Monday Playlist week of 1/1/2024 "Happy New Year"

Just a good old fashioned mountain sing-along song...

Cabin in the Snow			c. 2021  by M.A. Manetz

V1  
Smoke from the chimney, 
Footprints lead you to the door, 
Of the cabin in the snow.
You'll hear the bass and fiddle 
As you stand there in the cold,
Don't be shy, come on in, say hello...

Chorus
Come on in, come on in,
To the cabin in the snow.  
Friday nights in winter,
It's the warmest place to go.
Come on in, come on in,
You don't have to be alone,
Come on in to the cabin in the snow.   

V2
Chairs and sofas line the walls,
Where old folks sit and grin,
Young at heart dancin' on the floor.
Old-time band is pickin',
Rocky Top, Uncle Pen,
Every voice shoutin' out for more, so..
.
Chorus  

V3
Say you're feelin' sad and low,
Haven't got a plan,
Grab you coat n' keys n' come on down.
Warm and friendly faces , and the music from the band,
Guaranteed to turn your blues around.

Chorus

Cabin In The Snow

My old mac  dieth a death so here's a bit of a kitchen table bash around .   My fingers are not what they were so i play what i can find.  someday I'll probably wind up bashing out a beat with my head on the refrigerator and singing along. I hope you are all well. If you're dead you'll obviously know it's nothing to worry about...                                I woke up this morning or at least I think that I did...I found my medication and I wrestled with the lid....my bathroom mirror is telling me that I'm not half the man I used to be.....

. I've got a hole in my gut I'm really feeling my age, I'm paying the price for my wicked little ways, I was out last night with a woman from the moon, she says that better days are coming and they're coming soon but I ain't half the man I used to be.

Half the Man. ( Steve Killingbeck )

Written by: Hoyt Axton, Kenneth Elvin JR. Higginbotham
Produced by: Josh McAlexander

Evangelina

ME & MYSELF
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2022 AB Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N3NU2j2fdY

I'M HEARING A SOUND AND IT'S LOUD 
AND IT'S CALLING AND SHOUTING TO ME
I'M HEARING THE WORDS OF A SONG ALL ALONG
THEY'RE ALL RINGING YOUR NAME

MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING
I'M HEARING SOMETHING STRANGE OUTSIDE
MAYBE IT'S JUST ME AND MYSELF

THE LIVING THE LAUGHING THE TALKING
THE CRYING IT COME TO ME
I'M HEARING THE WORD'S THAT YOU LEFT
NOW YOUR GONE AND IT'S CLEAR TO SEE

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING
I'M FEELING SOMETHING STRANGE OUTSIDE
I BELIVE IT'S JUST ME AND MYSELF
(break)
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING
I'M FEELING SOMETHING

SO DEEP IN THE NIGHT AND IT'S BRIGHT
AND IT'S LIKE IT'S SHINING ON ME
I'VE BEEN RIDING THE TIDE IT'S SO HIGH
LIKE A KITE I WISH YOU COULD SEE

I SEEING SOMETHING
I'M FEELING SOMETHING STRANGE OUTSIDE
IT'S ONLY SHINING ON ME AND MYSELF

ME AND I

ME MYSELF I

ME AND MYSELF

ME & MYSELF (see info for video link)

(Song Terry Reeves, Lyrics Janice Slater)
Terry Reeves: Vocals
Gary Reeves: Vocals, Congas, Drums
Hans Albers: All other instruments, Arrangement & Production

Cover pic from Janice Slater's personal archive.
Arterial-flow – Rive-gauche
australianjazzrealbook.com/artists/janice-slater/
bentenlaughing.blogspot.com/
www.reverbnation.com/janiceslater

I arrived in London in early ‘71 and landed on the Holland Road, Shepherd’s Bush not long after.
My good pal Julie Lewis (from Durham) with whom I’d worked with in Sydney, had digs there and invited me to stay. Nonetheless I found it a challenging place to be after Sydney, Summer, beaches, family and gigs. Amongst Julie’s record collection was Nick Drake’s 'Bryter Later' which brought solace to me as I often felt very alone and completely at a loss as to how to navigate London town.

Years later I was to learn that Freddie Mercury was living just a few doors down from us on the Holland Road...no I never knew him...but when I wrote the lyric it seemed apt to pay homage to Freddie and our collective dreams. I’m so happy with Cripple Club’s interpretation of the lyrics, bringing to life a musical collage that depicts the highs and lows of living on the Holland Road through my first cold winter! From my heart; thank you Terry & Gary Reeves; you are two soulful & gifted brothers; I feel so indebted to you both and to Hans Albers for his powerful musical contributions. Thank you, everyone, for listening. (Janice Slater)

Having been such a good friend to us over the years, it has been such an honour to work with Janice on this song. It is dedicated to every one of the beautiful friends we have made here on the Cloud. Thank you all for the support you have given to our music. The last ten years have been filled with such wonderful memories. Much love to you all. (Gary & Terry Reeves)

I’m standing on the fraying edge
Of golden russet gown
Everything’s evolving
Spinning and turning my head around

A familiar voice insulted
And 'Bryter Later's so understated
There’s evidence of a circumstantial nature
But once again, I don’t feel the danger

(Spoken) But now I’m declining all invitations...

I hear the doorbell
But there’s just a stranger
Standing on the fraying edge of fear
Of a city without pity and you’re not near

Freddie he’s walking
Heading down the street
Just like me
The snow and sleet under his feet

Oh but we’ve yet to meet
Looking down the Holland Road
Nobody can see us
Standing on the fraying edge

(Spoken) I was just like you Freddie, looking for that song...

Or three or four
We are looking for salvation
On the Holland Road
And Shepherds Bush Station

Freddie he’s still walking, heading down the street
Just like him, singing music for trick or treat

(Spoken) Oh but we’ve yet to meet…

GUITAR BREAK

(Spoken) Just around the corner from…
Portobello Road
On the fraying edge (repeat x 8)
Of a fraying town

THE FRAYING EDGE - CRIPPLE CLUB, HANS ALBERS & JANICE SLATER

So Sean’s done it again. Third time round now, he sends me lyrics and out pops a tune. It’s as if the tune’s embedded in the lyrics themselves. And again what a pleasure it is working with this man. While we both know what we want there’s no tantrums and tiaras, and things slot in as they should. I must say most of the hard work comes from Sean. I got the tune and recorded it with my trusted acoustic. The rest: the shaping of the sound, the arrangements, the thought out irony in the music itself are all his doing. Thank you Sean!!! 

Music, Vocals & Acoustic Guitar: Pravinand Maharaj (Johnny Minstel: @johnny-minstrel)
Lyrics, Arrangements (Bass, Clav & Percussion) keyboard & Ukulele: Sean Doran (Something-memorable https://soundcloud.com/something-memorable)
Our Previous Collabs: 
Something-memorable – Oh-bury-me
Something-memorable – Lonesome-whistle

LOVE'S CONTRADICTIONS.

If love was money and hopes were gold,
I’d be rich from all the dreams I hold.
If money could buy all the things that I wish.
I’d be happy and poor spending pennies for your kiss.
If kisses were flowers and love the field.
The hives would buzz and sweet honey they’d yield.
If all you desired was a scented bouquet.
I’d strip that field of flowers every day.
For love is one thing and then the other
It’s the lows, then the highs,
Contradiction in contradiction.
Loves in the tears behind the smiles.
If your love opened all locks, all doors.
Then we’d run free from peak to shore.
If I could hold love, like I see in your eyes.
I’d hold it tightly, keep it only mine.
If loving you was a deadly sin,
I’ll shake devil's hand, as I walk in.
But love for you will save my soul.
So you have my life, complete and whole.
For love is one thing and then the other
It’s the lows, then the highs,
Contradiction in contradiction.
Loves in the tears behind the smiles.

Photo from: www.sott.net/image/image/s7/143…owers_hd_deskt.jpg


Love's Contradicitons (Collaboration with Something Memorable)

Happens rarely, by definition, but you know what we're talking about here.  Those occurrences in life that carry far more deep impact than might at first seem superficially to be the case.  The events that change you, unravel the neat norm and replace it with knotted uncertainty.  That which once you took for granted and did on autopilot, you now need to think about.  The seemingly mundane, the anodyne can hit hard psychologically, knock you sideways, cause you to start questioning and analysing, put you on unstable ground, shock the confidence, rock you. Damage you.  It can be a long recovery road and you usually don't get back to where you were before.

Perhaps a little faux pas;  something important you simply can't remember, try though you might;  a minor accident;  a strange, out of character outburst;  a loss.  Such experiences also lead to reflection, a re-appraisal of our values, an appreciation of what's really important.  What matters most.  The simple things.  Natural, honest things.  That which can be relied upon.  Leant upon.  Trusted.  They're few and far between.

Paco sent me some of his wonderful music and on hearing it, its hesitancy, hint of foreboding, unexpected minors, and yet, hope and uplift, I was minded of a good friend that was suffering Damage and fighting his way back.  I wrote some words to make this song for him.

Thank you Paco, for sharing your precious musical gifts once again, my friend.

Check out more of Paco's music here: https://soundcloud.com/sonido-reflexivo
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Damage

Smack out of the blue
Right out of nowhere, knocked out of true
Time to re-adjust
The confidence I used to trust.
I'm seeking damage limitation
In healing rehabilitation.
Fix the pieces back in place
Reassemble my time and space

Tripped out of the norm
Try to stay planted throughout this storm
I'm slowly climbing back
Step by step, get back on track.
I'm seeking damage mitigation
In healing rehabilitation.
The mental plastic surgeon's knife
Repairs the fabric of my life.

Looking good from here
Banished all the doubts and fears
I'm back in full control
Stronger still I'm ready to roll.
Completed damage restoration
Through healing rehabilitation
With family love I'm on my way
Looking forward day by day.

Damage (with MidiSound)

Track 6 from our new album, The Shores Of Time, full album available on Bandcamp:

outstation.bandcamp.com/album/the-shores-of-time

The Shores Of Time

Stardust And Starlight

What can I I say, so many John Prine songs and I love them all.  Would have loved to see him in concert but we still have his music

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness( Cover - John Prine)

Music: Janne Hennie & PJ Project
Vocals & lyrics: Janne Hennie

You Gotta Go W/ Janne Hennie

Sometimes faith is best looked at like a photographic negative; what does our heart feel when faith is lost? It is so closely allied with hope that the two are hard to distinguish when either or both are lost; but tears are often the result. For many this Christmas, a troubled world only scratches the surface of the personal trouble felt from having lost faith in a loved one, themselves, and perhaps even God.  Christmas is a call to faith, to reach out beyond oneself in the hope that there is One who can give faith, or restore faith that has been lost.  "Hope" is what we consider next...

Slowly The Tears Fall--Seagull, David, and Clara

Can only come so close to this man's incredible voice.

Rub a Little Dirt On It - Randy Houser (vocal cover) by D B Keith

This is a cover of the time honored Christmas classic that grew to particular popularity and meaning during WWII for American soldiers fighting far from home. Nat and I both love the song but we wanted to try something a little more lively while maintaining the ultimate melancholy of the words. We send this out with the hope that it reaches all our friends with its longing for home and the eternal loving spirit of Christmas. (Photo: Ralph Morse)

I'll Be Home For Christmas (Cover)

Take These Chains from My Heart

Made this back in 2001
I had lost all My old songs over the years.
A big thank you to Archaic Dreamz who still had most of them.
Thanks buddy !!!

Curse Of The Blues

Version #1 Vocals, Music and Mix by Eddie Harrison
Lyrics by Tony Harris 2012 (BMI)

V-1. HE GOT HIS RECORD DEAL TODAY
A SILVER EAGLE BUS IS ON THE WAY
HE'S ON TOP OF THE WORLD
BUT - UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

CHORUS
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
THE GRASS IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER
ON THE OTHER SIDE
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

V-2. HE'S BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A YEAR
GIRLS ARE SCREAMING AT EVERY SHOW
IT'S NO LONGER ABOUT THE MUSIC
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

REPEAT CHORUS

V-3. MAMA TAUGHT HIM RIGHT FROM WRONG
BUT FAME CAN DRAG YOU DOWN
IN THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

REPEAT CHORUS

ENDING
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
AS THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN
UP IS SOMETIMES DOWN

Up Is Sometimes Down (Lyrics Tony Harris - Music / Vocals by Eddie Harrison) Original 2012

A tribute to my Da. He's a shadow of his former self,but still hanging in there.

I was born in the golden time
Ten years after war
People didn't have too much
But they worked damn hard for more
All those years of uneasy truce
Before the long farewell
The truth of making peace with you
Was to make peace with myself

Well I don't really know if you're a good man as such
I don't really know if it means that much
All those years I held a grudge
But I'm old now myself and I'm slower to judge.

I used to think you hated me and punished me each day
But no father held your hand,no one showed the way
You did your best to guide me through the good and bad
But you never read the book,'How to be a Dad'.

Well I don't really know if you're a good man as such
I don't really know if it means that much
All those years I held a grudge
But I'm old now myself and I'm slower to judge.

This classic song by fellow Montrealer, Leonard Cohen can mean many things to many people.
To me, Suzanne is a metaphor for his muse, his mysterious connection to his artistic and poetic consciousness. I’ve always loved this song from the moment I heard it so many years ago. The imagery is so haunting and indelible. Enjoy.


JJ(Johnny) Vienneau:
Drums
Bass
Lead & Rhythm Guitars

Peter Wheeler:
Vocals

Produced by; JJ Vienneau & Peter Wheeler
Recorded at: Rawkin' Productions - Montreal

Buy on iTunes Store

Suzanne - Cover

Howl At The Moon - Original song Written by Michael Duffy.

lyrics
Howl At The Moon:

Verse1
Roll myself a big fat smoke
Turn up the collar of my coat
Push down my old hat
I'm gonna lay right here on my back

I don't have a care in the world
I'm gonna stay right here forget that girl
Crack myself a six pack of beer
I'm gonna drink them up and smoke away my fears

Chorus
But when the smoke clears and there's no more beer
I'll be like a child with flowing tears
Crying for you to take me back
Please forgive me lets bury the hatchet

I cant get by without you
Together you know what we should do
Is get ourselves some of that devils brew
And we'll both get high and go Howl At The Moon

Verse2
Until the next time that is of course
When I get that urge to back myself a horse
You'll be waiting for me outside the betting shop
To knock me down and take all I got

I cant keep anything from you
I'm looking over my shoulder every minute or two
You seem to know my every turning move
I'm gonna get myself high and run out on you

Chorus
But when the smoke clears and there's no more beer
I'll be like a child with flowing tears
Crying for you to take me back
Please forgive me lets bury the hatchet

I cant get by without you
Together you know what we should do
Is get ourselves some of that devils brew
And we'll both get high and go Howl At The Moon

Verse3
Well we fight all day and fight all night
Since our first date at that bare knuckle fight
I looked into your two black eyes
We had matching scars and told drunk lies

I was high and so where you
I knew at that moment one and one made three
Each time we try to go our own ways
It only lasts as long as a blacked out drunken day

Chorus
But when the smoke clears and there's no more beer
I'll be like a child with flowing tears
Crying for you to take me back
Please forgive me lets bury the hatchet

I cant get by without you
Together you know what we should do
Is get ourselves some of that devils brew
And we'll both get high and go Howl At The Moon

Yeh we'll both get high and go Howl At The Moon

credits
released February 13, 2020
Written by Michael Duffy
Lyrics/Music by Michael Duffy
Produced at The Attic Studio Derry City N.Ireland by Eamonn Karran

HOWL AT THE MOON - Original Song

Whipped up a variation of a previously created backing track that I had arranged using BIAB, and then added a contemporaneous lead while listening and playing along on my Fender Mustang. Mixed it all up and named it 'Light It Up'. Hope it's enjoyed. We all can use a little Light about now.

Sunny Beaches

Light It Up ©

Love country, folk, rock, gospel, blues and 60's style rock/pop music. I also post a Monday Playlist each week. My main page is Tony's Lyrics https://soundcloud.com/tonyslyrics

Monday Playlist week of 1/1/2024 "Happy New Year"

Country/Folk/Rock/Blues/Gospel - Monday Playlist