Beautiful lyrics, beautiful arrangement!! Nice one, guys!!

Man, these lyrics are wonderful. Vocals and arrangement as well

The horn work is very Memphis. It all comes together wonderfully.

Can't say how much that touches, fantastic!

yes.... Marvelous 'Jon' accompaniment. Thanks for the laugh about dumping drums. Most of the time when I bang on stuff, I think it's grand until I listen back haha. Oh and fabulous singing Janine. An unbeknownst ( well not now ) mentor of mine, you are.

Beautiful Stranger

Ummm yeah, well these things just kinda take a life of their own.  This started out life as an innocent funk bass riff. More apocalyptic existential panic with a dash of Jansenism thrown in.

Art: William Blake The Ancient of Days

Save Me

you know I wonder how to fill out the days 
as I schedule my life in reverse
I'm highly aware of my failings 
and not sure if that's a blessing or curse

we're given the gift of this life
and still we find ourselves maligned
awash in a violent tide
how can this be

we're given the gift of this life
and turn away to choose the darkest side
is that all we see

save me from myself just one more time

toxic repercussions keep having their way
I mean like who knew 
as if the actions of today 
come back tomorrow looking for you

you start to feel like the world is unwinding
right before your eyes

and the way the tide is shifting
you're gonna need a place to run and hide

I knew a girl from another time in my life
she used to wake up and drink herself back to sleep at night
we showed each other just how low we both could climb
last I heard she's still alive 

won't you save me from myself just one more time

I wanna be free of the memories
of the worst of the human race right there living inside of me
I wanna believe that irrestible grace is coming after me
even if it wants my life

out there on the streets tonight 
so many souls are yearning for the light
how to win day from night
will we ever
I don't know what's there inside God's mind

how many times must we fall

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Save Me

Soundbite City

Slaughter
‘thoughts and prayers’
urban death young blood
‘our hearts go out to you’
fragmentation human 
destruction annihilation
chorus of crows 
and that’s how it goes ….

Why is it happening?
lets get to the cause -
because I can’t stand the encores of the crows’ caws

Soundbite City (photo JJ SHREV)

takechee

Mystery

This song began one morning while I was "noodling" on the guitar, key of G, 5th fret capo using D shapes, (for the guitarists out there:), and thought it the beginning of a promising recipe for a song; but it sounded a little thin.  It needed some extra seasoning and a little protein, so I sent it to Debra Buesking for her culinary expertise and she supplied all the lovely touches it needed.  It's now ready to serve, our version of "Noodle Soup". Enjoy:)  
Listen to more tasty treats Debbie has cooked up @debra_buesking

Noodle Soup (with Debra Buesking, piano)

This is a new collaboration project with THE TURTLE PROJECT https://soundcloud.com/turtle-project
The start of a new EP ! "THE HOPE OF THE SUNRISE"
Lyrics:-
A small boat rowed across the lake
A young farm hand left the village late
By sundown the mist would fool his eyes
By moonlight he reached the other side

He hopped out onto the shore
He kicked the boat out to the water
And dropped down to his own knees
And started crying with ease

I'm calling all the power of earth
The pure magic we have had since birth
Good people meet and create change
We are powerful and we must reclaim

He dropped down to his own knees
And started crying with ease

I'm calling all the power of earth
The pure magic we have had since birth
Good people meet and create change
We are powerful and we must reclaim

The Turtle Project / winkandwoo 2023

I'm Calling

I'm Calling - The Turtle Project & winkandwoo

To my granddaughter Ana, who is celebrating her first birthday today......

ANA'S GARDEN

Hey…. I am sitting inside now, it is snowing, and quite cold for October. I noticed deer tracks in the snow and what looks like a gathering around the crab apple trees, as the deer munched down on apples. Later, I picked a bunch of apples from the higher branches and cleared off the foot of snow on the ground then piled up some apples for all who wants them. About 3 weeks ago, I went outside late at night to close up the garage. I had a strange feeling that there might be a bear in the yard. No sounds or sighting, just an intense hunch. The next day I went out to do some gardening and on the way back to the garden I spotted a huge pile of bear scat behind the spruce trees. It was full of half digested apples, a telltale sign of late season bear scat. That was a first. For me anyway. And maybe for the bear too. It reminded me of when I was a boy and a large group of us were camping in the wilderness. The dads told us to be careful about leaving food out. There was a heavy ‘bear box’ at the campsite where we stored the food. So what did us kids do? We threw a bunch of leftovers into the woods. Shortly thereafter we were visited by 3 bears. One dad, a huge man nicknamed Spike, confronted and chased the bears off. He was bigger than the bears and had a way worse growl. Then us kids got a good chewing out, and found ourselves on supervised cleanup duty, like a chain gang, getting all the food out of the woods. We deserved it, but were happy to see those bears. Anyway, I noticed the bear had eaten almost all the apples from under the trees. The bear was probably super happy to find all those apples. I was glad to help the bear get ready for winter and hibernation. The process of bears eating as much as they can before hibernation is called hyperphagia. I wish I could sleep all winter too, and wake up in the Spring. Anyway, this is a slide guitar Blues. I sing with a vocal personality that fits the song. Lyrics were about an experience of mine around 47 years ago, and from a different perspective of the same experience in an old song of mine called Blackbirds, where I sat under the same willow tree as thousands of migrating blackbirds passed by, at times landing in the willow, then swooping down in thirsty murmurations, to get a drink from the creek. I’d just sit there with blackbirds all around me. And of course both songs are about this particular woman I took a fancy to way back when. That never panned out like I thought it might. So it goes in this life for me. Hope you like the song, and thanks for dropping by, Mark

Lammbone's Album

That Old Willow

The Gardens Of Life

Between The Sparks. On The Ground Glass. Earthscape

Between The Sparks/ On The Ground Glass/ Earthscape

Welcome to part 2 of the "Water Planet Project". In this part we see glimpses of the paradise our planet was, on its journey up to the present.  As mankind begins to urbanize and industrialize, the pristine pictures of one of our most important natural resources begin to crack.      
For the best experience, see the visualization of our story which you can find here: www.youtube.com/user/wcifarout.  If time only permits listening to the soundtrack, you will still be able to hear the beauty in Peter's thoughtful words and singing, Ed's lovely electrics, Dan-DT's gorgeous synth arrangements, and my acoustic contribution to Seagull's beautiful song "Milk and Honey Time" that Peter wrote the lyrics for.  
Words are insufficient to express my gratitude to Seagull for his far-ranging vision that brought us all together, and his extraordinary expertise in production that made his vision a reality. 

First song - The Realm Of The Water Fairy by Dan-DT
Second song - Milk & Honey Time by Seagull, David, Ed & Peter
Third song - Whole by Dan-DT & Ed

All narrations, lyrics & vocals by Peter
Contributing vocalist. Clara Sorace

Here you will find the fantastic musicians I share this adventure with:
From Sweden- Seagull: @farout-music-studio
From England - Peter: soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
From France - Dan-DT: @dan-t-3
From Canada - Ed Cunningham: @westtracksmusic

As Soundcloud for some reason does not allow more than 4000 characters, you will find the lyrics to the songs on Seagull's YouTube channel.
We wish you a pleasant musical and visual journey.

The Water Planet Project--Part 2

Goodbye Feather             
Janine Levinson 2020

I sent Jon Lock a raggedy track with vocals, keyboards and some of the worst drums I've ever generated. He managed to make beauty in spite of all of that. I dumped those darned drums and mixed it up once I heard the lovely accompaniment he'd made. Thank you @jon-lock-5

Mellotron, Brass, Bass - Jon Lock @jon-lock-5
Song, vocals, keyboards, mix - Janine Levinson

Goodbye Feather 

It’s dark in the morning and you’re asleep
Warm and dreaming while I plan my retreat

I’m nobody’s no one, never wanted you as mine
You've got a real heart, I’m gonna leave you behind

I‘m not as good as what you'll find 

I wish I was as sweet as a song
And as clear as a windy piece of sky
I'd lift you, my Feather    
I'd keep us together
Instead of saying goodbye    
But I'm saying goodbye
Goodbye

Alone here this morning It feels black and white
I drew you in pencil 'cause I overlooked your light

Go find you a painter
With some deeper blues and greens
Not these pale shades of passion
That we're living in between
We're not as good as love can be

I wish we were as sweet as a song
As clear as a windy piece of sky
I'd lift you, my Feather and we'd stay together
Instead of saying goodbye 
But I'm saying goodbye
goodbye

good bye  

good bye    

good bye    

good bye

Goodbye Feather - with Jon Lock

I'm glad you're here visiting. Thank you for stopping by.:)

These are my Soundcloud collaborations : https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson/sets/janine-levinson-collaborations

Goodbye Feather - with Jon Lock

Janine Levinson

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