Looking For The Way Home

from The Motives feat. Matt Taylor by The Motives feat. Matt Taylor

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The only track on the album to lean towards a more rural blues sound, Looking For The Way Home is part Bo Diddley groove, part Little Feat country-funk, with a thoughtful Paul Simon-esque lyric lamenting the trials and tribulations of modern life. It is the only track on the album to feature slide guitar, however it is Jonny Dyke’s piano that steals the show with some great syncopated licks throughout and a dazzling outro solo.

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Looking For The Way Home (Taylor)

I remember I was young
And all of this was fields as far as the eye could see
Well that’s not exactly true
But things have definitely changed round here believe me

Victory is often had by sinners
History is written by the winners
The future’s an imaginary land
Where politicians don’t inhale
Righteous men wind up in jail
But nobody can see the signs
Cos everybody’s looking for the way home

I remember I was young
And everything was fine and seemed so easy
Well that’s not exactly true
But things are definitely harder now believe me

Fashions change without a bye or leave
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be
But you can do exactly as you please
Unless you want to speak your mind
I’m sorry but your card’s declined
The motorway’s backed up again
Cos everybody’s looking for the way home

The sun is always shining on the way home
The cotton’s always rising on the way home
The fish are always jumping on the way home
Your heart forever pumping

We’re shrinking the expanding universe
Communication’s only getting worse
Everything is different now but nothing ever changes
You can risk a heart attack
Trying to take the power back
Best to try enjoy the b umpy ride
While we’re looking for the way home

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from The Motives feat. Matt Taylor, track released June 11, 2012

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The Motives feat. Matt Taylor London, UK

A new band project brings together some of the finest talent from the European blues scene. The Motives draw their musical inspiration from 40s New York, 50s Chicago and 60s London, combining Matt Taylor's electrifying guitar work with Jonny Dyke's virtuoso hammond and piano over a rock solid rhythm section of Roy Martin on drums and Andy Graham on Bass. Their new album is released in June 2012. ... more

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