Vocals : https://soundcloud.com/ilaria-brovini
Music : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn
Hope this full rock version makes you happy :))
Original : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyihQtBes1I

Lyrics
I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

Well, o.k. I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up

[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad

You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you french toast again

Well, o.k. I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

[Chorus]

We've been far, far away from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos
And everywhere in between
Well, o.k. we get along
So what if right now everything's wrong?

[Chorus]


If It Makes You Happy (Sheryl Crow)  By  Ilaria Brovini And DDJohn

London based festival, club and pub rocker                                         
Clan Dextine takes his audience on a journey through bass and time namely from swing to ska, blues to balkan, roots to rave and beyond.
He likes to throw some globalized whomp and glitched-up goodness into the mix and has always got his swangin' DnB up the sleeves for when the moment is right.

Clan Dextine has graced the decks in London’s best venues, clubs across the UK and many major festivals and never fails to get the crowd pumped with his performances. 

“Clan Dextine’s retro remix grooves please the fan of the original song and the club music head alike. And they guarantee plenty of opportunity to sing along to all time faves whilst throwing crazy shapes to the underlying beats and basses.”    Inverness Courier

Bookings / Inquiries / Say Hello: clandextine@hotmail.com

Thank you for stopping by, feel free to check out my new SoundCloud profile: 
https://soundcloud.com/audio-colors
Music is a passion, i'm keyboardist and love to play some guitar, bass and drums as well.
Compositions, recording, mixing and mastering at Audio Colors Studio.

Involved in different local music associations with my clarinet  (in classic and jazzy mode) ,  I also  love to play the guitar, I love to try to create and produce music with Cubase and different other instruments at home. I love all forms of music. 
Thank you reading these lines, for your kind words , listens and all forms of appreciation and support, I'm always happy to explore,  discover new sounds  and collaborate on this unique platform with wonderful musicians  !!

2022 Collabs, Jams and Chansons :
https://on.soundcloud.com/pkz71
Proud to be inducted  in 2022 as an Official Lunatics after this:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn?si=aa7c346eca754497a8e4168605590197&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Still so happy to listen to this one with my french SC buddies in the memory of Georges Brassens on this one :
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra?si=ec03fb2f0b8b42b1b57522bf07221d14&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
...and loving to play with friends in the marvelous style of Django Reinhardt
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/collabs-with-lami-bjp

Album/EP featurings @ the clarinet :

https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download?in=ddjohn/sets/2015-1/

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW
.... and @ the guitar :
https://chrispendergraft.bandcamp.com/track/aint-seen-the-worst-of-it-yet-tribute-to-jimmy-page

Aida KALY sings in 5 languages. she is a talented Singer, irresistible and sensual, really at ease in live and in concert. She performs accompanied by the group STRUCTURA in a very particular repertoire that goes from classical to rock. She is also an actress and features in the credits of international films.
The third of five children in the family, Aida KALY was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, during the Soviet Union era. His father was a scientist and he ran the Almaty Botanical Garden. His mother has published many novels, poems and songs in the Kazakh language.
Aida completed her school studies by graduating as an economist at the university, but she was made for light, stage and music. Any party or event was an excuse for Aida to sing along with the guitar.
The period following the fall of the Soviet Union and the declaration of Kazakhstan's independence will be very difficult. Economic chaos, mafia rule, delinquency. She decides to leave her country and settles in France in Paris then in Nice. She obtains French nationality. Aida will then attend the Russian Conservatory Rachmaninov in Paris where she takes lessons in singing and piano.
Aida KALY is then back in Kazakhstan and is divided between her country of origin and her adopted country. This will be the main theme of a musical inspired by his life:
"Between two chairs".
After all these years, for Aida KALY, the legend begins ... 
ABK MUSIC PRODUCTION
Almaty - Paris


Aida KALY chante en 5 langues. c'est une interprète de talent, irrésistible et sensuelle, vraiment à son aise en live et en concert. Elle se produit accompagnée par le groupe STRUCTURA dans un répertoire très particulier qui va du classique au rock. Elle est aussi actrice et figure au générique de films internationaux.

Troisième des cinq enfants de la famille, Aida KALY est née à Almaty, au Kazakhstan, à l’époque de l’union soviétique. Son père était un scientifique et il dirigeait le jardin botanique d’Almaty. Sa mère a publié de nombreux romans, poèmes et chansons en langue kazakhe.

Aida terminé son cursus scolaire en obtenant un diplôme d’économiste à l’université, mais elle était faite pour la lumière, la scène et la musique. Toute fête ou évènement était prétexte pour Aida à chanter en s’accompagnant à la guitare.

La période suivant la chute de l’union soviétique et la déclaration de l’indépendance du Kazakhstan va être très difficile. Chaos économique, règne des mafias, délinquance. Elle décide alors de quitter son pays et s’installe en France à Paris puis à Nice. Elle obtient la nationalité française. Aida va alors fréquenter le Conservatoire Russe Rachmaninov à Paris où elle prend des cours de chant et de piano.

Aida KALY est ensuite de retour au Kazakhstan et se partage entre son pays d’origine et son pays d’adoption. Ce sera le thème principal d’une comédie musicale inspirée par sa vie : 
« Entre deux chaises ».

Après toutes ces années, pour Aida KALY, la légende commence… 
ABK MUSIC PRODUCTION
Almaty - Paris

Неотразимая и чувственный .....
родилась **в Казахстане, г.Алматы, Аида Кали дочь Бердикула Калымбетова и Несип Ермаганбетовой. Диплом Государственного Университета, экономист. 
Переехала во Францию в Париж затем в Ницу где получила французское гражданство. Посещает кансерваторию им.Рахманинова и Скрябина, курсы пиано и вокал.
Затем возвращается в Казахстан и продолжает, помимо своей работы в должности Советника и консультанта, петь и давать концерты соло или совместно с группой

ABK Music Production Almaty - Paris

Dilettante singer, guitarist, songwriter.

Les chansons parlent de ce qu'on y entend.