One of the best parts of this song is the final note!  The harmony throughout is outstanding.

Great atmosphere of those times! So wonderful

Lovely song and really enjoyed your cover. Excellent playing and cool harmonies :)

Very good choice of cover, you made a lovely sweet interpretation, very charming

Haven't heard this in forever-- memories -- so enjoyed  -- fine job my friend !!

Yes see what you mean deep song - great work on the background vocals - that can be a lot of work

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Pete Seeger wrote this song based on a 1938 poem by the Welsh poet Idris Davies, who lived in the town of Rhymney, Wales. The poem was written in protest of a pay cut the British government imposed on the coal industry as an austerity measure after WW I. Pete turned it into a protest about mine safety as is evidenced by his changing the line "who robbed the miner" to "who killed the miner". The Byrds then turned it into one of the most quintessential (and best) folk rock songs ever recorded, releasing it on their 1965 debut album "Mr. Tambourine Man".
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"The Bells Of Rhymney" (Seeger/Davies)

Oh what will you give me 
say the sad bells of Rhymney
Is there hope for the future 
say the brown bells of Merthyr

Who made the mine owner 
say the black bells of Rhondda
And who killed the miner 
say the grim bells of Blaina

Throw the vandals in court 
say the bells of Newport
All would be well if, if, if, if, if 
say the green bells of Cardiff

Why so worried sisters why 
say the silver bells of Wye
And what will you give me 
say the sad bells of Rhymney

Oh what will you give me 
say the sad bells of Rhymney
Is there hope for the future 
say the brown bells of Merthyr

Who made the mine owner 
say the black bells of Rhondda
And who killed the miner 
say the grim bells of Blaina

The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" Columbia Records 1965

“The Bells Of Rhymney” (Byrds cover)

The Burning Sun

Made for the: naviarhaiku446 – wind and clouds
Live from the attic, Korg sq-64+Roland D70+Roland Gaia+BARP 2600+me.

wind and clouds
playing just a little –
winter solstice

Ishida Hakyō (1913-1969) was a Japanese poet and student of Mantarō Kubota. He was the founder and editor of the haiku magazine Tsuru.

Seven days to make music in response to the assigned haiku: to participate visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku

Deadline: 27th July 2022

haiku by Ishida Hakyō https://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/ishida-hakyo.html

picture by Davies Designs Studio https://unsplash.com/@davies_designs

Clouds [naviarhaiku446]

Famous For What? by Amy Fear. My Fault Music 2022.

Famous For What?

celestial

This is an experimental project...a work in progress. I've taken excerpts from Christine Anderson's point of view, about the vaccines and vaccine mandates, at a EU press conference. It was a challenge, on a songwriters forum, to write a song containing something about 22, so I choose this subject. I started it at the beginning of 2022.


2021! Unprecedented! Covid, pandemic, masks, lockdowns,
Fear, vaccines, variants, isolation, division, fear!

Mass hysteria! Collective psychosis!
Wake up! Some day, someway somehow, somewhere 
Someday, I’ll remember. Wakeup!

Obviously support, oppression of the people, claiming shamelessly to do it for the peoples own good. It’s not the goal that renders the system oppressive, it’s always the methods which the goal is pursued.

Good rid-ens 21, as unprecedented as you were 
I’m glad to say goodbye and hope you never, never recur  
Hello 22, I hope you bring on some cheer 
Cause we’re all so depressed, so you’d better be a good year.

Whenever a political elite, pushes an agenda this hard, and resorts to extortion and manipulation to get their way, you can almost always be sure, your benefit is definitely not what they had at heart. Never take anything any  government tell you at face value

Unprecedented times! Mandates, passports, oppression, 
Anxiety, suicides, depression, boosters, vax-ed, unvax-ed,
Conspiracies, fake news, misinformation, separation, isolation,
Fear! 

Mass formation! Mass hypnosis! 
Wake up! Some day, someway somehow, somewhere 
Someday, I’ll remember. Wakeup! 

Compulsory use of the digital green certificate, undermines 
Everything constitutionally guaranteed, fundamental rights. 
Let’s be clear about one thing! No one grants me freedom.
For I am a free person! 

You gotta tell the people the true! (freedom! freedom!)
You gotta tell the people the truth!

:Trucker’s are on the move, fighting for our freedom: 

Unfortunately we’ve had to invoke the emergency act to end this violent protest! We can't have bouncy castles and ot tubs in our streets! I don't care what they believe, this kind of behaviour is not appropriate and they will learn a lesson.
Bank accounts have been frozen, some will go to jail and they will have a criminal record, for protesting!
 
Good rid-ens 21, as unprecedented as you were 
I’m glad to say goodbye and hope you never, never recur  
Hello 22, I hope you bring on some cheer 
Cause we’re all so depressed, so you’d better be a good year.

What the F***! World war 3!

Unprecedented Times

"Lonesome Town" -  All vocals and instruments performed by James Lawrence Nesser.  

A 1958 hit by the then 18-year-old Ricky Nelson with backing by The Jordanaires.  Written by Baker Knight, it seems a strange song to give to an 18-year-old in that the quite dark lyrics seem to be more suited to a more mature person who has lived long enough to have experienced heartache, disillusionment, and regret.

Lonesome Town

"Lonesome Town" (Ricky Nelson cover)

Well I’ve had some sunny days and it’s been fun
but when I woke up this morning and I raised up the shade
it was a pink sky forewarning
bad times are headed my way 

Should I run 
Should I hide
Lock the door and stay inside and 
every time I look that sun gets higher
and that sky
turns brighter 
and 

It’s a holy ball of fire streaming death rays and golden spires
bathed in the rouge of a painted lady
wears all her desire
and 

I’ve had days of constant struggle 
like I’m living in the bowels of a dead end puzzle 
so I’m happy for the settling hue
of a sun who’s time is due
give me a pink sky tonight 
a lick of rose
a peaceful sight 

Well I’ve had some sunny days and it’s been fun
but when I woke up this morning and I raised up the shade
it was a pink sky forewarning
bad times are headed my way

Wears Her Desire

Rat King

PuppetXeno's awesome version

https://soundcloud.com/puppetxeno

Burn With This (PuppetXeno High Octane Mix)

A reflection on the finality of life.

On and on,
Life goes on,
On and on,
Nothing new under the sun.

Man lies down,
In the ground,
Turns to dust,
Wind blows him around.

On and on.
Life goes on.
On and on,
Nothing new under the sun.

On And On

I composed this on my old Yamaha keyboard then added Dave Hardy's guitar and Arno Behl's sax to round out the song.
It came out wonderfully.
They followed my melody lines impeccably.
https://soundcloud.com/david-wayne-hardy
David Wayne Hardy on guitar
Arno Behl on sax 
https://soundcloud.com/arnob

07/August/2019

A Full Moon And A Dozen Roses w/Arno Behl And David Hardy

A cover of The Cars' biggest hit.  From 1984, I believe.

"Drive"  (Cars cover)

This song was on the first Beatles album I ever got.  My cover features an Epiphone EJ-160e and an Epiphone Viola Bass, both recent acquisitions, both of them used, and both of them with flat-wound strings.

"This Boy" (Beatles cover)

One of my favorite Beatles songs.  Epiphone Casino (2016) and Epiphone Viola Bass.  Virtual drums, but with a real tambourine.

"And Your Bird Can Sing" (Beatles cover)

A Beatles classic with Lennon & McCartney providing a bit of genius melody writing on this one.  Much more than a lead vocal with a harmonized descant, rather there are two counter melodies that create an ever shifting set of intervals making the harmony seem much richer than one might expect from a two-part vocal.  I put a 15 ips tape echo on the vocal intro at the last minute. 

I had posted an earlier version of this cover a few years ago.  This one has been re-mixed and also had a number of errors corrected.

"If I Fell"  (Beatles cover)

Although I love just about all types of music, the biggest influence on what I write and record is the pop, rock, folk, and country music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.  All vocals and instruments are performed and recorded by me and, except where otherwise noted, all songs are original compositions.  I often post the lyrics to my compositions as an aid to listeners who do not have English as their first language.  Thanks to all who stop by and listen to any of my songs.  I appreciate your time and attention, and I hope you enjoy listening.

"Lonesome Town" (Ricky Nelson cover)

James (Lawrence) Nesser

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