wonderful interpretation ... lovely natural background

2018_04_16

River Blue

Cancion del gato solitario

New Recording 63

I used to work in a municipal council depot in the late 1980’s and met some brilliant characters. Ronnie was one of them - he used to walk 3 miles each way to work/home. He had interesting views on life! It’s a bleak folk song but with some humour thrown in. They all used quite fruity/earthy expressions and I wanted to capture some of that. I hope you enjoy it. Mastered by RCD Digital. 
Lyrics 

Cough up the green, like a dying mans wheeze 
Mould on the walls, there’s no enjoyment 
Clothes so damp, they’ll rot your bones
It’s all frustration and disappointment 

Life is a sore that never heals

Day after day it’s just
Walk to work, pick up them bags 
Throw them in as the packerplate screeches 
Home, eat, soak my plums if I’m lucky, then sleep
But it’s still dark when I wake up! 

In all weather we work, shine, snow and rain
Fevers and puking, we push through the pain
But don’t think the boss will let you be late 
The old man will lose it and show you the gate!!

Life is a sore that never heals

Day after day it’s just
Walk to work, pick up those bags
Throw them in as the packer plate screeches 
Home, eat, sink some pints if I’m lucky
And sleep, but it’s still dark when I wake up 

And the great and the good, shiny and monied
their perfect kids with daddy and mummy 
What’s it to me where they live, what they do
How they’re doing in school, or where they holiday to?
I don’t care , it’s not my life
Leave me alone! 

And now there’s lots of management around
To save some money and cut some rounds
But there’s only so much these old bones can take
Push me too hard and the old back will break

Scratch cards! Yeah scratch cards
Thank God for scratch cards 
One lucky match,  I break free
But until then, it’s the same old routine

Day after day it’s just
Walk to work 
Pick up those bags
Throw them in as the packer plate screeches 
Home, eat, sit and rest if I’m lucky 
Then sleep, but it’s still dark when I wake up! 

James Whiteman copyright (lyrics 2017; music 2025)

Ronnie’s Lament (The Loader)

Dans ses meilleurs aspects, le Gris a hérité le côté élégant du Noir. Il peut être soigné et délicat et apparaître, intemporel …. Pouvant être une rhapsodie de lumière et d'ombre.
Le Noir apporte profondeur et caractère, tandis que le Gris adoucit l'ensemble, créant un équilibre subtil entre sobriété et élégance, souvent source inattendue d’éclat et de profondeur. 
Cette création musicale ici avec voix féminine, essaie d'en interpréter les distinctions et nuances ….

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In its best aspects, Grey has inherited the elegance of Black. It can be neat and delicate and appear timeless .... Can be a rhapsody of light and shadow.
Black brings depth and character, while Grey softens the whole, creating a subtle balance between sobriety and elegance, often an unexpected source of radiance and depth. 
This musical creation here with feminine voice, attempts to interpret these distinctions and nuances ….

Black & Grey ....

Having to destroy yourself in order to begin again.
From the album: "Curiosities Of Outsider Art" (Sept 2025)

Bandung, sea of flames
In 1946, the people of Bandung Indonesia
They had risen up against their British oppressors
Realizing that their army was weaker
And much less powerful
They decided to abandon the city
They adopted a scorched earth policy as they left the city
Burning the city to the ground
And one day start again...

Bandung, sea of flames

Bandung, Sea Of Flames

Words and Music Dave Rose.
A slow blues tempo for the current situation we find ourselves in.
Bit of a dodgy vocal unfortunately, I might do it again.
Headphones essential 🎧
Lyrics
How’ve we let it get to this, it really seems ridiculous 
These gangsters criminals fanatics and lunatics 
Drag us into the abyss 

So tonight let’s just put that all aside and let the music play 
And if this should be the last song for you and me
Then let’s just sway

Or am I just being pessimistic should I be more optimistic 
And maybe I’ll see that history won’t simply be repeating itself 

So tonight let’s just put that all aside and let the music play 
And if this should be the last song for you and me
Let’s just sway….

But the moon 🌙 still turns the tides
And day follows night
We awake to find a brand new day 
And this doesn’t have to be the last song
And life still goes on 
Life still goes on…….

The Last Song

Mark says - 
In the 5 years I have been working with Rod, I have been encouraged to reach as far as my experience allows me to, with complete support at all times. So far we have completed 11 songs and have experimented with several others that made for a great learning curve for me, with several more at other stages of development... Watch this space, however as we are methodical and patient, therefore it may take some time to get them off the ground.

The subject matter of this song may be based on a different scenario but it is also a token of my gratitude to my inspirational collaborator and friend Rod, who has given me much confidence to rise to the ambition of his musical creativity and meticulous arrangements. Thank you all for giving this song your time.

Rod says - 
This song was conceived a long time ago to be sung in Spanish, but Mark did a magnificent adaptation with his English lyrics, and the meaning is 100% faithful to the original spirit, even though he hadn't heard the original song in Spanish. Technically, there are three voices together, consolidating a multi-vocal performance. The synth sounds emulate my old analog and FM synths, and the guitars were routed through an old console to achieve the vintage sound I was looking for.

Rodolfo Planes - Music composition, instrumentation, arrangement, production and mix - @rplanes
Me - Vocals and lyrics
Image by Douglas Corrance

Thank You (Rodolfo Planes/Mark J Bennett)

I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been here in my life.
I know I don’t need to draw you a diagram,
Thank you for being there all this time as my wife.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
 
No need to show me all of your gratitude,
I already know how much you show that you care,
When you were prepared to move to my latitude,
Then I was convinced I was ready to share,
My life with you whatever it threw at the both of us.
I know that it’s true, no matter what you care to say.
I’ll always need to express all of my thanks to you 
This will always be true on that I swear.
 
I would like to tell you just how grateful I am,
And also how important you’ve been in, in my life.
I have to tell you just how good you’ve been for me,
And I hope that I have also been there for you,
When you needed me through all this trouble and strife.
Then I was sure that I was ready to share,
My whole life with you, whatever that meant for the both of us.
I know that it’s true, whatever you say.

This song on Continental Collision's own cloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-517923604/thank-you

Also available on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5pfvPjop9XCJPrVL9a60U0

Thank You - Continental Collision (Rodolfo Planes & Mark J Bennett) on Spotify

Breath Of Air (2025)

Writer: Nam Giang James Dylan
Sing: Nam Giang James Dylan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPv5QpChcf0
Lyrics:

When I gave birth
It was the birth of the universe
You ask how that
Nothing, I am of you
Mine?
Why do not I see?
Yes, you only feel it
Feel
Yeah
Why do not me know?
You know but do not know
Why?
Oh, why are you?
Because it does not name
No name
Please ask
What to ask
When I hold your hand, how are you?
Fun
When I hug you, how are you?
Warm
When I kissed you for the first time
I ... I do not know
You do not know its name?
Know, but…
Yes, known but not known.
Why?
Oh, why you?
You want to know?
I want to know
But its price is very expensive
How expensive, how much
One
What One?
I did not dare to speak
Why, is it so dangerous?
I do not know
So, can not you talk?
Okay, but ..
But what, say?
Oh, let me tell you
Yeah
I ... I...
I...
Why are you so stared at me?
Not available
Say it
I ... I...
Oh my god, he always
Now, say or not?
Why are you watching me?
Oh yeah
It is OK
So say ..
Let I kiss you again
Ah, cheaters
Cheat.
You want to kiss again
Cheat
Cheat
You want to kiss again
Hehe
Hehe
You are the universe of my heart
Cheat
Cheat
Cheat
Hehe
Hehe
Hehe
Hehe...

LH 0982905058

Đồ Lừa Đảo ( Cheater) - Nam Giang James Dylan

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head(Improvisation cover)

Maryann
haunt me in my dreams
Staring out
the picture in a scene

I don't feel like I'm alone

Birdsong bright
Fallen down on leaves
Pull eyes tight
the torn out memories

If you can really see the sun
If you can really see the sun
If you can really see the sun
If you can really see the sun

Fall into me

Maryann
haunt me in my dreams
Staring out
the picture in the scene

Maryann

Rerecorded, remixed and remastered 03.04.19
I Want © Chris Wiggs 13.04.18
Artwork © Chris Wiggs 14.04.18

I still just feel like when I was a kid
And I always have, and I always did
I see the life go from nothing to one
Not, one up to ten, like I did back then

Reach out to the world for a piece of the game
Get knocked right back, burned by the flames
Breaking down walls to the dust and the rubble
Gets you cut up and bruised -  for your trouble

And, I want what I want and when I want it's when I want it's 
The same for me as it's the same for you
When I can't have what I want when I want it 
What do I say and what do I do 
What do I say and what do I do
So what do I say and what do I do
Yeah what do I say and what do I do

Clearing out the back of my mind
They’re not looking good, these things that I find
Think about the things that I missed
And it never gets - any better than this
No it never gets - any better than this

All of these things keep riling me up
Till I can't think straight, can't work it out
Gotta tighten my grip before it all breaks loose 
Then what do I say, and what's my excuse
Yeah, what do I say, and what's my excuse

I want what I want and when I want it's when I want it's 
The same for me as it's the same for you
When I can't have what I want when I want it 
What do I say and what do I do
So what do I say and what do I do
Yeah what do I say    -   and what do I do

I Want

Social media has become a political venue which it really wasn't designed for. 

Shael Wrinch - Vocals
Paul Harder - Sax
Dave Friend - Drum programming, bass and guitars

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head(Improvisation cover)

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