Last days of summer. Two girls on the pier laugh excitedly braving the waves.

Here comes the wave

For my mother 

Music and Lyrics by Ben-Tam Jennifer 
Recorded and produced by Ben-Tam Jennifer using Audacity
Microphone: Rhode USB Mini 
Guitar: Cort  MR710 LH NS

Lyrics:

Mommy mommy mommy
Where did you go?
I never got the chance to tell you
That I love you so.
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Why did you leave?
I miss you every day
How do I continue this way?
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.
Mother!
Is it cold?
You faced something to which
We must all race
Death's door
.
Mother!
You're keeping me warm
My memories are blankets around my heart
They help me to mourn
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.
Are there stars where you are?
Can people see your smile?
Are there gardens filled with flowers,
For you to walk around, in?
.
Are there hopeful dreams?
And waterfalls and trees?
Sunny days with music playing?
Do you ever think of me?
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.
Mommy mommy mommy
Mommy mommy mommy
Tell me how
Tell me now
Tell me
.


Tell Me

Tell Me (2022)

This one started as a collaboration with Cosmic Keanu, but evolved to include my good friend Chris (cgmaness). Keanu gave me the baadass riddim, and Chris added the high vocals and the mix. I played bass, guitar, organ, and slide. I also sung the low melody. this was a true collaborative effort for one of my favorite Radiohead songs. We hope you enjoy it.

Optimistic by Radiohead (with cgmaness and Cosmic Keanu)

baby you and me

Lyrics:
I tracked down all of my loneliness
I followed it into this place
You were sitting there
How could I not fall in love with that face?
You were getting drunk real fast
You were chasing it
You were trying to make that feeling last
You told me just to let you sit there
And sizzle
(sizzle)
Mmm, when I am gone
I hope you think back on me and smile
And take me where all your good thoughts go
All your good thoughts go
Where your good thoughts go

If you come around town
You'll see me swinging from the trees
When you think back on me
I hope you know
I was pure of heart
I could never follow our plan
I was a bad Buddist
 I was even a worse
Song & dance man
I would always fail
It's like trying to land a 747
Through the mail
When you look back on me
Hope that you smile
Ohh, take me into your frontal lobe
And take me where all those good thoughts go
Take me where all your good thoughts go

Take Me Where Your Good Thoughts Go

HAVE A PEACH (instrumental)

How are you, my dear old friend? An intriguing question that haunted me for weeks and led to this wonderful soul ballad. Lucas was directly connected to my composition and said everything, I couldn't express in words. Reach out to your friends in these difficult times. I am so happy, that we teamed up with Rich who played very groovy bass and guitars - and Robert, who added a real drumset. You took my draft to another level.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, e-piano, synths, production
Lucas Maehara Rotman: vocals, lyrics
Rich Joseph: guitars, bass
Robert Cooperider: drums

Where to find us:
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com
https://lucasmaehararotman.com
https://soundcloud.com/user-831068061

===== LYRICS ====

Looking through the window pane
Just another day of rain
Bringing me down all over again

Then I remember stumbling home
Laughing at your jokes
Suddenly those clouds seem miles away

How are you, my dear old friend?
Called to bother you again
With stories you’ve heard 
Ten thousand times

How are you, my dear old friend?
There may be lonely days ahead
But if you need me, 
I’ll be right by your side

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

There are days we wake up tired
From visions of a world on fire
Hope seems lost in skies of grey

We don’t have to take a walk
Don’t even have to talk
Just savor the stillness of the day

How are you, my dear old friend?
Called to bother you again
With stories you’ve heard 
Ten thousand times

How are you, my dear old friend?
There may be lonely days ahead
But if you need me, 
I’ll be right by your side
Right by your side

The world can be a dreary place
Think of all the time that we waste
Trying to get by on our own

But I know in the end
We can count on our true friends
To help us carry our heaviest loads

How are you, my dear old friend?
Called to bother you again
With stories you’ve heard 
Ten thousand times

How are you, my dear old friend?
If there'll be lonesome days ahead
You know that I'll be there
Right by your side

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

Quarterlife Blues

How Are You?

How Are You

A song I wrote two years ago or more about my wife and her mother. Reflecting on the loss of a mother and how it affects the daughter so much and continues to hurt everyday five years later.
I gave Noobly the original demo and said imagine this.
We are on stage at the Albert Hall. You with an acoustic guitar and me on vocals with a full orchestra behind us. He said no pressure then and laughed.
It’s the only way I could express how big this sound needed to be.
Noobly loves a challenge and always delivers. I was blown away at what he had created it’s a home  studio masterclass of orchestration and production.
He also pulled out the original vocal part from the middle 8 and re-used it again as he thought it was more authentic than the new vocal.
A nice touch for me and nostalgic.
The anniversary draws near so now is a good time for the song to be released as a tribute. 
Just Not Today………….

Just Not Today ~ Conscience Of Kings

What a wonderful tune Seagull sent me to collaborate on.  His nylon-string and bass playing is lovely but he asked if I could help with a second guitar voice.  The Taylor JKSM seemed the perfect fit with its sweet steel-string acoustic voice.  The undercurrent of meaning in the song is best described by Seagull himself:
"The song is called Stairway, and I realized that it reflects everyone's climb in life. We are encouraged and taught from birth that we must constantly get better at everything. Better upbringing, better behavior, better education, better job, better pay, better things, better health, better parent, better home, better car and so on...But what is the real goal of all this striving? Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with education hopefully producing better and more understanding and empathetic people, and a safer and nicer society. But.....and I think it's a big but.... as we are obviously being trained to buy all the happiness we need in life instead of experiencing it in a peaceful, healthy and experiential life." 
It is a question of what is ultimately important in our life and are we willing to make the climb to reach and attain it.  Something to ponder while you listen:)
Hear more of Seagull's amazing music @farout-music-studio.

Stairway (Seagull, David and Clara Sorace, vocal)

Wah Yum Funk Me Up, You Sweet Funker

This song was written about this lake, way up high, overlooking the sky. 

I could go anywhere
I could see all the things 
This world has to give
And at the end of it 
I just wanna come to your place

Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay

She walks on the water 
He tries not to see
Her reflection
The glow 
But him tells him everything
She stands in the morning 
Her gaze far away
What I found
Do I touch 
Can I stay
Tell me everything

I could go anywhere
I could see all the things 
This world has to give
And at the end of it 
I just wanna come to your place
She walks on the water 
He tries not to see
Her reflection
The glow 
But him tells him everything
She stands in the morning 
Her gaze far away
What I found
Do I touch 
Can I stay
Tell me everything

Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay here
Can I stay

Copyright Gina Graham 2023

HAVE A PEACH (instrumental)

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