Monday Playlist week of 8/14/2023

Available on Bandcamp:  https://danielsdurgy.bandcamp.com/track/gentle-was-the-night

Copyright 2022 Daniels & Durgy  * Gentle Rain Records 
An original and tender country love song where even in parting, the two lovers remain fulfilled. Joined here by Dakota Holden on pedal steel guitar.

Craig Durgy: Acoustic guitar & Vocals
Nat Daniels: Piano, Studio Bass, Percussion and Vocals
Dakota Holden: Pedal steel guitar. (Fiverr.com)

Lyrics:

Gentle is the night, when it’s calling out your name
Gentle is the wind, sliding through the window pane

Gentle were your lips, that left me here like this, 
Pale blue moonlight

Tender were your words, when you whispered like a ghost
The curtain softly swayed, as from my arms you rose.

Gently closed the door, each step upon the floor,
Turns to silence.

And in the quiet of your wake
You still give all I can take, as your body lingers still
My empty arms remain fulfilled

Pain was in your eyes when you said there were no sorrows
And you filled my hands with a million tomorrows

Gentle on each curve, your fingertips and words, 
Midnight breezes

And in the quiet of your wake
You still give all I can take, as your body lingers still
My empty arms remain fulfilled

Gentle was the night
So gentle was the night
Gentle was the night
So gentle was the night

Gentle Was The Night

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/aPtOH9ymgrM
Original 2013

Fast Cars And Guitars (lyrics by Tony - vocal / music by Phillip Clarkson) Original with video link

little fly hanging in a spiders web-
he's been pumped full of poison but he still ain't dead
Oh Lord, O Lord how'd you think of THAT !
Friend of mine- it's crying shame
he's got a well designed virus eating at his brain
o lord. o lord how'd you think of that?

Sometimes I feel so far from home.

Jesus Christ came to save our skins
goodness me, look what we did to him-was that your masterstroke ?

God is Love-o but then again
the only mercy i see comes from the hearts of men,
how did you think of that?


So Far From Home. Steve Killingbeck

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Vocals
Gary Reeves: Drums
Hans Albers: All other instruments, Arrangement & Production

Tomorrow, 22 August 2022, marks ten years since my brother Bri died. Hard to believe. I remember that day as if it were yesterday. His ashes were released into the River Thames, from the towpath that runs alongside Fulham football ground (quaintly known as ‘Craven Cottage’). He’d been a lifelong supporter of the club so this seemed a very appropriate resting place for him.

For those unaware of the sporting ritual, nearly every year since 1839, there's been a boat race on The Thames between Oxford & Cambridge Universities, held on a course between Putney and Mortlake. It is quite the occasion, with crowds lining the banks of the river for much of the four mile, 374 yard distance. It is broadcast live by the BBC and the Fulham stadium can clearly be seen as the crews row past. Guess who we think of when that happens?

When we were kids, we lived on a housing estate just a couple of minutes from the river, so Boat Race Day was always special. Every family was either a vehement supporter of the light blues of Cambridge or the dark blues of Oxford which seemed quite normal at the time but, thinking back, appears quite odd now. We were all decidedly lower class, with precious little chance of attending any university, let alone Oxbridge. But I clearly remember having a punch up with another kid on the estate because he supported Oxford. Total madness…but in my defence, I was very young at the time.

The family ritual was to watch the race on the telly until it reached Hammersmith Bridge, run to the river to watch the boats go by and then run back to see the finish. You still hear folks say “We had to make our own fun in those days” and I rather think this custom now falls into that deeply enigmatic category.

So that’s how Bri’s death has become inextricably linked to The Boat Race and the thoughts I have of him when the drone cameras look down upon the crews as they zoom past Craven Cottage. The fond memories always win out over the political bewilderment…and, strange as it may seem, I still want Cambridge to win.

For you, Bri. We miss you. (Terry Reeves)

Ten years of ashes floating, reasons to find
Connected thoughts search sensitive mind
Watery echoes continue, grieving combined
Reluctant tidal memories, questions behind

Never to forget you're all part of me

Cambridge beat Oxford, repair some sorrow 
But cannot add smiles to a never tomorrow 
A two to one chance, exciting times borrow 
History growing up, running riverside to follow

Never to forget you're all part of me

Ten years have past left me standing here
No harmony practice, new song to appear
Every heartbeat 4/4 beat counting each year 
Independence not requested, vocal unclear

Never to forget you're all part of me

From Birth to final moments always there
No feeling exchanged or choosing to care
50 years of musical lifetime joined with stare 
Total love for a brother, dreams cannot share

Never to forget you're all part of me
Never to forget you’re all part of me

RELEASE THE ASHES - CRIPPLE CLUB & HANS ALBERS

Words & Music - Beth Williams       Single Release 2022
OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pypqLxYbdzI
LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WK2BpNhm2yU

Download Available: https://bethwilliamsmusic.bandcamp.com/

HANG OUT WITH ME HERE!
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BethWilliamMusic
WEBSITE: https://bethwilliamsmusic.com/
SOUNDCLOUD:  https://soundcloud.com/beth-williams-music

WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT (Lyrics) – Beth Williams Music ©2021
If you don’t wanna live your life riddled with regrets
You got to do the right thing, you got to do your best
With so much confusion and trouble in the air
Sometimes it’s hard to keep going, sometimes it’s hard to care

You got to hold on – lean into the light
Hold on Do what you know is right
Hold on Let your love shine bright
Hold on Do what you know is right

My momma always told me , daddy told me too
Be honest and good, remember how we raised you
I didn’t listen and there for a while
I was a crazy, out of control. Lost and running wild

but now I know
You got to hold on – lean into the light
Hold on Do what you know is right
Hold on Let your love shine bright
Hold on Do what you know is right

Aint nothing to be gained by putting yourself first
In the end we all die and are put down in the dirt
Can’t take it with you. All that remains
is the love you leave here and the things that you change
Be the change C’mon and
hold on – lean into the light
Hold on Do what you know is right
Hold on Let your love shine bright
Hold on Do what you know is right
Bridge
On the other side of forever there’s a river of life
We’ll all be…. free from sorrow and the dark of night
Won’t need a candle, a lamp or the sun
God’s light will be shining on us everyone.
God’s light will be shining on us, everyone.
God’s light will be shining on us, everyone

You got to hold on – lean into the light
Hold on Do what you know is right
Hold on Let your love shine bright
Hold on Do what you know is right

Do what you know is right
Do what you know is right…
Songwriter - Beth Williams ©2021

What You Know Is Right - Beth Williams

Not sure where these song ideas often come from? Music, Lyrics or both?Sometimes hard to create and other times they just run over me like a Steam Roller. Anyway, musings of someone just 'Letting Go'. Who knows? Vocals, guitars, all instruments and production by Riff Beach via RiffWerx Records - 3B Productions.
Letting Go ©
Riff Beach - Original
RiffWerx - 2022
I’m basking in Nothingness
I’m pushing through time and space
Not sure where I’m going
Not sure of my place
Such self importance
It’s merely contrived
One day we‘ll wake up
Wondering how we survived
With love in my heart
And a most confused mind
It tears me apart
To feel so unkind
So steady my path, Lord
Tame all my dreams
Show me the way 
To untwist my schemes
May I become better
In all I pursue
For I mean no harm
I simply love you

Sunny Beaches

Letting Go ©

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFcCCu0HfXI

I’d like to dedicate this song to Aida Kaly from Kazakhstan. I’ve met a lot of talented singers, musicians and composers on Soundcloud and she is certainly one of them. She sings in 3 different languages - English, French and Russian. Check out her sounds.



Rock ‘n Roll Queen

She said she wanted to be part of the band
she said she wanted to be part of the band
I said “okay babes are you any good with your hands.”

She said she wanted to be a Rock ‘n Roll Queen
she said she wanted to be a part of the scene
I said “ I know what you mean they’re far ‘n few between.

Rock - Rock - Rock - Rock ‘n Roll.

She said “there’s a bee in my bonnet would you like to pluck it?”
She said “there’s a bee in my bonnet Daddy would you
like to pluck it?”
I said “ Thanks Babes for letting me get my kicks.”

She said she wanted to be a Rock ‘n Roll Queen
she said she wanted to be a part of the scene
I said “I know what you mean they’re far ‘n few between.”
Rock - Rock - Rock - Rock ‘n Roll
Rock - Rock - Rock - Rock ‘n Roll.

Rock 'n Roll Queen

Buy on iTunes

This is a song about the color Purple which has a fascinating history from ancient times.  It was the color of kings and royal pageantry.  In its purest form it was the rare dye extracted from a particular type of snail, requiring thousands to produce enough dye to color a handkerchief.  It is remembered that Jesus, during his passion, was draped in a purple robe as a means of mockery.
Purple was also the favorite color of Athena Alexandria Brownfield (9/6/2018-12/25/2022) a little girl who tragically died on Christmas day, the victim of extreme neglect. The details are too painful to relate here, but felt compelled to write this song and make a video--my first--to memorialize her life; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z7GZF2BO90
A very special thank you to Debbie Buesking for sharing my vision of the song and for adding some very delicate and poignant phrases.  More of her beautiful composing and playing can be heard @debra_buesking.

Purple Was Her Favorite Color with Debbie Buesking, piano (In Memory of Athena)

No title for this one yet,so all suggestions welcome.

Careless and immortal
Time goes drifting by
Turning full circle
No time to say goodbye

I foolishly imagined
We'd go on and on
I never knew what we had
'Til it was gone

Behold the gift of hindsight
If only we had known
Contempt for our birthright
Trouble is homegrown

I foolishly imagined
We'd go on and on
I never knew what we had
'Til it was gone

Project 27.05.23

Here is a song I made a good while back; original track notes included below.

Today I repost it in honour of the astonishing bravery of Alexei Navalny.

The fight he fights against overwhelming odds is your fight and my fight.

Whether he lives or dies, he will win, and we should give thanks.

If you don't know about him - have a Google.

Please take a moment to think of Alexei and pray that social justice is served.

Please take another moment to think of Vladimir Putin and pray that moral justice is served.
______________________________________________________________________
(posted in 2021...) 

What a damned shame that after some six million years of human evolution, two and a half thousand years of democracy and eight centuries of habeas corpus, we look about us and see most of the planet ruled by thugs. Wherever you turn, oppressive regimes, hiding behind the heaped broken fragments of their failed, preposterous, sham ideologies assault the fundamentals of basic human liberty while the world stands and watches. Not just the real pro’s - the arch criminal nepotistic despots of China and Russia, but most of the basket case that is Africa and swathes of South America, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
What a damned shame.

I have no personal affiliation to any political or activist group but I am continually shocked at the impunity of regimes in the enactment of their evil work. Today my thoughts are for Chow Hang Tung a Hong Kong democracy campaigner arrested by the authorities on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Tomorrow I shall think of another victim.

I find myself wondering what tragic whispered conversations might take place between the cell bars in the filthy hell pits overseen by the henchmen of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and their like….

Penny for Your Thoughts

A penny for your thoughts my friend, as the shades befall our eyes.
A penny for your thoughts my friend, our last sunrise sanctified.
Can your heart excuse the scoundrels that crucified our pride?
Has your spirit taken refuge where false memories reside?
A penny for your thoughts my friend, as we kiss our last goodbye.

A penny for your thoughts my friend, on ideologies of dross,
A penny for your thoughts my friend, on their terminal human cost.
As the pearls of timebound sacred truth are slowly crushed to dust
By rotten teeth of twisted swine that stole our naive trust.
A penny for your thoughts my friend, on the cause that we have lost.

A penny for your thoughts my friend, try to block their screams of pain.
A penny for your thoughts my friend, soon be our turn again.
Confessional lies drawn out by the inquisitor’s electric wires
Aided and abetted by his friends, the long-nosed pliers.
A penny for your thoughts my friend, on this democratic stain.

Dreams of putting wrongs to right from umbrella crowds of truth,
Aspiring to freedom’s voice for tomorrow’s happy youth,
When the path strewn with hope’s flowers was the way that they would choose,
Recall those gleaming spectral nights when light breezed through our minds
A penny for your thoughts my friend, were we blind to the defiled?

A penny for your thoughts my friend, shall we pass this way again?
A penny for your thoughts my friend, now we’ve nothing to defend.
Will the ages tell of heroes lying butchered for the cause?
Or will state history be rewritten by false hearted troubadours?
A penny for your thoughts my friend, as we look back to the end.

ALEXEI NAVALNY: President Elect of Russia

Blue Bayou

Track 7 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

The Goddess Of Mercy

Original by Fleetwood Mac 1968

Drums, bass & vocal : PJ Project
Guitars & keyboard : PdB Orchestra

Black Magic Woman W/ Pdb Orchestra

Neon Lights of Memphis (Remix)

Thanks for the awesome track.Was a lot of fun !!!
Open Collab / Paploviante production 2016
You can add Vocals or effects etc ...
Guitars - Rob McNelley
Bass - Paploviante
Mix and Music Composition Paploviante / Logic and Biab
Original track link:
Paploviante2 – Cars-open-collab-paploviante

ColabGroove


CARS / Open Collab Paploviante w/added Guitar & Vocals

It’s nearing the 1st anniversary of Country legend Merle Haggard who sadly passed away on April 6 2016. This is a tribute to one of his many great songs Mama’s Hungry Eyes a collaboration by Chuck Aaron and myself. It was a great pleasure and experience to work with Chuck on this track. A big thanks to the talented Chuck Aaron for working with me, I hope y'all enjoy, RIP Merle Haggard, gone but never forgoten.

Mama's Hungry Eyes - Collaboration

'THE END OF THE BEGINNING'
Written, Performed & Produced
by Andrew Borderick copyright 2017/2020
Mastered by Andrew Borderick 24/08/2020

MESSAGE IS AWAY
MAY'BE THERE'S A PLACE IT HAS GONE

WAITING PATIENTLY
MAY'BE THERE'S A DAY IT WILL COME

EVERY SINGLE DAY
THERE IS A PLACE CALLED HOME

MEMORIES ARE MADE
EVERY TIME WE SAY HELLO

I CANT EXPLAIN MY WAY
YOU TAKE ME AS I AM AND LET GO

WE GAVE OUR LIVE'S AWAY
TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO LOVE
(BREAK)
(REPEAT ALL OF THE ABOVE)

Timeline

THE END OF THE BEGINNING

Lyle Lovette- four Grammy awards.  It is kinda hard to put him in any particular category  Such a great singer, songwriter and performer.  I got to see him a few years ago.  I love his music along with his pals John Hiatt and Guy Clark.

In My Own Mind

Dance of the Seven Veils  
words & music: Pravinand Maharaj  
http://youtu.be/ngD9aYNy5Rs

1. Rumours from Paradise
The king lost his mind
Half the truth I was told’s a lie
Once upon a time
She was a courtesan
In the guise of a bride
Memories were dulled that night
Feelings ran wild

Chorus
She did the dance of the seven veils
Did the dance of the seven veils 
And brought the house down
And brought him to his knees

2. There’s so many ways to love
And twice more to hate
What was lost in the mist of time
Lay outside his gate
She was courtesan
Queen to her tribe
And as he defiled the Word
She laughed at his pride

Chorus

Ice flowing through my veins he said
I’m bitter and I’m cold
She cut him with her winter stare
As he gave up his soul
He gave up his soul

3. Now she is going home
Warm in her fate
Wild wolves and serpents show
On the path that she takes
A trace of her sweet perfume
Still lingers in the air
To night when all time will freeze
She’ll be out there

chorus
Doing the dance of the seven veils
Doing the dance of the seven veils
She’ll bring the house down 
And bring you to your knees


Dance of the Seven Veils

No one can Challenge Sir Pauls voice but love the song. A tribute to my idols . These days I record mostly originals but found this in my library and thought I'd share .

And I Love Her (The Beatles) COPY

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 8/14/2023

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