I dig it man, gives me some Frank black style feelings. I like how the constant flow throughout the track. Cool man!

Was good..a power shanty..liked the gritty vocals, and vibe..made me yearn for a Guiness.

Vocals sound very raw and really fits into the context of the song. Really enjoyed this one!

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State of mind, unedited creative expression

Come along

Invisible Touch

RESONANCE 2022

REMIX & MASTER OCTOBER 2ND 2023

Invisible Touch

Lonely

Wrote this one in 2019.  Thls one is mostly about my childhood growing up in Fox River Grove.  We lived on Opatrny, across the street from the Opatrny's.  I mowed Mrs. Opatrny''s lawn for $5 and she always had juice and cookies for me after.  The street was named after her father I believe.  This is back before the suburban sprawl took over the town and things were still wild, you could adventure and we were always outside playing.  This is back when summers lasted forever.  The name I carved in the tree gives reference to another song, Martha ... who I crushed on pretty hard in 6th grade.  The tree is still there.  This one is for my friends, as thanks for making FRG a special place to grow up.   A lot of baseball, music, sleepovers, wheelies, and skateboarding...a beautiful and very happy time in my life...one that I hope 35 years from now, my kids will look back and feel the same way about the childhood we gave them.  My Mom, a single mother, worked hard to give me the best she could and I count myself lucky to have had her and am grateful for the years we had in this town.  There is a reason I brought my family back here.  Mom, Scott, Mark, Nina, Martha, Jen, Karen, Stephanie, Wendy, all y'all know who you are, and some of you are gone already...some of you are still a strong force in my life.  I hope we all live forever!  THANK YOU!

Verse 1
Everything you were to me, Everything I’d never be
Well, I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die  

Verse 2
Standing there with the wind in song, all the birds they sang along
And they’re lonely, so lonely, they’re so lonely I could die.

Verse 3 
Take me home Opatrny, where I carved your name in a tree
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Chorus
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Verse 4
Promises, I’m sick of this, all those long nights I’d forget
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Verse 5
That’s my mother there in bed, she used to call me sleepy head
She’s lonely, so lonely, oh, she’s so lonely I could die

Verse 6
Take your time with me my friend and I’ll be here till the bitter end
I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m lonely I could die

Chorus 
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Outro
I’m with you, you’re with me, let’s cause a scene, throw a party
I’m lonely, so lonely, but I’ll never be alone again as long as you’re by my side

Lonely

Another one from my #going_loopy series over @bandlab.com.... same key and progression as Bluezy Jam, but different tone, feel and guitar....

Bluesy Looper Jam in E (Old Skool Feel)

Psalm 90 Instrumental

listen to my original song; homestudio recording :-)

....wish you DID stay...

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The album, the result of meticulous development over the course of a year, features an extended duration to allow for complete immersion in Last Dying's complex compositions. Each track takes the listener on an emotional and technical journey, with exquisite instrumental skills displayed in every note.

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Age Of Discord

Jeff Bezos builds his rocket ship.
Which for some reason's shaped like a massive d*ck.
He's putting his ship in outer space.
He's doing it for the whole human race.

Jeffy boys deserving of all our thanks. 
He's making the people sing and dance
By doing the same thing as sixty years ago. 
But not quite as well or high he goes.

Richard Branson builds a plane to fly.
His thunderbird thing into the sky.
He's paid off some blokes who've got the  brains.
With money, he's left over from on the trains.

This is why he can't pay tax.
And this is how he's paying us back. 
For creating a fantastic society. 
Where a few blokes profit massively.

Elon sits like Scrooge McDuck.
Pretending to be cool and to give no f**ks.
He's banging on about electric cars. 
Hes freaky f**king bast**d aiming for the stars.

Whats his company's even do?
Does anyone have a f**king clue?
Richest man because he said that he would be so.
Hes shooting off so we must watch him go.

Jeff Bezos shoots his massive ship.
Into the amazon rainforest
Antarctic ice can cool his drinks.
He barely cares what you lot think.

As long you keep buying clothes.
Not worrying where your money goes.
Wanting stuff and buying it.
We'll have to deal with space age pr**ks.




Jeff Bezos

I have got nothing and you want to take it away
you'll feed off my labor til I meet an early grave
I'll work forever so all of you wealthy can play
you'll find what I've hidden and tax away all that I've saved.

I'm down here and you're up there
and I can see your mansion from here...it's pretty clear.
I'm in debt and underpaid
with nothing for the effort I've made...and I live in fear.

You educate me with just enough to work your machines
you entertain me with the stunted, profane and obscene
you've taken my mind and my will and still you want more
in the system you've designed I'm little more than a whore.

Born to be nothin, born to be a slave
dirt under your boot heel from cradle to the grave.
I labor along with millions so you can up the ante
I'm invisible to you and I live in a shanty.

I'm down here and you're up there
and I can see your neck from here...it's pretty clear.
I've been your tool and I've been played
but I've got a rope and a torch I've made...and you should live in fear.

When this whole thing falls apart I'll be come lookin' for you
without your billions they'll be nothing that you can do
but for now you can sleep and contentedly dream
but rest assured someday you'll be waking up with a scream.

Rage

Shanty

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(NOTE: I only repost songs I REALLY like...and they usually don't involve an 808, misogyny or Autotune...and at my age I'm FAR more interested in quality connections with listeners than going "viral". ALSO: mostly an aging rock/folk/prog/indie guy...can't really judge or really relate to Hip-Hop, Auto-Tune and other more modern styles...sorry.)

John Ludi is a musician/singer-songwriter/cultural relic with a diverse and "arty" array of influences and lyrical interests who was "Indie" before the term even existed. Working outside of the music industry by choice has given Ludi the ability to release songs of a level of lyrical depth that are anathema to the current culture.  Ludi lives off-grid in a yurt in the woods of WI and finds the materialistic priorities of our civilization incredibly wrong and destructive.

Shanty

John Ludi

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