I'm with @joshua-tanz - this one definitely hit hard. This feels deeply personal - whether it is or not, you really did a fantastic job pulling out a lot of emotion and heartbreak with this one, Claes. Hugs.

Very emotional storytelling, Claes. (Glad the people in the image are not connected to the events.)

oh wow what a brave and sad song Claes! So true that we so often  think it will happen to someone else's child.

NIce twist that what happens to somebody else can also happen to you. Love the guitar it sits sympathetically behind your sad lyric.

What a sad song. Beautiful guitar and melody

My goodness this is heartbreaking but beautifully written and performed.

I'm not crying... You're crying!💔😢😭 Heartbreaking in so many ways. So touching.

"The Thing About A River" (#461, 210514)

 * Co-written with @nikki-dean-523384425 * 

The thing about a river is she's been here forever
And she's deeper than she looks
Quiet steady current softens all the edges
Of even jagged rocks

No one knows why the river flows
Where she starts or where she ends
Silent as a mirror but strong enough to take you with her
That's the thing about a river

But the thing about a river is she only flows downstream
Yeah she never turns around
She'll lift you up or pull you in ain't much in between
If you float or if you drown

No one knows why the river flows
Where she starts or where she ends
Silent as a mirror but strong enough to take you with her
That's the thing about a river

She's the path of least resistance
Try to follow where she leads
If you're listenin' you can hear her whisper
She'll tell you everything you need

Week 20 - The Thing About A River (210514)

A co write with  Fiona Ni Ainin 

This link will give you the story of the Children of Lir
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-myth-children-lir-swan-lake

Children Of Lir (Danielle Banks/Fiona Ni Ainin)

- If I Get Too Close To You

Copyright Duncan Macgregor & Erin Wolf 2021
Photo 72257285 © Colicaranica | Dreamstime.com

Guitar: Duncan Macgregor (https://soundcloud.com/macsongs_uk)
Mix: Duncan Macgregor
Lyrics & Vocals: Duncan Macgregor & Erin Wolf

Week 20 Prompt: Some People's Kids

why do other people's kids always stand up straight
eat the food off their plate
my kid's army crawling through the lawn 'cause he can't skate

why do other people's kids always walk without delay
keep it moving along the way
my kid only travels by cartwheels everywhere

they're all just kinder chameleons
never doing what they should
well they've come here to play
and there's no escape from 
the kinder chameleons

why are some people's kids so sweet and kind
yet some are less refined
my kid always seems to dance along the line

why are some people's kids quiet and calm
never seems to have a qualm
my kid broke the tension with a glitter bomb

they're all just kinder chameleons
never doing what they should
well they've come here to play
and there's no escape from 
the kinder chameleons

i still want to be your friend
but i don't want to play right now
i'd rather play with your toys

i still want to be your friend 
but i don't want to play right now *gosh*
i'd rather play with your toys

they're all just kinder chameleons
never doing what they should
well they've come here to play
and there's no escape from 
the kinder chameleons

why do other people's kids love to sing in tune
all kinds of great songs to croon
my kid's been singing baby shark in french all afternoon

why are other people's kids quiet and reserved
still, serene, unperturbed
my kid's got a personality the size of saturn

they're all just kinder chameleons
never doing what they should
well they've come here to play
and there's no escape from 
the kinder chameleons

Kinder Chameleons (with Duncan Macgregor)

Week 20 of Song-A-Week had the prompt "Some 
People's Kids". Here is my attempt at writing a song about that. 
Note: The family pictured has no connection to the events in the song.

Lyrics:

You read that sad things happen to some people's kids
never thought that "some people" would include your mother and me

The first 4 weeks of joy with you (our) baby boy
turned frustrating at the start of week 5
when you started to fuss, this was new to us,
and you kept it up all thru the night

your condition had gone undetected
too late we found out your heart was defective
You read that sad things happen to some people's kids
never thought that "some people" would include your mother and me

not until your face turned all blue
did you end up at Children's ICU
where all they ultimately could do
was to let you go while in your mother's arms

your condition had gone undetected
too late we found out your heart was defective
You read that sad things happen to some people's kids
never thought that "some people" would include your mother and me


Image AND Song Copyright © Claes Akerblom 2021

Some People (demo)

Heart Song Week 20

Written with and featuring the mighty Julia Bloom ( https://juliabloom.org/ )

I’ve been dead and born again
More times that I can count 
From smallest to the largest I have grown
The corners turned, the lessons learned 
but only to forget
In the silence of the falling snow

Summers come and summers go
And winters never end
until the spring awakens us from sleep
But ON beyond the coming fall
I'll never rise again
These bones will be the final piece of me

But oh - feel the life rising and I'm new again
Oh - does it really matter how it goes away?

I been dancing skyward 
with the birds and all the bees
Spinning out the quivering strands of life
Weaving sound and colour til they're free to be released
Miracles on miracles in flight

Inside the gene you never see
but feel at every turn
I'm the one who steers you through the dark
I'm the love and longing
That can bring you through the hurt
That makes the meaning pulling at your heart

Oh - feel the life arising and I'm new again
Oh - does it really matter that it goes 

When there’s a love……
I feel a love that lifts me up and lays me down to my rest
I feel a love that lifts me up and lays me down to my rest

Feel the bees that tickle 
as they nibble at your flowers
Knowing how their kisses share your life
Though the birds may wound you 
as they're pecking at your boughs
Only they can spread the seed so wide

Lovers come and lovers go
and wonders never cease
So we travel wide and travel far
Though they fade and fall away
like autumn's changing leaves
love remains and makes us what we are

Oh - feel the life arising and I'm new again
Oh - does it really matter how it goes away?

New Again (with Julia Bloom)

Time
Oh the passing of time
Carving memories soft and smooth 
Time like a River that winds
Gently see its journey through 

And I can see you waving back at me
Diving under foam and ocean spray
I can hear you calling out to me 
Oh time take me there today 

Time
Oh the passing of time
Sealing over hurt and pain 
Time planted seeds in my mind 
And I feed on those old days 

Time 
Oh the passing of time 
Never fades my love for you 
Time like a cord or a vine 
I am connected back to you

the passing of time SAW wk23

“The Boy With The Moon & Star On His Head” a spiritual parable positioned as a traditional English folk song. The tune is taken from 1972’s Catch Bull At Four album, his follow-up to the immense Teaser & the Firecat record. Because of the momentum created by that previous release, Catch Bull At Four was his best-selling record.
This tune is certainly one of those, starting off with a scene of  ’60s free-love, and eventually turning to a less carnal, and more mystically informed theme of spiritual wisdom, with a prescription for love and connectedness as a pay-off. In some ways this wasn’t just a song, but it was Stevens’ story as an artist, too. But, how?
A key thread to be found in Stevens’ music from 1970 onward is all about a man being pestered by the bigger questions in life, after playing the role of self-indulgent pop star. The irony of course is that it would be this spiritual impulse that helped him to generate some very  worldly success, greater than he’d ever enjoyed in that earlier pure pop star period.
The song , reflected his own eventual chosen path and identity, or at least the one he was aiming for while his audience got bigger and bigger. But, the weight of increasing fame was something that would become more and more burdensome to him."                                   The Delete Bin

Mastered Track : Distrokid Mixea
Image: Kristina Paukshtite

The Boy With the Moon and Star on His Head-Cat Stevens/Yusuf (Cover)

Over Distances Unknown (DEMO)

New Song Out Now – “This Love Is Real” 💖

“This Love Is Real” was written for my first-born son, Joshua, inspired by one of the most unexpected and happiest surprises of our lives. We walked into the medical walk-in centre thinking Rachel was dealing with suspected food poisoning… and walked out discovering we were going to be parents. This song is my tribute to that life-changing moment — a celebration of the joy, love, and wonder that comes with becoming a mum and dad. 🌟

And now, all these years later, Josh is already 1 inch taller than me, shaving, and wearing the same clothes size as me. Growing up way too fast — but making us proud every step of the way. ❤️

This is the ninth of 29 original songs I’ll be releasing, with a new one dropping every two weeks. 🎶🔥

This Love Is Real

Mainly a guitarist, and sometimes singer-songwriter, I am influenced mostly by the singer-songwriters from the 60's and early 70's.

Some People (demo)

Claes

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