I set out to write a swampy sounding song like The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia, or Fancy, or Old Red. I wanted to write a good story song. I built the track myself using Logic Pro. I got Billy Droze to add the vocals for me

So much hurt and pain in the world, especially right now. Originally written for the #metoo movement, but listening to it now, I realize it can apply to all sorts of pain and hurt. We can rise and become more.

Everyone has challenges in life. What impresses me is how people deal with things positively. I love hearing about the story of the underdog rising to the top. Through my work, I have been able to meet lots of marvellous characters. I will always remember a concert I performed where I met a lady who was in a wheelchair, and after the show, we got to talking about music.

She told me how music was so important to her. Bringing up two children on her own with no money was difficult. Whats she loved to do when she could afford it was chill out with a bottle of wine and listen to her records. We discussed how music could recall ugly memories, but more importantly, it brightened life up. Now here she was in a home, in a wheelchair and still turned to music.

Inspiration for the song started with this lady then I started looking at how many women I know that are resolute at just getting on with it.

I was asked by a the owner of production company that I had been using to write lyrics for an artist he was promoting. She wanted a song about "not fitting in" that had some imagery in it for a video. The inspiration came from those two requirements. They both loved the song and tried for a year to make it work for their project, but in the end couldn't for whatever reason.

Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric, composed the music and recorded the song.

13th November – 5th December 2015 and 3rd February – 17th February 2016, 'Sex Appeal' was No. 1 for Brit Pop on NumberOneMusic in the U.K.
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Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric, composed the music and, as no one else would, recorded the song.



Tom Robinson played 'Can't Stay Mad' on The BBC Introducing Mixtape show in London on BBC Radio 6 Music and said, "I love that!".



Dan Murray at the BBC wrote, 'Having just listened to your song (which I am very impressed with) I can see why it was chosen to be played.'



Richard Griggs played 'Can't Stay Mad' on Zone Radio, South Africa and placed it on rotation for 8 weeks.


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Inspired from every day life and the transactions of others. You do this and I give you money.