Hopelessly naive 'protest' song from my younger days. See if you can spot the 9/11 reference at the very end

Keep Yourself Free

Recorded at the MASS (Madrid Artists and Songwriters Showcase) event in Madrid, 30/10/15. With David Ernsberger, Kester Jones, James Jamp and Christian Garcia-Fonseca Secher

Butterfly Dreams (Live at Lucy In The Sky, Madrid)

Beatles cover recorded on a street in Madrid

I Will (with Victoria Rose, 15-7-15)

from 'Butterfly Dreams' album and written by Ian Hargest

Antony Rotunno- acoustic guitar, vocals
Kester Jones- drums, electric guitar, bass, piano
David Ernsberger- harmonica, backing vocals

The Backfield Plan Of The Year For A Day

A wry look at city life, rough mix for upcoming album. Inspired by and including  a couple of references to the film 'Midnight Cowboy'

With Kester Jones on organ and Ernesto Pestana on drums


lyrics:
I'm in the city, struggling to find my feet
Moving through the train cars, where'd you find a seat?
Well save me from my stupor, and let's get a bite to eat

I came here last week, with all my dreams intact
Bought a one-way ticket, intending to never go back
Just like Joe Buck and his radio, going round and round the track

Well if you see a space, please go and take it for me
I've got a mean head, of all this noise I'd give my life to be free
And shake, shake, shake me from my compounded misery
(that's why I came here- solo)

I'm eating something tasty, strictly nutrition-free
It's going down a storm, all seems fine to me
But inside my guts are suffering, might need a pill or 3

Well get out of my way, I've got things to do and people to see
Moving at breakneck speed, got no time to look around and see
Well nature is fine but I've got a concrete cage and endless coffee
(well, we all need a drug- solo)

City blues, ohhhhh, city blues
There's so much life here, can't find a way to choose
Well the clouds are turning rainy, seeps right down to my shoes
(they're made in China)

I've had enough of this madness, hearing voices from home
Come back soon son, you can't leave us here all alone
So like Joe I'm gonna find a job, put on a suit, be normal and skim some stones

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!

City Blues (guitar/organ/sound effects Apr 2017)

With David Ernsberger, Kester Jones, Victoria Rose and Bruno Ragone

So I rolled a fat one to take away my fears
But all it did was make me feel like I don't need a beer
It transferred my paranoia
And split my selves apart
I hit the wall, dropped the ball
I was right back at the start

Adventures in Retrospect first mixes

Roll Her Up 201017

Recorded in Madrid and produced by Kester Jones
From the album 'Adventures In Retrospect'

Antony Rotunno- acoustic/electric guitars, piano, vocals
Kester Jones- electric lead guitar, hammond organ, zither
Julianne Athon- accordion, backing vocals
David Ernsberger- backing vocals
Mike Ursin- bass
Ernesto Pestana- drums
James Jarman- backing vocals
Bruno Ragone- percussion



'People are life, are your wife
People are grunts, back to front
people are dreams, or so it seems
And I can't take them right now 

I can't get out of my bed
There's a thought crime running through my head
Can't take these rules and people are fools
Who believe what they read and believe what they see
Believe what they see on the tv

Opinions are like Iphones, everybody's got one 
Narcissists are like broken hearts, everybody knows one 
Wipe them out, wipe them out of my mind
('Cause) I can't take them right now (x2)

Believe what you read and believe what you see
Believe what you see on the tv
Don't believe them and don't believe me, I'm a tool

Line them up and school them, give them the tools and they'll use them
Line them up and school them, or give me a gun and i'll shoot them

Most people are nice, fundamentally nice
Believe in left and right, believe it's wrong to fight
But they're still tools
Rubber-stamped fake news
A stain on your shoes
And I can't take them right now

Line them up and school them, give them the tools and they'll use them
Line them up and school them, or give me a gun and i'll shoot them
Are the schools shitting out fools   
who believe what they read and believe what they see  
Don't believe them and don't believe me, I'm a tool    
i'm your changes of mood, i'm a drug in your food   

Believe what you read and believe what you see on the TV
Don't believe them and don't believe me
I can't get out of my head
There's a thought crime running through my head
Can't take these rules and people are fools
but I need them   
I desperately need them'

The Fools Guide

Recorded in Madrid and produced by Kester Jones
From the album 'Adventures In Retrospect'

Antony Rotunno- acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals
Kester Jones- piano, acoustic bass, percussion
Victoria Rose- harmony  vocals
David Ernsberger- harmonica


We had many conversations
Talked of many things
I broke your concentration
And you made me sing

We sat watching the wind blow
We sat out in the park
Saying all the sad things
That we kept in the dark

We knew our time was limited
To the time it took to cry
I knew that you'd be leaving
And it was all one long goodbye

Oh, where you goin'?
In all that rain
We always felt together
But we never felt the same

3 days is all i have to get my thoughts together
3 days is all i need, 3 days and change
3 days is all you have and all you need is me
But you cannot see 

Well nothing's doing
And everything's been done
You never listened to me
Now everything's gone wrong

We had many conversations
Talked of many things
I broke your concentration
But you wanted me to sing

Olivia, so young and sweet and free
Olivia, got a better tan than me
Step forward to the future
I believe in you, believe in me 

3 days is all we have to get ourselves together 
3 days is all we need, 3 days and change
One life is all i need and all you need is me
But you cannot see
That it's really me

Conversations

Maria Martín on violin, Bruno Ragone on cajon/percussion, Kester Jones on glockenspiel and myself on acoustic guitars

Violin Instrumental

Maria Martín on violin, Bruno Ragone on cajon/percussion, Kester Jones on organ/glockenspiel and myself on acoustic guitars/bass//piano

AIR Instrumental Tracks

Violin instrumental part 2

Cover by the Backfield Plan at Sala Honky Tonk, Madrid 13 June '18

with David Ernsberger, Diego Portugal and Ernesto Pestana
mixed by Alex Vera

Gone Daddy Gone (Violent Femmes cover)

The Backfield Plan playing a composition from my youth at Buho Real, Madrid on 25th January 2019

with Kester Jones (acoustic lead, backing vocals), David Ernsberger (harmonica, backing vocals), Ernesto Pestana (cajon), Diego Portugal (bass), and myself on acoustic guitar and vocals

audio by Simon Hughes

Hard Road (Backfield Plan @ Buho Real)

The Backfield Plan playing a recent composition at Buho Real, Madrid on 25th January 2019

with Kester Jones (acoustic lead, backing vocals), David Ernsberger (harmonica), Ernesto Pestana (cajon), Victoria Rose (backing vocals), Diego Portugal (bass), and myself on acoustic guitar and vocals

audio by Simon Hughes

Through Life (Backfield Plan @ Buho Real)

James Jarman, Julianne Athon, David Ernsberger and myself

Fools Guide harmonies track

Some song clips (mixed but not mastered) from my forthcoming album called 'Through Life'

with Kester Jones, Ernesto Pestana, David Bornstein, Melanie Lawrence, David Ernsberger, Jen MacDonald, Mike Ursin and Simon Hughes

Antony Rotunno

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