This is the second of three songs in tribute to my father who passed away. It’s my cover of Through the barricades, originally by Spandau ballet. If you didn’t know what it was about, I’ll tell you. It’s about the troubles in Northern Ireland.
Check it out.
Jeffstunes sings Through the barricades
I mentioned I was going to say a few things about my dad’s life, and so I will. I only know a small part of what happened in his life. Still there’s enough to mention that will astonish even the most resolute.
My Dad. Part 1
I’ll begin with the basic stuff. His birthplace was a place called Hammersmith, in West London. His mum Lily was a loving and kind person, but his father sadly did not live up to that reputation. He was an Irish waiter. The dad used to beat his mother whilst John was there. It isn’t any surprise that he despised his memory. He didn’t stick around for long. His brothers and sisters all share a different surname to him. Fortunately they had a better father. As a child he used to get into many tricky situations. Perhaps an indication of what was to come. Just an indication though. Some of the people he was to mix with in life ended up doing pretty well, and a number of them making quite a name for themselves.
John joined the Navy at a young age. Though he only managed to hold in there for under 4 years before being dismissed. He got a reputation for fighting, and as a gambling man, he used to set up fighting fixtures with side betting. During his service, and many fights, he managed to get away with only one loss. Part way through his service, he decided to take it upon himself to leave the Navy, short of his compulsory term. Hiding with travelling gypsies, and eventually at his mothers house. This is where the Military police finally caught up with him. Picture the scene. The M.P.s talking to his mother on the doorstep, whilst John was escaping out of the back window. He didn’t get very far before they captured him and returned him to Portsmouth.
To be continued…
On another note. This is quite exciting for me. I’ve finally put together my first album. It’s titled “Sight Or Sound”. As finances are stretched to the point of breaking, the availability of the album will be through Digital sales only. It’s been difficult doing everything myself. The performing, mixing mastering and artwork etc. It’s helped with the costs though. It will be on sale in over 40 places apparently. Some of those include Itunes, Amazon and Napster. I don’t want to come across as an anorak, but I was really extremely proud to have got the barcode for the album. Hooray! It now has a global product identity, and that’s official 
It’s looking like it’s going to be available to buy in about a month from now. Then it will spread to other online stores in the next few months. I’ll be blogging it when it does, and telling about any reviews etc.
Finally, it’s those Youtube stats again.
The subs have climbed up to 890. Only 10 away from 900 now.
The viewings on my channel have passed the 20k milestone, pushing forward to 20,672.
The total video views are now 343,712.
Next up is an acoustic cover. The third of my dad’s favourites.