Miles High (New song November 20th 2013)

GoldenHips

Martian Man (Big Cookie 1996)

Brand new song:

If The sky isn’t falling. Then why do I, why do I keep looking up?
If I have just one burning question, it's this:
How am I supposed to keep my shit together? I mean I know life is good, but I can’t shake this feeling of dread in my tired little head…

When Picasso painted that
Did he just sit right back and say
Hey. I really hit my Mark today
When Aristotle thought those things
Did he have a reckoning?
Paul says let it be, so let it be

When I look out our rearview mirror, everything already done gets gilded in gold. 
Time to kill on any given Sunday just seems so bland
10 years have got behind me, I certainly didn’t hear the starting gun 
with Chicken Little's constant ramblings in my head 

When Lucas played in space
Did he just sit right back and say
Hey. I really hit my Mark today
When DARWIN thought those things
Did he have a reckoning?
Paul says let it be

Let it be

When Picasso painted that
Did he just sit right back and say
Hey. I really hit my Mark today
When Aristotle thought those things
Did he have a reckoning?
Paul says let it be, so let it be

When Lucas played in space
Did he just sit right back and say
Hey. I really hit my Mark today
When DARWIN thought those things
Did he have a reckoning?
After all, Paul said let it be, please let it be

Paul Says Let It Be Ruff Mix 2

Written/Dedicated to the memory of Derek Bachman
August 7, 1976 – December 10, 2014

The Colours We Leave Behind (New instrumental piece Dec 15 2014 - in memory of Derek Bachman)

A hopeful musical response to the recent world events. Hope trumps fear...

Lyrics: This year, we need to calm down
and take it easy, yea take it easy
and this year, just ease the furrowed brows
take it easy, yea take it easy

And then maybe, we'll find peace
hopefully

This year, we'll do it I swear
and it'll be easy, so easy
yea this year, there'll be no cross to bare
oh it'll be easy, oh so easy

Then, you'll see we'll find peace
Yea, you'll see

Memories fade
into yesterdays
September fades away 

Right here, right here and right now
let's take it easy, yea take it easy
this whole world, slow down
and take it easy, yea take it easy

And then maybe, we'll find peace
Hopefully we'll see peace
Finally we find peace
peace


This Year (New Song, January 8th 2015)

A song co-written with Kim Fontaine, Simon Paradis and Kara Stanley from 2010-2013

Change (New song demo January 23rd 2015)

Song written in conjunction with the canvas "In Flight" https://davidjtaylorpainter.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_4335.jpg 

Lyrics:
as these colours blend to one
a purple hue becomes a setting sun
if real life could be a canvas 
and one song, just one song could change my mind

I know time 'aint on my side
I know, from this truth I can't hide
Could be, it's much closer to fine
and I don't mind if I never find it

2 steps forward, 1 step back
1 brush stroke away from fine
If I side step, I'm still in motion
but could be feet, only feet from the finish line

I know that time 'aint on my side
I know, from this truth I can't hide
Could be, I'm much closer to fine
and I don't mind if I never find it

Dorian Gray won't age
I've a masterpiece too, but I'll never finish it
shame I'm not Dorian Gray
but just plain old middle aged grey

I know that time 'aint on my side
I know, from this truth I can't hide
Could be, I'm much closer to fine
and I don't mind if I never find it
I never find it

Dorian Grey Demo 1 (August 15th 2015)

A new song I wrote a few months back.  I've tried it on piano too - might record a demo of that sometime. 

Come On Now Demo 1

A lonely man says "I don't want anybody else to see
Whats going on within me
So I'll paint on this smile and dress up like the world is going right with me
And hope beyond hope beyond hope no-one can see through me
 
And I know that it's selfish
This lying to myself
But I don't know how to change

Why am I so afraid of letting go
And letting it all show?
Why do I try hide away in plain sight but only draw attention
And hope beyond hope beyond hope that I am never mentioned

And I know that it's selfish
This lying to myself
But I don't know how to change
To change
Rearrange

I don't want anybody else to see (but we all see)
Whats going on within me (but we all see)
So I'll paint on this smile and dress up like the world is going right with me (we all see)
And hope beyond hope, beyond hope no-one can see through me."

It's not really selfish
It's just the way it goes
And it goes and it goes and it goes
We all know
We all know this lonely man

Hope Beyond Hope Beyond Hope

Final (possibly) demo of "Somebody Like Me". Switched 1st and 2nd verses around and cut out the 3rd verse. It's now 2:30 - feels right!

Somebody Like Me (Arrangement 3 Final)

recorded live off the floor in Jay Semko's living room... from the 2010 album "Heartaches and numbers"

Anne Marie (select tracks from the 2000s w/ Semko Fontaine Taylor 2009)

You are my Hero (select tracks from the 2000s from the album "Don't throw it away" 2006)

Admission fee (select tracks from the 2000s from the album "This town" 2005)

Brand New Song Dedicated to 2020 and the path forward....

Lyrics: 

These days and days and days and days and days
Seem, seem to never cease to never cease
These days feel never-ending since we got upended
We've seen the best and the worst of 

people and people can be people this is true
My hope is we all can be better 
And I will hold on to optimism 
When all we people support one another 

We, we work together and 
We take care of each other 
And we don't act like you vs me
Don't act like you vs me

These days and days and days and days and days
Seem, seem to never cease but they will
And there will be better days 
You'll see
You'll see

that we can work together and 
We can take care of each other and
we won't act like you vs me
Don't act like you vs me
So don't act like you vs me
Don't act like you vs me
Don't act like you vs me
Don't act like you vs me
Don't act like you vs me

Don't Act Like You Vs Me (Fuck You Covid)

David's: A multiple award winning producer/engineer/mixer and mastering tech (2007 WCMA Producer of the year winner) who's worked on over 100 recordings at various studios all over Canada and out of his own project studio. (Notables: Geoff Berner, Despistado, Joel Fafard, Megan Nash). A singer-songwriter who's released 15 albums solo and with Semko Fontaine Taylor, Big Cookie, Generals and Majors, DSM.  A 6 time Gemini Award nominated and Rosie Award winning Audio Post Production all arounder working in the Film/TV industry (Notables: Foley Recordist for 2012 Academy Award nominated Short Film "Wild Life" (NFB), 6 seasons of the hit comedy Corner Gas (Verite Films)- Music Supervisor for 5 Seasons of renegadepress.com (Verite) - Re-Recording Mixer for the series "Great Minds of Design" (291 Films), 1 Episode of CBC's "The Nature of Things" 2011 "MS Wars" (Zoot Pictures).  He's a composer (co-wrote current Saskatchewan Rough Riders Pep Song "Ride on", has written a number of ad jingles and instrumental ad music compositions (Sasktel, Conexus Credit Union "Build" Campaign, Sask Energy) and wrote the official 2012 City of Regina mnemonic.  He is a versatile voice-over artist having provided voice acting for projects ranging from educational DVDs for Scholastics, narrator reads for SaskEnergy, voicing all station IDs for the SCN television network/2011 and numerous character voice overs.  David is also an accomplished abstract painter. He's been a Panelist/Lecturer and Facilitator, having spoken at: SXSW, WCMA, PMW, University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan, Emma Lake Songwriting Retreat with Jay Semko/Kim Fontaine) 2006-2011.

For more info: www.facebook.com/davidjtaylormusic

David J Taylor

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