Clair has been writing issue based songs all her working life. She believes with many political songwriters that music is a way to communicate difficult issues especially if you can use humour to get across your point. Below are some of those songs:

2012 - BOLDER VOICES

The Bankers are to Blame (on YouTube – see Bolder Voices)
Ain’t Gonna Close our Centres Down (on YouTube – see Bolder Voices)
Hey Mr Boris (on YouTube – see Bolder Voices)
Never Regret Growing Old
Touch Me (on YouTube- see Bolder Voices)
I’m Alive

2010 - SENIOR BLUES

It’s not the situation, it’s the way that you see it (arr. Dee Griffiths)

Spare Tyre CDs (Vocals by Clair, Harriet Powell and Katina Noble)

1990 – GONE SHOPPING (songs about money and obsession)

Katie Hartzell
Keep Your Head Above Water
Rather be Rich
Cup of Tea
Friends
Mass Murderer
Cocoa/Disco

1987 – LAUGH LINES (songs about getting old and having children)

Self Made Woman
A Million Billion Lemmings Can’t be Wrong
Cut it/ Grow it
Sitting Round the Table
Contraception Street
You’ve Gotta be Kidding
Woke up the Morning (and I put on two pounds)

1985 – SECOND HELPINGS (songs about marriage and invisibility)

I don’t love you Anymore
You Really are a Failure (if you haven’t got a fella)
Men Are Just Like That
Saturday Night
Gonna Be Some Changes
Macaroons I’m Putting It Off Til I’m Thinner
Cystitis
Hank Wangford

1982 – Eat It If You Want to (songs about compulsive eating and self image)

I’m Gonna be 8 Stone by my Birthday
Gotta Love It
How Do I look?
Pounds!
I want a Mars Bar
He Touched Me There
I’m Slim
Is She Thinner than Me?
Such a Pretty Face
Pattern of my Life