So laid back it's horizontal , fabulous !

Your playing always a pleasure to my ears!

Lovely groove, great guitar sound once again. Love the fishing vibes!

very chilled and very cool almost laid back but never lacking in anything other than songwriting skills of a fine word smith / musician

Love this Ian, gorgeous guitar and vocal, and brill lyrics...such a good feel

Great slow and steady blues and vocal. Excellent song

Love the story telling. Great voice and rhythms!

I remember some advice my parents said
But I didn't take much notice then
It was to the point and that was the point
It was keep it simple and go ahead 

Keep it simple do it well
Wherever we go in life is swell   CHORUS
Complication is just hell
Keep it in the real world 

Whenever we try to do too much
Just step back from such and such
Get back to basics, back to life
And ditch all that strife 

And keep it simple do it well
Whereever we go in life is swell   CHORUS
Complication is just hell
Keep in the real world 

Just a final note to add
Complex lives are really sad
Think back to when you were young
When you weren't quite so highly strung 

CHORUS


232. keep it simple do it well (harding).mp3

Lyrics, vocals: https://soundcloud.com/modesaboutme & https://soundcloud.com/themysteriousdecibel

Music, production: RUIZZOIDMAN

PARENTAL ADVISORY (with Modes About Me & The Mysterious Decibel)

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Logic. 
Guitar played: Taylor 714CE in standard tuning (Capo 2nd Fret)
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
Lyrics:
Maybe one day I’ll go sailing
Out on the big blue sea
Where the fishes swim around, going up and down 
Like a fish …….was meant to be

What a lovely way to spend the day 
Just being out there afloat 
And oh what joy to shout ahoy
From the deck of a sailing boat 

Sailing along in the sunshine
Just me and the ocean breeze
Then across the bay I’d make my way
Back home in time for tea

Steady as you go
Steady as you go   

Maybe one day I’ll go sailing 
Out on the big blue sea 
Along the coast I could make the most
Of the nautical scenery

What a lovely way to spend a day 
Just being out there afloat 
See a smugglers cove or a treasure trove
From the deck of a sailing boat 

Sailing along in the sunshine
Just me and the ocean breeze
Then across the bay I’d make my way
Back home in time for tea

Steady as you go
Steady as you go

Steady As You Go

Artwork is by My good friend's wife; margaryta yermolayeva. Please check out her art at margaryta-yermolayeva.pixels.com

Original Lyrics:

There has to be something there
I seen it with my own eyes
Feel the carefree summer breeze
It makes my curtains rise

I sit and think of how it's been
I seen it with my own eyes
Traveling through this kaleidoscope
Tomorrow a dark sun will rise

Languor

Remove those worries from your head
Remember what your pappy said
You can't control what others think
Hold that anger til it shrinks
Don't let their thoughts control you moods
If you look, you'll see their hooves

Remove those worries from your head
Some things are better left unsaid
Sometimes you act before you think
Boy hold that fury until it shrinks

Don't be a stoic, be a king
Some good emotion never stings
You'll be a prince til you find your queen
Don't be a stoic, be a king
Don't be a stoic, be a king
You'll be a prince til you find your queen

Don't go around pretend your dead
There's no monsters in your bed
Take your hints from me my son
Don't let no one spoil your fun
You've been through so much so far
I pray a break will not be far
Remove those worries from your head
Have some faith in what I said

Let the rockets smoothly lift
Let the blessings roll on in

Don't be a stoic, be a king
Some good emotion never stings
You'll be a prince til you find your queen
Don't be a stoic, be a king
Don't be a stoic, be a king

Some good emotion, good emotion never stings

Eden

Good Emotion Never Stings

Any Old Day 🤖

Another mental health song.  Just take your time and look after yourself, all will work itself out.  The "Pay what you like", comes from a chain of restaurants we had until they ran out of money.

Pay What You Like

5 Star Commended Entry in the 2024 UK Songwriting Contest
Graham Williams - Vocals, guitars & bass; Katie Gill - Piano; Israel Pereira - Cajón.

I found a demo of this song from 2018 - just a run through for The Peace Band really - recorded on my Tascam DR-05. It was just me on acoustic guitar and vocals with help from Peace Band members Katie Gill on piano and Izzy Pereira on Cajón. I loaded up the recording into Cubase and recorded a new double tracked lead vocal over the top. I then added some backing vocals, electric guitar, bass and strings. There's an ocarina track in there as well. Katie's piano has got a bit lost in the mix unfortunately. I was originally going to record this song from scratch until I came across the demo.

If you're looking for a heaven on Earth, you can make it so,
Like planting seeds in a garden with love, flowers bloom and grow,
To make this world into a better place, all you need is just a little faith,
If you're looking for a heaven on Earth, you can make it so,

Heaven on Earth, heaven on Earth, we’re looking for a heaven on Earth.
Heaven on Earth, heaven on Earth, we’re looking for a heaven on Earth.

When you’re looking for a heaven on Earth, things of things you know
Rain falls upon the mountains above, makes the rivers flow,
To give this world the magic stroke, all you need is just a little hope,
When you’re looking for a heaven on Earth, things of things you know

Peace and love, peace and love, peace and love come from heaven above,
Peace and love, peace and love, peace and love come from heaven above,

If you're looking for a heaven on Earth, you can make it so,
Like planting seeds in a garden with love, flowers bloom and grow,
To make this world a better place, all you need is just a little faith,
If you're looking for a heaven on Earth, you can make it so,
If you're looking for a heaven on Earth, you can make it so

Heaven On Earth

Heaven On Earth (Graham Williams)

LYRICS

All my friends are telling me
You're not loyal - you're a cheat
They say that you have brought me down
They want to meet me on the town

I will secede
I will secede 
I will secede 
I will secede 

I've been sad since meeting you
You've made me look like such a fool
Now I hear you're whispering names
All your friends think I'm insane

I will secede
I will secede 
I will secede 
I will secede

That's why my friends been tellin' me
There's something that I oughta see

I Will Secede

The Noodles messing around with an old Jr Brown classic..

My Wife Thinks Your Dead

Ok, You wanna hear some truth?
Dance away the night as a celebration for the human kind. At least the ones that believe Darwin is right and are completely sure about the spherical shape the mother earth is .
Fuck that ignorance, it's no bliss. Be yourself and stand up for mankind.
A few clowns make the fascist many to be ridicolous.
Celebrate life, celebrate yourselves.
Be kind!

Sergeant Groove
Sgt Nic

Sergeant Groove

Welcome to 2024 and thank you for visiting my Soundcloud page. 
It's great to connect with so many talented musicians here on Soundcloud! On this page you'll find my original songs (including 4 albums) and acoustic guitar instrumentals (including 2 EP's), together with various notes about guitars played, tunings, recording etc.

I am in the process of writing my fifth album which I hope to record at some stage during the year..

Musical influences for me have been many and varied including for example Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Mark Knopfler, BB King, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Paul Simon,  JJ Cale, Eric Clapton, Colin Hay and John Mayer.

Hope you enjoy listening to my music.

Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.

Steady As You Go

Ian Stokes

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