Released 2021

Originally written and recorded by the group "War" in 1973, George Benson put his own jazz-orientated instrumental spin on it from his very successful 1977 LP "In Flight". 

This is a cover of that version.

Funkinova

George Benson - The World is a Ghetto

A seven minute version of this classic 1968 psychedelic jam.

Iron Butterfly - InAGaddaDaVida

From 1964, one of the best R&B songs ever, and still relevant:

"A Change Is Gonna Come"

I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since

It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
'Cause I don't know what's up there beyond the sky

It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me don't hang around

It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

Then I go to my brother
And I say, "Brother, help me please"
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees

There've been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on

It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gon' come, oh yes, it will

Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come

Southern US meets Caribbean Rockin! 

Guest appearance from the Steel Band, but the track doesn't really fit into their two up and coming album releases.  It was just a studio jam at the end of a long session!

Charlie Daniels Band - The South's Gonna Do It

Never a massive fan of Duran during their early 80's boy band phase, Ordinary World followed by Come Undone in 1993, some 12 years after their early success took their music to a whole new level. 

I just love this song!

Duran Duran - Come Undone

An intriguing little gem from Emerson Lake and Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery Album released in 1973.

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Benny the Bouncer

Marília não é alguém que eu tinha conhecimento antes de sua trágica morte. 

Eu desacelerei essa faixa deliberadamente para adicionar um senso de melancolia e como um tributo à sua vida uma carreira e desejo a todos os seus familiares, amigos e fãs tudo de bom. 

Nenhuma palavra pode compensar a perda, mas a música resiste além de todas as nossas vidas mortais.
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Marilia no es alguien de quien yo hubiera sido consciente antes de su trágica muerte. 

He ralentizado esta pista deliberadamente para agregar un sentido de melancolía y, como tributo a su vida, una carrera y deseo a toda su familia, amigos y fanáticos todo lo mejor. 

Ninguna palabra puede compensar la pérdida, pero la música perdura más allá de todas nuestras vidas mortales.

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Marilia is not someone I had been aware of before her tragic death. 

I have slowed this track down deliberately to add a sense of melancholy and as a tribute to her life an career and wish all of her family, friends and fans all the very best. 

No words can compensate for the loss, but music endures beyond all of our mortal lives.

Marilia Mendonca - A culpa e dele

Jobim is widely regarded as one of the most important songwriters of the 20th century.

Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, merged it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new sound with popular success.

In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

American jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra prominently featured Jobim's songs on their albums.

Antônio Carlos Jobim - Insensatez

Written in 1975 by Stevie Nicks when things weren't going so well. 

Then Fleetwood Mac had their "second coming" and th e rest is history! 

A great song!!

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide

From the 1983 movie in which David Bowie "acted his socks off! A lovely theme from a sad movie!

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

"Blinding Lights" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It peaked at number one in thirty-four countries, including the United States and Canada, where it became the Weeknd's fifth number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 for four and seven weeks, respectively. It also became his first number one single in Germany for ten weeks, the United Kingdom for eight weeks, and Australia for eleven weeks, thus making it his most successful single worldwide to date

The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

I always thought the words in the rap were a bit silly! This version keeps the good bits!   :-)

Blondie - Rapture

So I discovered this Finnish metal cello and drums quartet called Apocalypta and took something approximating their classical arrangement of this Metallica song (for three cellos and a drummer) and combined it with what, I thought, a rock band would do if they were also on stage.

It turned out quite well!

Funkinova's World Album

Apocalypta - Nothing Else Matters

Instrumental version of a classic Doobie's 1973 Track

Doobie Brothers - South City Midnight Lady

An instrumental version of this 1992 "best rap song".

DJ Jazzy Jeff - Summertime

Instrumental version of the great love song from 1980 at the height of Dire Straits' creative period.

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

The song was by the Swiss duo Double released in 1985. The song is a ballad about a woman who stops waiting for her absent lover to return. The single was an international success, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Double the first Swiss act to reach the top 40 on the latter chart.

Double - Captain Of Her Heart

Released in 1984, the song only made #59 on the UK charts which is a travesty. One of the great 80's songs that has worn well with time!

Psychadelic Furs - Ghost In You

Hi all, so from 2016 to 2024 I assembled and produced a large collection of covers of many of my favorite tunes as my own hobby (and many during COVID lock-downs!) and I have accumulated over 2,900,000 plays across the world which is awesome!

I am much more of a producer that a musician. These first 8 years of my music was mostly based on midi cover tracks often downloaded from the Internet but heavily reproduced and re-imagined variously on my two Yamaha keyboards (Clavinova and PSR 975), but also using PC midi editing & DAW software.

Towards the end of that period, I added some of my more original electronic music which I produced over the past two decades under the name of Funkleberry in order to consolidate my Soundcloud accounts. 

But in 2024 I got into AI music generation and I am now  a freelance songwriter and AI music producer. It's been a fun journey!

My first 4 AI Albums can also be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iZUxtVnHl09U3UJ0nbt2L OR

in Apple music (search Funkinova and/or AI Collective)

If you like anything you hear, please pass them on!