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  • SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR - A Suburban Philosophy (Book only)

    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.

    198 x 129 mm , 220 pages

    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 - CD only

    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.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Sportsman Of The Year via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    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.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Sportsman Of The Year via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $49 NZD or more 

     

lyrics

WINNER

The bells are chiming from the corner dairy store
Ringing loud and their message is clear
If you give up now then how you going to know
If tomorrow is one day nearer

If you just hold on a little longer
Gut and grit will get you through
How great does this feel
How great does this feel
To be standing here today
How great does this feel
How great does this feel
To be standing here today

Winner winner winner, I'm a winner winner winner
I'm a winner winner winner, it's true
Winner winner winner, I'm a winner winner winner
I'm a winner winner winner, are you?

And the days are calling a night time of fear as the blisters are starting to heal
And you've fallen down and when you've had to get up
On the way you've learned how to kneel

If you just hold on a little longer
Gut and grit will get you through
How great does this feel
How great does this feel
To be standing here today
How great does this feel
How great does this feel
To be standing here today

And all the fussers and the fighters and the liars and the cheaters and the laggards and the braggarts and the energy depleters, on the whole they disappear

And all the hard clap early-morning soul-destroying loser talk with blisters, sore back sore brain your gunna balk on yeah it disappears

And all those old folks who told you to get a real job oh yeah they disappear
And all those early ripe early rot privileged kids oh man they disappear

So if you hold on a little longer
Gut and grit will see you through
Hold hold hold

How great does this feel
How great does this feel
To be standing here today
How great does this feel
How great does this feel
To be standing here today

[And all those old folks who told you to get a real job oh yeah they disappear]
[And all those early ripe early rot privileged kids oh man they disappear]

Winner winner winner, I'm a winner winner winner
I'm a winner winner winner, it's true
Winner winner winner, I'm a winner winner winner
I'm a winner winner winner, are you?

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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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