Just me and Greg on this one , bit of a slow one , hope you like it ! The next one to be released is by Gaz Brownie and myself , A Good Man Down , out on the 18th , closely followed by me and Greg again on the 25th . No time for a 'proper' job , too busy doing music , well we're only here once !

No album

The Right Time ( feat Greg Willis )

Chasing On The Wind

Moon solstice noon.mp3

This is another fun toon which I hope will get you boppin a bit. It's some tongue in cheek rock n roll / cowpunk relationship counselling from legendary Aussie band the Beasts of Bourbon. Written by guitarist Kim Salmon.

I used my new parlour guitar to play this one. I was quite happy with the jangly chords which I think really suit the tune.

Something To Lean On (by the Beasts of Bourbon)

Late to Bed

Не плач

Не плач (Remix)

I'm sharing this again, grateful for the addition of Mistermark, who's added cello to my original. I love the new sound. 

Thank you, Mark!

Seasons Make Sense (cello chords)

IF IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN
Copyright 2024 Moretti/O'Brien/Brody/Goyeah/Scorpioman
Music by France Moretti, Mitch Brody, Luc Goyeah, Scorpioman
Lyrics by Alex O'Brien, SOCAN; All Rights Reserved

France Moretti: keyboards, vocals
Mitch Brody: guitars
Scorpioman: bass
Luc Goyeah: drums, mixing/mastering

If it looks like rain
Sing this song with me
Together we’ll be
Till the end of this dream
Till the end of this dream

If it looks like rain
Sing this song out loud
Hold your head up proud
Till the sunshine comes round
Till the sunshine comes round

If it looks like rain
If it looks like rai-a-a-ain
If it looks like rai-a-a-a-a-a-ain

If it looks like rain
Sing this song to the stars
Reshuffle your cards
Till you bend those steel bars
Till you bend those steel bars

If it looks like rain
Sing this song to the night
Go and dance in the light
Till your world feels all right
Till your world feels all right

If it looks like rain
If it looks like rai-a-a-ain
If it looks like rai-a-a-a-a-a-ain

If it looks like rain
Sing this song without fear
Wipe up all those tears
Till the skies are all clear
Till the skies are all clear

If it looks like rain
Sing this song with me
Together we’ll be
Till the end of this dream
Till the end of this dream 

If it looks like rai-a-a-a-ain

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: June 7, 2024

If it Looks Like Rain

Western Edge

PureMichigan

Always loved this track so when I was asked to do a cover.. I jumped at it...

The Edmund Fitzgerald

David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (Ryan Pearce-Kelly Cover)
Tribute to the late David Bowie & Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (Ryan Pearce - Kelly Cover)

To celebrate 2000, I took a year off to write songs, novels, plays, and stories - and I've been doing that since. At the end of my first year, I won first prize in the USA Songwriting Contest in the Lyric Category for 'Drum Machines and Beauty Queens.' This led to co-writing songs with many excellent musicians, including those represented in songs posted here. 

More recently, I was one of seven finalists in the Crisis Lyric Category of the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest for 'Lockdown Blues,' and one of nine nominees in the 2021 International Song Awards with 'Didn't the River Know' and 'Blue and Gold.'

For the past two years, I've been collaborating with many talented musicians on Kompoz. I release many of these songs here and compile the best into albums released under Captain Stormfield's Trip on Spotify and other platforms (see links below).

If it Looks Like Rain

AlexEOB