Major Lazer & Wild Belle VS Tinashe (Dramantic Remix)

In The Face Of Tyranny

man, the girl was acting crazy
eyes a little hazy
she escaped with her life
looked in the magic mirror
the demon creeping nearer with a ritual knife
drew the blood up through the fountain
scaled the wizard's mountain
and down through the sky
and she gazed a gazeless stare 
that chilled the summer air
and then she waited to die
man, the girl got into motion
and conjured up a potion
and she hid it away
cuz she knew the dude was coming
she couldn't keep running and living this way
she's a mean necromancer
a midnight dancer always getting her way
he's a mean mutilator, a slimy alligator 
come to take you away
crystal balls, enchantments, curses, and portals
damn us all to die or suffer immortal
in her hands the wretched tools for survival:
the commands of dead, unholy revival
man, the girl drank the elixir 
hoping it would fix her
yeah she needed to fight
so she summoned up a skelly
from the depths of hell she cast him out in the night
would the wizard hear him sneakin?
rotten bones a creakin as he entered the lair?
to the girls satisfaction
he fell for the distraction she cast out of thin air
in his claws he held the resurrected
and he saw his final moments reflected
as the girl stood behind the foul wizard
from this world and into hell she delivered
man, the girl she put him down

Man, the girl (and the electric wizard)

As a child growing up in Liverpool during the eighties, I witnessed first hand the struggles people had to endure because of the government’s neglect of our city. The government got away with neglecting its children, whilst Yosser and no doubt many like him had theirs taken away.

Yosser Hughes, the fictional character from Alan Bleasdale's incredible television series 'Boys from the Blackstuff', depicted a single father unable to find work whilst trying to look after his three children. 

The perception of Yosser back then, and probably still now is that he was a crazy, weak, and dangerous person. The reality though, is that Yosser’s behaviour was fuelled by many factors, not just povery, lack of work, and a broken relationship that we witness on screen.

Mental health awareness was zilch back then and most men today like Yosser find it impossible to talk about their struggles in life. This is largely due to the stigma of being perceived as weak. The only person he felt that he could open up to was a priest behind a veiled confessional box, who seemingly offered no help, support or guidance.

There will have been many traumatic events in Yossers life, all as a result of a cycle of poverty and lack of support and understanding that was generationally passed down. 

Yosser struggled on with his failing mental health, but clearly his love remained for his children. He kept looking for work, feeding his children, doing the best he could with what little he had. He like many was unfortunately doomed to succeed, and yet if he had been given help and support he could have brought his children up and been there for them. His wife, like Yosser just another casualty of the continuing cycle of victims, and sadly their children next.

Anyone struggling with their mental health should break free from the societal  stigma and speak to someone. You’re only human and can’t carry that weight alone. You are not alone and It’s ok to be vulnerable, it’s what makes us human. Just please ask someone for help!

Additionally, If you know someone who may be struggling with things, ask them if they want to talk, lend your ear, normalize their worries or concerns, and encourage them to seek help and support.

Thanks to Liverpool artist Mikey Gannon, for letting me use his artwork: http://ko-fi.com/mikeygannon

Yosser hughes

Yosser Hughes

DANZAS OLVIDADAS

Sin rastro en el camino
Que voy dejando atrás
Innumerables pasos quedan por andar

Un hito en mi memoria
Un fracaso inmortal
Un pasaje en la historia sin narrar

No sé si lo he perdido
Dudo haberlo tenido

Desde el vacío
Hasta el vacío
En busca de un final

Un medio que mate a su fin
Un arma que me quiera disparar

Vuelve a llover
Y el agua fría arrastra mi pesar

Cada día es noche en mi canción
La que, siempre solo, escucho yo

Bailando escondido en un rincón
Cada nota es un golpe letal al dolor

En un recuerdo, heladas,
Viven danzas olvidadas

Volver, condenado a empezar
Sobre un nuevo papel podré volar

DANZAS OLVIDADAS

Well, I finally finished working on one of my all time fave songs, In Your Eyes, by Peter Gabriel. This is a straight up cover that's as faithful to the original as I could get. It's definitely the most time and meticulous effort I've spent on a song trying to do it justice. All instruments are played by me on keyboard, as well as the live talking drum and spotty singing, besides some backing synth pads and additional backing vocals by @remnant60. Bill was also instrumental in giving feedback and offering suggestions, and providing the mastering duties. 
There's also a bit of a surprise remix version I did that highlights all the layers of sounds that go into this masterpiece of a song. See link below.

Song written by Peter Gabriel

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Here is a very different REMIX version to highlight all the sounds and instruments you may not notice in the original version:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/in-your-eyes-remix

And here’s a funny ‘cluck’ version by acarboni:
https://on.soundcloud.com/RVCa1PY1HgvriWsE7

(image is a mash-up of my face on the album cover, done in Photoshop)

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here's some pictures I took:
https://500px.com/p/MrMark?view=photos

In Your Eyes  (cover)

She's gone, and he says he's cool with that. Is he, tho? All the little things that annoy you during a relationship are somehow missed when it's over.

Cool With That

Echo chamber, You're living in an Echo chamber
Echo chamber, You're living in an Echo chamber

You used to get in your car and you’d listen to nineties grunge
But now you turn on talk radio and you absorb it like a sponge
There’s a guy on cable news who says the things 
you were afraid to say out loud
But now you shout them out in polite company
and it makes you feel so proud.

Living in an echo chamber surrounded by people who agree with you
And you’re not interested in hearing any other point view
You used to believe that issues were grey
 but now you see things in black and white
You used to live and let be but now you just want to fight

You say cut taxes for the rich and it’ll trickle down to you and me
And when they sing the national anthem, you’d better not take the knee
You think electric cars are foolish and gas stoves are your God given right
And when you turn on your lamp to read Atlas Shrugged it better be an incandescent light 

Every single second of every single day
you’re walking around muttering that things are not okay
The pundits on the cable news
 say we’ve reached the point of no return
We’re in a downward spiral 
and we’re goanna crash and burn

Living in an echo chamber surrounded by people who agree with you
And you’re not interested in hearing any other point view
You used to believe that issues were grey 
but now you see things in black and white
You used to live and let be but now you just want to fight

Echo chamber, You're living in an Echo chamber
Echo chamber, You're living in an Echo chamber

Echo Chamber

Thank You Lord For Your Blessing,On Me, Gene Jumper, ( cover )

In my believe 
should I be first
vision with sounds
all our stir

What is our aim
Who are our friends
When will it begin
Where will it be

Reality is near
Dreams are underneath
What should we do
What should we think

What is our aim
Who are our friends
When will it begin
Where will it be
 
Come on, come on,
we must start now

Dreams come true
when you believe
when you will fight
when you are you

Come on, come on
we're going through

Dreams come true
when you believe
when you will fight
when you are you

We stand tall with courage in our veins
Every step we take, we'll break these chains
Through the darkest night, we see the dawn
In this battle, we'll keep pushing on
In the search for truth, we break free
Moving forward, no chains on me
in our live wealth there'll be we break free
no protection to hard no chains on me
slow fades beast beneath gone on
and just the tired sun 
you won't change to break free
moving forward no chains on me!

Little Computer People

Underneath Our Dreams

LOVE YOU IN A PURE WAY

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