What a great collaboration...congrats to both !!

The strangest thing is I can hear Annie's vocals in my head :-)

It's hard not to hear a song melody on this instrumental. I already have it in my head...

excellent finger style.  I admire your playing very much 

What a lovely piece! The delicate piano and perfect, understated guitar part works so well together :)

So honored to collaborate again with the talented Annie Smart.  Annie had this tune in mind for me to add a guitar part. The challenge is to complement and not compete with her lovely keyboard voices while keeping in mind that vocals will be added as well.  After some experimentation with voicing and chord forms, this seemed the best way to go.  We both liked the result and thought it could stand on its own as an instrumental. It is meditative and gentle in its flow, a sweet track, at least we hope you think so:) To hear more of Annie's beautiful music, follow this link: @annie-smart-1

Kings And Queens Instrumental--Annie Smart, lovely keyboard; David Dunham, guitar

MAKE IT MEAN

And the bricks are all wet
The sand is damp and 
We smell of work
Our dirty hands 
Have built a castle
Hid our dream 
But they hang on every word
Yet we are no-one

The sky is full of clouds
The wind is radio hot and
You and I can run
To the river
Your skin is fingerprint free
Dreams are momentary
They will see us walk 
Past the tower

She always thought she’d break
She always said she’d shake
The walls on the outside 
The bars on the inside
She always thought she’d break

And we don’t count
But we are counted
Our steps are followed
Our hearts recorded
We’ll shine on the inside
Look dull in the eye
Slow on the stare
Quick on the glance

Their fingers stroke devices
Reality’s in crisis
They will see us talk
In the shadows

She always thought she’d break
She always said she’d shake
The walls on the outside 
The bars on the inside
She always thought she’d break

The sky is full of clouds
The wind is radio hot and
You and I can run
To the river
But you could make it mean
More than a movie scene
They will see us look
Right through them 
And we can make it seem
More than a dying scream
They will see us kiss
Forever

© Phil McWalter Feb 2020

The heroic Rick Medlock @rick-4-1 on the fabulous Drums & Percussion
The otherwise understated @phil-mcwalter on The Other Stuff

Make It Mean

Make It Mean (The Wind Is Radio Hot Mix)

Everything is enhanced when Janine is around.

Voice, vocal melody, words and flat felting image: Janine Levinson https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson

Music and instruments: Jonathan Beckenstein

is there an ever blooming flower?
is there an ever open rose?
is there an ever present lover?
well maybe it could happen
who knows

is there an ever thumping mattress?
are there forever open legs?
is there eternal love and happiness?
well maybe it could happen
maybe it could happen

once in a while
go out the open window
and fall into the cold
go out the open window

am I the ever open flower
with petals ever in your nose?
and neurons ever more to fire?
well maybe it could happen
maybe it could happen

An Open Window (with Janine Levinson)

Samoa Five-0 by Admiral Krank and His Mighty Band of Spacemen, remixed by my good friend Nic (https://soundcloud.com/nicklasf).

Original: https://soundcloud.com/user-766619428/samoa-five-1

Samoa Five-0 (Remix by Nic)

A Spiny Spur (Late Nite Tale)

She had read the ancient runes in the temple.. 
"FROM HIS KISS INTO HER VEINS,
THE POISON  WILL FLOW, 
AND WHILE HIS LOVE SHE DRINKS,
HER FATE SHE WILL MEET"..

Her eyes into his eyes, she drank his kiss as if it were wine.. 
And wrapped in his loving arms, she danced with Death..

Played/improvised live on Waldorf Blofeld, 
Oberheim MC2000 as master keyboard..
Fingers, heart and nerves..
But no foot on the sustain pedal..

ThP - Le Poison - 20-07-09 - Waldorf Blofeld

Inspired by the brilliant graphic novel of the same name - Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows

Neonomicon

Nic has done something wonderful with one of my noodles (Lawrence of Suburbia), adding lyrics and additional strings at the end.
Her latest album is available here:
http://nicevennett.bandcamp.com/album/waiting-for-the-leaves

And her Soundcloud page:
https://soundcloud.com/wingless-night

Tricks (Vocals and Lyrics by Nic Evennett)

Le Dernier Train (version pop-Bubble)

RebK: illustration
Ad: batterie
aDom: voix, (et faits de) guitares

Le Dernier Train

Le Dernier Train (pop-Bubble)

This song I loved very much in my youth fits in nowadays as well. You can have much fun with talking about nothing and hearing about nothing, but if you try to talk about really important things, you get the "Sound of Silence" in return.

Sound Of Silence (Simon And Garfunkel Cover)

Some people are like a palace with no entrance. They are intricate inside and shiny marble hide them.

This is on old trumpet Getzen Eterna 78. Enjoy listening!

Palace

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.

Kings And Queens Instrumental--Annie Smart, lovely keyboard; David Dunham, guitar

David Dunham

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