Episodes

  • Episode 2: "Can't See For Looking"

    Episode 2: "Can't See For Looking"
    Apr 17 2026

    Tim and Damian once again amble along the windswept promenade of music-biz memories, deliberating on childhood tribalism, cultural appropriation, difficult time signatures, recording studio nerves… and Jamaican beer. All culminating beautifully in a wistful re-recording of Tim’s ‘Can’t SeeFor Looking’. Grab a jacket, turn up the collar and join them for the b-side stroll.

    References:

    Peter Gabriel

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6vZZtivPrtpggT5SSXsYTy

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5mHESsxnNuS9E6s6769eWu

    Aztec Camera

    https://open.spotify.com/album/1VduWll7rkJvGmwe5gYu72

    The Style Council

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3eGSA4P5vw&list=RDT3eGSA4P5vw&start_radio=1

    Sly & Robbie

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVIsTZPp0iM&list=RDVVIsTZPp0iM&start_radio=1

    Stephen Duffy - The Lilac Time

    https://open.spotify.com/album/5SgauH4yHE5d2s7cBZRHKK

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0Ew8gg

    David Sylvian

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEArdmll_9w&list=PLI6kLIhBBwmRkH-vUXwHhDFkortLSwLsi&index=4

    Linden Studios Cumbria - Guy Forrester

    http://lindenstudio.co.uk/



    LYRICS

    Can’t See For Looking

    words and music by Tim Riley

    I can’t see for looking, see the wood for the trees

    Though I’ve looked high and low on my hands and my knees

    And I wish that you’d tell me what it is that I’ve lost

    Cos I can’t see for looking

    Our union is ending, and it cuts me in two

    To see you turn away when I look at you

    And you decline my invitation to give it one chance

    Our union is ending

    I’m practising perfection, my motive unclear

    It’ll soften your defences, I’m certain, my dear

    And if that were to happen, I’m sure you’d agree

    Oh, what am I saying?

    As a desperate attempt, I have pleaded with you

    To consider it further and start anew

    But my rivers of persuasion are fast running dry

    These rivers of persuasion

    Please forgive me

    Please forgive me

    Please forgive me

    Please forgive me

    I can’t see for looking, see the wood for the trees

    Though I’ve looked high and low on my hands and my knees

    And I wish that you’d tell me what it is that I’ve lost

    Cos I can’t see for looking

    Our union is ending, and it cuts me in two

    To see you turn away when I look at you

    And you decline my invitation to give it one chance

    Our union is ending
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    44 mins
  • Episode 1: "The Newlyweds"

    Episode 1: "The Newlyweds"
    Apr 10 2026
    To kick off with, Tim and Damian natter about their musical journey, using one of their old songs as a springboard for the chat. This week it's 'The Newlyweds', which they've re-recorded specially for this show.Stephen Duffy (The Lilac Time)⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/5SgauH4yHE5d2s7cBZRHKK⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0Ew8gg⁠ Led Zeppelin⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/0GqpoHJREPp0iuXK3HzrHk⁠ Marc Bolan⁠https://open.spotify.com/track/4JzqDlNhjxxZ3oQcfXhS6q⁠ Mike Oldfield⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/0a3YQpBnRzJzNktOjb6Dum⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/200p7O3raeXT2jNhmzK4TE⁠ Yanks Records⁠https://medium.com/@alangregson/vinyl-hunting-in-mid-to-late-1980s-manchester-bd564c213258⁠ The Jam⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e3M8X_FV-8&list=RD1e3M8X_FV-8&start_radio=1⁠ Aztec Camera⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/1VduWll7rkJvGmwe5gYu72⁠ XTC⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/2qT62DYO8Ajb276vUJmvhz⁠ ELO⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/7jefIIksOi1EazgRTfW2Pk⁠ Steely Dan⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/6P7H3ai06vU1sGvdpBwDmE⁠ Little Feat⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZIwOAzDuGPspzK7yiTc4S⁠ Bob Dylan⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX⁠ Side FX⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SideFX-x9g/videos⁠ Biscuit Barrel⁠https://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/products/blue-hen-biscuit-barrel?variant=56315146011011⁠ The Clash⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RGLhK1IP9jnYFH4BRFJBS⁠ Prefab Sprout⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/4w3QqrcmBv8dasemwBXmxf⁠ Tears for Fears⁠https://open.spotify.com/search/Tears%20for%20fears⁠ Elvis Costello⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/2BGRfQgtzikz1pzAD0kaEn⁠LYRICS:The Newlywedswords and music by Damian Scott The bridal suite wasn’t quite what you expectedAnd the view out of the lake was not that at allAnd the thirty-year-old outlook from a sixteen-year-old mindWill never help you when she’s crawling up the wall Wishing you were not the newlywedsWishing you were not the newlywedsWishing you were not the newlywedsStart from the start and wake up one day ten years later The honeymoon, it came and went in silenceAs you packed away your memories in that caseThe pressure cooker romance started leaking steam, quiteslowly firstBut blew its top much later in your face The photographs were dull and uninspiringA perpetual reminder of the griefA Kodachrome rendition of a black and white state of mindThat took away your future like a thief Wake up, wake up, wake up!(Won’t you) wake up, wake up!
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    49 mins