Loving this..  It grabbed me from the moment it started.   If you ever want to Collab, let me know.

Such fine lyrics and easy groove. Of course, your vocals are perfect J. This is pro stuff no doubt! Durge

FAMILY

This song was written during a hard time and from a bad place. It's about how when you have nothing left you know exactly what you want.

"Only the weak can feel so strong"

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I find relief when I think about the end
When time stops and there’s no such thing as when
I find peace when my breathing starts to slow
It feels good to hope that no one ever knows

It’s just one less thing to believe in
It’s just one last thing to be feeling 

I don’t feel regret when I think about the past
And I don’t wish time wouldn’t move so fast
I feel anxious when I think of what to say
When eyes meet but mine just look away

It’s just one less thing to believe in
It’s just one last thing to be feeling 
All the guilt I receive and
All the hope that you’re stealing
It’s just one last thing to believe in

I had so much faith in what was wrong
It made everyday feel twice as long
Only the weak can feel so strong

It’s just one less thing to believe in

One Less Thing

Mark Dennis Bass 
Video added to this track
https://youtu.be/oLAVM0hTbJI?list=RDoLAVM0hTbJI

04/08/2020

Slow Ride w/Mark Dennis

EASIER THAN LOVE         

2020 Janine Levinson 

There are simpler things In life than love
Like a blue sky calling when you're waking up
Or a flower when it opens from a bud 
Easier and prettier than love

It's simpler to enjoy a walk outside
Or taste a piece of fruit that sweet and ripe
But try explaining why we stay to fight
There's something here that just won't be denied

It's love making us irrational
It's love turns us into criminals
It's love that makes us act like animals
It's love.  it's indefensible.

There are smarter things for hearts to do than love
Like keeping time and pumping us with blood
If we dare to let our hearts dip into feeling 
As quicksand, we are pulled into the mud

It's love making things impossible
It's love and sometimes it feels terrible
But only love can make us feel so wonderful
It's love, and it's unbearable

It's not the same for everyone
It's one day pain and one day fun
But its been the same since time began
A paradox we're driven to
It's like a counterclockwise screw
We fall in love and it can't be undone, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

There are simpler things In life than love
Like a clear day, blue sky hovering above
Or a flower when it opens from a bud ....
Prettier and easier than love

Song, music, artwork: Janine Levinson 2020

Easier Than Love

This has been such a crazy year. I'm surprised someone hasn't suggested going back to human sacrifice to appease all the angry gods. This is my song satire of that thought. All in fun, please send any angry letters directly to my lawyer, Dr Gonzo...

Lyrics:
People gather in the town square
The band shell is up
The fireworks are popping
The ticker tape parade
You've been chosen for this journey
Because things are really, really bad
We're going back to the old ways
Sweet smelling sacrifice
The gods are angry
They don't listen to advice
This is the price to realign our lives
Sweet smelling sacrifice

(Townspeople: Ohhh yeah!)
The towns all here
And the Mayor has the key
The band is firing up     :-D
And the alter is ready
The band is drumming
The tribal drums are humming
(Stoner: Good drummers, they're real tight drummers)

Well, we thought that things would just pass
We thought that this might just be a simulation
In the universe's ass
But things didn't get any better
Civilization can't agree on anything 
But we think this is the right thing to do
(Town Shaman: Let me escort you up to the platform. Watch your feet, there's some burning embers there. Just put on this headdress)
Sweet little sacrifice 
Sweet smelling sacrifice
You've been training for this your entire life
All that fast food and television
(Stoner: Oy!)
(The ceremony begins!)

Sweet smelling sacrifice
Congratulations!
Sweet smelling sacrifice

Sweet Smelling Sacrifice

Many thanks to Monkey Blood Lowdown, third world renowned multi-instrumentalist, board certified licensed ninja, expert nerf dart marksman, and retired Kawasaki mechanic(https://soundcloud.com/monkeybloodlowdown?ref=clipboard). This is his tune, and he plays the drums and organ. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to add the rhythm and lead guitars to this rendition. You should check out his original (https://soundcloud.com/monkeybloodlowdown/long-phase-1?ref=clipboard), which I favor over this rendition; I won't pretend to have improved it. I would be much obliged if you gave that one a spin. 

Also check out the work Monkey Blood Lowdown does with this oddball groove band, one of my favorite bands: https://soundcloud.com/user-291890055?ref=clipboard
For more BB, and you will want more: https://soundcloud.com/user-358500314?ref=clipboard
And with myself and others here:
https://soundcloud.com/natt_brus

Long Phase (A Monkey Blood Lowdown Hoedown)

Let the Past Begin (w/jnortie)

Reworking of a track originally entitled 'A Prayer for New Orleans' recorded following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
[6 Tenor saxophone tracks - played on my 1925 Conn 'New Wonder']

New Orleans Reprise

The Reasons Why

Polk Salad Annie

Check out the Youtube video of Pop Culture Icons by James Jajac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX8QOabcn7Q

BANDCAMP: georgewanat.bandcamp.com/album/home-before-dark

WANATG@GMAIL.COM

Wobble (Free Download)

I didn't choose this obsession it was chosen for me unknowingly.
Lucky me no regrets.

Slow Ride w/Mark Dennis

J.Rivas

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