So my son gave me a big band for Christmas, and it took me a while to unwrap that gift, but here it is.

"Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" is a popular song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was first released in 1946 as part of the musical "St. Louis Woman).

music and production - Gideon Llewellyn

We hope you'll enjoy!

Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (St. Louis Woman - Arlen / Mercer - Giddy & Rob Jam)

🎭「Sea of Suits」— 孤独な戦士の叫び 🎭
毎朝、同じ時間、同じ電車。ギリギリに締められたネクタイ、焦点の合わない目。
満員電車の中で、白くなるほど吊革を握るその手。誰にも見えない鎧をまとい、戦い続ける日々。

誰もが“普通”の仮面をかぶり、静かに沈んでいく。
助けを求めることすら許されない世界で、あなたはひとりきり。
でも、本当にこのままでいいの？ 誰かが見てる。気づいてる。
叫びたいのに、声にならない。

スーツの海の中で、君は溺れている。
でも、ここにいる

Sea of Suits

Celestial Chorus
 of the New Year

Dancing into 2025

Celestial Chorus of the New Year

Felt the lyrics deserved a big ballad with a rock orchestra. my first thoughts were country, but by the time I had typed them in, I had changed my mind. 
Hope you like it as much as I do.
Originally written early 1960's, but again a song which I didn't sing very often, listeniing to this, I realise why - it simply needs a bigger backing than I could give with my acoustic guitar.

When I'm With You

The First Sunrise (2024) Anthology CD5 Track 06

One of those songs where I Title just pops up. I think I was reading a news paper and came across the phrase, "I remember". Thinking this was a Title I had used in a song. Quick change, and the exclamation was changed into a question. A little free writing gave me a rough draft of the lyrics which I soon typed into Suno and started working with some of my chosen personas (note: a Suno persona is a "voice" and a genre/style. I was surprised that with v4.5 the personas could be overlaid on each other, thus increasing the options open to the writer.

Do You Remember

One more guitar instrumental, because I love them. I grew up with this music in the 60's and was the reason I learnt to play the guitar.
Hope you can enjoy it too!

Mr Willow (guitar instrumental)

Dust And Dawn (2024) Anthology CD5 Track 09

Flying Machines (2024) Anthology CD5 Track 11

Purely for my listening pleasure. A cover of one of my own songs in the style of  a guitar instrumental

The One Who Sang The Song

One more guitar instrumental cover of one of my own songs.

fantasies

All My AI assisted songs 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 Souncloud 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.

When I'm With You

John Dyhouse

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