Sportsman Of The Year

from Sportsman Of The Year by Jan Hellriegel

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    Sportsman Of The Year - A Suburban Philosophy is Jan Hellriegel's 4th studio album, with a unique twist: it is also a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on the new songs. She describes Sportsman of the Year as a ‘musical in a book’. The book grew out of her album project when Jan realised the songs were taking a more philosophical, personal direction. She decided to share some stories in parallel with the music, each informed by the other. Includes access to high quality music files. Jan says Sportsman of the Year is about finally arriving at a place where she can look back at failures, disappointments and rejections with a sense of accomplishment and pride, knowing that without them she wouldn't be doing what she is today. It is about following your dreams, and never giving up.

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    Music, Wellbeing, Philosophy

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

    Jan Hellriegel is a New Zealand songwriter, performer, producer, music publisher, business owner, mother, suburban philosopher, prolific social media commentator and, now, writer. She is also a passionate advocate for local music artists and the protection of their works and rights, and a noted music copyright expert. This is her first book.

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    Sportsman Of The Year - A Suburban Philosophy is Jan Hellriegel's 4th studio album, with a unique twist: it is also a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on the new songs. She describes Sportsman of the Year as a ‘musical in a book’. The book grew out of her album project when Jan realised the songs were taking a more philosophical, personal direction. She decided to share some stories in parallel with the music, each informed by the other. Includes access to high quality music files. Jan says Sportsman of the Year is about finally arriving at a place where she can look back at failures, disappointments and rejections with a sense of accomplishment and pride, knowing that without them she wouldn't be doing what she is today. It is about following your dreams, and never giving up.

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    Music, Wellbeing, Philosophy

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

    Jan Hellriegel is a New Zealand songwriter, performer, producer, music publisher, business owner, mother, suburban philosopher, prolific social media commentator and, now, writer. She is also a passionate advocate for local music artists and the protection of their works and rights, and a noted music copyright expert. This is her first book.

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    SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR - Book and CD Package

    Sportsman Of The Year - A Suburban Philosophy is Jan Hellriegel's 4th studio album, with a unique twist: it is also a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on the new songs. She describes Sportsman of the Year as a ‘musical in a book’. The book grew out of her album project when Jan realised the songs were taking a more philosophical, personal direction. She decided to share some stories in parallel with the music, each informed by the other. Includes access to high quality music files. Jan says Sportsman of the Year is about finally arriving at a place where she can look back at failures, disappointments and rejections with a sense of accomplishment and pride, knowing that without them she wouldn't be doing what she is today. It is about following your dreams, and never giving up.

    CD / 12 Songs. Credit information can be found: janhellriegel.com

    Music, Wellbeing, Philosophy

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

    Jan Hellriegel is a New Zealand songwriter, performer, producer, music publisher, business owner, mother, suburban philosopher, prolific social media commentator and, now, writer. She is also a passionate advocate for local music artists and the protection of their works and rights, and a noted music copyright expert. This is her first book.

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SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

It's a little bit like winning the Sportsman of the Year
You’re only 12 you've got big feet and you're a girl
Or you've amassed a great idea and some old dude tells you off
And calls you a big headed fool

I may no longer be pretty or unusually thin
But what I do have
I never given in

It's not that the road you take is long and hard
Or along the way you get dealt some hard cards
You shuffle them around till the purpose and the pain
Form a wave so high you can surf any terrain
And you get getting on

And one funny day you realise the reason
It takes so long to get served at the bar
Is because you're no longer young or fair
And birthdays signify a new sexless age
Where you redefine how you learn to behave
As everyone looks through you now

I may no longer be pretty or unusually thin
But what I do have
I never give in

It's not that the road you take is long and hard
Or along the way you get dealt some hard cards
You shuffle them around till the purpose and the pain
Form a wave so high you can surf any terrain
And you get getting on

The princess years don't last for every and
Your time in the sun only lasts so long
So use it get your act together then
Keep on...
You can keep on keep on getting stronger
You've got that light, let it shine girl

These are your power years
Go on and take them
There's nothing to fear
Just go on embrace them they're yours
These are your power years
Come on and move with them girl
Take it all, take it in
And just assume that they're yours
These are your power years
Come on just shake the tree at them
In the night, in the morning
In everything that you do
These are your power years
These are your power years

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from Sportsman Of The Year, released May 12, 2019

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Jan Hellriegel Auckland, New Zealand

Award winning songwriter Jan Hellriegel has recorded several albums – including hit debut It’s My Sin in 1992, Tremble 1995 , and most recently the critically-acclaimed All Grown Up 2009. The Lost Songs album was release in May 2013 and is a rediscovered collection of demo/live tunes. Just has released a few co-writes in the last few years and 2019 will see the release of her 4th studio album. ... more

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