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Better Off Dead

from Little Fish EP - Milton Hide by Milton Hide

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    Our very first official release, this this 6 track EP came out in 2018 and is really more like a mini album.

    Songs are like little fish being released into a big ocean. Who knows where they (or any of us for that matter) will end up?
    We really hope you enjoy our first official release and sense the love that we have put into it.
    It’s dedicated to our family and friends. A special thanks to the amazing Chuck.
    Jim and Josie

    Reviews so far:

    “…high in melodic quality, perfectly-matched voices and rich with storytelling…” Folk Words

    “Lovely stuff” Mike Harding

    "There is a wonderful streak in Little Fish that sees the duo take a meandering walk through song and exemplifies the sheer depth and versatility they possess.” Artree

    "This is a surprisingly enchanting EP” Northern Sky Magazine

    Milton Hide draw inspiration from their surroundings, from people they meet and from traditional folk songs from East Sussex and beyond - way beyond, sometimes!

    ​Who (or where) is Milton Hide?
    Husband and wife duo, Josie and Jim Tipler take their band name from an area of scrub and coppice, known for its nightingales and other wildlife, near their East Sussex home.
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    released April 28, 2018

    Milton Hide are Jim Tipler and Josie Tipler
    All songs written and performed by Milton Hide
    © Milton Hide 2018
    Recorded at Magpie Studio in Wilmington, East Sussex
    With thanks to:
    Marylin Thomas for violin on Perfect Place To Hang;
    Rob Skinner for bass guitar on Love Is A Bitch;
    Charlie Tipler for electric guitar and bass guitar on Home Is Where Your Heart Is, drums on Love Is A Bitch
    Produced by: Charlie Tipler and Jim Tipler
    Recorded, mixed and mastered by Charlie Tipler
    Cover artwork by Josie Tipler

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Josie always refers to this as a song about life insurance, of which there can’t be very many (maybe this is the only one). It was written as a kind of protest against the austerity policy brought in by the government of the day.

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No car, no scooter
No iPhone, no computer
No bricks, no mortar
2 Sons, 3 daughters
Got health, I got looks
See friends, I read books
Got time but no money
Stale milk, no honey
Life’s tough
and it’s getting tougher
I like it smooth
but it sure is rougher
I took advice
but the man he said
Living’s fine
But you’re better off dead

I got the blues but don’t worry
This is Hastings not Surrey
The best place that I’ve ever been
Great folks and a great scene
I got legs, I got hands
I got feet but I can’t dance
I don’t care ‘cos I rock’n’roll
This old town’s got great soul
Life’s tough
and it’s getting tougher
I like it smooth
but it sure is rougher
I took advice
but the man he said
Dancing’s fine
But you’re better off dead

Government put a squeeze on
They need dough for a reason
The last guys well they
sure messed up
Left the house with an empty cup
Here’s a church, got a steeple
Full house, full of
hard working people
They got jobs, on a living wage
Mortgaged to a dying age
Life’s tough
and it’s getting tougher
We like it smooth
but it sure is rougher
We took advice
but the man he said
You’re doing ok
But you’re better off dead

Take a train, take a bus
Take a car, we ain’t fussed
Gotta move, gotta go
No people, no show
Make some noise, make a stink
Make a night,
gonna make them think
Gotta be another way
Gonna have, gonna have our say
We’re tough
and we’re getting tougher
We like it smooth
but it sure is rougher
Take advice
but the man he said
Well you’re doing ok
But you’re better off dead!

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from Little Fish EP - Milton Hide, released April 28, 2018

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Milton Hide Brighton, UK

Milton Hide's songs are often stories about people or places they know. Often uplifting, sometimes melancholy, sometimes uptempo and sometimes laid back, many original songs and a few surprise covers, Josie and Jim's voices and playing blend like your favourite smoothie.

Milton Hide take their name from an area of scrub and coppice near their home in beautiful East Sussex.
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