Songs by Tim Cole
"You Bring Sunshine" (2026)
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You Bring Sunshine
Copyright Tim Cole 2025. All rights reserved.
Why do you fret about
What others might think of you
Why do you worry about
What others might think of you
When you are an angel
With a heart of gold
Cos when I'm tired and slow
And when my soul's gone cold
When it's been hollowed out
Just like an empty bowl
When I've seen far too much
That's got me feeling old
You bring sunshine to save my day
You make my troubles all fade to grey (/away)
You've the most wonderful lovely beautiful way
Why do you fret about
What others could say of you
Why do you worry about
What others might say to you
When you are an angel
With a heart of gold
Cos when I'm tired and slow
And when my soul's gone cold
When it's been hollowed out
Just like an empty bowl
When I've seen far too much
That's got me feeling old
You bring sunshine to save my day
You make my troubles all fade to grey (/away)
You've the most wonderful lovely beautiful way
High up above
I turn to look at where you've been
What I see is a giant river
That is clothed in a banquet of green
It's a love that flows
And a love that grows
Bring me the sun, my ray
Just make my troubles all fade to grey
Bring me the sun
Even bring me the rain
But always bring your love
And I'll manage to find my way
Bring me the sun
Even bring me the rain
But always bring your love
And I'll manage to find my way
Bring me the sun
Even bring me the rain
But always bring your love
And I'll manage to find my way
You bring sunshine to save my day
You make my troubles all fade to grey
You've the most wonderful lovely beautiful way
In 2024 I began writing this song for my amazing daughter, Lucy. She has a heart of gold, but so do my lovely wife & two sons :). So, it's dedicated to all of them!
2026 Remix: In Jan 2026 I completed 2 remixes of the 2025 Original version of this song (below). I really wanted to see what it might sound like with a larger production, so I created MIDI versions of the guitar parts (to be able to augment them with Amplesound guitars) and added accompaniment with Logic Pro Smart Instruments (edited in places). Both remixes included my vocals and guitar from the original version, but tightened up a bit. The 1st remix (now gone) used Resing to replace my voice in places. I decided it just wasn't quite right so the 2nd remix (available soon) is now just me singing again, for better or worse!
"You Bring Sunshine" (Remix) © John Tim Cole 2025-2026. ISRC (Remix 1st): 2026 UK-QCM-26-00001. ISRC (Remix 2nd): 2026 UK-QCM-26-00004. ISRC (Original version): UK-QCM-25-00005. IWSC (Composition): T-332.695.310-6. All rights reserved.
2026 Instrumental version: You Bring Sunshine (Instrumental).
2025 Original version: Apple | Amazon | Spotify | YouTube
Original Recording: 31 Apr 25 @ Denmark Studios, Maidenhead UK. Engineer: Jeff Cooper.
See how I played it (5m 24s)
ISRC: UK-QCM-26-00003 (Video)
Original video : YouTube | ISRC: UK-QCM-25-00006