Uptempo mocking song written by Simon Oak in May 2020, based on jokes that circulated on the internet during the Covid-19 pandemic. On a serious note: we will never forget the hundreds of thousands that lost their dear ones partly due to the massive mismanagement…
Ballad by Simon Oak about the slow process of starting to believe in yourself as a real artist. Ask Simon if you want to know the melody. Lyrics Chorus: We grow as we go When we fall, we just get up We get better as…
Protest song by Simon Oak against the unpredictable and lawless behaviour of the USA’s President. The last line is a reference to one of Simon’s most favourite Irish songs. Recognise it? Lyrics Hello there, my friends, how are you keeping? May the songs never end,…
Inspired by a news item in 2018, Simon Oak wrote this true-story-song about Rhodri Philipps, an arrogant English aristocrat, a racist, a convicted criminal, and a Leave-voter in David Cameron’s anti-EU Referendum that started off the UK’s highly damaging Brexit process. Philipps issued a £5,000…
Song by Simon Oak about how the internet has changed us. Lyrics What if we had no internet? How would I send you a message? I’d look for a piece of paper, A pen, a stamp and an envelope And few days later you would…
Happy New Year song by Simon Oak, written at the start of 2023. Lyrics Chorus There it is, another year behind us Let’s forget the sadness, remember all the happiness Remember those we had to leave behind us Cheer up, I wish you Happy New…
Unfinished protest song by Simon Oak. Yesterday, 15 Dec. 2025, the ‘Proud’ US Army mass murdered eight more innocent people at sea by destroying their boats. To impress the world, these ‘bold soldiers’ show us how they ‘risked their lives for the defence of their…
Tribute by Simon Oak to one of Ireland’s most famous singers, Christy Moore. Simon: “I’ll never forget my first steps through the streets of Dublin. It was on 30 September 2013, after the Mountshannon Trad Festival with my fiddle friend and priceless Ireland guide, Jan…
Song by Simon Oak, based on the famous traditional, to remember the Covid 19 pandemic. End of April 2020, we were very keen on keeping safe distances, especially from the oldies, but that didn´t stop us from celebrating my mother’s 85th birthday. Yes, that´s her,…
A new ballad by Simon Oak, inspired by the beauty of the Autumn trees in Germany this October. Lyrics When the leaves change their colours From Summer’s green to Autumn yellow Every shade of brown and red A pleasure to the eye And the first…