Love this... has a warming retro style...

You’re young and your time will come (perfect words to pass along) ... wonderful groove...call it what you like ...love

that was a sweet handoff from the vocals to the lead guitar...

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Verse Vox
Gary Reeves: Chorus Vox / Drums
Hans Albers: All additional instruments, Arrangement & Production

New video on YouTube:   https://youtu.be/3R60fl4jCms

As a devout atheist from my early years I have consequently chosen not to believe in anything that doesn’t have a justifiable or logical explanation. The concept of luck certainly comes into that category as it seems to suggest an exterior force as it’s cause, something I simply cannot accept.

But even non-believers talk about luck being either for or against them, throwing spilled salt over their shoulders or not walking under ladders, because these have become part of everyday behaviour or  language, dictated by habit more than any sense of logic.  The terms in this song all relate to some mysterious good or bad vibe, including - and I’ve known people who actually do this - which direction in which your bed might face when you’re asleep.

Although also a devout atheist, my brother Gal is a good example of such habits, often using the term “Touch Wood” if he wants something to happen in his or our favour.  I think he inherited this from our Mum, who used to say it all the time and would go as far as trying to touch something made of wood to complete the ‘spell', not always easy in what had become an increasingly plastic age.

Despite all of the above, I think Gal must have been ‘Touching Wood’ when he first formed a friendship with Hans, because I’m still not at all sure that we deserve to be associated with someone of such proficiency, consummate talent and innate kindness.  Some may say we have been very lucky.  We have certainly been exceedingly fortunate, which is just about as far as I’m prepared to go.  Whatever your beliefs, we hope you enjoy the song.  (Terry Reeves)

I’ve stopped walking under ladders
Avoiding cracks moving like the clappers
No early birthday wishes giving all the best
When sleeping Hancock’s head never faces west

Chorus:
I’m touching wood
To prevent it going wrong
I’m touching wood
Just in case all my luck has gone
I’m touching wood
To prevent it going wrong
I’m touching wood
Just in case all my luck has gone

Don’t wear red in storms but wear a hard hat 
Using chopsticks making sure to lay them flat
No facing or broken mirrors back and forth
When sleeping Hancock’s head never faces north

Chorus

No singing at the dining room table
Avoid spilling salt keeping body stable
The horse shoe upwards by word of mouth
When sleeping Hancock’s head never faces south

Chorus

Thirteen numbers or a whistle inside for waiting
Dialling 666 getting straight through to Satan
Keeping all doors open not upsetting man or Priest
When sleeping Hancock’s head never faces East

Chorus

TOUCHING WOOD - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

This song is for Barbara. 

Sometimes our friends need to know that we care.

Call Me _Acoustic  Guitar Version

music, vocal mix, final arrangement & master . Monkey Blood Lowdown @monkeybloodlowdown
lyrics, vocals & their premix, cover design . Mariam Zohra D : Myrh
photo by Michael Louw; artwork includes MBL's avatar

THE CEDAR BOARDS
__________________________
Redwood Love
Gives it away

Our own scent is mixed within it.....
our own scent is mixed....

our own scent is mixed
our own scent is mixed
the coolness lets the heat escape
lets the heat escape
lets the heat escape

the coolness
the coolness

Redwood Love
Redwood Love
Redwood Love

Aroma

The cedar boards and the rays of sun
Gives it away

hey, as i wake
as i wake
a fire burns
to my senses
but the cedar boards
the cedar boards
give it away
give it away

Gives it away!
Coolness
Coolness

The coolness
The coolness
lets the heat escape

Heat!

Redwood Love

The Consolers

The Cedar Boards | The Consolers

Seems I write depressing sad songs, disco, or blues. Disco must be next haha. 

Turn the wine into water, turn the water into wine
You’re never gonna quench your thirst for whisky smooth and fine
And you can sail across the desert, walk across the sea
But the thing that you are running from, will find you eventually

But you’re young and your time will come
You’re young and your time will come

So this is ain't you expected, not what you hoped to find
you swallowed all your anger and you buried it inside
But soon the seed is gonna wake up, and the passion flower root
And resentment grows within you as you taste your bitter fruit

But you’re young and your time will come
You’re young and your time will come
You run back to where you’re from you don’t know that you are free
The way you see the world ain't how you want the world to be
you’re young and your time will come

If you think you can find happiness you can leave this all behind
We’ll stray the path and wander 'til we find our peace of mind
Now the world is on your shoulders, and it doesn’t have to be
You have found someone to share the load, now set your spirit free

And we're young and our time will come
You’re young and your time will come
Look beyond the windows and the walls and see the view
There’s a door inside here somewhere, the other side waits for you
Cause you’re young and your time will come

Your Time Will Come

Let Them Eat Soap

Another forgotten song that has been hanging around in my files for some time.  I finally decided to share it with the public.

Sparkling Eyes

Intro:
Since I first saw them
Those eye had me at first glance

Verse 1:
Yes I love those Sparkling eyes
Those deep intense eyes of yours
They send me on wonderful highs
That take everything with no cures

Chorus:
Sparkling eyes
Shining so bright
Helps me realize
Everything’s all right

Verse 2:
I look at them in wonder
They shoot those beams like thunder
When the sun shines 
There are so many signs

Verse 3:
It is their wonderful duty
To make you a beauty
They are what make you 
such a fabulous brew

Sparkling Eyes

Eidolon

Remixed for IOC Songwriter Sessions 1st June 2022

# Lyrics

You are strong enough to hold your ground
To fight the loneliness you keep too close

You have the will to hold the lights inside of yourself
The fire that burns in yourself

On you, you can rely to push on through
To lead the charge and make the next steps last

You have the will to hold the lights inside of yourself
The fires that burn in yourself

Shining lights
Burning bright
For yourself
For no one else

You have the will to hold the lights inside of yourself
The flames to fan and grow the lights inside of yourself
The fires that burn in yourself

Inside of Yourself

Hello, this piece is more to let go, a little distraction, dream, chillout, or just let wander your mind , soul flight is also allowed 😊 Hope you like it, have fun while listening!

P.S. see also my new album GALACTIC ECHO on Bandcamp and Jamendo 

CJR-Music originals | more info also here:  https://www.cjrogersmusic.com

Galactic Echo

Unique View

Here a first collaboration with Ed Mundio :

https://soundcloud.com/edmundio1

The City That Grew Its Own Food - Ed Mundio & Wivresse

Here's another in the series of semi-live recordings with Nat Daniels. Nat took an ancient recording I did back in the 80's and salvaged it, embellished it into something that gave me a really pleasant surprise. The song delivers a simple message about overlooking the most important aspects of our time in this life, often too willing to fall into step with what everyone else seems to be doing. Don't lose sight of the true relationships, the true friends and the simple, real connections. My thanks to Nat for her usual abilities to transform anything into a special experience.

Craig Durgy: guitar & vocals
Nat Daniels: piano, bass, vocals & production

Music & Lyrics by Craig Durgy

You count your blessings, you count your years
And the day’s long gone
You start undressing as another day nears
And your mind turns on
All of a sudden as the light’s dying down
You see what you could not
Love took a little but love took a little a lot

You’re working steady, you’re on the go
And the week’s long gone
The feeling’s petty but it’s all that you know
And you can’t slow down
All of a sudden as you’re driving home 
You look at the home that you’ve got
Love took a little but love took a little a lot

The radio plays and a sentiment stays
There’s a face that you’ve looked at for years
You idle in lines of idling minds
That unwind in their own rear view mirrors
The face is one, and then another
And it hurts as each one disappears

You’ve got a husband, you’ve got a wife
You’ve got a lover and the best things in life
You heard a story, you made it stick
No need to worry cause you laid it thick

Then in a moment, it’s happened before
The eyes in the mirror look away
They turn to someone you loved so much more
And you know what they’re trying to say
Ignore the moments and just earn your pay
Then you’re dead and you’re starting to rot
Love took a little but love took a little a lot

Love Took A Little A Lot

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