lyrics
And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
and sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
'Ain't No Sunshine' Vid And Lyrics
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gonna stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
And I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know
Yeah I'm gonna leave young thing alone but ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness everyday
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
'I Don't Wanna Talk About It' Vid And Lyrics
I can tell by your eyes
that you've probably been crying forever
And the stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you
they're a mirror
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
won't you listen to my heart
Oh oh my heart
If I stand alone
will the shadows hide the colour of my heartblack for the night,
blue for tears fears the stars in the skydon't mean nothing to you
they're a mirror
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
won't you listen to my heart
Oh oh my heart
Interview With Lee
1) What inspired your song "How to be"?
I was actually having a bit of writer's block at the time, and one day Rob Pattinson started telling me about a new movie that he was about to start shooting called How To Be. He told me it was about a young musician who was basically a bit of a failure with girls and in life in general. I thought it sounded really funny and I identified with it straight away and thought maybe I could write something for the soundtrack. So I went home and wrote it in a couple of days and gave it to Rob. Everyone really liked it but unfortunately it was too late to be used for the movie as the soundtrack had already been cut. I played it at a gig a few weeks later just for a bit of fun really and it got such a great response from the crowd i thought, actually.. I'll keep this song for myself!
2) If you can choose for which Rob's movie you would write a song? Why?
I have a new song called "Stay" which is probably the most romantic thing I've ever written. I've had quite a few emails from Twilight fans saying it would fit really well on the next Twilight movie... and I definitely wouldn't object if that were to happen!
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Watch Lee's Show!
Watch live video from The Bedford Live on Justin.tv
This if from last night at The Bedford in London
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Interview from Ark Mag
Lee MacDougall was born and raised in a small seaport town, soon to be distracted by the bright lights and culture of the UK’s capital, he decided to move here. His songs, as he’s more than happy to tell you, could be better described as short stories set to music. You can’t help but be reminded of the sixties’ kitchen sink drama films and books, his songs reflect the lives of everyday people in a brilliantly poetic way. And, like the devious little creatures we are, we managed to get a few more words out of him.
First off, tell me a bit about yourself – how would you describe your music?
I grew up in Grimsby which is a small town in the north of England and I moved down to London a few years ago after I managed to escape one day on the Megabus. People are big on humour and sarcasm in the north, so I guess there’s a bit of that in my songs, and they’re very honest and mostly based on true stories. My album will almost be a diary of a kid leaving home and moving to the big city with 50p in his pocket telling tales about the adventures he had along the way. Musically I think I’m somewhere in between Rod Stewart, The Kinks and The Kooks.
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