Paroliers : Lucien Morisse - André Michel Charles Salvet
Musique : Jacques Dutronc \ ASCAP : 884349551
Label : Disques Vogue
Sortie : 1962

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English translation below the French

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Hommage à Françoise Hardy disparue le 11 juin 2024
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Je fais honneur à la chanson française et aussi aux Followers "Français" 😊

Petite parenthèse : Je suis d'origine Vietnamienne, née au Laos 
où j'ai vécu pendant 10 ans étant petite.
Je vis en France depuis un certain temps et un temps certain...
Et mes goûts musicaux sont anglo-saxons. (Compliqué !... 😩)

Je suis navrée de ne pas faire beaucoup de reprises de chansons françaises...
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Cette chanson était connue dans le monde, même au Laos. 😁
(Le Laos faisait parti de l'Indochine Française)

Il y avait même une version italienne "L'Età Dell'amore"

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Tribute to Françoise Hardy, who passed away on June 11, 2024

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I honor French music and also my “French” followers 😊

A little aside: I am of Vietnamese origin, born in Laos 
where I lived for 10 years as a child.
I have been living in France for quite some time now...
And my musical tastes are Anglo-Saxon. (Complicated!... 😩)

I'm sorry I don't do many French covers...
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This song was known around the world, even in Laos. 😁
(Laos was part of French Indochina)

There was even an Italian version, “L'Età Dell'amore.”
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Vocal : Anh
Arrangement (Yamaha PSR-SX900) : Phong
Recorded : July 24, 2025
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Le Temps De L'Amour - Cover (Françoise Hardy)

I came across the page of Natalie (Caught in a Moment) https://soundcloud.com/missx-3 and instantly fell in love with her voice and music. 

The original song was a live-recording of Natalie's voice and piano. 
https://soundcloud.com/missx-3/peace-of-mind-theres-hope
I added a few things to make a duet version out of it. Here is the result, I hope you enjoy. Sound quality is limited due to live recording and the necessity to split it up in stems to re-mix it. Hope you don't mind.

Caught in a moment - vocals, piano, composition, lyrics.
BeSinger - vocals, guitars, lapsteel, strings, rearrangement.

Lyrics

I can read your mind
its the calm after the storm
it was breaking us
but will never reach our souls

theres a peace of mind
one I never thought Id find
so glorious
all my doubts have turned to dust

never seemed so bright
we're the a calm after the night
for that distant light
its so worth to face all fights

never seemed so bright
though I never thought Id find
so glorious
all my fears are made of dust

Theres hope!

Picture (c) Natalia Aguado (Peace after the Storm)

Peace of Mind (There's Hope) - Collab with Caught in a Moment

Cast of characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass, composition
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ and synth
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken — drums and percussion
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- clavinet, VST saxophone solo, VST horns, effects, production editing
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Telecaster HHS electric guitrar
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals and lyrics

This song began back at the beginning of the summer, when Josh was messing around on his electric piano and found a structure to which to add his bass. As soon as he opened the project to the rest of Eclectic Collective, JJ jumped right in, adding his thrilling organ and ethereal background synth. Thus, Josh dropped his original e. piano part in favor of JJ's new parts. Ken was next up, adding the drums in reverse order from how he and Josh usually do it. Ken is very skilled at being able to add drums to a pre-existing bass line, which he displays in here. He also added the clever auxilary percussion you hear throughout. Mark was next to the trough, adding his funky clavinet, as well as his sax solo you hear lighting it up in there. He also added some well composed horns toward the end, not to be confused with JJ's synth. 
  Then it was time for the guitarists to do their thing. Stephen added the strong, melodic solos in the first two breaks with his guitar and wah pedal. After Tez added his thrilling solos at the end, Stephen went back in and added the funky rhythm guitar part. Tez also added the funky guitar riffs throughout the verses.
  All that was left was to get Carl in on the action, as he is the newest core member of Eclectic Collective. He wrote a poem and sung it in his signature, wild style for us.
  This is Eclectic Collective at its almost full strength, pulling six musicians from two different continents and four different countries together to create a song. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
   On a side note, this will be Eclectic Collective's last song for two weeks. As most of you know, we release a song every Thursday at midnight. Due to vacation and travel at the end of summer, we'll be skipping  next Friday, the 15th, but should be returning the following Friday, the 22nd. We may also put something out this coming Tuesday, the 12th, so please stay tuned. Can't thank enough those of you who tune in regularly and support us every week. 
Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:



The Get Down - The Eclectic Collective

NEW COLLABORATION with https://soundcloud.com/billy-korg
Lyrics:-
It's time to face the lies we're told
Indoctrination's got a hold

Down the rabbit hole
Down
Down 
Down

When you look up and see the sky
All of those trails 
You should ask why
When you look up and see the sky

Are they spraying us for fun
Or blocking out the sun
'Cause I'm not the only one
Who's looking up and seeing that

Change this 
Change this
We've got to change this

When you look up and see the sky
All of those trails
You should ask why

Down the rabbit hole
Down
Down
Down

When you look up and see the sky
All of those trails
You should ask why

Are they spraying us for fun
Or blocking out the sun
'Cause I'm not the only one
Who's looking up and seeing that

Billy Korg / winkanwoo 2025

Down The Rabbit Hole

Blackout Jam (joerxworx flute remix)

Right now, vague anxieties in the world strike us like noise.
What is its root cause? Sadness? Anger? Or fear? No, that's not it.
Its true nature is the fear called "loneliness" that suddenly comes to anyone.
Even if filled with love, friendship, or family, loneliness somehow crosses the mind.
In this world, I am the only one. The only one who knows me is myself. The feeling of loneliness is very painful.
However, we face that loneliness sincerely.
That is precisely what allows us to truly notice others' loneliness, empathize with others' sadness, and become advocates who grasp others' feelings.
When we feel loneliness and based on that are able to erase the world's noise, we perceive everything as conscious.
But the world is so impermanent, and someday the end of life will come to you and me too.
What we leave behind then is not a big deal.
What exists there is a world of "nothingness." Yes, everything returns to nothing. The world and we all return to nothing. But the "nothingness" embraces the world—gently, strongly, bravely, and cheerfully, peacefully, and calmly..."

This track was created from my original draft of the words, which he translated into English and brought to life through narration.

fictionalive ⭕ UNITY https://soundcloud.com/fictionalive?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

All Returns To Nothingness//全ては無に還る//with narration

You are better off without me. 


Verse 1: 

I'll never forget that last day I kissed your cheek. I never imagined that from that afternoon on I'd never see you again.

Verse 2: 

Everything clouded over in my heart. You were a part of my life, and in your absence, everything was lost. I cried trying to understand why you were leaving. Until I understood that I deserved it.

Bridge: 

Now I see clearly. I respect your distance. I even confess that it's fare what happened.

Chorus: 

You're better off without me. Your friends tell me so. That your lips smile more and you look fuller. You're better off without me. I saw it in your photographs. Your eyes shine brighter, and you even look more beautiful. I only pray for you every day, convinced that I loved you very much, but I didn't understand the meaning. And now that you're gone, I faint from your absence, and in my loneliness, for all I've done wrong, I beg for mercy. 

Verse 3: 

I remember your words, your laughter, your silences. Everything that made me happy, now everything is uncertain. I wonder if you'll ever think of me, or if I'm dead to you.
 
I wonder if you'll ever think of me, if you'll remember my name... and my existence


Español 

Estás mejor sin mi. 

Verso 1: 

"Jamás olvidaré, ese último día que tu mejilla besé.
 Nunca imaginé, que desde esa tarde ya no te vería otra vez"

 Verso 2: 

"Todo se nubló en mi corazón, 
eras parte de mi vida 
y en tu ausencia 
todo se perdió. 

Lloraba intentando comprender por qué te ibas. 
Hasta que entendí, que eso me lo merecía"

 Puente: 

"Ahora veo claro, respeto tu distancia, incluso te confieso que fue justo lo que pasa"

Coro: 

 "Estás mejor sin mí, me lo dicen tus amigas, 
que sonríen más tus labios y te ves más rellenita 
 Estás mejor sin mí
lo vi en tus fotografías, 
tus ojos brillan más
 y se te ve hasta más bonita.

Yo sólo rezo por ti todos los días convencido, 
de que te quise mucho 
pero no supe el sentido. 
Y ahora que no estás, 
desfallezco por tu ausencia, 
y en mi soledad, 
por todo lo que hice mal, 
te pido clemencia.


Verso 3:

 "Recuerdo tus palabras, tus risas, tus silencios. 
Todo lo que me hacía feliz, 
ahora todo es incierto. 
Me pregunto si alguna vez pensarás en mí, o si para ti estoy muerto."

Coro: 

"Estás mejor sin mi, 
me lo dicen tus amigas, 
que sonríen más tus labios y te ves más rellenita. 

Estás mejor sin mi, 
lo vi en tus fotografías,
 tus ojos brillan más, 
y se te ve hasta más bonita.

 Yo sólo rezo por ti, 
 todos los días convencido, 
de que te quise mucho
 pero no supe el sentido. 
Y ahora que no estás, 
desfallezco por tu ausencia, 
y en mi soledad, 
por todo lo que hice mal, 
te pido clemencia.

Me pregunto si alguna vez pensarás en mí, si recordarás mi nombre...y mi existencia.. 

Letra: Miguel Ángel Botello

D'mendo Boteli. Todos los derechos reservados D'mendo Boteli ©1994 ©2020 ©2021 ©2022 ©2025



Estás mejor sin mi - D'mendo Boteli.mp3

It’s been a while….. Hope you are enjoying your summer! Just a little chilled ditty for your perusal!
Thank you for all of your kind plays reposts and playlists!💐

Water Colour

Special Thanks

My heartfelt thanks go to my wonderful wife Nicole, and to the eleven amazing musicians and friends who took the time to listen to my new track and share their honest feedback:

Donna Dior, Michele Ansani, Jens Sieckmann, Andronix, Axel Menningen, Janne Hennie,  Beats by Luke, Neowakan (Aileen Asatouri), Stefan Kraft, Anastasya Ihnatovich, and Siamak Sarmadian.

Your support, thoughts, and recommendations mean so much to me and truly help me grow as an artist. Without such an inspiring community, this journey would not be the same. I deeply appreciate your openness and encouragement.
🎶❤️🎶

Yearning is a sorrowful and deeply melancholic piece that takes the listener on a journey of longing and inner conflict. The track unfolds slowly, carrying moments of pain and hope, and gradually builds into a powerful, epic finale.
It is music that makes emotions tangible – between darkness and light, silence and monumental grandeur.

Yearning ist ein wehmütiges und zutiefst melancholisches Werk, das den Hörer auf eine Reise voller Sehnsucht und innerer Zerrissenheit führt. Der Track entfaltet sich langsam, trägt die leisen Momente von Schmerz und Hoffnung in sich und steigert sich Schritt für Schritt zu einem kraftvollen, epischen Finale.
Es ist Musik, die Emotionen spürbar macht – zwischen Dunkelheit und Licht, Stille und gewaltiger Größe.

Note: This track was entirely composed, performed, arranged, and produced by myself – without the use of artificial intelligence.
Creating authentic music with real emotion and personality is important to me. Thank you for listening and for your support.
℗ 2025 DestKorn | © 2025 DestKorn. All rights reserved.
Unauthorized use, reproduction, modification or distribution of this track is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under applicable law.

Yearning

Some thoughts that have been percolating in my mind lately (cover photo:  photo of my halloween skeleton edited with a not to scale termite and silver spoon: adobe stock images)

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Copyright 2025
Vocals , Chords and Lyrics by Joe Stroffolino
Organ (playing my midi keyboard with sound from Logic Pro BeBop Organ)
Single Strum track  (playing my Taylor 114ce)
Second fast strumming track: PG music real track
Bass: PG Music real track
Piano:  EZ Keys2 (with sound from Native instruments Piano uno)
Drums: EZ Drummer 3
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They say that life is a test but not everyone’s dealt the same hand
Some are born into privilege, while others struggle through quicksand
We play the cards we’re dealt as we try to find our way,
Doing our best to keep our heads above water as we go about each day.
People born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they’re rich and the die is cast
Other’s get a wooden spoon, which the termites eat, and it’s struggle not to finish last
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s hard to put a smile on your face
When the game is rigged and you can’t even get to first base.
How many billions do you have to accumulate before you’re just running up the score
At what point do you decide that you don’t need anymore
Telling rags-to-riches stories, so the common man believes it’s true,
“Keep those taxes off the billionaires cause someday that might be you.”
 People born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they’re rich and the die is cast
Other’s get a wooden spoon, which the termites eat, and it’s struggle not to finish last
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s hard to put a smile on your face
When the game is rigged and you can’t even get to first base.
 Politicians smiling and acting like they share your blues,
But they’d collapse in a minute trying to walk a mile in your shoes.
Lottery tickets selling hope, though the odds are that you’ll never win
You’ve got a better chance of being struck by lightning than ever cashing in.
You’ll be paying off those loans for the rest of your life from that useless college degree
As the corporations implement AI trying their best to replace you and me
 The universe is billions of years old; we come and go in a flash.
We spend our short lives obsessing over cash.
 People born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they’re rich and the die is cast
Other’s get a wooden spoon, which the termites eat, and it’s struggle not to finish last
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s hard to put a smile on your face
When the game is rigged and you can’t even get to first base.

Life Is a Test

Joy In Everything

CUENTA OPERADA POR REPRESENTANTES 

La Biografía de D'mendo Boteli: Un Relato de Arte, Resiliencia y Misterio

D'mendo Boteli es un enigma viviente, una fuerza creativa cuya existencia se forjó entre la genialidad y la adversidad. Nacido el 24 de septiembre de 1974, su vida es una epopeya moderna, un viaje de transformación que lo ha llevado desde las cimas del éxito hasta las profundidades de la pérdida, solo para resurgir con una obra más potente y auténtica.

El Origen de un Prodigio

Desde sus primeros años, D'mendo Boteli se manifestó como un ser de talentos inusuales. A los ocho años ganó un concurso de poesía, y a los trece se convirtió en padre. Lejos de doblegarlo, estas circunstancias lo impulsaron hacia una búsqueda artística sin límites. De forma autodidacta, se convirtió en un pianista prodigioso, dominando las sonatas de Beethoven sin una educación formal, mientras incursionaba como oyente en la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM, buscando respuestas en la ciencia.

Su talento musical floreció en la composición de más de 200 obras para piano y conjuntos de cámara. Como compositor neoclásico, Boteli desarrolló un estilo propio y auténtico que lo llevó a dar recitales privados en escenarios de Colombia, Chile, Brasil y Argentina.

Ascenso y Caída de un Visionario Empresarial

La creatividad de Boteli no se confinó al arte. Su mente de empresario lo llevó a la cima, donde se asoció con la prestigiosa firma Grupo Mores Tempora, proveyendo ropa de alto lujo a boutiques de élite como El Palacio de Hierro y Liverpool. Las marcas que manejaba incluían Aquascutum of London, The London badge & Button y Jean Baptiste Caumont. 

En 1999, invirtió en un ambicioso proyecto hotelero en Cancún con influyentes inversionistas judíos y libaneses, amasando un capital considerable.

Sin embargo, el destino tenía otros planes. Tras una abrupta ruptura sentimental, se vio obligado a huir del país. El fracaso de sus negocios culminó en 2004, dejándolo en la quiebra. Pero el golpe más duro llegó en 2007 con la trágica pérdida de su madre, un evento seguido por el saqueo y robo de sus bienes a manos de los hijos de su padrastro. 

Estos oscuros capítulos no fueron el final de su historia, sino el crisol donde se forjó su verdadera fuerza.

La Lucha y el Renacer de un Artista

La adversidad en la vida de D'mendo Boteli no se limitó a lo personal y financiero. En 2005, sufrió un atentado, y las peleas y en 2006 diferencias con otra ex pareja, sobrina de un jefe de la mafia, lo llevaron a abandonar la vida pública por completo.

Estos eventos, lejos de silenciarlo, canalizaron su experiencia en un acto de creación pura y un resurgimiento artístico imparable.

Volvió a la música, incursionando con pasión en el género popular, con canciones que se encuentran en plataformas como Spotify, Apple Music y Tidal. Entre sus títulos más conocidos se encuentran:
 

 * "Estás mejor sin mi"
 * "Más allá del miedo"
 * "Eres basura"
 * "Aunque el universo acabe"
 * "Si tú me hicieras falta"
 * "Esclavo de tus caricias" 

Además de la música, su pluma se ha vuelto más prolífica. Ha escrito novelas como "Isabella y el Peregrino", "El corazón de Fátima" y "Los niveles más bajos del alma", y actualmente está creando "El Gambito del Alma" en Wattpad.

Como artista plástico, pintó más de 200 obras que han adornado las paredes de coleccionistas de arte.

La negativa de Boteli a asistir a sus propias exposiciones lo envuelve en un aura de misterio, ganándose el apodo de "El artista fantasma".

D'mendo Boteli continúa su labor creativa, buscando colaboraciones y exponiendo su trabajo. Su historia es un poderoso testimonio de la incesante curiosidad y el compromiso inquebrantable con la expresión artística, demostrando que su legado se forja no solo a través de sus obras, sino a través de su propia capacidad para renacer de las sombras.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fuK5iu8p9VzDTwhwoYKMP?si=0IgFpjQdS7K69TyI8MQN4A
