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Better Than You / Another You (2006)

by Matt Cooper (aka Leader)

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BETTER THAN YOU You turned it on I want it off The remote control doesn't work Batteries running low I can't reach So I'll keep watching Your late night Boxing No no you haven't got a hold of me No no you don't know what’s best for me No no you're not the boss of me I'm better than you You know that it's true I'm better than you So much better than you Now i'm up all night Watching repeats You've fallen asleep Are you dreaming of me? Time goes so slow When you want to break free I should be dreaming Of better feelings No no you haven't got a hold of me No no you don't know what’s best for me No no you're not the boss of me I'm better than you You know that it's true I'm better than you So much better than you I don't want to lose control Of all the things I know Wasting all this time Has got the better of me
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Another You 02:47
ANOTHER YOU Never had the guts to tell you the truth Now I feel that I've wasted so much time And it's the end of the line Years have gone of wasted songs I always thought that you would be the one How I was so wrong But I'll be fine It will take some time To find another you Another you Will I find another you? You looked so pretty when you broke the news Deep inside I felt so confused Have I lost you? The tapes I made you can throw them away They don't mean as much as they did yesterday Love ended today But I'll be fine It will take some time To find another you Another you Will I find another you? She's been taken away from me Will she ever come back to me? I thought it was destiny Maybe not meant to be But I'll be fine It will take some time To find another you Another you Will I find another you? I'm broke I'm a joke And I thought she would one day be my girl Now she's gone I was wrong I'm left drinking on my own Not meant to be Is that me? Will I always be alone? Will i find a girl who's another you?

about

These songs were so fun to play.

They were the first songs that we recorded as a band and uploaded to MySpace back in early 2006. We pressed copies and ‘released’ the songs as a double A Side, to sell at gigs and use as promo. I’ve still got a few boxes under my bed.

Amazingly, on the back of these songs (and MySpace) we got a record deal in Japan and we were lucky enough to promote our debut album (Lucky) there and play a handful of shows. Great days!

Both songs are about relationships; being trapped in one and longing for one (that never happened).

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released August 7, 2020

Songs written by Matt Cooper and Performed by Leader

Charlie Waygood - Drums
Laurie 'Loz' Buckely - Rhythm Guitar & Backing Vocals
Matt Cooper - Guitar & Vocals
Tim Turner - Bass Guitar

Recorded and Mixed at Church Road Studios (Hove) By Grant Lyons and Paul Beat in 2006.

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Matt Cooper (aka Leader) Chichester, UK

Matt Cooper wrote songs for and fronted the Brighton based Power-pop band LEADER (B7 Records, UK & Trust Records, JP) and played the drums for art-rockers COIN-OP (Fierce Panda, UK).

Someone somewhere once said this about Matt...

‘Big melodies and candid lyrics’

‘Weezer meets The Beatles’

‘Full of infectious energy and hooks’
... more

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