A postcard from our new home in Conetoe NC.

We moved a little south and a bit more to the east
Driving back home didn’t give us any peace
We found  a town that sounded the same
Life for us will never be the same

Sax solo

Welcome the the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Conetoe Social Club
Welcome to the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Nita Social Club
Not a lot to do when you get here
You can’t buy gas but you can buy beer.

(White boy rap)
Here is my take on the NCDMV
Whatever they are drinking it’s bad for you and me

Web site sucks and if you get one on the phone
They say wait three more months 
And you better come alone

You’ll get when you get it 
We will get you in the end
We are the NCDMV 
Don’t forget it friend

Give us your money
And walk away
you’ll get it when you get it
Service here is so passé.

Seven months later we finally got unpacked
I could have finished sooner but I had a back attack
People ask “Why’d you come to these parts “
So I can play music and she can make art.

Welcome the the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Conetoe Social Club
Welcome to the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Nita Social Club
Not a lot to do when you get here
You can’t buy gas but you can buy beer.

Guitar Solo


Welcome the the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Conetoe Social Club
Welcome to the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Nita Social Club
We’ll get the joint hopping now that we are here
You can’t buy gas but you can buy beer.

Welcome the the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Conetoe Social Club
Welcome to the club to the Social Club
To the Cone Toe Nita Social Club
Three local Lyndas said we’re glad you are here 
You can’t buy gas but you can buy beer.

© 2021 Don Clifton Music

On the Move

The Conetoe Social Club

Conetoe Social Club

Basket of Dolls

Fall Song 2021

Fall Song

Insturmental song. Lots of sax at the end.

Walking Rowland who discovers a Mysterious Bird named Tang Tang Tang ta tang tang ta Tang Tang

The Rocking Rock Rockers

Monster

There is a rumor going around
A Monster in town
Making people sick
Get rid of him quick
Meet at town hall
Monsters got to fall
Do it tonight
A rock should suffice

What the people didn’t know
Was hiding under there 
Barney saw it all 
And he’s just seen red 
They hit him with a rock
The townsfolk admit it
The man they killed had to be the one who did it.

They started getting nervous
When the truth got out
The man they stoned
They were in the wrong house
People started going missing
The very next night
They didn’t know about Barney
No time to take flight

What the people didn’t know
Was hiding under there 
Barney saw it all 
And he’s just seen red 
They thought that they got away
But Barneys going to make sure everybody pays

Barneys on a mission
He has a job to do
The mayor is missing
Town council too
What they found behind the tracks
Wouldn’t fit into a shoe
Barneys coming back
He’s going to get you

There is a rumor going around
A Monster in town
Making people sick
Get rid of him quick
Meet at town hall
Monsters got to fall
Do it tonight
A rock should suffice

Heavy 22

Monster

Monster The Rockin Rock Rockers

Don Clifton 2023 Music Sampler

the Red Lip Stomp

The Poo Song

Roanoke Virginia native , currently living in Conetoe NC. I started playing the saxophone in the 4th grade because it looked neat. Won a bunch of band related awards including the John Phillips Sousa Award. I went to college to become a band director ,but soon started playing in rock and pop bands that  put a stop to that plan.
Over the years I have had the honor of working with a host of talented musicians, composers,technicians and all the other folks that make playing music such a joy.
Some of the bands include:
Turquoise
The Big Lick Band
Science Forgave Us
Huh ?
The Equalizers
Two Zombies v. Negative Jr.
Random Acts of Sax
Radar Rose
Sharon Feury and the Vibrators
The Pop Rivets
Little Roger and the Cheap Thrills
I have also been lucky to share the bill with some other folks you may know. 
Mose Allison,Alex Chilton, Heart, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Goose Creek Symphony, The Guess Who, Survivor, Blue Oyster Cult, The Commodores, NRBQ and a whole lot of others that I just can't remember.

Recently I have been concentrating more on composing and recording but I have managed to get out a play few songs now and then.

I am currently putting the finishing touches on"Alpha" a collection of songs inspired by my new home here in Conetoe and my wife and best friend Cheryl.

I am also writing an Operetta based on the annual battle of the Vultures and Crows that takes place over our house. Some of these songs will be on the Alpha CD.

These days in addition to the various saxes I find myself playing guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion , flute, recorder and anything else I can find that honks, tweets, clanks or bangs. 

Photography is also a big part of my creative outlet these days.

donzbop

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