The Island Years
John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2… Read Full Bio ↴John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums.

He grew up in Glasgow and attended Shawlands Academy. John Martyn moved to London from Glasgow in the mid 1960s. He made his initial recorded impact in 1967, at the age of 19, with his debut album London Conversation. He then quickly became an integral part of the British music scene, incorporating Folk, Blues, and Jazz into his unique sound.

In the late 60s to early 70s he was close friends with Nick Drake, for whom he wrote the song Solid Air. The album of the same name remains an extremely moving album, as does the later Grace and Danger which documents his divorce from his wife Beverley with whom he recorded several albums (as John & Beverley Martyn).

During the 70s John lived in Hastings on the South Coast of England. Whilst in Hastings he released, amongst others, the Live At Leeds album which he sold from his own house. Also during his time in Hastings John tried to help Paul Kossoff put his life back together.

A long held alcohol problem didn't prevent Martyn from releasing twenty-two albums. In 2003 he contracted an infection that resulted in the amputation of part of a leg, an episode documented in the 2004 BBC documentary "Johnny Too Bad". He recovered, however, and continued to play, record and tour. In 2008, he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Folk Awards. He has influenced many songwriters and guitarists and is an artist whose stature only grows with time. He worked with artists such as Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, David Gilmour and Levon Helm.

Sadly, he passed away on 29th January 2009.

A tribute album entitled Johnny Boy Would Love this…a Tribute to John Martyn was released on 15 August 2011, comprising cover versions of his songs by various artists who he had worked with or influenced.
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The Island Years
John Martyn Lyrics


Acid Rain The rain came down I heard the sound of yesterday's tv Rai…
Ain't No Saint Live, live, live, live Don't live alone Love, love Love, …
Angeline Angeline, did you hear me singing? Singing of our love in…
Anna She came to me so young and free And put her…
Auntie Aviator Auntie Aviator Sooner than much later, we'll be there Flying…
Baby Please Come Home Baby, please come home Baby, please come home Baby baby, p…
Back Down The River I know that we're going to be together, you and…
Back To Stay Although I've been away so many lonely nights You know I'm…
Ballad Of An Elder Woman Now woman, don't you feel sad when you see your…
Big Muff Well the man upstairs always lends an ear To the man…
Bless The Weather Time after time, I held it just to watch it…
Call Me Crazy Call me crazy, call me sad Call me lazy, call me…
Can't Get The One I Want I'm feeling down my senses are bound Cos I can’t get…
Certain Surprise And now the air is clear, my dear and you're…
Climb The Walls Everyone I talk to says they want go and sings…
Clutches Well my residential woman said, said to me That you daren't…
Cocain Did you hear a story about Cocaine Lil? She…
Coming In On Time Said she's coming in on the high tide She's a healer,…
Couldn't Love You More If you kissed the sun right out of the sky…
Dancing Oh darling, it's gonna be late when we get back…
Dealer Well, I cannot be your lover and I will not…
Deny This Love I see her walking down the street With the night down…
Don't Think Twice It's Alright It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If…
Don't Want To Know I don't want to know about evil Only want to know…
Dreams By The Sea No, no, no, no - it can't be true No, no,…
Dusty Nico, two headed Cuban giant He's looking with all of his…
Fairy Tale Lullaby If you want to ride a rainbow, come with me, I…
Fine Lines Here a fine line, there a fine line Oh what a…
Fisherman's Dream What happened to the fisherman's dream When they rowed that…
Fishin' Blues I have been fishing all the time Won't you come fishing…
Fly On Home You climbed on the train The window rolled on So did the…
Give Us A Ring Well now, what's the food like Have you slept well? And do…
Go Down Easy You curl around me Like a fern in the spring Lie down…
Go Easy Looking at me you never find out what a working…
Goin' Down to Memphis Now when I woke up this morning My wife she drove…
Golden Girl I see in the green stream that meanders round my…
Grace And Danger You know I wished you all you wish yourself It makes…
Head And Heart There's just no way to say how much I love…
Hello Train And hello train, it's April fool today And when you get…
Here I Am Now Here I am now there you are beside me After years…
Hold Me You don't need, you don't need anybody Nobody but me I don't…
Hurt In Your Heart When that hurt in your heart has gone; When that hurt…
Income Town You've got no work and you've got no money You're just…
It's One Of Those Days Rain clouds are forming darken my room Winter you're here so…
John The Baptist I'm John the Baptist and this Is my friend Salome And you…
John Wayne I believe I'm John Wayne They call me John Wayne You know…
Johnny Too Bad SEND MARTYN JOHN RINGTONES TO YOUR CELLPHONE I don't want…
Just Now Searching back through the friends I've known, Sometimes sa…
Knuckledy Crunch And Slippledee-Slee Song Lived on a houseboat when I was young Very young, oh…
Lay It All Down Darling will you walk with me gentle Come walking through th…
Let The Good Things Come I wish I had walked down, every road I ever…
Live On Love I never met anyone like you before It seemed every love…
London Conversation In a foreign city once again You waved weekly in the…
Lonely Love You couldn't change it if you tried Sometimes it seems, oh…
Look In Just another voice in the wilderness Just another cry for p…
Lookin' On What kind of love is this Concealed behind your kiss What ki…
Love Of Mine I've been watching you, my friend I've been watching all the…
Mad Dog Days You sit in your room, pretending to cry Oh you seem…
Make No Mistake If I can't be a happy man, I won't be…
May You Never May you never lay your head down without a hand…
My Baby Girl My baby girl She's the sweetest in the whole wide world Sh…
New Day Revolution convolution Circles around the town Give us all s…
Nightline Watch out, watch Watch out. They got frozen faces They …
One Day Without You One day without you And I feel just like I'm somebody…
One Step Too Far Playing your cards right, keeping your cool Pushing it all n…
One World Some of us live like princes Some of us live like…
Our Love Oh baby, take a look Take a look in your heart…
Outside In Love... love... love... it's love... Love... it is love... …
Over the Hill I'm going away to leave you, I'm going to leave…
Over The Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Parcels I'll take your sadness, make it mine And leave the madness…
Patterns In The Rain You cannot hide, not even from yourself; Like me, you'll bla…
Piece By Piece Ever since we've together We tried and tested every step we…
Primrose Hill Went to see the sun go down on Primrose Hill The…
Road To Ruin The sun was red and the sky was blue And I…
Rolling Home Rolling home Sun's around my shoulders Rolling home I fee…
Root Love A thousand kisses flying home to you A thousand kisses, two…
Run Honey Run Well I wish I could think of some cliché to…
Sandy Grey Oh Sandy Grey, are you going away? Leave me a message…
Sapphire I watch the day go down Sapphire I watch my luck turn…
Satisfied Mind How many times, have you heard somebody say If I had…
Say What You Can You make me shaky the way you play the game And…
Send Me One Line I feel that I have known You for a lifetime now Though…
Serendipity I′ve these dreams I'm Walking home Home when it used to be A…
Sing A Song Of Summer If you go looking down in the summer To the village…
Singin' In The Rain I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain What…
Small Hours You've been taking your time and you've been living on…
Smiling Stranger Standing on the corner, got myself in hand Waiting for…
So Much In Love With You The second time that I saw you I knew you had…
Solid Air You've been taking your time And you've been living on solid…
Some People Are Crazy Some people are crazy about him Some people can't stand his…
Sorry To Be So Long Sorry to be so long Just didn't have the time Haven't been…
Spencer The Rover This tune was composed by Spencer the Rover As valiant a…
Stormbringer Time's gone by Calendar leaves and snows fly I might write…
Sugar Lump Get down, mama, to my sugar cube. Get down mama, won't…
Sunday's Child Saturday night comes creeping Saturday night comes creeping …
Sweet Honesty Talk of making love Take your time to bluff your way…
Sweet Little Mystery Just that sweet little mystery that breaks my heart Just th…
The Apprentice I work at the station At the heart of the nation…
The Gardeners Don't go in the flower garden late at night Because somethin…
The Glory Of Love You've got to laugh a little, cry a little Sometimes let…
The Man In The Station There's a man in the station and a train in…
The Message Every day and all night I'm trying to tell you're all…
The Moment It could be the moment When you tell me that you Understand…
The Ocean Saw the ocean said of it Nothing's bigger than this Took the…
The River I know that we're going to be together, you and…
This Time I'm putting you right out of my life Ain't going to…
Traffic-Light Lady All we had between us was a secret Kept for just…
Tree Green And I've been thinking About the wine we're drinking About t…
Upo Shake that trouble from your life Love of mine, we will We…
Walk To The Water She walked to the water And came back looking good and…
Watching Her Eyes Women know protraction As they cut it into sections She's …
Ways To Cry If I ever took another woman I was in my need…
Who Believes In Angels Tell me, who believes in angels anymore? I do, cos one…
Who's Grown Up Now On this June morning I give you warning I might just fly…
Woodstock Perch trees, pine trees Oh there're many kind trees Sparrows…
Would You Believe Me Would you believe me if I told you For four long…
You Can Discover One day our laughter comes flowing with the rain And on…
You Know In all this mad excitement Isn't it fine to know That love…


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