Name: A Little Dog on My Submarine( w di$tortion) by Bad endings
Duration: 3 min 32 s
Description: Thank god for dogs, this song was getting lame quick!

I cant think of something that isn't made better by a dog on it

Definitely some top tier modern folk here, wonderful!

No song about submarines is complete without the contribution of a dog. (I can't keep them out of my music.) This is wonderfully celebratory.

I made this for my little sister; it's a string of cameos about the town where we were born and raised - a suburb of Newcastle Upon Tyne.  Low income, but real world, real people, real troubles, real joy, real love, real communities, real humour, real music, real life.  All in gloriously rough 1960's industrial working class North East England monochrome.

For those of you not from that part of the world, lyric translations back to English are available upon request. :)

Started as a scribble, pretended to be a poem for a while, then I decided to noodle along and then.....  Ah, you know how it is.....in Byker town.
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Byker Town

Wallpaper of steam trains
Where the sweeping headlights sprawled
‘Cross the ceiling to the old piano
Up against my bedroom wall
In ‘67 the lid came down
Never played again so fair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Cross the bridge to get to school
Rope swings underneath
Bull’s eyes from the slaughterhouse 
Bombed out rail yard stark relief
Billy Smart’s big top’s coming down
But I don’t care
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Stench of old men in the Raby Arms
A bottle of dog to take back yem
Dominos and baccy tins
Were all that mattered way back then
Every retail product to be found
In Ernie’s shop just six foot square
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Quayside Sunday mornings
Champion, just the job
A week of meat to feed the bairns
For only fower bob
Scranshins from the chippy van ‘round
The side door of the Mayfair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Sent out on the Wednesday
In Charlie Shepherd’s finest rags
Over to the smokies
To get free broken kippers by the bag
Dad got paid when Thursday came around
Treats for us to share
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Front step full of babbies
Grazed knees on skinny legs
Back lane rows of nappies
Her face is full of wooden pegs
He’s on the dole no work to be found
Torn bookie slips by his chair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Nets twitching down the road
Never washed in years
Kids with mucky faces 
Almost clean behind the ears
Never seem to have a frown
Owning only what they wear
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Give up all the baggage I’ve got now
Of life in disrepair
I’m walking back to Byker town
I’ll meet you there.

Byker Town

 Nights

Red Skies At Night

You Complete Me

Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Rivas @j-rivas

Sung by Mark J Bennett

Image of Loch Ness, Scotland by Doug Corrance

I was knocked out when Jimmy offered this beautiful song to me to sing, but then it took me 3 months to build up the confidence and to practice it. Jimmy is one of my favourite singers on SC (or anywhere) and he makes everything sound easy as he is so professional, so I hope you don't mind my take on this. Thank you Jimmy for sharing your skills with me.

You complete me
no matter how I feel
even with my nerves of steel
when the day is done
I know something good has begun
you complete me
when the day is warm
and the blue skies form
we sail on a following sea
far away from big pine key

You Complete Me - J.Rivas & Mark J Bennett

A breakup love song or breakup song to the universe? Open for for your interpretation.
From my new EP "Short Songs For Tall Minds" 2022 on Soundcloud.
Lyrics:
Chasing hypnotic cosmic dust
Outside your force field
Your gravitational pull
You don't really like music, do you?
If you don't care
Then I don't care
You just like how the bass
Bruises the air
I just pass my time
On stupid things
Dancing in the dark
Chasing your hypnotic cosmic dust
I just spin around
Chasing your hypnotic cosmic dust

Debris Field

Annmarie was a very close friend for a period in my life where I was generally feeling sorry for myself and often not the greatest person to hang out with. Annie, as I always called her, was a very dear friend during that time. Yet, when I went on to marry and raise a family, Annie became more and more isolated herself and it seemed I couldn’t keep our old friendship as it once so wonderfully was. When she passed away, too soon, these words came to me and I remember her often with a smile, straight talk and always a helping hand. Something I should have shown greater appreciation for when I had the chance.

This is a crude recording from my iPhone complete with background noise and such, but it was the first time I played it and decided it was what should be preserved despite its warts. I over-dubbed the harmonies and harmonica.

Lyrics: Annmarie by Craig Durgy

Annmarie, oh Annmarie
Her name is like a falling autumn leaf
She made me laugh, till I could see
That loneliness is at its best
Whenever she’s not here with me
Annmarie

When I was up, when I was down
I’d call on Annie, and she’d come around
No matter what, no matter when
She’d be sure to see that you’re
Supported by your very best friend
Annmarie

The only time she ever let me down, let me down
Was when she wouldn’t help herself come round, come around

When the days, took her away
The silence fell like secrets in the rain
She held me up, I let her fall
As the world got heavier 
The only thing I said to her caused pain
Annmarie, my Annmarie

Annmarie

This track is the first of a new series of tracks that will eventually grow up into a new album "The Sanctuary Garden". As the name may suggest  the theme of this album is related to the nature, people, joy and happiness. Hopefully it will make you feel good and help escaping for a few minutes from the stressful life we have nowadays.
 So may the sun rise and shine over the world.

Sunrise

“finding the melody”

art work: Pexels via Pixabay

喧噪に埋もれたうたの節回し
掘り当てようと
街をさまよう

Someone told me that melodies are buried in the hustle and bustle of the city. Since then, I have been walking around the city trying to dig out melodies.

finding the melody

Finding The Melody

Thank god for dogs, this song was getting lame quick!

A Little Dog on My Submarine( w di$tortion)

Re-Release;
Made in Ableton (2018)

Genres;
#Electronic
#Experimental
#Ambient

Loveless Black Hole

Video;
youtu.be/_O1UAEeE1q8

Made in #Ableton (August 2023)

Genres;
#Electronic
#Pop
#EDM

Mini-album;
hega.bandcamp.com/album/between-two-sides

Between Two Sides

Added El. bass & el guitar

If you like free download

Haunted Soul

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Grew up on West Coast of Florida and lived on West coast of Cali too, played beach ball in Santa Cruz, crazy town. Just making some fun songs while playing with other artists and having fun. See y’all. 👊🏼😎. 
sandshaark@gmail.com
727.385.0616

A Little Dog on My Submarine( w di$tortion)

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