Why cover this song? 

From David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs, one of my favourite Bowie albums. Diamond Dogs divided critical opinion at the time of its release but has been favourably re-evaluated in recent years.

I realised recently that Diamond Dogs is actually a gateway to William Burroughs, covering themes found in Burroughs' work and George Orwell's 1984. We are the Dead (title from 1984) sung by Bowie with an alternating tenderness and dread is, for me, amongst his greatest vocal performances.

Original - https://youtu.be/4QEs1sjlLYA?si=IH0_dFyq9RYJ9fHG

Another cover of this song on Soundcloud - Enrique Seknadje https://on.soundcloud.com/PnoRj79t8fHGn5wyi0

We are the dead (David Bowie cover)

Old Record

Mannequin -Interlude - Fire Ark Radio Productions

Mannequin -Interlude

Does mystical materialism exist? Is it a trend or a concept yet to be explored? Are new products being created under this label? We don't know anything about it here, but we've imagined that such a thing might eventually exist, though we don't know if it's for better or worse.

Approaching Mystical Materialism

Annihilus

Taylor 114 CE (Strumming my guitar)
Logic Pro BeBop Organ (Playing my MIDI keyboard)
Logic Pro Classic Electric Piano (Playing my MIDI Keyboard)
Drums (EZ Drummer 3)
Bass (PG Music Real Track)
Vocals and Back up Vocals (me singing).
Copyright 2025 Joe Stroffolino
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Cover art:  photo of Halloween skeleton edited with Adobe stock images.
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Won’t You Please Just Go
Verse 1
It used to be that right and wrong were clear cut, black and white
And people had the courage still to stand and fight the good fight
It used to be that folks could bridge across the partisan divide
Do the right thing and set their differences aside
Now the tech bros want to colonize Mars, and create a brand-new utopia
And if you’re skeptical of their vision, you’re just a luddite with myopia
They’re dreaming of a world of like minds, a place with no dissent
But too much group think has a way of becoming malevolent

Chorus
Won’t you go, won’t you go, won’t you please just go
Get on that rocket ship and fly to Mars (good riddance)
You say you’ll build a better society on the fourth rock from the sun
But there’s lots of work on Earth that still needs to be done.

Verse 2
Columbus sailed west and began a bold new age of exploration
But life on a barren rock seems like a recipe for frustration
It’s easy to be seduced by all that science fiction snake oil
but once you get to Mars, it’ll be nothing but drudgery and endless toil

Bridge
Seems like there are better ways for billionaires to spend their cash
Than living in a tin can on Mars like high-tech trailer trash.
They say the higher you fly, the harder you can fall;
Why trade a living planet for a dusty red ball?

Verse 3
Things can get kind of messy down here on good old planet Earth
You can turn tail and and try to escape this place of humanities birth
You can wipe the slate clean but there’s something in our DNA
You can make people march in lockstep but eventually there will be hell to pay.


Chorus
Won’t you go, won’t you go, won’t you please just go
Get on that rocket ship and fly to Mars (good riddance)
You say you’ll build a better society on the fourth rock from the sun
But there’s lots of work on Earth that still needs to be done

Won't You Please Just Go (to Mars)

Return of the Red Tiger

Electro fusion of classical and jazz with a melding of hip hop, reggae, and Latin beats at a chill 70 bpm 

An original composition, no AI, digital music created MIDI to DAW by a human

The Harvest Moon
Excerpt from a poem by Ted Hughes

"The flame-red moon, the harvest moon,
Rolls along the hills, gently bouncing,
A vast balloon,
Till it takes off, and sinks upward
To lie on the bottom of the sky, like a gold doubloon."

Harvest Moon is a symbol of abundance, gratitude, and the balance between light and dark of the autumn equinox. The 2025 Harvest Moon, this year’s first Supermoon of the Northern Hemisphere, reaches full illumination on Monday, October 6, 11:47 PM ET. 🌕

With props to jazz flugelhorn player and composer Chuck Mangione, RIP (November 29, 1940 – July 22, 2025)


ARTIST NOTE: I attempt (and fail) on a regular basis to satisfy an artistic curiosity — What if classical composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach wrote jazz music using a DAW with electronic drum kits? 🤔😯 Even when I fail, usually something comes out of the effort 😀
……………………………………
TEMPOS
0:01   68 bpm
0:45   70 bpm
Variations of Fm, E, Bbm, F#, Eb7, C7
DAW: Apple Logic Pro X
MIDI: Akai Professional Keyboard 
VST or E-INSTRUMENTS:
Concert Grand 
Ambient Lead 
Breathy Keys
Studio Trumpet 
Vibraphone 
SoCal Ballad Piano 
70s Funk Clav
Focus synth 
Session Strings 
Fingerstyle Electric Bass 
Deep Round Synth Bass
Minimal Techno Pattern
E-PERCUSSION
African Kit
Latin Kit 
2-Step Remix Overdrive Kit 
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COVER ART is a surrealistic interpretation of the Harvest Moon song as original CGI by SUNNYBECK using a composite derived from original and AI-generated images rendered by the DaVinci app, then altered, retouched, and designed in Photoshop.

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, 11:12 PM ET 
Released on SoundCloud
2025 All Rights Reserved
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Harvest Moon


from the EP "Funny Days" 
available on
open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/10…3Ds20LZwmXCscjae
music.apple.com/us/album/funny-days-ep/1822802207
www.youtube.com/channel/UCm8WMUk78ieCvdKBsnjLuVg

recorded in Area 52 Studio, Saugerties New York
Steve Rust on Bass, Harvey Sorgen on Drums,  Barbara Browning Vocals Imre L. Vocals, Guitars, Hammond organ


FUNNY DAYS FUNNY WAYS
PERDU DANS LE PURPLE HAZE
DANS LA VALLÉE DES SYCOMORES
UN PARADIS ARTIFICIEL
A L’AUTRE BOUT DE L’ARC EN CIEL
ET TANT ET TANT DE TEMPS DEVANT
QU’ON EN VOIT PAS VRAIMENT LA FIN

FUNNY DAYS FUNNY WAYS
PERDU DANS LES CHAMPS DE FRAISES
DANS LES BRUMES DU NEVERMORE

UN PARADIS CONSENSUEL
PEUPLÉ DE FORMES SENSUELLES
AVANT D’ALLER SE FAIRE AVOIR DE L’AUTRE CÔTÉ DU MIROIR

FUNNY DAYS FUNNY WAYS
JUSTE FILER À L’ANGLAISE
ET RESSUSCITER LE MATAMORE

FUNNY DAYS FUNNY WAYS
YELLOW SUNSHINE PURPLE HAZE
ET NO FUTUR DANS L’ANGLE MORT

FUNNY DAYS (Lyrics + notes)

Step into the soundscape of freedom with “Let Go” by Artemis & the Nymphs. This track blends ethereal vocals, hypnotic rhythms, and deep house textures into an unforgettable journey of release and renewal. Perfect for late-night drives, dance floors, or moments of escape—“Let Go” is about leaving behind the weight of the past and moving into light, energy, and liberation.

Just Let Go

Still on the trail of my favourite music, !960's Rock. I pushed the "Weirdness" up a little, only a little and it came back with this - And I love it. R&R, Rockabilly, ROCK or Alternative Rock, I will take any suggestions but it won't change my mind. Took the tempo up a touch as well, but all to the good. Ther persona (with prompt) is "Daniel True" but that little touch of weirdness has come good.

It  Started  A s  A  Sad  Day

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

It Started A s A Sad Day

John Dyhouse