Helluva bluesey and Depeche Modey. So cool Buz! Like Johnny Cash sings Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus! <3

Dark (improvise)

Written by - Pete 
Vocals - Guitar - Bass - Pete 
Drums - Paul

Paul's Stuff

Gone

Soon back my hearing is improving and in the meantime .... a tribute to the cinematographic world of Emir Kusturica that I appreciate very much (Metapopian era)

BLACK CAT.

Lyrics and composition, guitar and vocals by Joliz

April 2024

Three minutes before the bus …

Your words,
Your smile,
Eyes do not lie.

No love is meant to last
Just three minutes before the bus
Stops and takes you away from me,
Deprives me of your company.

No love is meant to last
Just three minutes before the bus
Comes and takes you away from me,
Leaves me to my destiny.

Cheek to cheek
Our will is weak.
Kiss me, kiss me
Let’s dive in deep.

Our tender hands 
Trying a shared life to pretend.
But three minutes can’t replace
A lifetime full of grace.

No love is meant to last
Just three minutes before the bus
Stops and takes you away from me,
Deprives me of your company.

No love is meant to last
Just three minutes before the bus
Comes and takes you away from me,
Leaves me to my destiny.

Cheek to cheek
Our will is weak.
Kiss me, kiss me,
Let’s dive in deep.

Our touch touches all,
Our body and our soul. 
But three minutes can’t replace
A lifetime full of grace.

No love is meant to last
Just three minutes before the bus
Stops and takes you away from me,
Deprives me of your company.

No love is meant to last
Just three minutes before the bus
Comes and takes you away from me,
Leaves me to my destiny.

Your words,
Your smile,
Eyes do not lie.

Three Minutes Before The Bus ... (Guitar Version)

Sept24

Fruit Monkey broken thought

anomalies.4

Dia agus na cruinne = God and the Universe in Irish


Inspired by my Grandfather, Bill Stapleton. A true genius in many realms of thinking.... Including poetry. Thanks Papa

Tuning 432Hz A and Capo 2

For this one I'll choose a golden ratio nugget to project. So, if you notice in the pic of a random bit of wood on my studio desk.... A tree knot of a branch and when a GR curve is offered the edge of the curve meets the annual ring of the tree when centred on the knot... A subtle nature symmetry or whatever... The golden ratio fascinates me so I love including it in my tunes wherever possible as we find it in so many amazing places shapes and physical things across the world and beyond!

According to ze i-n-t-e-r-n-e-t...
"The golden ratio is the precise point at which the modified heat of a black hole goes from positive to negative, and it is part of the equation for the lower constraint on black hole entropy. The golden ratio is the relationship between the loop quantum gravity parameter and black hole entropy."

https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=124651#:~:text=The%20golden%20ratio%20is%20the%20precise%20point%20at%20which%20the,parameter%20and%20black%20hole%20entropy.
Thats a good read. Pinches of salt all round but sure it's all good stuff...

Roots - /// Gmaj7 // D/A // F#m // E/B /// 
Lyrics

Ahoo ha! 

They say it started with a blast
Our universe in distant past
I search the sky I search the trees
But only laughing beauties tease
Oh! God who wrought this mighty task
What size are You? I fondly ask
A galaxy infinity
What proof of your ability!

So feeble is my understanding
Of Thee and the stars so long expanding
Oh! fury of this recondite
When will this mystery come to light
Why wonder at a galaxy
When we as yet don’t know the bee
How could it be that from one bang
Alone all natures music rang 

It’s Papa!
Ahoo ha
Pass into the future
It's Papa!
Ahoo ha
Passing to be future 

What mysteries do we tread upon
When daisy heads we trample on
Alas no greater is the deed
That you can make a star or seed
Oh! cruel short chain of lexicon
Can’t I express this God an’ sun
To look into the deep devide
And tell what secrecy it hides 

To see the way the skies obey
Or ponder over Saturn’s Rhea
To marvel at the sun on fire
Or look to Mars revolving mire
Or see the Moon’s majestic eye
As she protects the starry sky
If I could but explain a tree
Then I could solve this mystery
Waiting answer will not be long
God will tell me when I’m gone


It’s Papa!
Ahoo ha
Pass it to the future
“I’ve got Mum safe an' sound” 

It’s Papa!
Ahoo ha
Passed to the future 

There there sons
and our little girls
Greetings from heaven
You’ve all turned out so well
You give this planet the good warmth
Truth, heart and hope
It’s really that simple
Just love and be one” 

Hey Nana
Hey Papa
Ah hu ha
Passing to the future
Ah ha ha ha
Hey Nana
Hey Papa
Ah hu ha
Passed into the future
Ah ha ha ha

Notes (this is from the original behind the track... just me in this version)
This song is built on a poem written in 1969 by my Grandad, Bill Stapleton. He used to say Ahoo Ha and his kids used to say it too after he passed away. He setup the very first recording studio in Ireland in the 1940's and travelled the country recording trad musicians. He went on to have great success setting up film studios meaning he pioneered two industries on the emerald isle. He was a true genius and way ahead of his time. He is still inspiring us 40 years after his death. When making the song I decided to bring in my Nana also to pay homage to her. she was a wonderful pianist and gave me my first few lessons. I've incorporated as many of their children and grandchildren into the song saying Ahoo Ha as I could so we end up with three generations of his blood relatives included in the piece ♾️
The mere mortal words I added are imagining what he would say to his kids from heaven!

🧓🏼Dia agus na Cruinne

This is a song about protecting individuals from ICE


IF YOU COME FOR MY FRIENDS 

If you come for my friends 
You come for me
And when you come for me
Im going to be, a problem

Don’t do something you’ll regret 
Don’t do something you’ll regret 

If you come for my friends
I’m the brick wall
And this brick wall 
Doesn’t fall, so easily 

Don’t do something you’ll regret 
Don’t do something you’ll regret 

I’ll treat a stranger 
like they’er my best fiend
Because we all became united 
When your war began

Don’t do something you’ll regret 
Don’t do something you’ll regret 

We are ready
Ready to stand

You’ll light the world on fire
And you’ll burn too
But we've been burning for longer
So we know what to do

Don’t do something you’ll regret 
Don’t do something you’ll regret 


If You Come For MY Friends

Higher Love

THE END OF ATLANTIS-instrumental F Bourgouin

Music available on bandcamp https://thebargainbasementbutterflies.bandcamp.com/

The Bargain Basement Butterflies are gleefully inspired by Kraftwerk, Erasure, OMD, the Lightning Seeds, Depeche Mode, Howard Jones, The Cure, Laurie Anderson and a host of other terrific artists old and new.

Living Life and Making Music, because what else is one to do? 

Open to collaborations.
I do love to sing...or play.

If You Come For MY Friends

The Bargain Basement Butterflies

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