not as ambitious as my last track, but lots of fun to make

art by Stephen Leonardi: https://unsplash.com/photos/hkJ0g2Wduig

growlin' groove

Comme un appel

Recorded live during the long hot summer of 2020, a warts and all collection of some of my favourite songs from the past 200 years.
There are so many Beatles songs I could have chosen, but I went for this all time favourite which appeared on their 1965 album 'Rubber Soul'.

In My Life

Based on the lovely poem by Shel Silverstein. base image for cover also by Mr S.

Needles and Pins

Needles and pins,
 Needles and pins,
 Sew me a sail
 To catch me the wind.
 Sew me a sail
 Strong as the gale,
 Carpenter, bring out your
 Hammers and nails.
 Hammer and nails,
 Hammer and nails,
 Build me a boat
 To go chasing the whales.
 Chasing the whales,
 Sailing the blue,
 Find me a captain
 And sign me a crew.
 Captain and crew,
 Captain and crew,
 Take me, oh take me
 To anywhere new.

Needles And Pins

...Nevertheless, I'll go on flying.

Thank you.

North Pole Highway

Mr. Wizard

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The Lake

Banjo Song

Killjoy (prod. hell$hot)

On May 13, 2015, my brother-in-law Eduardo Fortuny Loret de Mola was killed in a road accident, to the great sorrow of all who knew and loved him, in particular his widow and two sons. I wrote this song in the aftemath of his all too soon passing away, but the time never seemed right to try and record it ... until now, when Enna, his wife, read the lyrics and expressed her wish to hear a recorded version. It would also have been his 60th birthday this year. I took both as a sign that it was time, and thanks to the monumental musical and production abilities of Sergio Aguilar, not to mention the wonderful backing vocals of Beto Quintero, here it is.

The song, needless to say, but I will say it, is dedicated to Eduardo, and all who loved him.

Hallelujah is a transliteration of Hebrew: הַלְלוּ (hallū yāh), which means "praise ye Jah!" (from הַלְלוּ‎, "praise ye!" [8] and יָהּ‎, "Jah".)[9][10][11] The word hallēl in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song. The second part, Yah, is a shortened form of YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah in modern English).
~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah

“In traditional Christian thought, the final transition from life on earth to life in heaven is symbolized by crossing the Jordan River."
~ https://jesusway4you.com/2020/06/24/signs-and-symbols-of-the-bible-jordan-river/

“For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.”
― Kahlil Gibran, artist and poet.

"The song is ended
But the melody lingers on
You and the song are gone
But the melody lingers on."
~ Irving Berlin, songwriter.

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”
~ Terry Pratchett, English author.

Lyrics
Last night I dreamed my brother strode with Jesus by his side
With heavenly strength to move them on, they walked the ocean tide
I cried, “Dear brother, hold your haste, we all must journey home.”
“Jordan calls me,” was all he said, I knew myself alone
I knew myself alone

Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu

Last night I dreamed my brother rode in tandem with James Dean
Along the streets and the highways that to this world are unseen
I cried, “Dear brother, promise me, you’ll meet me when I come.”
He smiled his smile, and raised his hand, I felt my world undone
I felt my world undone

Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu

Now I’m awakened, oh, let me dream that dream once more
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

Now I’m awakened, oh, let me dream that dream once more
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

And take me over Jordan, see my brother walk upon its shore
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

Yeah, take me over Jordan, for I am tired and so heartsore
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

Credits
Music: Michael Sellers; Sergio Aguilar
Lyrics: Michael Sellers
Vocals: Michael Sellers; Beto Quintero
Guitars & bass, piano; musical arrangement, & production: Sergio Aguilar
Drums: Rodrigo Uribe
Album Cover photo: Michael Sellers
Cover design: Loretta Sellers Fortuny

One Singer Left to Mourn

I Dreamed I Saw My Brother

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I Dreamed I Saw My Brother  5 Stars rating; Commended Entry; UK Songwriting Contest, 2023

Taken from the new album 'Ten Years Later; The Best of Tinlin'. Available to download nowhttps://store.cdbaby.com/cd/tinlin9?SourceCode=widgetbaby

Make It Right (remastered)

We're here today to to talk about the state of the real world.
and to bring back tube tops, cause why not? easy on, easy off
this message brought to you by hasbeenbro....
no more generators no more ventilators, They spin it now, they'll spin it later the scary truth is covid 19 is really nanobots run amouch created by George Soros and Obama in a basement southside of Chicago.

Hillary slips into my room and sleeps underneath my bed
UFO's buzz by my house abduct my neighbors instead
I get food stamps and a welfare check but your a socialist if you need help
I'm a walking conundrum, It's like there's a hoarders house inside my head

Did you know during world warII we had Nazis working on the atom bomb
We also had them pushing pencils too, to calculate how long this would take to inform/control you and your children and your children's children and your children's, children's, children 
but that's ok,they know what they're doing, trust them, watch the news,
 stay informed, burrito, nachos, tacos oh yeah

Keep your eyes out for a rise on those chemtrails I've already counted seventeen.
Hard proof and facts are for wussies lets go march on Washington Dc.
Michelle Obama likes to slip in the back door sleeps in the closet in the den, While Hillary's off drinking babies blood because it's really good for lizard skin.
I won't lets them come for my guns and I'll never admit to the left, I won't let them show me their facts, even if they kind of make more sense.
Never give up, never feel you're obligated to have to think for yourself, We'll do all that for you, "Then what's my purpose?" Catch Joe Biden In Japan buying girls panties from a vending machine. 
LOOK DADDY IT'S A BIG FOOT, GET EM!!
I'M NOT A BIG FOOT, DON'T TOUCH ME
I GOT EM DADDY I GOT EM ( NO NO STOP!!!!)
WELL HAVE YOUR WAY WITH EM SON YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO SAY YOU EVER HAD RELATIONS WITH A BIG FOOT (HIGHPITCHED SCREAMING BY VICTIM/BIGFOOT FOLLOWED BY)COO COO COOOOOOO!!!!!
The large hauldron collider is creating black holes in the fabric of space
We're all doomed, fairies molest your dog while you sleep, a four hundred pound alien lives in my attic, Why 's my brain go bing bong bing bong
We're the American conspiracy theorists society yeah!!! Joe you look mighty good in that tube top, Anybody else want a turn on this, pop pop get it while it's hot. All rights reserved, incorporated, LLC chimichanga mmmmmm/squeel.

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Alex Tinlin is a singer and songwriter with the acoustic folk rock group, Tinlin. His first solo album, titled 'So Low' is available now: So Low by Alex Tinlin
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/so-low/1228328005

In My Life

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