Like it my friend  --  fine lyrics, vocals and  arrangement  !!

@mikey-scythe-beagen: Glad you liked (dare I say enjoyed it?), many thanks for the comment

Distant Waves

The Wall Side 3, Part 2- https://on.soundcloud.com/3Mvt1QWd6TGHFnWr8
The Wall Side 3, Part 3- https://on.soundcloud.com/ha9vRxbyKPNyyfrr7

Last year I posted an extended remake/rework/remix/reproduction of one of my all time favorite album "sides", Pink Floyd The Wall, Side 3. At the time, I left off the first two tracks, Hey You and Is There Anybody Out There. Just for fun, I decided to revisit the project, and go ahead and include the omissions to complete the collection! 

A multitude of digital means and methods were used to recreate these iconic tunes (which were originally done in analog, of course!). All vocals are 100% redone. Here's how everything else came together:

Hey You- Full reproduction, using some predone MIDI sequences, as well as my own playing and programming. I put flesh on the bones using a variety of synths and samplers. Joined on vocals by my Floydian friend and singing partner Tone Hjelt

Is There Anybody Out There?- Pretty much same as above! Used some predone MIDI sequences, some  my own playing/programming, and put a touch of the original instrumental track under the opening drone swell to enhance the sound. 

Nobody Home- A full reproduction I actually did a couple of years ago. All instruments and vocals are done from scratch, except for the original background sounds.

Vera- Also a full reproduction, all instruments/vocals newly done from scratch, with a revised arrangement from original.

Bring The Boys Back Home- Full reproduction, using East/West orchestral software, NI Kontakt, and my trusty Korg Kronos.

Comfortably Numb- My lead vocals recorded over reworked, predone instrumental backing track, including an layered alternate melody part (done by David Bowie in a live performance with David Gilmour). No pre-recorded BGV's on this one, all the vocs you hear are mine. Instrumentally, I again layered several synths/strings over the existing tracks to enhance and embellish the sound.

Anyone familiar with these tracks will recognize the interlude/background sounds from the original. I did a bit of remixing and added enhancements on these as well to make them stand out a bit more.

Everything I recorded was done via synthesizers, samples, and sequencing. All in all, a very fun and definitely challenging project! Didn't try to reinvent the wheel here, just tried to polish up the rims a bit, and create a more immersive listening experience for these timeless and iconic tunes!

Hope you enjoy my tribute. Mad props to PF for this enduring masterpiece!!

**Updated 2025- The Wall Side 3, Part 1  (Hey You, Is There Anybody Out There?)

DOWN TO THE RIVER BLUES (Acoustic) 2025-03-27 00_23

Music, lyrics & vocals by Linnon

Recorded with the wonderful Terrapin Audio mics

The artwork is a painted memory of the Budva mountains I saw while writing this song

Thank you for listening!

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All the poems wasted by the sea
Cannot portray the meaning 
Of an old and ragged memory 
Elegantly bleeding
Through the fabric of our time --
Something that was never mine
Begging the question,
Is it a crime?

I can feel the summer going
So long awaited and so quick to fade
Now the cold winds are returning
To embrace this place of grace
To embrace this place of grace
To erase this place

I'm waiting for the lights to change
I'm waiting for that cloud
To stretch itself all over my sky
And pour it out loud
I'm waiting for the starter kick
I'm waiting for that slide
That takes me far as we speak
That wants to be my guide
I'm waiting for the master note to take me 

As long as we go on
As long as we go on
As long as we go on
As long as we go
As long as we go on
As long as we go on
As long as we go on
As long as we go

I can tell the summer's going
So long awaited and so quick to fade
Now the cold winds are returning
To embrace this place of grace
To embrace this place of grace
To erase this place

Summer Going

Eyes rolling back like a storm in the night
Your look cuts deep no need for a fight
Words are ash before they leave your tongue
Burned bridges falling where love once clung

Love will crumble love will fall
Brick by brick it takes us all
Rubble under every wall
Love will crumble love will fall

Crumble and fall .mp3

CT Burcham and Barff Ratzz - A collaboration
Drums by Mike Ochs
written and performed by Barff Ratzz

Your Faded Mind

A storm of notes from the hillside's crest 
Bagpipes wail in their Sunday best 
Fiddles scream like a sparrow in flight 
Drums like thunder shaking the night 

Whisky and wind Oh they dance in my veins Heartbeats pounding like the highland rains 
Sing it loud Sing it wild Let the music begin 
Life feels alive with whisky and wind 

Boots on the floorboards Clapping in time 
Echoes of stories in every rhyme 
Fields of heather Skies so wide 
Bagpipes calling They won't be denied

Whisky and wind .mp3

Living Our Dreams, Vers 2

I recently came across a song  that inspired me to try and include a circus theme, this is that song.

I have not used the other song as a reference, but I am grateful for the idea. It has the vibes of  alternative rock genre, but includes references to a circus in the instrumentation and  instrumental sections. The lyrics also refer to a clown, and face paint, funny hat and rotating bow ties, etc. Hope you like it

I  Just Can't Smile

Velvet Shadows

[Intro]
Male: Hey sugar, you ready to twist?
Female: Oh yeah, baby! Let’s shake it!
Both: C’mon everybody, grab your shoes… it’s time to twist and swing!

[Verse 1 Female]
Step on the floor, the band’s alive,
Twist to the left, twist to the right!
Swing those hips, don’t be shy,
Spin around baby, reach for the sky!
Clap your hands, stomp your feet,
Twistin’ and swingin’, feel that beat!
Jump up high, let your hair fly,
Dance with me baby, we’ll touch the sky!

[Verse 1 Male]
Grab your girl, spin her around,
Twist to the rhythm, stomp the ground!
Shake those hips, twist real slow,
Let the music take control!
Laugh out loud, swing your shoes,
Everyone’s dancing, got nothing to lose!
Snap your fingers, do your thing,
Come on sugar, let’s twist and swing!

[Chorus Both]
Just twist and swing, everybody dance!
Twist and swing, don’t miss your chance!
Twist and swing, spin across the floor!
Dance with me baby, give me more!
Twist and swing, come on shout hooray!
Twist and swing, swing the night away!
Twist and swing, let the band take wing!
Everybody jump… twist and swing!

[Verse 2 Female]
Hear that piano, hear the drums,
Twist those hips, here it comes!
Step to the left, slide to the right,
Swing those arms, hold on tight!
Spin real fast, then slow it down,
Twist with me, we own this town!
Laugh and shout, feel the zing,
Grab my hand, let’s twist and swing!

[Verse 2 Male]
See the spotlight, catch the beat,
Move your feet to the twistin’ heat!
Kick your heels, spin around,
Twist and swing, don’t touch the ground!
Snap your fingers, clap your hands,
Swing your hips, follow the band!
Dance together, hear them sing,
All the crowd goes twist and swing!

[Bridge]
Female: One, two, three, let’s go!
Male: Twist it fast, nice and slow!
Female: Spin me round, don’t be shy!
Both: Twist and swing, twist and swing, oh my!

[Chorus Both]
Just twist and swing, everybody dance!
Twist and swing, don’t miss your chance!
Twist and swing, spin across the floor!
Dance with me baby, give me more!
Twist and swing, come on shout hooray!
Twist and swing, swing the night away!
Twist and swing, let the band take wing!
Everybody jump… twist and swing!

[Outro]
Male: Wow baby, you’re a natural on the floor!
Female: You ain’t too shabby yourself!
Both: Alright everybody, one last time… twist and swing!

Just Twist & Swing

All my own AI assisted tracks, are free to download.

I have been writing songs since1959 until the present. As a songwriter, I am more than happy with the wide range of songs I have written over the years. But my musical skills are quite limited and the early demos on Soundcloud are of me singing  and accompanying myself on guitar or latterly ukulele. I can strum the strings well enough, but there my skills end.

Recently I discovered Suno AI and the results astounded me. I could finally produce demos of my songs to be proud of. I am currently going thru my catalogue of songs and producing AI assisted demos. I know many musicians turn away from AI but it has a place for me. There is no other way I could have obtained some 300 demos to this level. I do not and do not intend to look for any reward except the satisfaction that hearing my own songs gives me.

I am still writing and hope to have many more years of songs left in me, Enjoy if you can and I would love to hear your comments on the tracks, if the music moves you at all.

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@shadfan66

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