I really like the tone of the vocs with the guitar, reminds me a little of Morrisey... evocative and rich sound. Great lyrics and melody too.

Well done with this heavy and impactful soldier's song. Very effective performance Christopher. Durge

Chanson chargée d'émotions ! 🙏🍀😍🎶

This is an original song that Durge started by creating a story about a musician going to an open mic night in the city to play some of his music. Nat took over the second part of the song by adding the girl musician and the chance convergence of the two musical souls. We co-crafted the final lines of the song to celebrate the lasting value of such chance meetings and events.

Copyright 2023 Gentle Rain Records / Daniels & Durgy
Written, Produced and Performed by:
Nat Daniels & Craig Durgy

Lyrics:  Shooting Star by Daniels & Durgy 

The sun was just as bright as hell, and the air
Hung upon my shoulders
The city is a wishing well, and it’s where
Everything unfolded

The sidewalk was a frying pan, but it led
Further from the fire
With my guitar case in hand, and a head
Full of lost desire

Just a coffee house open mic, and you said
Your song just really hit me hard
Then we played and it felt just like, 
It was meant to be, just like a shootin’ star

A summer breeze that broke the spell of the heat
Sent newspapers flying
My heels tapped to the silent beat of a clock 
That fate began unwinding 

Tempting chance I kissed a coin, and felt, the aim .. into lover’s fountain
My pearls kept pace as I made haste to the gig, where it all unfolded ..

Dropped my guitar and stood there still as you sang, 
And felt your words like they were mine
Then we played and it felt so right
Like the gods themselves made our souls collide...

Ta da da da da da da...

Every day is a brighter day because you 
Gave your love and hope to me
Having you was a gift so wild
And you stay, in my perfect memory
Time can’t take us ‘cause you will be
Someone who remembers me

Shooting Star

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My sincere apologies if you commented on this track before.  I had to delete the entire post because it was not showing up.  For some mysterious reason a few people could see it but in general it was invisible.  Who can understand these mysteries?  So I have given up and am reposting.  

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Video; https://youtu.be/nzx5SwRQVxY

Made in #Ableton (April 2024)

Genres;
#Electronic
#Ambient

Open Gates

This is a very old song of mine.  I wrote it in 1988 when there was a lot in the news about the 70th anniversary of the end of WW1.  Also I’d bought a book about the war poets which I loved.  My lyrics aren’t exactly poetry and as usual have been through a few changes over the years.  For this recording I kept everything very simple, that’s all it needs.  I’m pleased with this one.


Remember Me To Mary


Trapped in the trenches,
As the volleys came,  
Blew holes in the fields, 
With an orange flame.
Another took a life 
And I watched it fall away,
The last words were a whisper,
But I heard them clear as day.

Hope you find me
And remember me to Mary.

There’s blood in the sunset
And in the hiss of gas,
The boys are fumbling and falling,
With their masks in their hands.
The crack of the rifles
And the cannonade,
Falling blindly on their victims,
Deaf to the wish that they made.

Hope you find me,
And remember me to my Mary.

Bodies stretched across the wire,
Face down in the mud,
Spattered with the dirt,
That gets mixed with their blood.
See the soldier stand up,
Put a hand to his head,
A salute or a bullet,
Won’t change the words that he said.

Hope you find me 
And remember me to Mary.


Image taken by HGW

Remember Me to Mary

I have been writing songs on and off over the last 30+ years. In that time I’ve filled a couple of exercise books with quite a bit of music. I do my best with a very simple recording set up, the songs are all recorded using my 29 year old Washburn guitar and GarageBand on my iPad with a cheap mic in my front room, usually with a cup of coffee. And some biscuits.

Remember Me to Mary

Christopher Joseph Wallace

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