Yes I agree dylan certainly crept in there Graham

Well-written and sincere vocals, very nice!

Enjoying your honest phrases and questions posed. 

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Sensational Songs Volume 2

4 Star Commended Entry in the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest

I'd been reading Bob Dylan's 'Chronicles - Volume One' when I wrote this. I think Bob crept into the song - 'you go your way I'll go mine'. I had the microphone really close to the acoustic guitar when recording this, which produced the unintentional but interesting percussive sound of the plectrum on the strings.

Shattered Promises and broken dreams, they say that nothing's as bad as it seems,
I'd like to believe that the worst isn't true but looking in the mirror I'm not sure that I do,
Shattered promises and a broken heart, everything that's happened has upset the apple cart,
Every action has unforeseen consequences, the decisions that you've made have played havoc with my senses,

So you've left me now, there'll be no coming back,
You've made your plans, you can walk your lonely track,

Shattered promises and a broken spirit, didn't you even stop and think about it for a minute,
You may think you've left me floating high and dry, one day you might reconsider and then you'll wonder why,
Shattered promises and a broken deal, how long do you think this will take to heal,
You go your way and I'll go mine, I'm actually going nowhere so you can take your time,

From where I'm standing, I hope that you can see,
Whatever you thought you'd done, I'll not let it get to me,

Shattered promises and a broken past, the harm you've done to me, it won't last,
The future's bright, as some might say, we go on from where we are, tomorrow's another day,
Shattered Promises and broken dreams, nothing in life is ever what it seems,
I'd like to believe that the worst isn't true; I'm looking in the mirror but so, so are you,
I'm looking in the mirror but so, so are you.

The Journey Of Life

Shattered Promises

Shattered Promises (Graham Williams) ©2021 Words Of Wonder Music

Fairly simple song I wrote quite quickly (quickly for me anyway) with added attempted enlivening of final chorus by means of cod-orchestrals. 
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I want another cup of coffee but I've had too much already
I get caught up in the details and then I feel a bit unsteady
So I'm staring through the window at the people out at lunchtime
In the sunshine

I dreamt I went to heaven on the train
Oh they've got canapes and badges where you write your name and I
Sat next to an angel
We got into conversation
I got caught up in the details
And I missed my destination

I thought I knew just what I wanted but I did not know my nature
You get caught up in the details and then it's five years later
And when you told me that you loved me well I know at first you meant it
(I know you really meant it)

[Repeat chorus]

Can't be ordinary and also extraordinary
I'm tying not to be someone who's going to let you down

[Repeat first verse]

Think I'm gonna go out in the sunshine

[Repeat chorus]

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Produced arranged composed performed recorded & mixed (inexpertly) by Wheelwright in bedroom.
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Original photo (detail) Matt Palmer unsplash.com/@mattpalmer

Caught Up In The Details

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Fender Electric Bass. Fender Rhodes Electric Piano. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. String Quartet, !st & 2nd Violins, Viola, Cello, Trap drum set. Percussion Tambourine, Cowbell.

Funkadelic

Davenport Beach

Claudio ( Acoustic Guitar  & Vocals ) Stephane ( Spanish & electric guitar & backing vocals)

Silly Lovers

Thank you for listening.
Instrumental Arrangement, Mastering / sdmk
(original shiradow song)
“A letter in sound— To My Dearest.” 🎧💫

To My Dearest  sdmk Version  (original shiradow song)

A tribute to all those hours in the life that we loose with utterly senseless stuff and that vanish into oblivion. Not the hours that we loose on necessary evils like household chores but rather the ones like doomsscrolling where we know, we could and should have used them better. But then in the end - does it really make a difference in the long run?
 
Three times the same motive with different turns after a few seconds respectively (at @0:00, @0:57, @1:50).  And an appendix  @2:19 with an open quesion and the hint of an answer.

Again, this composition will come with lyrics in due course, however, since I don't have access to my studio currently, this will take some time - will likely publish some other things before.

Thanks to all of you for listening and supporting my work!


Elegy for the Hours (Contemporary Piano Miniature)

You've read the story of Jesse James
How he lived, how he died
You liked it, huh, you're asking for more
Well, listen to the story of Bonnie and Clyde

So here it is, Clyde has a girlfriend
She's beautiful and her name is Bonnie
Together, they form the Barrow gang
Their names, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

Me, when I knew Clyde back then
He was a loyal, honest and straight guy
It must be believed that it's society
That has definitely damaged me

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

What hasn't been written about her and me
It is claimed that we kill in cold blood
It's not funny, but we are forced
To silence the one who starts to yell

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

Every time a policeman gets killed
When a garage or a bank gets robbed
For the police, there's no mystery
It's signed Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

Now, every time we try to settle down
To settle quietly in a furnished place
Within three days, here comes the rat-a-tat-tat
Of machine guns coming back to attack

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

One of these days, we will fall together
I don't care, it's for Bonnie that I tremble
What does it matter if they skin me
Me Bonnie, I tremble for Clyde Barrow

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

Anyway, they couldn't get out of it
The only solution was to die
But more than one followed them to hell
When Barrow and Bonnie Parker died

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde (COVER)

Bonnie and Clyde (COVER feat MARC FREAK)

Another simple track 😎
Lyrics/Vocals by me
Music made in GarageBand

Thank you so much for listening! 🫶

Lyrics: 

I wrapped myself in self-pity
Heard a heavy ringing bell
Didn't think I could be unwrapped
Hidden walls that never fell..

So many layers of emotions
I knew I had to start
And when the first layer was removed
The rest began to fall apart..

Unwrap-app-ing  myself
Unwrap-app-ing myself

Now my soul is almost open
All the layers taken off
But I have left some walls
In case I don't have enough...

A new story will be written
New layers will come
But with an unwrapped soul
I can wrap myself with love...

Unwrap-app-ing myself
Unwrap-app-ing myself

Unwrap -app-Ing Myself  (Original)

Here's the latest in Texas Tea flavor, called Black Coffee and it is a little dark and mysterious.  Terry had been on a fantastic voyage for a while, and this is our first since his return.  Hope you enjoy.  See the entire Texas Tea playlist here - https://soundcloud.com/texmex-shaman/sets/texas-tea-sea

Black Coffee - A Texas Tea Production with Tea R Sea

Let Tomorrow Come

Words and Music by Stefan van Walsum
All Instruments by Stefan van Walsum
Drums created with Toontrack´s Ez-Drummer 3
Vocals by Stefan van Walsum
Copyright (c) by Stefan Biermann Kerpen, Germany 2025
Recorded and produced at Nandi´s Cavern-Studio, Kerpen. (Germany)

Picture by VilKass Hannover (DE) on PixaBay

Call me!

Inspired by Cécile Chaminade's Arabesque No.1 Op.61  (Paris 1892)  
On vacation with ThrillMonkey, feeling the rush !!  Catch him @ThrillMonkey
Bonjour Cécile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_Chaminade

Batignolles Monkey Business

Cast of Characters:

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – organ, synth and composition
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – custom five string fretless bass and PRS SE semi-hollwbody electric guitar
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Sunnybeck-- @sunnybeck — Beck — synth and MIDI composition
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson custom T model electric wah guitar
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals and lyrics
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – production, mix, and mastering

This song began as a looper beat that Josh created in BandLab. He does that often to start an idea. However, this beat sat on the shelf for almost a year, until he shared it with JJ for one of his Saturday night music sessions. JJ put an arrangement on it with his organ and bass. Josh quickly replaced the bass idea with his own version of it, though.
Now it was Ken's turn to replace the dull looper beat with something alive and organic, which he did in the most creative and solid way possible. We had a skeleton now, and it was time to share it with Beck, with whom this is Eclectic Collecitive's first song. She added her magic via the synth you hear sprinkled throughout. Stephen weighed in next with his funky wah guitar.
It was almost done at this point, but of course, we wanted Carl to add his greatness to it, as well, which he did by writing and singing some compelling vocals. He took the working title, which Josh came up with having just read The Odyssey, and wrote a whole song about it!
Once it was all laid down, we asked Tez to do his expert work with the mix and production, which he did perfectly, as always. We're very lucky to have two very talented producers in the group, and grateful to Tez for ironing this one out for us.
This is, as mentioned, the EC's first go round with Beck, and we couldn't be more thrilled to work with her. Not only is she a skilled, creative musician, but she is a delightful ray of sunlight to work with, too. We have another collab with here we plan to release in the coming weeks, as well. There will be more to follow. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark
Hold on dear crew
Cruel winds fly north
Our tenth foul day
Land found fresh worth
Untameable sea
We survived people
Ashore
Fresh water
Food
Lessen our feeble

Three of company
Greet these inhabitants
Find what land lends their habitance
Trio arrive and find not hurt
Then found local food
Good offering flirty

Three watered mouths by nicest taste
Who needs home
We stay
No haste
Love lotus buds
Don’t mind the captain
Let’s stay and munch this tuck of trapping

Captain bemused All aboard!
No more shall eat this food mind sword
What of home!
What of love!
Weep not dear three
Cold turkey tough

Smite that sea
Hold tight your oars
Now heave to Ithaca
South-westwards
Bye Lotus eaters
Trip like land
Love lesson lives
Myth mystery scanned



Isle of the Lotus Eaters (Eclectic Collective featuring SunnyBeck!)

Hey I’ve done a mix of Ian’s @ipg1 cool rap using EPMD it’s my thing which used the brilliant samples Seven Minutes of Funk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoYzawnDGP0 and  Marva Whitney with Poetry by Scott La Rock & KRS1.  Enjoy!!
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WE ARE ALL HIPHOP IPG1 X RICO.  BOOTLEGS OS MIX

Thanks for dropping in on my page. I sing, write songs and play rhythm guitar. I'm trying to improve my lead guitar playing and I'm still learning to play bass. Hopefully you will take a listen to some of my songs and leave a comment if you like what you hear.

Shattered Promises (Graham Williams) ©2021 Words Of Wonder Music

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