Words and music K Gennery
Artwork by Mr C

thank you lovely Lizzie (@lizzieandrews) and special K (@monnodb) for the talking and whispering

Saw a sign on a closed shop door it read
shut happens sometimes
made me smile for quite a while what do they say
little things please little minds
guess thats me down to a T im just a simple man
finding my way

Oh life seems inscrutable when youre analogue in a digital world
so much i dont understand at all cant get a handle on it

I was bought up to treat all those i meet
how id like to be treated myself.....and dad would say
at the end of the week pay all your bills then stick half away
save for a rainy day
how i miss all the sweet loving bliss of our family home
still dream about it

Oh life seems inscrutable when youre analogue in a digital world
so much i dont understand at all cant get a handle on it
when respect is earnt with a gun or a knife and not when you
love and care for the kids and your wife
and the only thing that matters is the gathering of wealth
what the hell...is going on its all going wrong.

Shut Happens

The summer will soon be gone. But the autumn can be such a beautiful time.
This is an instrumental and melodic hymn to the season.

Here is a link to Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ODtrrteDIXQw3C4DUSTMV?si=6c20b0ba42064dc4

Instrumentation:
Steel stringed Takamine guitar
Steel stringed Ovation guitar, electro acoustic
Nylon stringed Takamine guitar 
Irish bouzouki
Harmonica
Bass
Percussion

September Rain

Dedicated to all the brave men and women of our United States Armed Forces.


  Donum quod das 
  (The gift you give)

  Vita pro libero
  (Life for the free)

  Impleta promissio tueri
  (A fullfilled promise to protect)

  Quieti in aeternum
  (Rest forever)


100% of all streaming revenue for all versions of "Uncommon Man" is donated to charities providing services to our homeless veterans.

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A huge Thank You goes out to the team at DreamTonics. 

Without your amazing software there would not have been a realization of this iteration of "Uncommon Man"

Certainly not all AI is inhumane.

UNCOMMON MAN (Quieti in Aeternum)

Colors

Nuit et Jour .... Que l'on pourrait aussi définir comme sans cesse .... Ne dit-on pas que l'homme est aux prises avec la nature, sans cesse il la modifie, et sans cesse il en est modifié? 
Cette société qu'il a créé, s'auto-produit sans cesse mais hélas aussi, s'auto-détruit sans cesse.    
 
Avec Clara Sorace (Italie) et Sergi Yaro (Ukraine) ....
https://clarasorace.com/
@sergiyaro

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Night and Day .... Which could also be defined as ceaseless .... Isn't it said that man is at grips with nature, ceaselessly modifying it, and ceaselessly being modified by it? 
The society we've created is constantly self-producing, but also, alas, constantly self-destructing.

With Clara Sorace (Italy) and Sergi Yaro (Ukraine) ....
https://clarasorace.com/
@sergiyaro

Night And Day .... With Clara Sorace / Sergi Yaro

••• for Piano - Joe Hisaishi - Piano Cover

This beautiful piece composed by my favorite composer, Joe Hisaishi popped into my mind for the first time in a while, so I decided to play it. I hope you enjoy it!

••• for Piano - Joe Hisaishi - Piano Cover

Cast of Characters:

Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – foundational acoustic and electric guitars, distorted electric guitar, and the seed idea

Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark – vocals, lyrics, high organ, toy piano, percussion, sound effects, production, editing, mix

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– 5-string banjo solo, electric guitar

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- low organ, piano, synth flute, sound effects

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums, percussion 

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 4-string fretless bass

Composition – The Eclectic Collective

This song began its life as a hauntingly exquisite guitar chord progression that Tez came up with and shared with the rest of us. He also stacked a couple of other guitar tracks in there for good measure. 

Ken was first up, adding his drums, then later his pots and pans percussion. As he was doing that, Josh was coming up with his bass line, and they did their little dance of back and forth until the rhythm section was set. 

Mark came in around the same time, though, and added his unique, Waitsian vocals with the lyrics that he wrote for it, too. He also added some really amazing organ parts, a toy piano which you can hear right after the banjo solo, and percussion that add a solid foundation for his voice and add magic throughout the song. 

Stephen followed shortly after with the big stroke guitar chords, and also came up with the amazing banjo solo you hear in there, too. Last, but not least, JJ came in with his organ and electric piano to seal the deal with the melodies and ambience. Then he and Mark added the cool sound effects you hear throughout, too.

  Every great song needs a great producer, and Mark filled the duty on this one. He has proved himself to be a masterful editor, producer, and mixer, and we are lucky to have him as part of the team.

  This one is an homage to Tom Waits in a deliberate way. We're all big fans, and tried to do something in his unique style. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
 
Original lyrics by Mistermark:
I got something hidden in my closet 
that I don’t want you to see 
A little like a shady deposit
And it’s bound to incriminate me

Well now some might call it a skeleton 
Like a raincoat filled with bones
See I been hangin’ it there since I don’t know when
And I just can’t leave it alone

Me and Bill rolling bones in a gambling hall 
I threw snake eyes but Bill counted three
I took his accusation just a little too far 
Then everybody went quiet as they stared at me

Now the finger bone’s connected to the trigger
And the hand bone’s connected to me
And every day my secret’s gettin’ bigger
Soon enough I’ll be swinging from a tree

Coz I got something hidden in my closet 
that I don’t want you to see 
I done made a shady deposit
And it’s bound to incriminate me

Well now some might call it a skeleton 
Like a raincoat filled with bones
See I been hiding it there since I don’t know when
And I just can’t leave it alone
(repeat)

Bones - (Eclectic Collective)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV0qOdNJTls

Quintessential Embrace

Clear View

Trouble In Paradise

Ice Castles (2022) Anthology CD3 Track 16

WaterMelon Keys

Bienvenue sur ma page musicale ....
Merci à tous ceux qui prennent le temps d'écouter, et de partager ces moments musicaux ici ....

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Welcome to my musical page .... 
Thank you to all those who take the time to listen, and sharing these musical moments here ....

Night And Day .... With Clara Sorace / Sergi Yaro

DAN - DT