2025 Competition Entry:

No Reviews by Jo Downing

Genre

Pop

Artist

Website

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

Vocals – myself, Keyboards – James Hawkins, Guitar – Will Cragg, Drums and Bass – Musicians arranged by James Hawkins, all done in lockdown, so we never met

Description

Being rejected because of being single for a long time, hence ‘no reviews’ from previous partners, much like an appliance reviewed online for others to base their purchases on.

Bio

Lyrics

With a tear in her eye, she turned and said
I guess I’m that book you never read
Was it my face on the cover?
Was the preface much too long?
That you dropped me for another
And I’m left to carry on

They’d barely scraped the surface
There was so much more to share
At least a dozen or more chapters
That would take them who knows where

Missing all the good bits
All the layers to reveal
Quickly skipping to the last page
Taking coffee at the meal

All she got was…

I’m so confused, you got no reviews
I got nothing here to help me choose
You got no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Got no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

I’m so confused, you got no reviews
I got nothing here to help me choose
You got no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Got no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

She thought about the stories
Of the past she had to tell
And the sequel that was brimming
With more twists and turns than hell

She’d hoped they’d be together
For the future now and later
So part two could change direction
With a joint, strong navigator

But the plot lost motivation
And the cast was down to one
Then the epilogue came fast
Shot like a bullet from a gun

Missing all the good bits
All the layers to reveal
Quickly skipping to the last page
Taking coffee at the meal

I’m so confused, you got no reviews
I got nothing here to help me choose
You got no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Got no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

I’m so confused, you got no reviews
I got nothing here to help me choose
You got no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Got no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

With a smile in her eyes, she turned and said
It seems I’m that book you’d take to bed
And you’d slide me undercover
And you’d keep me all night long
But you dropped me for another
So you’re left to carry on

The years had passed so slowly
She’d moved on and found success
Gained some fame and popularity
Bestseller by the press

Savouring the good bits
All the layers to reveal
Slowly reading every last page
Time for coffee at the meal

I was so confused, you had no reviews
I had nothing here to help me choose
You had no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Had no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

I was so confused, you had no reviews
I had nothing here to help me choose
You had no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Had no reasons to pick you
No inclinations
I’m so confused, you got no reviews
I got nothing here to help me choose
You got no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Got no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

I’m so confused, you got no reviews
I got nothing here to help me choose
You got no recommendations
Or good vibrations
Got no reasons to pick you
No inclinations

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