Ha, makes me think of Meghan Markle….and sounds great too Don

Written for February 2022 monthly online songwriters meet-up  with 'Drunks In A Midnight Choir'. Prompt was to find one of the many (many, many) 6 word stories available out there on the internet and write a song. I used Apple loops and a midi keyboard to create the melody. (Headphones recommended to appreciate the juicy bass loop 😎) 

Kudos and thank you to Finley Parkinson from Longcroft School in Beverley for the six word story: 'Found her shoes on the roof.' (Read article about the 2019 competition here: https://firststory.org.uk/six-word-story-2019-shortlist-and-winner/)

Found her shoes
Up on the roof
But did she jump 
Or was she pushed?
Found her things
In a neat little pile
And when I asked around no one had seen her in a while

Found her shoes  
But did she jump or was she…
Pushed?

(She really loved those shoes)

They packed her room up
Parcelled it all away
Why she did it
No one ever would say
Glossed it over
Nothing happened that day
And when I asked her mum, she just looked the other way

Found her shoes 
But did she jump or was she…
Pushed?

(‘Cos she really loved those shoes
Man, I miss her and her shoes)

Did she jump, or was she…
Pushed?

Did She Jump (Or Was She...) - DIAMC Demo

Production Note
https://furicomusicteam.blogspot.com/p/north-at-defining-moment.html

North At Defining Moments

Standing on a tiny feeling wave
I asked myself.

What I always wanted
Was real closeness to you,
Every time I tried, I failed.
Every word I should have said to you
Was swallowed up by demons inside,
Was swallowed up inside.
Infinite deepness was beyond my reach,
But the longing was strong,  the Longing was strong,
And the closeness so far
And only these scars remind me of the war I waged with my little ray of hope 
Against myself, against myself, against all darkness.

Standing on a tiny feeling wave
I asked myself.

What I always wanted I let go like a tow rope I was hanging on, 
Unable to move on, so I held on to you. 
There was nothing you could do to help me out of this swamp, 
I kept on trying to drown myself again and again and again. 
So the days went by and you had enough of this unhappy man. 

Standing on a tiny feeling wave

I had no words, you had patience no more
Had no words, you had patience no more 
And I would have really liked to find out what closeness is for.

Standing on a tiny feeling wave
I asked myself.

Standing On A Tiny Feeling Wave

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco & Jason Mowry
Final mix by Jason Mowry
@asleepwithheadphones
@lazydadamusic

Outspace

Outspace by Carlos Vivanco & Jason Mowry

Inspired by the use of silence as a powerful musical tool used by Nadir. I took some scary musical risks at 2.5 minutes. Trying to be comfortable playing some uncomfortable notes that are normally harmonically musical enemies of each other.
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Windowsill

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In The Fullness Of Time

Tabula Rasa (Free Download)

clockwise

Here’s a re-do of a silly song I wrote a couple years back. 
I was reminded of it again by something someone posted about some royals…
Mainly I just have fun playing this song and hope you enjoy it too! 

Absinthe    © 2023 Don Nelson
Well you wanted to live like royalty
And royalty is what you got
Now you’re stuck in the Tower of London
Waiting for the chopping block
You should have been a little more specific 
When you had that fantasy
It’s always such a risk when you fall asleep
Underneath a wishing tree
You thought you’d be sipping absinthe
And eating quail eggs and apricots
Instead you’re stuck in the Tower of London
Waiting for the chopping block

You wanted to be just like an empress
I think you should have checked your facts 
But most of them royals didn’t live too long
And a lot of them got the axe
Remember to tip your executioner
Toss him a couple of bob
So when he brings that axe down on your neck
At least he does a decent job
You thought you’d be sipping absinthe
And eating quail eggs and apricots
Instead you’re stuck in the Tower of London
Waiting for the chopping block

Well you wanted to live like royalty
That’s just fine with me
But sometimes there’s a difference between 
Dreams and reality 
You thought you’d be sipping absinthe
And eating quail eggs and apricots
Instead you’re stuck in the Tower of London
Waiting for the chopping block

Absinthe (c) 2023 Don Nelson

Unfortunately, more and more people of music are leaving us. Fortunately, great music remains. Tina Turner passed away a few days ago and that's what prompted me to do this cover.
Video can be watched here:
https://youtu.be/8zl_gyC0rdw
I invited Per (PJ Project) to collaboration. He accepted the invitation (thanks Per!) and added another guitar, bas, drums and mixed it all up. Here's what came out of it. This is placed for now on my YT channel.
https://youtu.be/KaHDTVOnZfY

Tonight, Tina Turner, David Bowie, cover

Six over Six

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