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After many years and hundreds of songs, I've finally been made to get up to date  with a webpage, and I hope that mine can give you a feel for the ifs and buts and near success of songwriting.  From every style of song that I've demoed here are a small number that I hope you will enjoy Success is as hit and miss as luck itself, once you make your mark, you have got a little credibility to move on from. I hope you enjoy reviewing my songs and if you would like to receive information about my musical  The Inn - please send me an email by clicking on this link Read more about Barry's interesting songwriting career by clicking on this link  Regards Barry Real Potential Songs Samples of some of Barry's songs can be heard by clicking on the buttons below

1. Don't Worry About Me  Classical/Pop (Sarah Brightman style) - Lyrics by Barry Foot and Music by Clive Scott.

2. Now The End Begins  Pop/Rock (suitable for James Bond style movie at least) Lyrics by Barry Foot, melody by Paul Foot, produced and arranged by Clive Scott. 

3. Compared To You  Pop Ballad - Lyrics by Barry Foot music by John Morley from Sheffield who I regard as one of the best music men I have ever written songs with.

4. There's No One Like Us  Pop/Dance -Suitable for a solo artist or a girl band.  Lyrics by Barry Foot and music by Barry Carter.

5. They're Only Children After All  Pop Ballad - Lyrics by Barry Foot music and arrangement by John Morley.

6. Super Hero  Pop Rock - I wrote this song with my two sons Paul and Daniel Foot.

7. Going All The Way  Pop/Ballad -  Lyrics by Barry Foot and music by Barry Carter.

8. Up All Night  Musical - This song is from my musical The Inn - On this song, the waitress sings along with other waitresses and dances inside The Inn - Lyrics and music by Barry Foot.

9. A Minute To Nowhere  Musical - Another song from my musical The Inn. This song is sung by Dracula when he knows they are coming to get him and are just minutes away.

10. After So Long Musical Duet - Another song from my musical The Inn. This song is sung by the Waitress and the Inkeeper.

11. A Place In Your Heart  Country and Western/Crossover - Lyrics by Barry Foot and music arrangement and production by Brian Hall.

12. Once I'd Seen Red  Country and Western/Crossover - Lyrics by Barry Foot and music arrangement and production by Brian Hall. I wrote this song when Rod Stewart started going out with Rachel Hunter - sadly Rod will never record this song now due to the lyrical content.

13. Santa Fe  Country and Western Crossover Ballad - Lyrics by Barry Foot and music arrangement and production by Brian Hall singer Faye Dempsey of Stars In Their Eyes winner.

14. We Took Their Pride  Traditional Country and Western - Lyrics by Barry Foot and music arrangement and production by Brian Hall.

15. There's a Lot of Don't That I've Done  Country and Western - Lyrics by Barry Foot and music arrangement and production by Brian Hall. Taken from my 4 song album My Tribute to Johnny Cash - The Songs Johnny Cash Could Have Sung.

16. Billy The Kid  Traditional style of Country and Western - Lyrics and music by Barry Foot. 

17. Last Journey Home Traditional song in the style of Amazing Grace - Lyrics and music by Barry Foot. True to its bagpipes and drums a full-on song of meaning and sentiment.

18. Too Much For My Heart  Classic Ballad (40's/50's style) - Lyrics and music by Barry Foot.  

19. I Remember That Boy  Classic Ballad. This song was written with Tom Jones in mind, the composer was Steve Thompson. It would still be a good song for Tom it just needs an updated remix. I wrote masses of songs with Steve Thompson, he has been composer to some of the big names in his day (Celine Dion and Elaine Page to name but two). Some of our songs were heard on a few Radio Stations some years back.

20. Fairytales  Soft Love Ballad. Lyrics and music by Barry Foot.

21. Take It From Me  Pop/Dance - Lyrics and music by Barry Foot. A bit of diversity here, the difference being, I wrote this song some years ago while watching the Eurovision Song Contest with France's entry, I thought I could do better than that French song for France, after so many knock backs from my UK efforts, so I wrote this there and then with the thought of getting my English words translated into French, but like most songwriters, thoughts are one thing and how on earth you get it from the song to the entry for France. No good for the UK though as I did the music too European.

22. Lovely In White  Classic Waltz Ballad - Lyrics by Barry Foot music by Clive Scott. A Father singing about his daughter on her wedding day and this song fits exactly.

23. The Ireland In Me Classic Irish Ballad - Lyrics by Barry Foot music by Mick West. I was working for The Pearl Assurance Company at their head office in High Holborn, London WC1 (now a big hotel) many years ago now. I was alone sitting in the staff coffee room, on the fourth floor just off the main staff dinning room, apart from a little Irish lady named Mary (I think). Many was a catering assistant, she had that great sense of humour that so many of the Irish have. One of the catering supervisors stuck her head out of one of the serving hatches shouting why after being told blah, blah, blah, had Mary made this mistake - or done whatever it was she had done - Mary replied quick as a flash "it must be the Irish in me". Looking at me as she shouted back and winking at me at the same time - so funny at the time (you should have been there).
I sat there thinking about what she had just said for a while, then I wrote the song The Ireland In Me with Johnny Logan in mind to sing it. I did get to Johnny Logan and his manager some years after writing it, but this is an even longer story, and not half as funny or as worthwhile remembering as the story of Mary's words that triggered me to write this song. 

I thought I would end my small offering of songs rightfully with one of my earliest songs written with Clive Scott. Out of my hundreds of songs, choosing is the hardest part, so I've gone for a wide range of interest that I hope most will enjoy.

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