The album comes in a gatefold cover with forget me nots on the disc and the cover, Photos from Bruce's back door at daybreak and roof at twilight, all of the musicians, and the kitchen sink. Artwork by Jeremy P Martin and Bruce Pumpa.
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I wrote this song about a guy who just does the right thing without thinking. He doesn't worry about who's watching, If he sees someone needs help, he just helps. Most of us know someone a bit like that, the unsung hero, or you might be that sort of person. If you are, you're probably too modest to realise.
Oh and one more thing regarding the kitchen sink. I was in Jeremy's kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil and started tapping the kitchen sink, noticing it had quite a nice tone, so Jeremy set up a mic and we have included the kitchen sink, as they say.
lyrics
Random Acts of Kindness
(Bruce Pumpa)
Random acts of kindness committed by a white knight
Who cuts through all the mindlessness, to do what he thinks is right
He’s higher than your Royal Highness, this ordinary man
He’s up there with the fines doing good wherever he can
He’ll go help a lady, with a baby in a pram
And when your car is broken down he’ll always lend a hand
He’s the one who’ll check on the man lying in the gutter
While everybody else just stands around and mutters
Random acts of kindness, random acts of joy
This lovely little man was a lovely little boy
Always doing good, every place he goes
He just feels he should, it’s the only way he knows
He will drive you home and go miles out of his way
And when you’re short of cash, he’ll insist that he must pay
He’s the one who talks to the person who is shy
And he’ll give you a clean hanky when you just can’t help but cry
He doesn’t have any plan
He’s just doing what he can
To put a smile on someone’s face
And in doing so, the World’s a better place
Random acts of kindness, plain for him to see
Doesn’t suffer blindness, he’s a vision for what should be
Random acts of kindness, he just likes helping people
Everyone looks up to him, on a Church he’d be the steeple
He’ll look in on your Mother, when you’re out of town
And he’ll greet you with a smile, when you greet him with a frown
He’s the one who’ll listen and is never one to judge
And has a faith in people that’s impossible to budge
Random acts of kindness committed by a white knight
Who cuts through all the mindlessness, to do what he thinks is right
He’s higher than your Royal Highness, this ordinary man
He’s up there with the finest doing good wherever he can
Random acts of kindness, random acts of joy
This lovely little man was a lovely little boy
Always doing good, every place he goes
He just feels he should, it’s the only way he knows
Random acts of kindness
credits
from Forget Me Nots,
released August 27, 2013
Bruce Pumpa
(Words and music)
Bruce Pumpa: Vocals, piano, synthesiser, drums, electronic medieval drum, tambourine, monk chorus, whistling, kitchen sink
Stuart Naylor: trumpet, tambourine, monk chorus
Jeremy P Martin: acoustic guitar, monk chorus
Gretchen Anderson: viola
Richard Grace: double bass
Hi, I'm Bruce Pumpa. I am a singer, songwriter, musician from Melbourne. I write about things that are important to me, like
family, love, compassion, respect, dancing. I have recorded an EP and two albums with Jeremy P Martin engineering and co-producing and have a wonderful band the Perfect Gentlemen who I sing and play keyboards with. I also play drums in a great cover band the Flying Sorcerers...more
The album contains thinking person's rock and Robert's unique take on the World with well crafted arrangements and great expressive playing and singing. Bruce Pumpa
Naomi sings like an angel and her guitar playing is light and breezy, the songs are bright and immediate. There's Richard's melliflluous double bass and Jeremy supports it all tastefully on the drums. Bruce Pumpa
Dan sings with passion, his songs have real feeling. There's pathos, anger, joy; the range of human emotions. Real story songs, and a slice of Australiana. Bruce Pumpa
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