Generations, song 15 in our Friday Song series, was inspired by Jade Healey from Manchester who wrote to us about family and about how it can be hard to break out of the mould of your family's "done thing", which has implications for your prospects in life and could be argued to perpetuate the class structures we're all supposedly trying to shake off in the UK. A really interesting song subject, Jade - thanks!

Our Friday Song series is based on ideas and inspiration sent in by you!

We hope you enjoy the song, and we look forward to receiving your input towards the next songs in the series. The songs are inspired by ideas, pictures, suggestions sent to us by you. They can be originals for which you send us stories, bits of poetry -- anything from your own lives, or covers you would like to hear us do in Portraits-style. We will tag you in the videos and publicity if you've been the inspiration for the current week's song!

All the songs in the series can be downloaded right now from our main site http://www.theportraitsmusic.com/ - click on Friday Song towards the top of the page. The songs can be downloaded for free, or you have the option of choosing a price -- and all proceeds from sales of the Friday Songs will go to The Burma Campaign (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/) who campaign for human rights and democracy in Burma, a cause close to our hearts.

JEREMY MILLINGTON
THE PORTRAITS http://www.theportraitsmusic.com/