Gotta Get Up!

(Verse 1)
Alarm screaming—-city dreaming—a new chapter unfolds
Sun peeking—-in my window—the concrete jungle glows
Eyes heavy—mind hazy—- the grind doesn’t sleeps
Coffee steaming—thoughts scheming—gotta conquer these streets
Shower spray—wash the haze—feel the water sting
Hustle fuel—pay my dues—ain't got time to sing

(Chorus)
Gotta get up, gotta get out, chase the paper, chase the clout
Stacking—dreams, lemme break it down—-every second counts
Gotta push, gotta move————ain't got ——-no time to lose
Sun's up--city's up--gotta get up—— got—- to much shit —to do

(Verse 2)
Concrete canvas—-spray paint anthems——gotta keep it real
Flow so cold—-hearts unfold——words that cut like steel
Subway rush——city bus—-rhymes ignite and spark
My paint brush——tells a story——graffiti in the dark
Meetings—deadlines——paper piles——climbing up-the ladder
through the fog——dog eat dog——it’s loyalty that matters
Family call——hear 'em all———-voices in my head
Keep on rapping——-keep on tapping——keep that fire fed

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Empire—dreams—-concrete schemes—-building from the ground
Every beat———-every street———there’s legends to be found
Rise above——-peace and love——-spirit’s —taking flight
Break the mold——-that’s the goal——to —-let the soul ignite

(Chorus)

(Verse 2)

(Outro)
gotta get up——gotta get up—-ain't no stopping—-this here flow
Like a symphony—-in harmony———-the—-story grow
Every rhyme—every dime———-echoes through this jungle 
Gotta get up, gotta get up———to—-do the daily hustle

Gotta Get Up

68_ Lebenssequenzen (Cosmic Baby Tribute) - released on 05 November 2024

Inspired by "Sequenz des Lebens" I pay homage to Cosmic Baby, pioneer of trance! With a hard ending! ;-) #electronic #trance #liverecording

(produced with BlocsWave & LaunchPad)

Lebenssequenzen (Cosmic Baby Tribute)

The Tower ( Brownie, Fox & Daniels)
By :This Sound Society 

A song inspired by taking my 89 year mother to The Vintage Boys  Rock n Roll show.
A three piece harmony group backed by a fantastic band.
After the gig my mother reminisced about her own rock n roll days mainly at The Tower Ballroom where she danced the night away with her sister, brothers & friends.
So I thought I would love to create a three part harmony song with a twist of vintage and modern rock n roll thrown in. 
Magic Mike Fox loves a challenge and Nat Daniels is always up for a sing a long with me & Mike . So from basically an acoustic version to this power house. Magic Mike waved his wand and it’s happened. 

The Tower Ballroom was an attraction in Birmingham England which opened to the public in March 1876 and closed permanently in 2017 and was demolished in 2022.
It held 150 years of history and It was located beside Edgbaston reservoir. 
The Tower Ballroom hosted a wide variety of events, including roller-skating, ice-skating, dancing, discos, weddings, boxing matches, theatre, and musical performances including many famous names that graced its revolving stage. 
It was the place to go in the late 50s/60s onwards for the young people of Birmingham to enjoy the thrill of a big live music and dance venue.
Many romances, marriages and divorces were down  to The Tower . 
My own parents meet at The Tower and went on to  have a wonderful marriage.
So I dedicate this tune to my parents and all those stories my mother told me about it and how iconic it was.
It feels like a part of me and I did visit it myself a few times for a night out  usually after yet another refurbished in the 80s/ 90s. 
The picture cover is a photo of the queue for that last ever afternoon dance. Couples who meet at The Tower and got married were asked to attend to give it a good send off before being demolished. 
Would especially like to thank Mike for his patience as always with me and most of all his incredible musicianship, producing & nice guy skills.
Nat for  another awesome vocal performance and the infectious energy she always brings.
Top people are hard to find and I’m eternally grateful to have collaborated with so many on this app and look forward to another fruitful year creating great music with great people.
This Sound Society gives you ….

The Tower 

V1
She looked across the reservoir 
Where she stood for many  years 
The Cupid of this 2nd city
With romance marriage & tears 
And if wasn’t for the tower I wouldn’t be here right  now 
It where my parents eyes meet on a dance floor somehow 

Ch
Come on …let’s  meet at The Tower
What a time to be alive 
Come on …. Let’s meet at The Tower 
walk , bus, tram or drive 
Come on. Feel the power 
Welcome to the Tower

V2
To all them happy endings & tales of the reser  banks
This is our song we are singing to send love with a massive thanks 
She had Bowie, New Order, The Smiths, The Who just to name a few 
From the 50s, 60s, 70s,  80s 90s  what decade were  you 

Finish on a double chorus ..    


The Tower ~This Sound Society

Joni Mitchell was one of the most prolific songwriters (and performers) of her time with songs that will live on for a long, long time after we’re all dancing in the clouds ourselves. This is one of those songs, iconic in its tone and lyrics, its message for the generations. It’s no small undertaking to to do justice to this quietly powerful song but once again, I’ve taken a raw recording made on my iPhone and dressed it up a little with some vocal harmonies and a touch of some guitar riffs. I’m hoping Joni would be open minded to this rendition.
Thanks to Rebecca Humann for free access to the cover art photo and to Lisa Runnels for the banner artwork!

Clouds (Joni Mitchell cover)

Recorded in Shalesmoor Sheffield in 2012
GPMT:
Drums: Mik Glaisher
Keyboards: Andy Peake
Sax/Flute: Nigel Manning
Bass: Terry Todd

Nigel Manning's Album

'CUBAN HILL'  Live Improvisation (2012) Band: GPMT

Celtic Dreams

Track is downloadable

Explanation is here: https://soundcloud.com/thebeautifuldark/open-collab-2-poem-and-notes


The track is a gift to everyone. I don't own it anymore. This isn't about ownership in this case though so I'd still like you to be honourable with it please whatever you decide that is. Please keep AI away from it but aside from that do what you want with it and ask me for anything you need.

Thanks Musicians and thanks Music 🎶🥳

Let's enjoy life 🧬


Lyrics

Howdy Lads
Let's collab
Be that life of the crab
Join our souls
Grab that fab
Good bye fad

We are thriller
Bad
Beat it mean
Mean don't call our clean
We are new rad
Radiator of light
Music chooses us
Insight

Prescience power
Good self inflicted
They brainwashed us
Now, just positive depicted
Affirmations of inner peace
Spread far out seek

Heal my weak
Be gone my dark
I am good crab
And we have beak
Jurassic birds using waste
Up-cycled love

Trees smile at our taste
To love with haste
Take my power
Combine with yours
Monumental hour
Multi moments

Now spread that clean
Collaboration sees new scene
Scenes of positive Earth only
Scenes ever more you and me
Pea and Peanut pleasure
Sustenance for thankful treasure
Appreciate the simple rings
Frequency of summer winter grins

Fish fins stay on 
The tails tag along
We are but one
Now let's be everyone

Good collab

Open Collab #2 - Download Original Here

Child in Time (A Cover, Revisited)

139 - Horizon

(Mastered with Clear Sky at 50pct)
Nordic Mountains; Celm Glass Organ

Shadows

01 - Spitfire Audio - Woodwind Evolutions
02 - Spitfire Audio - Labs - Choir from Eric Whitacre Singers at Air Studios

Windy Weather

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