All things shiny and new.

Guitar, Lead Vocal, Lyrics and song by William Paterson 
@w-paterson-1-1
backing vocal, keyboards ,percusions, mix, and productions by conover
© 2015 Patersongs/Conover


Waiting On The Sun

Me and you 
Sitting in the rain
Waiting on the sun to come

Me and you
Digging in our pockets
Its no money no fun

Well some day soon
Something's going to happen
Lucks going to come our way
We cant give up
We got to keep hoping 
Tomorrows going to be our day

Me and you
Trying just to get by
Boy these days are hard

You cant get work
They don't want to pay ya
Unless you play the right card

Well some day soon
Something's going to happen
Lucks going to come our way
We cant give up
We got to keep hoping
Tomorrows going to be our day

Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun

LEAD BREAK

Well some day soon
something's gonna happen
Lucks gonna come our way 
We cant give up 
We got to keep hoping
Tomorrows gonna be our day

Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun

Me and you
Waiting on tomorrow
Wishing it all away

Me and you 
Drinking through the sorrow
It always seems to want to stay

Well some day soon
Something's gonna happen
Lucks gonna come our way
We cant give up
We got to keep hoping
Tomorrows gonna be our day

Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun
Waiting on the sun......ect ......

END.

Waiting On The Sun (Patersongs/Conover)

Music and vocal by Alexis Roche
Production,mixing,editing,keyboards,orchestration and lite application of pixie dust: Bruce Conover

Lyrics: Poem by Paul Verlaine (1870).

La lune blanche
Luit dans les bois ;
De chaque branche
Part une voix
Sous la ramée...

Ô bien-aimée.

L'étang reflète,
Profond miroir,
La silhouette
Du saule noir
Où le vent pleure...

Rêvons, c'est l'heure.

Un vaste et tendre
Apaisement
Semble descendre
Du firmament
Que l'astre irise...

C'est l'heure exquise



translation to English:

The white moon
Shines in the woods ;
From each branch
springs a voice
beneath the arbor..

Oh my beloved.

Like a deep mirror
the pond reflects
the silhouette
of the black willow
where the wind weeps.

Let us dream! It is the hour...

A vast and tender calm
seems to descend
from a sky
made iridescent by the moon.

It is the exquisite hour!

Note from Alexis Roche to me when I ask him what this song meant and what that initial spark was good got them to write this beautiful song.

Re the song itself, it's a poem by Paul Verlaine from 1870 that evokes lovers(or maybe a man alone thinking of his missing beloved one)taking an evening walk under the moon. listening to the wind in the trees, watching a black willow reflected in the pond... it's basically about appeasement, dreams and, of course, love. This poem always makes me think about "Dream a little dream of me".
 After reading it for the first time, about 25 years ago (I was 17), I took my guitar, put those two chords, and found that melody straight away... I always thought it was over-simplistic, hence never played it with anyone, but for some reason it got stuck in my head and has been haunting me ever since. I eventually decided to record it one year ago, possibly in an attempt to let it go away... 
but thanks to the incredible feedback I got from soundclouders, things have not quite happened this way!

I will need therapy too :)

This Track came about after being so inspired by that beautiful song.

Music by Alexis Roche from his original recording located 
here: https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2/lheure-exquise

Production,mixing,editing,keyboards,orchestration and lite application of pixie dust:  Bruce Conover

L'heure Exquise  (Roche/Conover)

Don’t look down
Bruce Conover composed and performed original music.
Phil McWalter was invited in for lyrics and vocal and final sweetening.

You can see all you want from here
Don’t look down
It’s just your feet and a can of fear
And if you fall...
The water’s warmer on the far side of the bay

Don’t slow up
The world will never let you get off
Don’t slow up
Its just a spin on a fairground ride
And if you do...
The circus moves on to another little town

[Spoken]: “Run, rabbit run. Just keep on running, you don't have time to look back and see if everyone else is coming…”

Don't look down
[Trumpet cadenza]
Don’t cry out
Do you think you’ll just disappear?
And when you cry
The lights are going to shine so brightly on your face

Don’t look down
You can see all you need from right here
Don't slow up
They won't let you hide away for a day...

Don't look down
You can see all you want to here
And if you do
The world will never let you get away again

Don’t look down
Don't look down
You can see all you need from right here
Don’t slow up
They won’t let you hide away for a day
Don’t look down
Don’t slow up
Don’t cry out
© Oct 2014

Don't Look Down - Conover/McWalter

What Is Love These Day's
conover & Hans-Michael Albers
Here’s my heart
It lies open to you
But what is love….. to do

Here’s my breath
You can steal it away
But what is love….. to you  
 
What is Love........

I posted My question
I cast the net far and wide
What is love?
What Luv?
Won't somebody answer?
Won't someone reply.
What is Love .......These days..

Here's my heart
It lies open to you.
But what is love to do?

Play that guitar :)

Here's my heart
opened wide
What is love
What Love
What is.......

Here's my breath
You take it away
There's nothing left of me............................



What is this thing called love
Don't answer it...... Live it.



Conover: lyrics, vocal, keys and Production
Hans-Michael Albers composition of all music

High resolution mastering by Matt Warnick at:
Radio 712 Mastering Syndicate 
http://radio712.com/#main

What Is Love These Day's?  Conover/Hans-Michael Albers

Music by Massimo Ghianda @m4xgh
Vocals by Bruce Conover
Mixing Matt Warnick
David Bowie Cover

Had to get the train 
from Potsdamer Platz
You never knew that
That I could do that
Just walking the dead

Sitting in the Djungle
On Nürnberger Straße
A man lost in time
Near KaDeVe
Just walking the dead

Where are we now?
Where are we now?
The moment you know
You know, you know

Twenty thousand people
Cross Bösebrücke
Fingers are crossed
Just in case
Walking the dead

Where are we now?
Where are we now?
The moment you know
You know, you know

As long as there's sun
As long as there's sun
As long as there's rain
As long as there's rain
As long as there's fire
As long as there's fire
As long as there's me
As long as there's you

Find one friend and proceed......

Conover/Ghianda cover of the Bowie track
Music by Massimo Ghianda @m4xgh
Vocals by Bruce Conover

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/rent-david-bowie-mustique-retreat#package

Where Are We Now?    Conover/Massimo Ghianda

Twilight Sail 1939
music bed by ELT Project
https://soundcloud.com/extremeloungeterror
Piano,Vocals, lyrics, electric guitar solo and production by Conover
© 2016 Conover/ELT Project


Though we stand tall against the Muck and the Meyer
So we hold on to the things we admire.

Richard Halliburton 3rd, went missing at sea that night 
Richard missing at sea since March 1939 after trying to sail Sea Dragon
(a gaudily decorated, 75-foot Chinese junk) across the Pacific  Ocean.
What was He thinking?

 Is it up to you to judge what he thinks
And dream where his brink would begin
Is there some inspired line you could have shared with him?  

Maybe not but maybe so 
Could you really loose it just to give it a go
Maybe not... but maybe so
Could we really loose a thing by giving a go. 

Though we stand tall against the muck and the meyer
So we hold on to the things we admire.
 Sail on young Halliburton.......  Sail on

Details on his death: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Halliburton

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/last-adventure-richard-halliburton-forgotten-hero-1930s-america-180950164/

Twilight Sail 1939    [Conover/ELT project]

Just up the path was 
Travis corner
Fully replete with cakes and treats
All we needed was air 
All we wanted was sunshine
Where is the sunshine
I fell in love with you that fall.
And all you wanted was Paul on your lunchbox
Paul on your notebook too
George and Ringo add nothing to your world
and John was acting a bore
In 1964 
Just up the path was 
Travis corner
That was the center of our world
All we needed was freedom
And we're all waiting for sunshine
Where is the sunshine
I fell in love with you that fall
and all you wanted was Paul 
George and Ringo add nothing to your world
and John was acting a bore
Yes John was acting a boy
In 1964 

Do you remember? Do you.........

Music arrangement By Claes Steen @cermat
Vocals, arrangement edits, lyrics and Mix by Conover @conover
Mastered at Abbey Road Studio by Alex Gordon
https://www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/alex-gordon

Travis Corner 1964   (Conover/Steen)

His life was gentle; and the elements
so mixed in him, that Nature might stand up,
and say to all the world, This was a Man!

William Shakespeare
English poet and dramatist (1564-1616)
considered one of the greatest English writers.

This was a Man!

Music by Atlas Cedar https://soundcloud.com/atlascedar
vocal and lyric by conover

You can pass it on and everybody in the world can congregate
You can pass this on and something inside is guaranteed to resonate   

One chord at a time. you paint your picture fine   
One chord at a time you imprint into every other open mind

Pass it on
Pass it on

Everybody wants and everybody's needing. 
You say the world is broke you say the world is bleeding……
Pass it on
Pass it on
You can pass it on and everybody in the world can congregate
You can pass this on and something inside is guaranteed to resonate   

You can Pass it on.............
One chord one mind 
Now Two minds are connected  

Pass on it or Pass it on.............

Pass It On  conover/Atlas Cedar

She’s smack dab in the middle. 
She's in a very precarious place.  
This week she brought on thunder 
But somehow….. She's keeps a smile on her face 
KellyAnne where is and what do you plan to do?   
With the time on your hands you'll be having so soon
KellyAnne where is and what do you plan to do?   
With the time on your hands you'll be having so soon

Jussi Welin: guitar https://soundcloud.com/juswel
Claes Steen: Music composition for rhythm track https://soundcloud.com/cermat
conover: vocals,horn,lyrics,organ,bass, editing, mix and mastering
Thanks to Chris Wiggs for additional production assistance
This was Mixed on Audience ClairAudient 1+1 v2+ studio monitors.

Kellyanne (Conover/Steen/Welin)

This wonderful song was found at https://soundcloud.com/jasny-svetly/vverkh
I asked Nata If I could do some background vocals over it and I tried to learn her native tongue to work on the verse as well. This is me learning phonetically by the seat of my pants. This is what came of it.
Nata Boundariver is one of my new favorites. Her music is so free and spirited.
This is her song I just added some background vocals
mp3: jasny-svetly.bandcamp.com/track/up
videos: 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xn7MxXZi64
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTaIauuQgw&t

Jasny - Svetly Vverh [Conover/ Ясный — Svetly]

I asked Mia if I could sing background vocals with her on this wonderful song "Relax". She agreed and with her kind permission I invited https://soundcloud.com/juswel in for electric guitar sweetening. This is the outcome.
We hope you you enjoy
Bruce & Mia

RELAX

Relax
Relax your mind
Relax your body
Surrender 
Let go
Fill your heart with light
fill your soul with love
Let love shine in.
Relax
You are beautiful
I am beautiful
We are all beautiful
We are all one
May we all be happy
May we all be healthy
May all live happy lives
Fill your heart with light
Fill your soul with love
Let love shine, in.
Relax
Surrender

Here is the link to Mia's original track  https://soundcloud.com/miper/relax

Notes from Mia on her page for Relax
This song I wrote in India during a TTC(Yoga teacher training). I wrote it for my first ever lesson I was going to have. I was SOOO nervous, and I refused to have more than 4 "students". 
I remember some of my fellow students got very dissapointed (Im still sorry, but I was just too nervous;)
So anyways this song was for the last part of the lesson, where it was time for some "Savasana" Relax time.. also called "Corpse pose" haha. 
And now I felt for producing it. 
I hope you like it <3

Relax  (Miper/Conover/Welin)

Male vocals and lyrics added by conover
© 2017 Conover/Juli im Mai

Procrastination

Music and Lyric by https://soundcloud.com/outstation
Orchestration by https://soundcloud.com/gotchi
Production, Backing vocals and mix by https://soundcloud.com/bruce-conover
Mastered at Abbey Road by Sean Magee
https://www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/sean-magee
© 2018 Conover/Outstation

Guide us to the new age
Connected together
Lead us to the new age
Sharing what we know

Heal yourself and your energy
Link with synchronicity
Guide the way for all to see
Sharing what we know

Awake to the sound of silence
Imagine a time of love and high vibration
When all your dreams will set you free with such emotion
Guide the way
To reach the place
Where we can be free

Inspiration
And magic everywhere
Find your space in a higher place
Your consciousness is there

Awake to the sound of silence
Imagine a time of love and high vibration
When all your dreams will set you free with such emotion
Guide the way
To reach the place
Where we can be free 

[Spoken]
Keep your mind open
We’ll guide you to the new age
Gather round
Watch the people smile
Talk to them
Help them develop a sense of achievement and well-being
The world is a difficult place to live
Transcend the limitations of eternal existence
Look around for the guidance
It’s freely available to you

Awake to the sound of silence
Imagine a time of love and high vibration
When all your dreams will set you free with such emotion
Guide the way
To reach the place
Where we can be free

refrain lyrics by BC
Find us a New Way 
Guide us back Home


Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. 
Find us a New Way 
Guide us back Home

Guide Us Back Home (OutStation/Gotchi/Conover)

original music bed by Nate J  https://soundcloud.com/natej_music/bright
Vocal/Lyrical sketch by conover

I'm kinda visualizing
A home up on the hill
overlooking the ocean
I See an orange front door
With plenty of light coming in.

Build me a Castle and please keep it strong.
To guard against the elements that keep propelling me on.
Compose a mighty Castle and please keep it free
Of all the innocence that's missing in me.
That's missing in me....

Welcome to the BrightHouse
Where all things are shiny and real
Welcome to the BrightHouse
Where all your dreams come true
Welcome to the BrightHouse
Where all things are shiny and new
Welcome to the BrightHouse
Where all your dreams can come true
For you
For You
Just for you
4U
WTTB

An interesting interview from one of my major influences in production Jon Brion.   https://tapeop.com/interviews/18/jon-brion/

Welcome to The BrightHouse  (Conover / Nate J)

@juswel: Original Bed composition, bass, drums and guitars
https://soundcloud.com/elephantpr: Vocals, lyrics and Backing vocals
@gotchi Orchestration and Horn Section
Concept, production and Mix by conover
© 2018 Conover/Labarca/Welin
Mastered at Abbey Road Studio by Alex Gordon
www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/alex-gordon
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Hazy mornings with you
Everything’s gone downhill

We’ll cruise through the stars
Just making up together
This beautiful collision

I know you know I’d do anything
Cause you care and I do
You and I so beautifully collide
This beautiful collision
This beautiful collision

Just a last time then I’ll disappear
All of our tainted years

We’ll cruise through the stars
Just making up together
This beautiful collision

I know you know I’d do anything
You care and I do
You and I so beautifully collide
This beautiful collision
This beautiful collision
This beautiful collision
This beautiful collision

Mastered at Abbey Road Studio by Alex Gordon
www.abbeyroad.com/engineer/alex-gordon

Beautiful Collision (Labarca/Welin/Gotchi/Conover)

Original music bed https://soundcloud.com/genagoschi/drunken
Orchestration by  https://soundcloud.com/gotchi
Vocals, pet cricket Doug and lyrics by conover

Walked across the dark room
and looked across the bar
I saw a gifted patron
and asked him where we are
the chap just down the bar from me
he's drinking from a jar
and the children nod off tonight
in the back seat of my car

Mr. Bartender can you tell me what is wrong
all I ever knew is how to write this crazy song
won't you put this tin crown on my head
and nail my feet firmly to the ground
down firmly to the ground
down firmly to the ground

Live life on purpose..
© 2018 Firmly To The Ground (conover/Ɠєηαмυѕιc)

Firmly To The Ground....

Music Bed by https://soundcloud.com/natej_music/dance-alone
Vocals and lyrics, mix and mastering by conover
© 2019 Conover/natej

Well here were standing in this bright and bold horizon
And some people feel that they're all alone
I'm here to tell you that were standing strong together
And we just don't need to dance alone
We take one step forward
and we meet that little girl
We back up a few steps and we twirl our arms up in the air
You swing the doors wide-open
and let the fresh clean air come in
You turn the lights on and make the shadows go away

Cause we ain't going to dance alone tonight
We're going to dance alone together 
We ain't going to dance alone tonight
We're going to dance together

©Conover & NateJ Jan 2019

We Ain't Going to Dance Alone!(Conover / Nate J)

Music by natej
Vocals, mix, horns and lyric's by conover
© 2019 Conover/natej

United we stand and here we go hand-in-hand.
Qantas will take you the safest way of all.
When you walked out across the tarmac.
I counted your steps until you’d got into the plane.
Oh Lord I know I'll feel the waiting.
The waiting came to set my plate.
Oh Lord I know I'll feel the waiting.
The waiting came to set my plate. But wait..

Around the world with you in 80 days.. Oh My
A round with you this morning.
Around the world with you in 80 days.. Oh My
A round with you again and again and again

Oh Lord I know I'll feel the waiting.
The waiting came to set my plate. 
Oh Lord I know I'll feel the waiting.
The waiting came to set my plate. But wait..

Around the world with you in 80 days.. Oh My
A round with you this morning.
Around the world with you in 8
Around the world with you in 80 days.. Oh My
A round with you this morning
Around the world with you in 80 days.. Oh My
A round with you again and again and again

Here is my one take vocal approach to a letter I got from Nate J.
That doesn't mean there aren't stacked vocals. It just means that everything I attempted I would keep and not look back.
This is the head down approach and you just work through the track eight bars at a time until you hit that magic ending.

Here is the correspondence I received:
I know it may not sound like a finished top song but I think it's good to show the process. 


Nate J
Hey Bruce! Here is the song I promised you! I call it "Gone" because it feels melancholy and longing at times but still sounds hopeful to me. I'm currently in a long distance relationship so I drew the connection from that. However, you should take it in whatever direction you feel! I'm excited to see your take on it! :)
https://soundcloud.com/natej_music/gone

The Waiting (Conover / Nate J)

Burned by love

Embers are glowing
Little eyes are showing
the plans for the rest of the night.
Temperatures dropping
but no need for bother
just pull me in closer
just pull me in closer to you
closer to you
closer to you
closer to you

We could be burned by love
We could be swept into nothingness
We could be burned by love
We could be caught up in happiness for you

Embers are glowing
Little eyes are showing
the plans for the rest of the night.
Temperatures dropping
but no need for bother
just pull me in closer
just pull me in closer to you 
closer to you
closer to you
closer to you

We could be burned by love
We could be swept into nothingness
We could be burned by love
We could be caught up in happiness for you.....

Temperatures dropping
but no need for bother
just pull me in closer
just pull me in closer to you
closer to you
closer to you
closer to you

We could be burned by love
We could be swept into nothingness
We could be burned by love
We could be caught up in happiness for you....

It's cold out there people. Stay warm and cuddle together

Music bed by: Nate j https://soundcloud.com/natej_music/burn
Guitar by @juswel
Vocals and lyrics by conover
© 2019 Conover/Natej

Burned By Love (Conover/ Nate J/ Welin)

If there was only two traits that came through in my music, I would hope that it would seem to be effortless and inevitable.
The Kind Place Studio