Unkle Bob: "Put A Record On" (2007)

Unkle Bob is a band based in the UK, formed in and around Glasgow University. Led by singer/songwriter Rick Webster, Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse as R.E.M., Prefab Sprout and Radiohead.

Their debut album Sugar & Spite was released on October 16, 2006 on Friendly Sounds / Mother City – a label set up by James guitarist/violinist Saul Davies and Aaron Moore (Ministry of Sound/EMI). They released a double single entitled "Satellite/Bad Dream" on April 5, 2009.

Unkle Bob toured with The Feeling, February 2007 (Germany), The Proclaimers, September 2007 (UK/Ireland), and North America with James in September/October 2008. They embarked on another tour in autumn 2009 with British vocal quartet The Vagabond Trills. They toured with Goo Goo Dolls, Fall 2010 (United Kingdom).

Unkle Bob released their second album, Shockwaves, in 2010. It includes 3 tracks produced by Ken Nelson.


- Lyrics:

I put a record on
Put it on and sing along with you
Sing along with you
And that's okay by me
That's okay 'cause in a way I'm free
In a way I am free


And you don't have to sympathize
I will try and dry my eyes

And I'm okay if we're drinking
Grab a beer and disappear with me
Disappear with me
And you don't, you don't have to sympathize
I will try and dry my eyes

And I put a record on
Put it on and get it on with you
Get it on with you

This time you'll find some other gonna mess your mind
It's too late or too soon
Some other gonna come too soon

Put it on
I will try and dry my eyes
Put it on
Am I something you despise?
Put it on
I will try to dry my eyes

I put a record on
I put a record on
I put a record on
Too soon

Put it on
And I will try and dry my eyes
Put it on
But am I something you despise?
Put it on
I will try to dry my eyes, my love