All Songs by John Nicole
Addicted To Love *
Almost Empty
All Along The Watchtower *
Beyond Words
Breathing Blues
Bring It On Home To Me *
Can't Get No Job
Celebration Blues
Come Together *
Curacao Blue
Dance With Me
Devil's Ground
Dig That Bone
Don't let The Sun
Catch You Crying *
Don't Think Twice,
It's All Right *
Everybody's Gonna Go
Everything Will Be Okay
Feel You in My Arms
Get Out Of My Way
Happy Life
I Do Love You
(Go Away)
I Don't Play Piano
I Know You Know
It Ain't All Up To You
Johnny B. Goode *
Lost in A Space
Love Me Tender *
Me & You
Meet The Master
Midnight With You
Mustang Sally *
My Promise
My Shepherd
My Woman
Nadia Knows
Never My Love *
No Where To Go
Out Of The Shadows
Peace Of Mind
Play Ground
Remember
Rose, The *
Shaken & Stirred
Snap Dragon Stew
Snatch Alley Girl
So Sexy
Somebody To Love *
Songs Don't Make Sense
Summer Breeze *
Take Me Home
This Is The Time
Together Forever
Tomorrow Never Knows *
Very Casalecki
Walking In The Clouds
What A Wonderful World *
What's Wrong With The Pentagon?
While My Guitar Gently Weeps *
Wild Thing *
You Are An Animal
* Cover Songs
Addicted To Love *
Almost Empty
All Along The Watchtower *
Beyond Words
Breathing Blues
Bring It On Home To Me *
Can't Get No Job
Celebration Blues
Come Together *
Curacao Blue
Dance With Me
Devil's Ground
Dig That Bone
Don't let The Sun
Catch You Crying *
Don't Think Twice,
It's All Right *
Everybody's Gonna Go
Everything Will Be Okay
Feel You in My Arms
Get Out Of My Way
Happy Life
I Do Love You
(Go Away)
I Don't Play Piano
I Know You Know
It Ain't All Up To You
Johnny B. Goode *
Lost in A Space
Love Me Tender *
Me & You
Meet The Master
Midnight With You
Mustang Sally *
My Promise
My Shepherd
My Woman
Nadia Knows
Never My Love *
No Where To Go
Out Of The Shadows
Peace Of Mind
Play Ground
Remember
Rose, The *
Shaken & Stirred
Snap Dragon Stew
Snatch Alley Girl
So Sexy
Somebody To Love *
Songs Don't Make Sense
Summer Breeze *
Take Me Home
This Is The Time
Together Forever
Tomorrow Never Knows *
Very Casalecki
Walking In The Clouds
What A Wonderful World *
What's Wrong With The Pentagon?
While My Guitar Gently Weeps *
Wild Thing *
You Are An Animal
* Cover Songs
Playing Alexander Graham Bell
LYRICS
"It Ain't All Up To You"
Words & Music By John Nicole
Copyright © 2010 Mind of Music
I thought that I could change for you
But baby there ain’t nothin’ that you can do
It ain’t all up to you
I try to say the things you wanted me to say
But it ain’t all up to you
I hope by now you’ve learned your lesson
And you know what you did wrong
You should’ve let me have my freedom
That’s why we didn’t last very long
You just want complete control
But little do you know it ain’t all up to you
I know now that you’re so lost
And you had to pay the cost
It ain’t all up to you
You just want to lead the way
There was nothing I could say
It ain’t all up to you
There were times I couldn’t even feel
Cause you decided what was real, but
It ain’t all up to you
I didn’t know that I was part of your fantasy
And that you had a script you wanted me to read
I played your part too well and I could see
There was nothin’ else that I could be
‘Cause you held the key to bein’ me
Now I’m thinkin’ on my own
And I’m leavin’ you alone
It ain’t all up to you
Just try and stop me if you can
But you will never stop a real man
It ain’t all up to you
What you thought you had you lost
And little did you know the cost
"It Ain't All Up To You"
Words & Music By John Nicole
Copyright © 2010 Mind of Music
I thought that I could change for you
But baby there ain’t nothin’ that you can do
It ain’t all up to you
I try to say the things you wanted me to say
But it ain’t all up to you
I hope by now you’ve learned your lesson
And you know what you did wrong
You should’ve let me have my freedom
That’s why we didn’t last very long
You just want complete control
But little do you know it ain’t all up to you
I know now that you’re so lost
And you had to pay the cost
It ain’t all up to you
You just want to lead the way
There was nothing I could say
It ain’t all up to you
There were times I couldn’t even feel
Cause you decided what was real, but
It ain’t all up to you
I didn’t know that I was part of your fantasy
And that you had a script you wanted me to read
I played your part too well and I could see
There was nothin’ else that I could be
‘Cause you held the key to bein’ me
Now I’m thinkin’ on my own
And I’m leavin’ you alone
It ain’t all up to you
Just try and stop me if you can
But you will never stop a real man
It ain’t all up to you
What you thought you had you lost
And little did you know the cost
inside track
This song is one of my favorites and is dedicated to all those men or women who are in very controlling relationships. My advice? Get out as quickly as possible. Karen Oliver, who also does many of the backup vocals on my songs, plays the part of a “control freak,” but she’s anything but. I invited Guitarist Tom Walker to play on the song and he suggested using the wah-wah effect which seems to work nicely. Also, my thanks to Ray Crabbs who let me borrow his car one afternoon to shoot the music video for this song.
Here's the wah-wah effect isolated from the rest of the song:
This song is one of my favorites and is dedicated to all those men or women who are in very controlling relationships. My advice? Get out as quickly as possible. Karen Oliver, who also does many of the backup vocals on my songs, plays the part of a “control freak,” but she’s anything but. I invited Guitarist Tom Walker to play on the song and he suggested using the wah-wah effect which seems to work nicely. Also, my thanks to Ray Crabbs who let me borrow his car one afternoon to shoot the music video for this song.
Here's the wah-wah effect isolated from the rest of the song:
REVIEWS
I really dig the blues guitar. It adds depth, soul and character.
Zack Daggy
“It Ain’t All Up To You” makes a Cuisinart-y blend of sawing blues-based slide and an enormous smacking beat. Even amid this sweeping cacophony, Nicole – showing impressive range – sings in a quietly conversational way that recalls early 1970s Eric Clapton or, a key influence of his, J.J. Cale.
Nick DeRiso
Nick DeRiso
"It ain't all up to you"...interesting. This song is almost Pop, but a little bit Country...I like it, but I think it could use some more depth which could be achieved through vocals. However, lyrics are great, as is usual from John Nicole!
Karen at Amazon.com
