Cover This
There are those who can and those who can't
write their own now hear me rant
so many so-called musos put down those who do
but without them they'd be struck dumb
so give credit where credit's due
imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery
it's the worst way of stealing
steal my thoughts you steal my soul
I hope you all burn in hell with your double-dealing
if you're content to walk in the footsteps of others
forever a copy artist playing only covers
cover this all you cover bands there aren't so many chords
cover this if you can there aren't too many words
I'll keep it simple nice and easy
for those three-chord copycats they're so lazy
so many 'musicians' put down those who can
but without them they'd have nothing to play
in their pitiful little cover bands
Martin H. Samuel
'Old School' YouTube
'That Puffin Song' YouTube
'Walla Walla' YouTube
Martin Howard Country Music
Emperor Rosko airs Martin Howard on Coast to Coast Country
'Diesel In The Morning' YouTube
Martin & the Caffeine Creek Band
1954 Nairobi, Kenya 1st gig: Little Drummer Boy
1965 Somerset West, South Africa 1st band: The Saracens
Martin, Charlie, Ronnie
1966 Lanzerac, Stellenbosch, South Africa: 1st paid gig
1966 Somerest West, South Africa: Naval Cadet Band Lead Drummer
1967 Bonn, Germany - The Vagabonds
1968 Bonn, Germany - Jigsaw Puzzle: Ulf, Detlev, Martin, Ken, Harald
1969-1971 London - Heatwave: Pete, Terry, John, Martin, Richard
Heatwave Bandcamp
Heatwave Wikipedia
Heatwave YouTube
1971 London - Crew: John, John, Jon, Tony, Martin, Ian
19th December 1971, Fishbourne Ferry, Isle of Wight: Crew & Brinsley Schwarz
1977 Kailua, Hawaii - Bright Eye Band: Chuck, Jim, Martin, Chris
Bright Eye Band Bandcamp
Bright Eye Band YouTube
1978 Kailua, Hawaii Sweet Fire
1979 Chord Board Original
1979 Chord Board
1980 Waikiki, Hawaii - Cactus Jack: Martin, Keith, John
1980 Cortez, Colorado - Contraband: Eddie, Martin, ID
1983 Los Angeles, California - Alliance: Mark, Martin, Rick, Tony, Barry
1984 Seattle, Washington Splash
1987 Seattle, Washington The Torpedoes
Lisa Nemzo SoundCloud
1994 Lisa Nemzo YouTube
1995 Eclipse
Eclipse Bandcamp
Eclipse YouTube
1995 Games Above Board
Games Above Board YouTube
2009 Audrey Landers YouTube
2013 Fort Lauderdale, Florida The New Revolution
2014 Boogi:e On The Bayou
2014 Bayou Bay Boogie Line Dance
2015 Bayou Bay Boogie Partner Dance
2016 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Big Orange Monster
2017 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sunny 'n' the Cut
2021 Henning, Landsgard & Samuel
2022 St. Augustine, Florida - Martin & Rick Livingstone
Rick Livingstone Bandcamp
Rick Livingstone SoundCloud
Rick Livingstone YouTube
2023 Terry Shea YouTube
2024 Boogie On The Bayou YouTube
2024 Bluey & the Roo Bars
2026 Shea, Steen & Samuel YouTube
2026 Boom Radio TV Advert
On behalf of Celtica Radio GoFundMe
Poems & Stories:
Andrew John & Martin H. Samuel
Poems:
One Small Step, One Giant Leap
Outward Bound
Should you come a cropper, I know of a bent copper, a salve to soothe your sorrow, and I'll loan you my own plugged nickel, if you have a red cent I may borrow, but swallow a dollar today, and you'll be passing the buck tomorrow.