wow what an uplifting piece! love how that guitar lead soars with the background synths

This was an off the cuff, spur of the moment creation I made the other day while I was out for a walk to clear my head.  I dedicated it to my #blabbuds from @bandlab.com ....
Now I want to share it with my SoundCloud supporters... Check it out and see what u think....
#LKTRAR .... on and on.... and ON!!!

Pleased to Meet U (w/ single vocal track)

Oh...
No matter what you desire 
Remember 
Oh no matter what you desire 
Jehovah says 
Acknowledge the Lord 
In all thy ways 
And He will accomplish your ways oh.
Oh no matter what you desire 
No matter, remember one day 
You will leave them behind 
So never make these things a do or die 
Oh.. Desire the heavenly things 
Desire the things that are holy
Desire the things that are Godly 
Desire the things that are worthy 
Make sure they are worthy things 
Oh... No matter what you desire 
Jehovah says 
Make them holy things 
When you celebrate 
When you are happy 
What things do you do?
Heaven rejoice when sinners repent of their sins 
Heavens rejoice when sinners repent let not the things you celebrate push you into sin 
Temptations come along 
But so not fall 
Deliver us from evils 
And lead us not into temptation the Lord's prayer said 
Oh fix your mind on things above 
Oh no Matter what we are running after 
A day is coming that we'll leave them behind 
We're gonna look at them and they'll make no sense 
So, don't, yeah I say don't 
Don't give your life to them vanity
I say don't give your life to them vanity..
Oh Desire peace
Desire love
Desire joy
Desire righteousness 
Desire holiness 
Desire love 
Desire salvation 
Desire Godliness 
Desire every good things 
Desire mind of Christ in you
Mind of Christ in me.

Desires

Sky High Satisfied

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6aAy1nWjAQJKKOgj0AgoeN?si=0e14a9e14a4f44b1
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/58LVNbbwgWA
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Mad Hatter was remixed and remastered on 11 January 2025
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In 1972 I was heading towards South America via Mexico and other parts of Central America. I knew that certain hairstyles were frowned upon at various borders. Rather than doing anything drastic, like cutting my hair, I purchase a $15 dollar short hair wig and wore it for my passport photo. 

That wig hat served me well across a number of borders.

I actually wrote the song before I ever crossed one of those borders. At least I think so. I know I wrote it while I was travelling on my own somewhere between the US border and Silvia, Columbia. I had plenty of time in cheap hotel rooms along the way.

I like to think that this song says something about the experience of being a traveller on the road to who knows where. I'm not sure what that might be, but it feels very familiar. It takes me back.

Verse 1:
Looking for hat that comes from south of the border
He needs very big one so it must be made to order
All we really know is that he's from a northern nation
Where he took off his sombrero and he left it in the station

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Verse 2:
Morning takes his head and hides it in the corner
But that can’t conceal the fact that he’s been heading for the border
So he takes a couple pills just to prove he’s not a purist
Puts a wig hat on his head so he looks just like a tourist

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Verse 3:
Paradise is just a place he touches on the run
The loving and the living give him strength for moving on
The world’s out there waiting but it always strikes him funny
When he ends up in some hell hole and he’s just run out of money

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter


Verse 4:
Can’t tell you bout his future, can’t tell you bout his past
Sometimes he says he’s happy and hopes that it’ll last
More often in the night in his hotel all alone
He wonders what he’s doing why he hasn’t got a home

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Mad Hatter

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19th. Degree Blues

The mirror's cracked, the vision's blurred
But I believe in every word
Dreams won't fade if I keep them strong
If I'm wrong, I'll prove I belong

He wakes at dawn, chasing stars
Thinks hard work's what got him this far
When things go wrong, it's luck to blame
Yet he swears he'll win again the same

You call it madness, a fool's crusade
But I'll climb the heights that fear forbade
It's not deception - it's how I lead
Delusion's the strength I'll always need

She's solving a puzzle no one's cracked
Believes her grit fills what others lack
Smarter minds gave up the fight
But she's sure her hours will make it right

You call it madness, a fool's crusade
But I'll climb the heights that fear forbade
It's not deception - it's how I lead
Delusion's the strength I'll always need

They call it folly
Call it pride
But without this fire
Who'd even try?

He sings his heart in the shower each day
No crowds yet, but he's sure they'll stay
The stage is close, he feels it now
He'll take the mic and show them how

You call it madness, a fool's crusade
But I'll climb the heights that fear forbade
It's not deception - it's how I lead
Delusion's the strength I'll always need

The power of delusion keeps me strong
Without it, I'd never move along
Call it madness, call it pride
It's the flame that keeps me alive

The Power of Delusion

Along the Void Above

Probably you know of that drama: A sock has lost its partner while doing that get-cleaned risk game. Here is the story to that ... 

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A song about the world and those who love the system.

Want You 2 Hate Me

Music: John Denver
Lyrics/Vocals: John Hobbs
Guitar/Production: Josh Elliott

"Perhaps Love" is a song that John Denver wrote and recorded as a duet with Plácido Domingo. The song appeared on Domingo's 1981 album of the same title.

I rewrote the lyrics in 2015 and recorded this version in 2019 with Josh Elliott on guitar and production.

Perhaps Love

Perhaps love is like a sacred place, separate from this world
We hear of such atrocities how human life unfurls.
And when we are in pain and grief when we feel so alone
A paradise called love will be our home.

Perhaps love is like the ocean and the cities there beneath,
Or a king who comes in splendour during darkness, like a thief.
For Christ, the Son shall offer grace and cleanse us certainly
And our hearts will be at peace like gentle seas.

Oh, love to some is just a kiss, to some a burning heat,
For some, a guide to living, for some, a heart’s retreat.
And some say love is just a ruse, and some say it’s quite real
And some say love is everything and some say they can’t feel.

Perhaps love is like a desert, a deep oasis rain
Or a poem from Arabia, a Sufi love refrain.
As words from all the saints reflect the Oneness of God’s love,
Flowing through our souls and up above.

And some say love is just a ruse, and some say it’s quite real
And some say love is everything, and some say they can’t feel.

Perhaps love is like the universe, where planets come and go
Or a shining supernova putting on a show.
But we will search forever together, side by side
And the fragrance of Allah shall be our guide.

John Hobbs

Perhaps Love (A Sufi Love Refrain)

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Blending analogue instruments and vocals with the latest in electronics. Original music based in  New Zealand. Multi- genre, always changing. We don't use AI. CDs available now on our website.

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