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I Don't Want To Be Cool

from Emergency Lullabies by Merry Hell

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    The 6th album of joyful folk-rock from Merry Hell Track Listing: 1Go Down Fighting 2Leave It In The Ground 3Three Little Lions 4Handsome Sally 5Sister Atlas 6Sailor 7Beyond The Call 8Violet 9Younger Than You Were 10The Green Hills Of Home 11I Don't Want To Be Cool 12We Are Different, We Are One 13Moonlight Parade 14Emergency Lullaby (Wasting Time) Merry Hell are: Andrew Kettle: Vocals Virginia Kettle: Vocals & Guitar Bob Kettle: Mandolin & Bouzouki John Kettle: Guitars Nick Davies: Bass Lee Goulding: Keyboards & Banjo Neil McCartney: Fiddle & Backing Vocals Andy Jones: Drums All members of Merry Hell contributed to backing vocals on this album. Merry Hell were joined by Simon Care, who played Melodeon on I Don't Want To Be Cool. ‘Beyond The Call’ & ‘We Are Different, We Are One’ feature the massed voices of The Key Workers Chorus and The Social Isolation Choir. Our thanks go to each and every one of you. ‘Sailor’ was written for Bob ‘Buck’ Taylor, a former stoker in The Royal Navy. He was buried at sea in 2018. Sail on forever, Buck. ‘Sister Atlas’ is dedicated to Greta Thunberg. ‘Handsome Sally’ is dedicated to Karen and Richard. Emergency Lullabies was recorded, engineered and produced by John Kettle at The Music Projects, Wigan and remotely at band member’s homes, except for ‘Moonlight Parade’, which was produced by Neil McCartney and John Kettle. Cover Concept and all artwork by Neil McCartney. Neilmccartney10@gmail.com The Merry Hell Crew: Merchandise by Julie McKiernan and Mike (Jonah) Jones, occasionally augmented or substituted by Denise Kettle). Website by Julian Watts at JoolzDesign.com Cat-herding, breakfast arranging and spiritual guidance by Damian Liptrot. We would like to thank our families, friends and all you good people who help keep the Merry Hell charabanc moving on our mighty long way down Folk and Roll. We started recording Emergency Lullabies in the Autumn of 2019 and finished it during the Lockdown of 2020.

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A live favourite, building from gentle beginnings into a punch-the-air, singalong declaration

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I Don't Want To Be Cool

We should all make lemonade, let’s face it we’ve been sold,
Such a great big lemon we could swim in it.
And every time I walk up town, the window shopping brings me down,
The same glossy air-brushed boys and girls, half naked
They’re planting crazy sherbet lemon dreams in my head
I don’t want to shave my eyebrows off and draw a line instead
So I’m heading for the Northern Quarter, where the ice melts at the border,
No one makes a fuss if you’re a bit behind the times.
Don’t wanna be cool, don’t wanna be cool,
Cool’s too close to cold, cold ‘aint got no soul.
Don’t wanna be cool, don’t wanna be cool,
Cool’s too close to cold, cold ‘aint got no soul.
We should all just make a run for it while we have the chance,
Live in a mud-filled full time festival; bring back ‘dirty’ romance.
I watch her staring down at me, from her billboard throne,
Mistress frosty knickers selling lonely hearts of stone.
How I’d love to take her home with me and introduce her,
To the widely - ranging benefits of quality knitwear.
I’d take her to the Northern Quarter, where the ice melts at the border,
Everybody’s at liberty to be a bit last century.
Don’t wanna be cool, don’t wanna be cool,
Cool’s too close to cold, cold ‘aint got no soul.
Don’t wanna be cool, don’t wanna be cool,
Cool’s too close to cold, cold ‘aint got no soul.
We’ll take you all to the Northern Quarter, where the ice melts at the border,
No one makes a fuss if you’re a bit behind the times.
Don’t wanna be cool, don’t wanna be cool,
Cool’s too close to cold, cold ‘aint got no soul.
Don’t wanna be cool, don’t wanna be cool,
Cool’s too close to cold, cold ‘aint got no soul.

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from Emergency Lullabies, released November 8, 2020

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Merry Hell Wigan, UK

Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North- West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much loved folk-punk band The Tansads, developing a life and feel all of its own. Through 6 albums and hundreds of gigs, they offer hope & light in our troubled times. ... more

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